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October Events in Siouxland for Kids & Families

Every month I bring you 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 month, some of the highlights include Fall Fest and Halloween. It's also a great month to go for a hike at a local state park or to visit our local pumpkin patches!  I hope this event list inspires you to go make some happy memories with your family this month.

*2025 update currently in progress!*

in background, a pile of candy corn. in foreground, "October events for Siouxland Families"

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Recommended reads for October: 

  • Spooky Lakes by Geo Rutherford (nonfiction for tweens)
  • True North Cabin Cookbook Vol.2 by Stephanie Hansen (cozy cookbook)
  • Stompie the Zombie by Margery Cuyler (only-slighty-spooky picture book)


         Things to do in Siouxland October 1st through 4th, 2025

  • Weds 10/1
    • 8am to 1pm: Sioux City Farmer's Market in the lot west of the Tyson Events Center
    • 7pm: Lindsey Sterling and Halestorm with special guest Apocalyptica live in concert at the Tyson Events Center
  • Thurs 10/2
  • Fri 10/3
    • noon: NMM Live! Michele Benuzzi live in concert on the harpsichord at the National Music Museum in Vermillion, SD. FREE
    • noon: Feed Your Mind: Building a Brewery historical presentation at the Mead Museum in Yankton, SD
    • 6-8pm: Wednesday Paint Night at Pickled Palette. Nope, not a typo-it's a Friday-night pottery painting tribute to Wednesday Addams, with paint projects, snacks, and other spooky fun!
    • 7:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers hockey home game at the Tyson Events Center
  • Sat 10/4
    • Kingdom of Riverssance Renaissance Festival at Riverside Park
    • 8am to 1pm: Sioux City Farmer's Market in the lot west of the Tyson Events Center
    • 10am to 2pm: Teen and Tween Anime Club at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons: Clay Pumpkins at the Sioux City Art Center, $7 per project, for artists 8+, or for younger artists with a parent or other adult helper.
    • 11am: First Saturday Family Storytime: Pumpkin Patch Party at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library, FREE
    • 6pm: S'mores and Stars Night at Scarecrow Farm
    • 7pm: Stupid F#@%ing Bird presented by Lamb Regional Arts. Includes adult content, so this is a date night idea, not one to take your kids to!

    Things to do in Siouxland October 5th through 11th, 2025

  • Sun 10/5
    • Kingdom of Riverssance Renaissance Festival at Riverside Park
    • 1:30pm: Stupid F#@%ing Bird presented by Lamb Regional Arts. Includes adult content, so this is a date night idea, not one to take your kids to!
    • 2pm: Forts of the Missouri River historical lecture with Jeff Barnes at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center. FREE.
  • Mon 10/6
  • Tues 10/7
  • Weds 10/8
  • Thurs 10/9
  • Fri 10/10
  • Sat 10/11
    • Oktoberfest at Scarecrow Farm in Lawton, IA
    • Oktoberfest at Fleet Farm with a free toy for the first 250 customers, plus yard games from 10am to 2pm, touch-a-truck from noon to 3pm, and more fall fun!
    • 8am to 1pm: Sioux City Farmer's Market in the lot west of the Tyson Events Center
    • 9:30am: Baby Storytime at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library, FREE
    • 10am: Sioux City Cemetary Walk at Graceland Cemetary, hosted by the Sioux City Public Library
    • 10am: Kids Saturday: Day of the Dead Preparations at the Sioux City Public Museum. Includes a storytime and craft. Plus, all weekend you can make papel picado to decorate the museum for Day of the Dead
    • 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons: Owl Craft at the Sioux City Art Center, FREE
    • 1pm: Teen Book Club at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 1:30 and 7pm: Stupid F#@%ing Bird presented by Lamb Regional Arts. Includes adult content, so this is a date night idea, not one to take your kids to! 
    • 2pm and 7pm: Mary Poppins Jr. presented by the Sioux City Community Theatre Youth Theatre
    • 6:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers hockey home game at the Tyson Events Center
    • 7pm: The Night Shift: Guided Museum Tour/Investigation at the Sioux City Railroad Museum 
    • 7:30pm: Mania: The ABBA Tribute live concert at the Sioux City Orpheum


    Things to do in Siouxland October 19th through 25th, 2025

  • Sun 10/19
    • 2pm: Mark Buckingham live in concert at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, FREE
    • 6pm: Walker Hayes: Unplugged live in concert at the Sioux City Orpheum Theatre
    • 7pm: MercyMe, Natalie Grant, and Sam Wesley live in concert at the Tyson Events Center
  • Mon 10/20
  • Tues 10/21
  • Weds 10/22
  • Thurs 10/23
  • Fri 10/24
  • Sat 10/25
    • Oktoberfest at Fleet Farm including trick-or-treating from 9am to noon, yard games from 10am to 2pm, and a costume contest from 11:30am to noon
    • 8am to 1pm: Sioux City Farmer's Market in the lot west of the Tyson Events Center. LAST market of the summer 2025 season
    • 9am to 4pm: Swanky Chic Junk Boutique at the Sioux City Convention Center, $7 admission
    • 9:30am: Baby Storytime at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library, FREE
    • 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons: Halloween Button Collage, Cats and Pumpkins at the Sioux City Art Center, $7 per project, for artists 8+, or for younger artists with a parent or other adult helper.
    • 10:30am and 12:30pm: Discoveries with Lewis & Clark: It Will Never Fit! at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center for kids in grades K to 5. FREE. 
    • 11am to 4pm: Trick or Read at Acme Comics, FREE
    • 11am to 8pm: FREE October Spooky Game Day at Games King
    • 1 to 3pm: Trunk or Treat at Ascension Aviation, 5701 Al Haynes Drive, with "candy, airplanes, games, and more," FREE
    • 2pm: Read-to-Me Dogs in costumes at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library, FREE
    • 2-4pm: Spooky Fest at the Sgt. Bluff Rec Complex hosted by Sgt. Bluff Parks and Rec, followed immediately by Spooky Trails from 4 to 5pm
    • 2:30 to 4:30pm: Trick or Treat at Holy Spirit Retirement Home, 1701 W. 25th St.
    • 6:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers hockey home game at the Tyson Events Center
    • 7pm: Night of the Living Dead encore performance one night only by the Sioux City Community Theatre! $20 per ticket 
    • 7pm: Haunted History Overnight Experience at the Mead Museum in Yankton, SD. For $50, visitors 16+ can stay in the former Dakota Hospital for the Insane, including a tour of some parts of the museum that visitors don't usually have access to (also includes a snack and breakfast!)

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