Live Entertainment in Sioux Falls

Augustana University's Elmen Center serves Sioux Falls with performing arts programming including the South Dakota Symphony Orchestra and various cultural performances. Augustana's Norwegian Lutheran heritage and its role in Sioux Falls's Scandinavian-American community creates a performing arts tradition that reflects the region's cultural roots in Northern European immigrants who settled the Great Plains.

Falls Park in Sioux Falls provides one of South Dakota's most spectacular outdoor concert settings — the quartzite Big Sioux River waterfall that gives the city its name creates a dramatic natural amphitheater backdrop for summer concerts, cultural festivals, and community events. The park's year-round programming, including evening waterfall-viewing with interpretation towers and nearby SculptureWalk art installations, makes it the outdoor entertainment centerpiece of South Dakota's most dynamic city.

Levitt at the Falls presents free outdoor summer concerts near Falls Park as part of the national nonprofit Levitt Pavilion network.

Sioux Falls Community Playhouse is South Dakota's most important community theater company — a Sioux Falls institution presenting outstanding theatrical productions for South Dakota's largest city. The Playhouse's extraordinary community engagement and its remarkable theatrical programming create a community theater of genuine South Dakota performing arts significance.

Sioux Falls's outdoor concert culture reflects one of America's most dynamically growing mid-size cities — a Falls Park community where the extraordinary Big Sioux River falls, the remarkable Sculpture Walk (one of America's largest permanent outdoor sculpture exhibitions), and the vibrant community spirit of South Dakota's most important city create outdoor entertainment experiences of genuine Great Plains community significance.

South Dakota Symphony Orchestra is the state's most important classical music institution — presenting outstanding orchestral concerts at the Washington Pavilion. The SDSO's remarkable commitment to bringing world-class classical music to South Dakota and its consistent presentation of outstanding performances create a symphony of genuine Great Plains classical music cultural significance.

Washington Pavilion is Sioux Falls's cultural centerpiece — a stunning 1908 Richardsonian Romanesque building containing a 1,800-seat Husby Performing Arts Center, visual arts museum, and science center that anchors the downtown arts district. Consistently ranked among the best arts venues in the Plains states, the Washington Pavilion brings world-class Broadway touring productions, classical concerts, and major performers to South Dakota's largest city with programming quality that rivals venues in cities three times its size.

Washington Pavilion's Husby Performing Arts Center presents outstanding Broadway touring shows, dance performances, and major concerts for South Dakota's largest city. Washington Pavilion's extraordinary role as the cultural anchor of Sioux Falls and its remarkable programming breadth create a performing arts center of genuine South Dakota state cultural significance.

Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science is Sioux Falls's premier cultural institution — a beautifully renovated 1908 high school containing the Visual Arts Center, Kirby Science Discovery Center, and the Husby Performing Arts Center presenting Broadway touring productions and concerts. The Pavilion's comprehensive cultural programming and its role as the anchor of downtown Sioux Falls's revitalized entertainment district reflect the city's remarkable growth and ambition.

Washington Pavilion in downtown Sioux Falls presents touring concerts, science exhibits, and Broadway shows in a restored 1908 high school building.