Winter Marketplace Pop Up 2026
Date: November 14
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Barnett Fieldhouse & The Monument
Black Hills Runners Club Turkey Trot
Date: November 26
Time: 9:00 AM
Location: Race starts at Old Storybook Island
Storybook Island’s Christmas Nights of Lights
Dates: November 27–29; December 4–6, 11–13, 18–20, and 26–27
Location: Storybook Island
Winter Market & Ice Skating Opens
Date: November 28
Time: 1:00–5:00 PM
Location: Main Street Square
Festival of Lights Parade
Date: November 28
Time: 6:00–8:30 PM
Location: Downtown Rapid City
Parade of Trees
Dates: December 1–26
Time: 8:00 AM–8:00 PM
Location: The Box — Box Elder Events Center
Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet
Date: December 1
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: The Monument Fine Arts Theatre
Elevate Rapid City Community Christmas Mixer
Date: December 8
Time: 5:00–7:30 PM
Location: The Monument Rushmore Hall
Holiday Marketplace Pop Up 2026
Date: December 12
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: The Monument Rushmore Hall
Treasure Hunt Winter Bash — Craft Fair
Date: December 13
Time: 9:00 AM–3:00 PM
Location: The Monument Aspen Room
Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol
Date: December 13
Time: 3:00 PM
Location: The Monument Fine Arts Theatre
Christmas at WaTiki
Dates: December 20–23
Time: 4:00–6:30 PM
Location: WaTiki