The week ahead: March 14-20

The Week Ahead is our hand-picked event guide to the next seven days in Sioux Falls and slightly beyond. For guaranteed placement or to promote your event ahead of time, email [email protected] about a featured event listing.

March 14-17: Sportsman’s show

The 57th annual Sioux Empire Sportsman’s Show will run Thursday through Sunday at the Sioux Falls Arena & Convention Center. It will include boat, camping, outdoor equipment and travel shows. Family fun includes Twiggy the water-skiing squirrel, a live trout-fishing pond and a kids’ fishing workshop. Click here for information.

March 16-17: St. Patrick’s Day

Experience the luck of the Irish when the traditional painting of the shamrock takes place at 11 a.m. Saturday in front of The First National Bank in Sioux Falls, 100 S. Phillips Ave. Phillips Avenue will be closed at 10:45 a.m. between Ninth and 10th streets. The annual parade takes off from Phillips and 13th Street at 2 p.m. and ends near Fifth Street. Streets adjacent to the route are closed at 1:30 p.m., and parking is not allowed on Phillips starting late Saturday morning. Buttons to march in the parade are available in advance at The Cookie Jar Eatery and 605 Running Co. or the day of the parade. Here are other St. Patrick’s Day-themed festivities:

• The El Riad Fife & Drum Corps will host a St. Patrick’s Day bash at 11 a.m. Saturday at 510 S. Phillips Ave. Come join the O’ Fife and Drum for its 20th annual event, which includes food, live music and beer pong. There’s no cover and no minimum.
• Lucky’s Bar, 224 S. Phillips Ave., is hosting what it calls an epic St. Patrick’s Day party beginning at 11 a.m. Saturday. It promises green beer, fun shots and memories to last a lifetime. There’s no cover charge, but you must be 21 to attend.
• Blarney Stone Pub, 333 S. Phillips Ave., is hosting a two-day St. Paddy’s Day Party beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday and 9 a.m. Sunday. The pub will be all decked out, and it will offer green beer, live Irish music both days, authentic Irish food, trinket and charm giveaways, happy hour specials and Dinner in Dublin brunch until 2 p.m. both days.
• Remedy Brewing Co., 401 E. Eighth St., will start its St. Patrick’s Day party at 11 a.m. Saturday. Green Bee, made with Worker Bee, will be available for a limited time, and Liam the Headstrong, an Irish red ale, returns. The Saucy Boyz will make traditional Irish food.
• Altered Species Ale, 2101 W. 41st St., will host a St. Patrick’s Day celebration beginning at noon Saturday.
• Monks Ale House, 420 E. Eighth St., promises to help you celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in a way that would make your Irish ancestors proud: enjoying the bold sounds of the brass band The Brass Holes and indulging in fine brew. The music will run from 4 to 6 p.m. Saturday.
• A weekend bash starts at 7 p.m. Friday at Shenanigans Sports Bar and Grill, 1903 S. Ellis Road. Green eggs and ham will be served from 7 to 10 a.m. Saturday and Sunday, and bands will perform all weekend. Cover charge will start at $10 per day, with $20 for a full weekend entry. Ticket bands can be purchased now.
• McNally’s Irish Pub still has a few tickets for the Jameson Bus that transports people from the pub at 6211 S. Old Village Place to downtown for the parade and back. The $25 ticket also gets you a T-shirt, a drink for the road and festive swag. The pub opens at 8 a.m. for breakfast Saturday and Sunday, and there’s live Irish music at different times both days.

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March 20: Dance party

Come to the Icon Event Hall, 402 N. Main Ave., on Wednesday for a 30-minute line dance by Mary Houska, then a 30-minute salsa lesson by Helen Andrade of Steppin’ Out Dance Studios. After that, you can dance from 8 to 10 p.m. to country DJ music. The event is free, and it’s a family-friendly event.

Coming up: March 23

To show appreciation to the Midwest’s farmers and ranchers, the Washington Pavilion will host Ag Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  March 23 on its first, second and third floor lobbies. Ag Day sponsors have made the event free. Attendees will learn about agriculture’s significance through a variety of exhibits and experiences, with opportunities to plant flower seeds, pet piglets, watch chicks hatch and other activities. Ag Day is sponsored by South Dakota Corn Utilization Council, South Dakota Soybean Checkoff, Dakota Layers, Farm Credit Services of America, CHS Brandon, CHS Inc., Delta Dental of South Dakota, Hefty Seed Co., South Dakota Beef Industry Council, South Dakota Farmers Union, South Dakota Grassland Coalition, South Dakota Pork Producers Council, South Dakota Soil Health Coalition, South Dakota Specialty Producers Association, C&R Supply Inc., Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce, Midwest Dairy Association, Pipestone, Seaboard Triumph Foods, South Dakota Wheat Commission, The Cattle Business Weekly, ‘hood magazine, Bel Brands USA, Paulsen, SDSU College of Agriculture, Food & Environmental Sciences and Tri-State Neighbor. Ag Day attendees can also purchase a museums admission and exploring over 100 science exhibits in the Kirby Science Discovery Center and eight spacious art galleries in the Visual Arts Center.