Every month I bring you the best things to do in Sioux City and Siouxland, from storytimes and crafts to music festivals, streaming concerts, and holidays from silly to serious. This month, some highlights include Thanksgiving and Siouxland Christmas events like the Holiday Lights Parade and Christmas at the Homestead. It's also a great month to go for a fall hike at Stone Park or other Siouxland parks. I hope this event list helps you find your kind of fall fun and go make some happy memories.
*This post was originally written in 2021 and is now updated with 2024 events and details*
Midwesty books to read in November:
Rooster by Kevin Lovegreen (early elementary chapter book)
and Company by Amy Thielen
(cookbook)
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Things to do in Sioux City and Siouxland the first week of November
- Fri 11/1
- National Toothbrush Day. To celebrate, check out these tips from Dr. Josh Hindman DDS on choosing a new toothbrush!
- Kee Con Gaming Convention at the Community Center in Cherokee, IA
- 11am: Storytime at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 1:30pm: Imagination Station at the Sioux City Art Center
- 3:45pm: Tween Time at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 6pm: Casual Friday Night Magic the Gathering at Acme Comics, more details here
- Sat 11/2
- National Bison Day
- Kee Con Gaming Convention at the Community Center in Cherokee, IA
- 10am to 6:30pm: Cone Park Season Send-Off at Cone Park, with food and drink vendors on-site and with FREE lift passes all day.
- 10am: Game Jam! Make Your Own Board Game at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 10:15am: Coca Cola Classic 5k/10k and Kids Run at the Four Seasons Health Club, hosted by the Missouri River Runners. Full details here.
- 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons at the Sioux City Center
- 10:30am: Music Storytime at the National Music Museum in Vermillion, SD
- 11am: First Saturday Family Storytime at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library
- 1pm: Discovery Saturday: Native American instrument tour at the National Music Museum in Vermillion, SD
- 1pm: Xochitl: Nahuatl for Flower Day of the Dead floral craft event at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 6:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers hockey home game at the Tyson Events Center
- Sun 11/3
- Daylight Savings Time Ends
- Kee Con Gaming Convention at the Community Center in Cherokee, IA
- Mon 11/4
- National Candy Day (celebrate with a trip to Palmer's Candy!)
- 4:30pm: Let's Craft at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 6:15pm: Robo Wunderkind: Meet the Robots for ages 8-12 at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library
- Tues 11/5
- Election Day
- 10am: Storytime at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 11am: Library Storytime at the Perry Creek Branch of the Sioux City Public Library
- 4pm: Lego Competition at the Merrill Public Library in Merrill, IA
- 5:30pm: Teen Time at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- Weds 11/6
- 10:30am: Library Storytime at the Morningside Branch of the Sioux City Public Library
- 11am: Sioux City Musketeers hockey home game at the Tyson Events Center
- 4:30pm: Teen and Tween Anime Club at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- Thurs 11/7
- 4 to 7pm: Siouxland Chamber of Commerce Small Business Expo
- 4pm: Dungeons and Donna kids gaming event at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- Fri 11/8
- 11am: Storytime at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 3:45pm: Tween Time at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 5 to 11pm: Holiday Open House at Gallery 103 in downtown Sioux City, more details here
- 7pm: A Brown Family Christmas starring the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA, more details here
- 7pm: Voices of Siouxland, more information available on the New Stage Players website
- 7:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers hockey home game at the Tyson Events Center
- Between the Lines presented live by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside University's Klinger-Neal Theater, more details available soon here
- Sat 11/9
- 9:30am: Baby Storytime at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library
- 10am: Youth Book Club at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons at the Sioux City Center
- noon to 4pm: Christmas at the Homestead at Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve, full details here
- 1 & 2pm: Percy's Pals; Holidays on the Trail at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, for kids in grades K-2 at 1pm and in grades 3-5 at 2pm
- 6:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers hockey home game at the Tyson Events Center
- 7pm: The 1964 (Beatles Tribute) Live in Concert at the Sioux City Orpheum Theatre
- 7pm: A Brown Family Christmas starring the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA, more details here
- 7pm: Voices of Siouxland, more information available on the New Stage Players website
- Between the Lines presented live by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside University's Klinger-Neal Theater, more details available soon here
Things to do in Sioux City and Siouxland the second week of November
- Sun 11/10
- 1pm: Girls on the Run 5k Fun Run at the Seaboard Triumph Expo Center, hosted by the Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA, full details here
- Between the Lines presented live by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside University's Klinger-Neal Theater, more details available soon here
- 2pm: Holiday Tea Party including a watercolor painting demonstration, tea, and treats, at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
- 2pm: NMM Live: Carlo Aonzo violin concert at the National Music Museum in Vermillion, SD, full details here
- 2-5pm: Cultivating Courageous Kids at Evolve Yoga with Ryan Allen, full details here
- 7pm: Motown Christmas live at the Sioux City Orpheum Theatre
- Mon 11/11
- Veterans Day
- 11am: Veterans Day Ceremony at Siouxland Freedom Park, more details here
- 4:30pm: Let's Craft at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- Tues 11/12
- 10am: Toddler Time at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 11am: Library Storytime at the Perry Creek Branch of the Sioux City Public Library
- 4pm: Robo Wunderkind: Meet the Robots at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library, STEM learning event for ages 8-12
- 5:30pm: Teen Time at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- Weds 11/13
- 10:30am: Library Storytime at the Morningside Branch of the Sioux City Public Library
- 1:30pm: A Brown Family Christmas starring the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA, more details here
- 2-4pm: Early Out Afternoon at the Merrill Public Library in Merrill, IA
- 4:30pm: Tween and Teen Anime Club at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- Thurs 11/14
- 1:30pm: A Brown Family Christmas starring the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA, more details here
- 3:30pm: Make Your Own Game at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 5pm: Family Movie Night at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 7pm: Phillip Daniel live in concert at the Le Mars Community Middle School, hosted by the Le Mars Art Council, more details here
- Fri 11/15
- 10am: Little Naturalists: Owls at Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve for aged 2 to 4
- 11am: Storytime at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 3:4pm: Tween Time at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 7pm: A Brown Family Christmas starring the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA, more details here
- 7:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers hockey home game at the Tyson Events Center
- Between the Lines presented live by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside University's Klinger-Neal Theater, more details available soon here
- Sat 11/16
- National Fast Food Day, celebrate by visiting a local fast-food restaurant like Billy Boy or Tastee Inn & Out
- 9am: Turkey Trot at the Sergeant Bluff Rec Complex, $5 per person or $15 per person, includes medals and pie after, full details here
- 10am: DIY-U: Holiday Countdown kids building workshop at Lowe's, more information and registration here
- 10am: Kids Saturday: Football and Feasts at the Sioux City Public Museum
- 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons at the Sioux City Center
- 10:30am: Creation Station for kids and teens at Art SUX gallery, full details here
- 11am: Storytime en Espanol at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library
- 1:30pm: A Brown Family Christmas starring the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA, more details here
- 2pm: Ice Cream Vote at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 3:30pm: Dried Flower Tablescape Class at Perry Way Bouquet, $75 per person (includes supplies and a seasonal snack!)
- 6:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers hockey home game at the Tyson Events Center
- 7:30pm: The Music of Tina Turner presented by the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra live at the Sioux City Orpheum Theatre
- Between the Lines presented live by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside University's Klinger-Neal Theater, more details available soon here
Things to do in Sioux City and Siouxland the third week of November
- Sun 11/17
- 11am: Siouxland Inspirational and Historical Short Film Festival at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, with inspirational films shown during the mid-day session from 11am to 1pm and historical films shown beginning at 2pm. Full details here.
- Between the Lines presented live by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside University's Klinger-Neal Theater, more details available soon here
- Mon 11/18
- 4:30pm: Let's Craft at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- Tues 11/19
- 10am: Toddler Time at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 5:30pm: Teen Time at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- Weds 11/20
- 11am: Library Storytime at the Perry Creek Branch of the Sioux City Public Library
- 1:30pm: A Brown Family Christmas starring the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA, more details here
- 4:30pm: Tween and Teen Anime Club at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 5:30pm: Yoga at the Nature Center at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
- 6pm: Paint and Sip at Oscar Carl Vineyard with Pickled Palette
- 7pm: Grace Goeller live in concert at the National Music Museum in Vermillion, SD, full details here
- Thurs 11/21
- Tour of Homes in Wynstone and McCook Lake
- 10:30am: Library Storytime at the Morningside Branch of the Sioux City Public Library
- 1:30pm: A Brown Family Christmas starring the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA, more details here
- 4pm: Dungeons and Donna at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 6-8pm: Marlene Jacobson author event at Art SUX Gallery. Enjoy a meet & greet, book signing, and reading of this local author's book, Moon Sauce
- Fri 11/22
- Tour of Homes in Wynstone and McCook Lake
- 11am: Storytime at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 3:45pm: Tween Time at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 6pm: Casual Friday Night Magic the Gathering at Acme Comics. More details here.
- 1:30 and 7pm: A Brown Family Christmas starring the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA, more details here
- 7pm: Cesar Hernandez live in concert at the National Music Museum in Vermillion, SD, full details here
- Between the Lines presented live by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside University's Klinger-Neal Theater, more details available soon here
- Sat 11/23
- National Espresso Day, celebrate with an espresso-based drink from your favorite Siouxland coffee shop
- Holiday Collections Craft Fair at the Tyson Events Center
- FREE November Game Day at Game King. More details here.
- Tour of Homes in Wynstone and McCook Lake
- 9:30am: Baby Storytime at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library
- 10am: Turkey Trek at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, hosted by Woodbury County Conservation. Learn about turkeys and maybe see some!
- 10am to 4:30pm: Game On at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons at the Sioux City Center
- 11am: Coding Storytime at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library for ages 3-7
- 11am: Robo Wunderkind: Meet the Robots at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library for kids ages 8-12
- 1pm: Guided Painting with Brenda Thelen at the Sioux City Art Center
- 1:30 and 7pm: A Brown Family Christmas starring the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA, more details here
- Between the Lines presented live by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside University's Klinger-Neal Theater, more details available soon here
Things to do in Sioux City and Siouxland the fourth week of November
- Sun 11/24
- Holiday Collections Craft Fair at the Tyson Events Center
- 10am: Gathering Seeds Creative Hang at Hardline Coffee. More details here.
- Between the Lines presented live by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside University's Klinger-Neal Theater, more details available soon here
- 2pm: Amy Ellsworth live in concert at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, FREE
- 3pm: Magic the Gathering Commander Event at Acme Comics. More details here.
- 4pm: Cirque Dreams Holidaze at the Orpheum Theatre
- 6:30pm: A Brown Family Christmas starring the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA, more details here
- Mon 11/25
- 4:30pm: Let's Craft at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 6:15pm: IBEW Holiday Lighted Parade on 4th Street from Iowa Street to Nebraska Street, with a tree lighting ceremony in front of the Sioux City Public Museum.
- Tues 11/26
- 10am: Toddler Time at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- 11am: Library Storytime at the Perry Creek Branch of the Sioux City Public Library
- 5:30pm: Teen Time at the South Sioux City Public Library, full details here
- Weds 11/27
- 10:30am: Library Storytime at the Morningside Branch of the Sioux City Public Library
- 7:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers hockey home game at the Tyson Events Center
- Thurs 11/28
- Thanksgiving
- 8-10am: David Romo Memorial Turkey Trot at Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve, informal event hosted by the Missouri River Runners. Attendees encouraged to run however little or long as they'd like and to bring a non-perishable food item to be donated to the food bank. Full details here.
- Fri 11/29
- Black Friday
- 2 to 8pm: Junkin Market Days craft and vendor fair at the Sioux City Convention Center
- 6:30pm: A Brown Family Christmas starring the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA, more details here
- Sat 11/30
- Small Business Saturday, shop at one or more locally owned Siouxland businesses to celebrate!
- Christmas in Hometown Le Mars in Le Mars, IA
- 9am to 4pm: Junkin Market Days craft and vendor fair at the Sioux City Convention Center, including a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus from 12:30 to 3:30pm
- 10am & 1:30pm: A Brown Family Christmas starring the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA, more details here
- 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons at the Sioux City Center
- 2 to 6pm: Hometown Christmas Market on Main Street in Elk Point, SD with dozens of vendors and a tree lighting ceremony
I do not run any of these events and encourage you to call or visit the
websites of the hosting locations, organizations, or stores with any
questions and to confirm details. Many paid events and some free events
require tickets or registration in advance and some may sell out or fill up
quickly or very far in advance. Age and other recommendations are general
guidelines provided by the event or activity organizer and should not be
considered legal or medical advice and may not apply well to all
children.
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