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May Events for Kids & Families in Siouxland

*updated with May 2024 events*

Every month, join me in finding 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 May, you might also be interested in my post on May Baskets, on celebrating May the Fourth, and places in Siouxland that honor veterans. I hope this event list inspires you to go make some happy memories with your family this month!

in background, colorful tulips. in foreground, "May events for Siouxland families"


  • Weds 5/1
    • May Day
    • All Day: May Baskets at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 10:30am: Library Storytime at the Morningside branch of the Sioux City Public Library
    • 3:30pm: Young Historians Club at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, for high school students
    • 3:45pm: Mother's Day handprint plate workshop at Pickled Palette
    • 4:30pm: Tween Time at the South Sioux City Public Library
  • Thurs 5/2
    • 1:30pm: Oh My Iowa! live musical performance by the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars
    • 4pm: Dungeons & Donna at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 6pm: Growers Academy: Properties of Soils at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center for grades 4-7, FREE
    • 7pm: Sioux City Musketeers hockey home game vs Fargo Force at the Tyson Events Center, game 3 of the Western Conference Finals
    • 7pm: 
    • 7pm: Oh My Iowa! live musical performance by the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars
    • 7:30pm: Golden Girls: the Laughs Continue live play at the Sioux City Orpheum Theater
  • Fri 5/3
    • 10am: Storytime at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • noon: NMM Live: The Wildwoods live concert at the National Music Museum in Vermillion and streamed online on the NMM website
    • 3:45pm: Tween and Teen Anime Club at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 5:30pm: Sensory Friendly Night at LaunchPad Children's Museum for kids with special needs and their families
    • 6pm: Cinco de Mayo Paint Party at Pickled Palette
    • 6pm: Casual Friday Night Magic the Gathering at Acme Comics
    • 7pm: Oh My Iowa! live musical performance by the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars
  • Sat 5/4
    • FREE Comic Book Day at Acme Comics and Starfighter Comics
    • May the Fourth (Star Wars Day)
    • 8am to 1pm: Sioux City Farmers Market in the Farmer's Market lot west of the Tyson Events Center, opening day!
    • 9am to noon: Blooming Picture Frame Kids Building Project at Home Depot, register online
    • 10am: Wildflower Walk at Fowler Forest Preserve in Smithland, hosted by Woodbury County Conservation
    • 10am to 1pm: Butterfly Biomes kids workshop at Lowe's, register online
    • 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons at the Sioux City Art Center, $7
    • 11am: Quintessential Winds live performance at the Sioux City Art Center
    • 11am: First Saturday Family Storytime: May the Fourth at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library
    • 1 & 2pm: Percy's Pals: Plant & Animal Classification at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, for grades K-2 at 1pm and 3-5 at 2pm)
    • 2pm: Star Wars Party at the South Sioux City Public Library

  • Sun 5/5
    • Cinco de Mayo
    • 1pm: Sioux City Explorers Intersquad game at Lewis & Clark Park, FREE
    • 2pm: How Iowa met Baseball: The Myths, the History, and the Players live historical lecture by John Liepa at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, FREE
    • 2pm: Sunday MakeBreak: Yayoi Kusama inspired art at Michael's Crafts, FREE
  • Mon 5/6
    • 4:30pm: Let's Craft at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 7:30pm: The Simon & Garfunkel Story concert experience at the Sioux City Orpheum Theater
  • Tues 5/7 
    • 10am: Toddler Time at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 11am: Library Storytime at the Perry Creekbranch of the Sioux City Public Library
    • 5:30pm: Teen Time at the South Sioux City Public Library
  • Weds 5/8
    • 8am to 1pm: Sioux City Farmers Market in the Farmer's Market lot west of the Tyson Events Center
    • 10:30am: Library Storytime at the Morningside branch of the Sioux City Public Library
    • 1:30pm: Early Out Afternoons at the Le Mars Art Center
    • 3:30pm: Young Historians Club at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, for high school students, FREE
    • 4:30pm: Tween Time at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 6pm: Paint and Sip with Pickled Palette at Oscar Carl Vineyard
  • Thurs 5/9
    • 6pm: Growers Academy: Plant-Soil Interactions at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, for students in 4-7th grades, FREE
    • 7pm: Triumphant Trio live in concert at the Browns Century Theater in Le Mars
    • 7:30pm: Race Night at Park Jefferson International Speedway, full details here
  • Fri 5/10
    • 3-6pm: Hot Wheels Monster Truck at Hy-Vee on Hamilton Blvd, come see the truck and meet a driver FREE!
    • 6pm: The Tortured Potters Department pottery party at Pickled Palette
    • 6pm: Casual Friday Night Magic the Gathering at Acme Comics
    • 7pm: Music in the Pasture at Koffie Knechtion in South Sioux City
    • 7pm: Church Basement Ladies presented by the New Stage Players in South Sioux, full details here
    • 7:05pm: Sioux City Explorers baseball home game vs. Kansas City Monarchs at Lewis & Clark Park
    • 7:30pm: Tracy Jones live play presented by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside's Klinger Neal Theatre
  • Sat 5/11
    • 8am to 1pm: Sioux City Farmers Market in the Farmer's Market lot west of the Tyson Events Center
    • 10am to 3pm: Free Family Art Day at the Sioux City Art Center featuring art projects, art demos, games, and other fun for FREE!
    • 10am: World Migratory Bird Day Family Activities at Prairie Park in Sioux City, hosted by the Loess Hills Audobon Society
    • 10am: Mom and Me Reptile Painting Party at Pickled Palette, with live reptiles from the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center
    • 10am: Graphic Novel Club at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 10am: KPop at the Library at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 10am: 2nd Annual Historic Sioux City Bike Tour at Chautaqua Park
    • 10am: Kangaroo Mother's Day Card at Michael's Crafts, FREE
    • 10:30am: Stained Glass Art at the Le Mars Art Center
    • 11am: Mother's Day Craft at the Le Mars Art Center
    • 12:30pm and 7:30pm: Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party at the Tyson Events Center
    • 1pm: Sioux City History Projects Exhibit Reception and Awards Ceremony at the Sioux City Public Museum
    • 3:30pm: Dirt Tour Youth Mountain Biking Info Event at Albrecht Cycle Shop with the Nebraska Interscholastic Cycling League, especially for middle school and high school students and their parents who might be interested in competing in the sport in Nebraska.
    • 6:05pm: Sioux City Explorers baseball home game vs. Kansas City Monarchs at Lewis & Clark Park
    • 7pm: Siouxland United F.C. vs Guerrero F.C. Exhibition Soccer Match at Bishop Heelan Memorial Field
    • 7pm: Church Basement Ladies presented by the New Stage Players in South Sioux, full details here
    • 7:30pm: Tracy Jones live play presented by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside's Klinger Neal Theatre

  • Sun 5/12
    • Mother's Day
    • 11am to 1pm: Mother's Day Brunch at Ponca State Park, reservations recommended
    • 1:30pm: Quilting Your Legacy historical lecture about quilting in Nebraska, at Ponca State Park
    • 1:30pm: Tracy Jones live play presented by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside's Klinger Neal Theatre
    • 2pm: Celebration of Mother's Day live concert by the Langleys at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, FREE
    • 2pm: Church Basement Ladies presented by the New Stage Players in South Sioux, full details here
    • 2:30pm: Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party at the Tyson Events Center
    • 4:05pm: Sioux City Explorers baseball home game vs. Kansas City Monarchs at Lewis & Clark Park
  • Mon 5/13
    • 4:30pm: Let's Craft at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 7pm: Church Basement Ladies presented by the New Stage Players in South Sioux, full details here
    • 7:05pm: Sioux City Explorers baseball home game vs Lincoln Saltdogs at Lewis & Clark Park
  • Tues 5/14
    • 10am: Toddler Time at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 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
    • 7:05pm: Sioux City Explorers baseball home game vs Lincoln Saltdogs at Lewis & Clark Park
  • Weds 5/15
    • 8am to 1pm: Sioux City Farmers Market in the Farmer's Market lot west of the Tyson Events Center
    • 10:30am: Library Storytime at the Morningside branch of the Sioux City Public Library
    • 3:30pm: Young Historians Club at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, for high schools students, FREE
    • 4pm: Art Center Kids' Club at the Sioux City Art Center
    • 4:30pm: Tween Time at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 7pm: Oh My Iowa! live musical performance by the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars
    • 7:05pm: Sioux City Explorers baseball home game vs Lincoln Saltdogs at Lewis & Clark Park
    • 7:30pm: Tracy Jones live play presented by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside's Klinger Neal Theatre
  • Thurs 5/16
    • Morningside Days Carnival
    • Orange City Tulip Festival 
    • 4pm: Dungeons & Donna at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 6pm: Growers Academy: Plant Nutrient Deficiencies at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, for students in 4-7th grades, FREE
    • 6:30pm: Morningside Days Parade on Morningside Avenue
    • 7:30pm: Tracy Jones live play presented by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside's Klinger Neal Theatre
    • 7:30pm: Race Night at Park Jefferson International Speedway, full details here
  • Fri 5/17
    • Morningside Days Carnival
    • Orange City Tulip Festival
    • Sioux City Geek Con at the Sioux City Convention Center full details here 
    • 6:30 to 8:30am: Bike to Work Day with free breakfast and fun giveaways at the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce
    • 10am: Storytime at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 3:45pm: Tween and Teen Anime Club at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 6pm: Kids Night Out (Taylor's Version) at Pickled Palette
    • 6pm: Casual Friday Night Magic the Gathering at Acme Comics
    • 7pm: Hairball: The Bombastic Celebration of Arena Rock live at the Tyson Events Center
    • 7pm: Church Basement Ladies presented by the New Stage Players in South Sioux, full details here
    • 7:30pm: Tracy Jones live play presented by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside's Klinger Neal Theatre
  • Sat 5/18
    • Morningside Days Carnival
    • Orange City Tulip Festival
    • Sioux City Geek Con at the Sioux City Convention Center full details here 
    • all day: Lewis and Clark Kids Club field trip to the National Music Museum and Washington Pavilion
    • 8am to 1pm: Sioux City Farmers Market in the Farmer's Market lot west of the Tyson Events Center
    • 10am: Donkey Dash 5k Fun Run/Walk at Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve
    • 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons at the Sioux City Art Center, $7
    • 10:30am: Stained Glass Art at the Le Mars Art Center
    • 1pm: Summer Reading Kickoff event at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 1 to 4pm: Family Fun at Flippin at Flippin Vintage in Sergeant Bluff featuring a petting zoo and pony rides
    • 1:30pm: Tracy Jones live play presented by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside's Klinger Neal Theatre
    • 7pm: Church Basement Ladies presented by the New Stage Players in South Sioux, full details here
    • 7:10pm: Bandits Arena Football vs Omaha Beef home game at the Tyson Events Center
    • 7:30pm: Tracy Jones live play presented by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside's Klinger Neal Theatre

  • Sun 5/19
    • Sioux City Geek Convention at the Sioux City Convention Center, full details here
    • 1:30pm: Tracy Jones live play presented by LAMB Regional Arts at Morningside's Klinger Neal Theatre
    • 2pm: Henry Payer live presentation by noted Ho Chunk artist Henry Payer at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, FREE
    • 2pm: Church Basement Ladies presented by the New Stage Players in South Sioux, full details here
    • 2pm: Sunday MakeBreak: Summer Tie Dye at Michael's Crafts, free tie dyeing with purchase of shirt
  • Mon 5/20
    • 4:30pm: Let's Craft at the South Sioux City Public Library
  • Tues 5/21
    • 10am: Toddler Time at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 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
  • Weds 5/22
    • 8am to 1pm: Sioux City Farmers Market in the Farmer's Market lot west of the Tyson Events Center
    • 10:30am: Library Storytime at the Morningside branch of the Sioux City Public Library
    • 4:30pm: Tween Time at the South Sioux City Public Library
  • Thurs 5/23
    • 5pm: Family Movie at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 6pm: Growers Academy at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center for kids in 4th through 7th grades, FREE
    • 6pm: Live Healthy Iowa Kids Track Meet at Morningside University's Roberts Stadium
    • 7:30pm: Race Night at Park Jefferson International Speedway, full details here
    • 7:30pm: Pete Davidson Prehab Tour live at the Sioux City Orpheum Theater (*not kid-friendly), phone-free experience (can't use phones, cameras or smart watches) 
    • 9:30pm: Full Moon Hike at Ponca State Park
  • Fri 5/24
    • 10am: Story Time at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 3:45pm: Tween and Teen Anime Club at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 6pm: Kids Night Out: Squishmallow Plates at Pickled Palette
    • 6pm: Casual Friday Night Magic the Gathering at Acme Comics
    • 7pm: Siouxland United F.C. soccer home game vs the Minnesota Twinstars at Bishop Heelan Memorial Field 
    • 7:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers baseball home game vs the Chicago Dogs at Lewis & Clark Park
  • Sat 5/25
    • All day: Game Day at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 8am to 1pm: Sioux City Farmers Market in the Farmer's Market lot west of the Tyson Events Center
    • 9-11am: Sioux City Cars and Coffee at High Ground Cafe and Espresso Bar in North Sioux City, SD, more details here
    • 10am: Kids Club: Friendship Bracelets at Michael's Crafts, FREE
    • 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons at the Sioux City Art Center, $7
    • 10:30am: Stained Glass Art at the Le Mars Art Center
    • noon to 5pm: Blues, Brews, and BBQ at Jefferson Beer Supply in Jefferson, SD
    • 1pm: Crafting in the Studio: Cherry Blossoms Painting on Canvas at the Sioux City Art Center, $10
    • 4-8pm: Siouxland Asian Fest at Yummi Blox (700 West 7th)
    • 6-9pm: Paint till you Faint all you can paint pottery event at Pickled Palette
    • 6:05pm: Sioux City Explorers baseball home game vs Chicago Dogs at Lewis & Clark Park
    • 9 & 9:45pm: Thunder on the Missouri: Bike Blessing and Candelight Ceremony at Siouxland Freedom Park, full details available on the Siouxland Freedom Park website

  • Sun 5/26
    • 2pm: Thunder on the Missouri motorcyle ride and rally, leaving from the Sgt. Bluff American Legion Hall (meet at noon for staging, food vendors, and more fun!), then riding to South Sioux City High School and Siouxland Freedom Park, full details available on the Siouxland Freedom Park website
    • 4:05pm: Sioux City Explorers baseball home game vs Chicago Dogs at Lewis & Clark Park
  • Mon 5/27
    • Memorial Day
  • Tues 5/28
    • 10am: Toddler Time at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 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
    • 7:05pm: Sioux City Explorers baseball home game vs Milwaukee Milkmen at Lewis & Clark Park
    • 10:30pm: Vietnam War Veterans Memorial 10th anniversary celebration, candlelight vigil, at Siouxland Freedom Park, full details available on the Siouxland Freedom Park website
  • Weds 5/29
    • 8am to 1pm: Sioux City Farmers Market in the Farmer's Market lot west of the Tyson Events Center
    • 10:30am: Library Storytime at the Morningside branch of the Sioux City Public Library
    • 4:30pm: Tween Time at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 7:05pm: Sioux City Explorers baseball home game vs Milwaukee Milkmen at Lewis & Clark Park
  • Thurs 5/30
    • 4pm: Dungeons & Donna at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 6pm: Growers Academy at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center for kids in 4th through 7th grades, FREE
    • 7:05pm: Sioux City Explorers baseball home game vs Milwaukee Milkmen at Lewis & Clark Park
    • 7:30pm: Race Night at Park Jefferson International Speedway, full details here
  • Fri 5/31
    • 10am: Storytime at the South Sioux City Community Library
    • 3:45pm: Tween and Teen Anime Club at the South Sioux City Community Library
    • 6pm: Casual Friday Night Magic the Gathering at Acme Comics
    • 7pm: Humbletown live music event at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center on their outdoor stage area
    • 8pm: Above the Covers live in concert at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, for ages 21+


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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