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April Events for Siouxland Kids and Families

This April 2025 guide to family-friendly things to do in Sioux City and Siouxland is sponsored by Sesame Street Live! Say Hello, coming to the Sioux City Orpheum this April.
Elmo, Abby, and Cookie Monster smile cheerfully in a promotional graphic for Sesame Street Live

In Sesame Street Live! Say Hello, beloved characters like Elmo, Abby Cadabby, and Cookie Monster sing favorite preschool songs and play hide-and-seek with Elmo's puppy, Tango. These Sesame Street friends and more will hit the stage for Sesame Street Live! Say Hello at the Sioux City Orpheum Theater on Saturday, April 19th at 2pm and you're invited to join them.

For more details on watching Sesame Street Live! Say Hello at the Sioux City Orpheum this April, check out my full guide to Sesame Street Live! Say Hello in Sioux City (coming soon) or head to the Sesame Street Live website.

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Every month I bring you the best things to do in Sioux City and Siouxland, from storytimes and crafts to live music and sports, and holidays from silly to serious. This April, you might also be interested my guide to city parks in Sioux City. Want to plan further ahead? Check out my list of Siouxland events happening in May. I hope this event list inspires you to go make some happy memories with your family this month!

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Recommended Midwesty Reads for April

  • Barnaby the Runaway Sheep: A Parable of the Lost Sheep by Maria Antonia and illustrated by Sayani Mukherjeeg (picture book)
  • On Common Ground: Learning and Living in the Loess Hills anthology (creative non-fiction for adults--read my review of On Common Ground for more information.)


April 2025 update in progress

  • Tues 4/1
  • Weds 4/2
  • Thurs 4/3
    • National Burrito Day (celebrate with a burrito from La Juanita or from your favorite Siouxland eatery)
    • 4:30pm: Dungeons and Donna kids gaming event at the South Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • 7pm: The United States Army Field Band live in concert at the Sioux City Orpheum Theatre. FREE but tickets are required as seats are limited. Tickets and more information here.
  • Fri 4/4
    • 11am: Storytime at the South Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • 1:30pm: Imagination Station Open Studio at the Sioux City Art Center for kids + parents, $7 for parent + child pair and then $5 for siblings. Member discount available. More information here.
    • 3:45pm: Tween Time at the South Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • 5:30pm: Sensory Sensitive Night at LaunchPad Children's Museum, FREE for kids with special needs and their families, but registration is required. More information here.
    • 6:30pm: Homestyle Homicide dinner theater by Reach Family and Youth Theater at Briar Cliff's Heelan Hall, $50 per person. More information here.
    • 7:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers home hockey game vs Dubuque Fighting Saints at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets and more information here.
    • 8pm: the Nadas live in concert at the Sioux City Hard Rock
  • Sat 4/5
    • All Day: Video Camera Fun at the South Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • All Day: Discovery Saturday: Organ Extravaganza at the National Music Museum in Vermillion, SD, including gallery talks and demonstrations at 11:30am and 1pm and a general tour of the museum at 2:30pm. More information here.
    • All morning: Easter Clay Prints at Pickled Palette. More information here.
    • 9am to noon: Globe Planter Workshop at Home Depot, FREE. Registration and more information here.
    • 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons: Tissue Paper Resist Paintings at the Sioux City Art Center, $7 per project. For artists 8+, or for younger artists with a parent or other adult to assist. More information here.
    • 10:30am: Music Storytime at the National Music Museum in Vermillion, SD. More information here.
    • 11am: First Saturday Family Storytime: Pirates Ahoy at the Sioux City Public Library downtown. More information here.
    • noon to 4pm: Acme Comics 30th Anniversary Celebration at Acme Comics. More information here.
    • 12:30pm: Painting in the Studio with Brenda Thelen at the Sioux City Art Center. Create a beachy art piece with this talented local artist. More information here.
    • 12:45 and 1:45pm: Percy's Pals: Keepsake Painted Eggs at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center
    • 6:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers home hockey game vs Cedar Rapids Rough Riders at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets and more information here.
    • 6:30pm: Homestyle Homicide dinner theater by Reach Family and Youth Theater at Briar Cliff's Heelan Hall, $50 per person. More information here.

  • Sun 4/6
    • National Caramel Corn Day (celebrate with some caramel corn from Jolly Time Koated Kernels!)
    • 1pm: Homestyle Homicide dinner theater by Reach Family and Youth Theater at Briar Cliff's Heelan Hall, $50 per person. More information here.
    • 2pm: James Madison historical lecture at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, FREE with reception to follow
    • 3pm: Encore: the Music of James Mulholland live performance by the Missouri River Choral Society at the Cathedral of the Epiphany. $5 for students, $10 for adults. 
    • 3:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers home hockey game vs Tri-City Storm at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets and more information here.
  • Mon 4/7
  • Tues 4/8
    • 10am: Nature Tales at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, for preschoolers and their parent or other caregiver, FREE but registration requested by calling or emailing the nature center. 
    • 10am: Toddler Time at the South Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • 11am: Storytime at the Perry Creek branch of the Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • 5:30pm: Teen Time at the South Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • 7pm: Arioso Chamber Players live in concert at the National Music Museum in Vermillion, SD. More information here.
  • Weds 4/9
    • National Unicorn Day
    • 10:30am: Storytime at the Morningside branch of the Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • 4:30pm: Tween and Teen Anime Club at the South Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • 5:30pm: Magic Man Corey Fravel live magic show at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, FREE. 
    • 6pm: Clay Gnome Workshop at Pickled Palette. More information here.
    • 6:30pm: Abu Bekr Shrine Circus live at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets and more information here.
  • Thurs 4/10
    • 10am: Toddler Hippity Hoppity Adventures at LaunchPad Children's Museum, including with membership or daily admission. 
    • 6pm: Garden Sculpture Craft at the Sergeant Bluff Public Library. More information here. 
    • 6pm: Clay Highland Cow Workshop at Pickled Palette. More information here.
    • 6:30pm: Abu Bekr Shrine Circus live at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets and more information here.
  • Fri 4/11
  • Sat 4/12
    • Sioux City Relays at Morningside's Elwood Olsen Stadium
    • 8am to noon: Bunnies & Kangaroos, Oh My! at Koffie Knechtion in South Sioux City, with live rabbits and kangaroos! Hug bunnies for $5, kangaroos for $15, and/or get a professional photo of the occasion for $5. More information here.
    • 8:30 and 10:30am: Brunch with the Bunny at Cone Park, hosted by Sioux City Parks & Recreation. $18 per person includes brunch, cookie decorating, an egg hunt, pictures with the bunny, and more!
    • 9am to noon: Easter Basket Giveaway at Fleet Farm, while supplies last. More information here.
    • 9:30am: Baby Storytime at the Sioux City Public Library downtown. More information here.
    • 10am: KG95 Easter Egg Hunt at Grandview Park. More information here.
    • 10am: Youth Book Club at the South Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • 10am to 1pm: Herb Greenhouse workshop for kids at Lowe's, FREE. Registration and more information here.
    • 10am: Kids Saturday: See Sioux City at the Sioux City Public Museum, FREE
    • 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons: Clay Skewer Sculptures at the Sioux City Art Center, $7 per project. For artists 8+, or for younger artists with a parent or other adult to assist. More information here.
    • 11am to 1pm: Bunny Day at the Discovery Shop. FREE photo opp with the Easter Bunny! More information here. 
    • 11am & 4pm: Abu Bekr Shrine Circus live at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets and more information here.
    • 11am: Primebank Easter Egg Hunt at Cleveland Park in Le Mars, IA. More information here.
    • 11am: Mommy & Me Easter Paint Date at Pickled Palette. More information here.
    • 1pm: Spring Story & Craft at the Sergeant Bluff Public Library. More information here. 
    • 1pm: Leathery to Feathery- a Unique Connection between Dinosaurs and Birds educational presentation at Adams Homestead and Nature Center by Brian Fernando
    • 1pm: Camp High Hopes Egg-Stravaganza at Camp High Hopes. More information here.
    • 1:30 and 7pm: Easter Celebration Concert by the Dove-nominated gospel band, The Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA, with optional buffet meal preceding each show. Tickets and more information here.

  • Sun 4/13
    • Thomas Jefferson Day (celebrate by visiting him in animatronic form at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center)
    • 1 & 5pm: Abu Bekr Shrine Circus live at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets and more information here.
    • 2pm: Easter Car Hop at Redeemer Lutheran. More information here.
    • 2pm: Easter at the W.H. Over Museum at the W.H. Over Museum in Vermillion, SD
  • Mon 4/14
    • National Pecan Day
    • 1pm: Monday Matinee free movie showing at the Morningside branch of the Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • 4:30pm: Let's Craft at the South Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
  • Tues 4/15
  • Weds 4/16
    • National Eggs Benedict Day (celebrate by eating eggs benedict)
    • 10:30am: Storytime at the Morningside branch of the Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • 4:30pm: Tween and Teen Anime Club at the South Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • 6pm: Paint and Sip at Oscar Carl Vineyard, hosted by Pickled Palette. More information here.
  • Thurs 4/17
    • 10am: Homeschool Program: Bats at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
    • 1:30pm: Easter Celebration Concert by the Dove-nominated gospel band, The Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA, with optional buffet meal preceding the show. Tickets and more information here.
    • 4:30pm: Dungeons and Donna kids tabletop gaming at the South Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
  • Fri 4/18
    • 11am: Storytime at the South Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • 3:45pm: Tween Time at the South Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • 7pm: Easter Celebration Concert by the Dove-nominated gospel band, The Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA, with optional buffet meal preceding the show. Tickets and more information here.
    • 8pm: Jim Henson's Labyrinth: In Concert at the Sioux City Orpheum Theatre. This unique performance includes a showing of the full-length original movie, with original speaking, vocal, and sound effects tracks, but with the accompaniment performed by a live orchestra.
  • Sat 4/19
    • 10am: Easter Egg Hunt at Embassy Rehab and Care Center in Sergeant Bluff, FREE and open to the community, for ages 0-12 years old. More information here.
    • 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons: Recycled Handprint Collages at the Sioux City Art Center, $7 per project. For artists 8+, or for younger artists with a parent or other adult to assist. More information here.
    • 10:30am: Kids Easter Egg Hunt at the Ickey Nickel. More information here.
    • 11am: Storytime en espanol at the Sioux City Public Library downtown. More information here.
    • 1:30pm: Easter Celebration Concert by the Dove-nominated gospel band, The Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA, with optional buffet meal preceding the show. Tickets and more information here.
    • 2pm: Sesame Street Live! Say Hello! at the Sioux City Orpheum Theatre. Tickets and more information here.
    • 2pm: Book Trailer Screening at the South Sioux City Public Library. More information here.

  • Sun 4/20
    • Happy Easter!
  • Mon 4/21
  • Tues 4/22
    • Earth Day
    • 10am: Toddler Time at the South Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • 11am: Storytime at the Perry Creek branch of the Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • noon: Into the Icy Deep-Marine Life, Sea Ice, and Conservation educational presentation at the Sergeant Bluff Public Library. More information here. 
    • 5:30pm: Yoga at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, FREE
    • 5:30pm: Teen Time at the South Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
  • Weds 4/23
  • Thurs 4/24
  • Fri 4/25
  • Sat 4/26
    • Independent Bookstore Day
    • Game On! Gaming day at the South Sioux City Public Library. More information here.
    • Food Truck Battle Royale at Jefferson Beer Supply
    • 9:30am: Baby Storytime at the Sioux City Public Library downtown. More information here.
    • 10am to 1pm: Let's Fly a Kite at the Sgt. Floyd Riverboat Museum and Welcome Center. Kite-flying, a nature scavenger and popcorn to snack on
    • 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons: Radial Symmetry Printmaking at the Sioux City Art Center, $7 per project. For artists 8+, or for younger artists with a parent or other adult to assist. More information here.
    • 11am: Coding Storytime at the Sioux City Public Library downtown for ages 3-7. More information here.
    • 11am: Robo Wunderkind at the Sioux City Public Library downtown for ages 8-12. More information here.
    • 1pm: Origami with Emily Mallory at the Sergeant Bluff Public Library. More information here. 
    • 2pm: Aladdin Kids presented live by the New Stage Players and Penguin Project, at the Briar Cliff University stage. Tickets and more information here.
    • 2pm & 7pm: Roald Dahl's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs presented by the Sioux City Community Theater. Tickets and more information here. 
    • 7:10pm: Sioux City Bandits arena football vs the Beaumont Renegades at the Tyson Events Center. Tickets and more information here.

PS: Don't forget to make your May Baskets so you can hand them out on Monday, May 1st!

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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, 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.

Know of something fun I should add to this list? Email Me!
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