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March events for Siouxland 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 March, you might also be interested in my posts on St. Patrick's Day fun in Siouxland, indoor play in Sioux City, indoor play in Sioux Falls, and Snow Sports in Siouxland.  I hope this event list inspires you to go make some happy memories with your family this month! Now updated for March 2023.

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  • Weds 3/1
    • National Pig Day
    • 10:30am: Preschool Storytime at the North Sioux City Community Library
    • 4pm: Hot Cocoa Storytime at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 4-6m: Reading Buddies at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 6pm: Paint & Sip at Oscar Carl Vineyard with Pickled Palette pottery studio
  • Thurs 3/2
    • Read Across America Day
    • A Seussical Celebration at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 10am: Library Storytime at the Woodbury County Library in Moville, IA
    • 10:30am: Preschool Storytime at the North Sioux City Community Library
    • 6:30pm: How Do I 3D Print? workshop at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 7-9pm: Land Use, Forests and Birds of the Big Sioux River ecology talk with author Mark Dixon, hosted by the Loess Hills Audobon Society at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center 
  • Fri 3/3
    • Siouxland Home Show at the Seabord Triumph Expo Center
    • 10am: Library Storytime at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • noon: National Music Museum Live: Chris Valillo and the Historic Instruments of Illinois, live musical performance at the NMM in Vermillion, SD, FREE
    • 7:30pm: The Messenger new play presented by LAMB Regional Arts Theater, full details here. 
  • Sat 3/4
    • Siouxland Home Show at the Seabord Triumph Expo Center
    • Book Trailer Making Day at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • Sunrise & Sunset: Marsh Madness guided waterfowl viewing tours at Ponca State Park
    • 9am to 2pm: Family Fest at the Clay County Fairgrounds in Spencer, IA
    • 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons at the Sioux City Art Center, $7 per participant, for ages 8+, or for children under 7 accompanied by a parent or other adult helper
    • 11am: First Saturday Family Storytime: Celebrate Dr Seuss at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library
    • noon to 4pm: Dungeons and Dragons Paint Kit event: Ice Trolls at Acme Comics, $20 per person includes miniature plus painting supplies
    • 2pm: Exhibition Talk: Nancy Friedemann-Sanchez and Dr. Amelia Maria de la Luz Montes at the Sioux City Art Center
    • 7pm: Sioux City Bandits home football game at the Tyson Events Center
    • 7:30pm: The Messenger new play presented by LAMB Regional Arts Theater, full details here. 

  • Sun 3/5
    • Siouxland Home Show at the Seabord Triumph Expo Center
    • 2pm: Bits of Americana historical lecture with Dr. Don Hickey at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, FREE, with reception to follow
    • 2pm: Makebreak: Sheroes women's history month banner craft at Michael's Craft Store, FREE
    • 3:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers Hockey home game at the Tyson Events Center
  • Mon 3/6
    • 5pm: Teen Time: College Help at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 5pm: Flower Pot Gnome Craft at the Sloan Public Library, for ages 13+, $3 per person, contact the library to sign up!
  • Tues 3/7
    • National Cereal Day
    • 10am: Toddler Time at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 4:30pm: Let's Craft at the South Sioux City Public Library
  • Weds 3/8
    • 10:30am: Preschool Storytime at the North Sioux City Community Library
    • 4pm: Reading Buddies at the South Sioux City Public Library
  • Thurs 3/9
    • National Meatball Day
    • 10am: Library Storytime at the Woodbury County Library in Moville, IA
    • 10:30am: Preschool Storytime at the North Sioux City Community Library
    • 11am: Button Making at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 7:30pm: The Messenger new play presented by LAMB Regional Arts Theater, full details here. 
  • Fri 3/10
    • noon to 10pm: Sioux City Tabletop Gamers Spring Mini-Con at the Abu Bekr Shrine Temple, FREE for kids and teens under 18
    • 10am: Library Storytime at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • noon: Lunch and Learn with Ryan Haskins, at Minerva's, RSVP required
    • 1pm: Make a Choose Your Own Game at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 5:30pm: Sensory Friendly Night at LaunchPad Childrens's Museum, registration required
    • 7pm: Celtic Music Show by the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA
    • 7:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers Hockey home game at the Tyson Events Center
    • 7:30pm: The Messenger new play presented by LAMB Regional Arts Theater, full details here. 
  • Sat 3/11
    • Sunrise & Sunset: Marsh Madness guided waterfowl viewing tours at Ponca State Park
    • 9am to 4pm: Sioux City Cosmopolitan Train Show at the South Sioux City Marriott, $8 admission for ages 13+, FREE for kids 12 and younger!
    • 9am to 10pm: Sioux City Tabletop Gamers Spring Mini-Con at the Abu Bekr Shrine Temple, FREE for kids and teens under 18
    • 9:30am: Baby Storytime at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library for ages 0-12 months
    • 10am: Kid's Saturdays: A Leprechaun's Look at Sioux City at the Sioux City Public Museum, FREE
    • 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons at the Sioux City Art Center, $7 per participant, for ages 8+, or for children under 7 accompanied by a parent or other adult helper
    • noon: Handle with Care: Barber edition natural hair care event at the Sioux City Art Center hosted by City of Sioux City Diversity Dept
    • 1pm: Junior Master Gardener Class at the North Sioux City Community Library
    • 1pm: Create a Seed Starter at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, all ages
    • 1pm: St. Patrick's Day Storytime at the Sergeant Bluff Public Library
    • 1:30pm: Celtic Music Show by the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA
    • 3pm: Hoppy Bunny Painting Class at Flippin Vintage in Sergeant Bluff, IA
    • 7pm: Sioux City Bandits home football game at the Tyson Events Center
    • 7:30pm: John Osborn: A Legend Returns live in concert with the Sioux City Symphony Orchestra at the Sioux City Orpheum Theater
    • 7:30pm: The Messenger new play presented by LAMB Regional Arts Theater, full details here. 

  • Sun 3/12
    • Daylight Savings
    • 9am to 6pm: Sioux City Tabletop Gamers Spring Mini-Con at the Abu Bekr Shrine Temple, FREE for kids and teens under 18
    • 10am to 4pm: Sioux City Cosmopolitan Train Show at the South Sioux City Marriott, $8 admission for ages 13+, FREE for kids 12 and younger!
    • noon to 4pm: Faces of Siouxland Multicultural Fair at the Sioux City Public Museum
    • 1:30pm: The Messenger new play presented by LAMB Regional Arts Theater, full details here. 
    • 2pm: Magic, Mystery, and Fun live magic show hosted by the Sioux City Magic Club at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, FREE, with reception to follow
    • 3:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers Hockey home game at the Tyson Events Center
  • Mon 3/13
    • NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Tournament at the Tyson Events Center, full details here.
  • Tues 3/14
    • Pi Day
    • NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Tournament at the Tyson Events Center, full details here.
    • 10am: Nature Tales at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center for preschoolers, FREE but registration required.
    • 10am: Toddler Time at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 10:30am: Beginner Lego Club at the North Sioux City Community Library
    • 11am: Storytime at the Perry Creek Branch of the Sioux City Public Library
    • 4:30pm: Wild n Woodsy Art at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center for ages 8-14, registration required
  • Weds 3/15
    • NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Tournament at the Tyson Events Center, full details here.
    • 10:30am: Storytime at the Morningside Branch of the Sioux City Public Library
  • Thurs 3/16
    • NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Tournament at the Tyson Events Center, full details here.
    • 10am: Library Storytime at the Woodbury County Library in Moville, IA
    • 6pm: Clay Gnome Workshop at Pickled Palette
    • 7pm: Celtic Music Show by the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA
    • 7:30pm: The Messenger new play presented by LAMB Regional Arts Theater, full details here. 
  • Fri 3/17
    • NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Tournament at the Tyson Events Center, full details here.
    • 10am: Library Storytime at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 10am: Little Naturalists at Adams Homestead and Nature Preserve
    • noon to 8pm: Leprechaun Hunt at the Mead Cultural Center in Yankton
    • 6pm: Sioux City St. Patrick's Day Parade more details will be posted soon on their website!
    • 7pm: Celtic Music Show by the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA
    • 7:30pm: REO Speedwagon live in concert at the Sioux City Orpheum
    • 7:30pm: The Messenger new play presented by LAMB Regional Arts Theater, full details here. 
  • Sat 3/18
    • National Sloppy Joe Day
    • Sunrise & Sunset: Marsh Madness guided waterfowl viewing tours at Ponca State Park
    • NAIA Women's Basketball National Championship Tournament at the Tyson Events Center, full details here.
    • 8:30 and 10:30am: Brunch with the Bunny at Cone Park hosted by Sioux City Parks & Rec, $15 per person, registration required on the Parks & Rec website or by calling (712)279-6126
    • 9:30am: Baby Storytime at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library for ages 0-12 months
    • 10am: Birding for Beginners at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, for ages 8-14
    • 10am to 1pm: Kids Building Workshop: Cardinal Garden Ornaments at Lowe's, FREE but registration required.
    • 10:30am: Saturday Art Lessons at the Sioux City Art Center, $7 per participant, for ages 8+, or for children under 7 accompanied by a parent or other adult helper
    • 11am: Handling with Care: Box Braids natural haircare workshop with April Coleman at the Sioux City Art Center, registration required
    • 1pm: Learn a Jig at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, all ages
    • 1:30pm: Celtic Music Show by the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA
    • 7:30pm: The Messenger new play presented by LAMB Regional Arts Theater, full details here. 

  • Sun 3/19
    • National Poultry Day
    • 1:30pm: The Messenger new play presented by LAMB Regional Arts Theater, full details here. 
    • 2pm: Songs of the Civil War live musical performance by Lonesome Ron Affolter at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, FREE, with reception to follow
    • 2pm: National Music Museum Live: Ensemble Chaconne live musical performance at the NMM in Vermillion, SD, FREE!
  • Mon 3/20
    • National Ravioli Day
  • Tues 3/21
    • Down Syndrome Day
    • 10am: Toddler Time at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 11am: Storytime at the Perry Creek Branch of the Sioux City Public Library
  • Weds 3/22
    • 10:30am: Preschool Storytime at the North Sioux City Community Library
    • 10:30am: Storytime at the Morningside Branch of the Sioux City Public Library
    • 5:30pm: Yoga Class at the Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, FREE but registration requested
  • Thurs 3/23
    • 10am: Library Storytime at the Woodbury County Library in Moville, IA
    • 10:30am: Preschool Storytime at the North Sioux City Community Library
  • Fri 3/24
    • all day: Swanky Chic Junk Boutique at the South Sioux City Riverfront Marriott 
    • 10am: Library Storytime at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 5:30pm: Painting with Bunnies at Pickled Palette (SOLD OUT as of 2/24/23)
    • 5:30pm: Family Movie Night at the Norm Waitt Sr. YMCA
    • 7pm: Spring Vinyl Painting Workshop at Radiant Life Community Church, $20 per person
    • 8pm: Travis Denning country concert live at the Sioux City Hard Rock Anthem stage, ages 21+
  • Sat 3/25
    • all day: Swanky Chic Junk Boutique at the South Sioux City Riverfront Marriott 
    • National Medal of Honor Day (Celebrate by visiting Siouxland Freedom Park)
    • Sunrise & Sunset: Marsh Madness guided waterfowl viewing tours at Ponca State Park
    • 9:30am: Baby Storytime at the downtown branch of the Sioux City Public Library for ages 0-12 months
    • 10am: Painting with Bunnies at Pickled Palette
    • 10am: Easter Egg Hunt at the Wayne Public Library in Wayne, NE
    • 10:30am: Once Upon an Artist at the LeMars Art Center for ages 2-5, includes snack, story, and an art project for $5 per artist!
    • 11am: Spring Hatchlings kids sewing craft event at Flippin Vintage in Sgt. Bluff (Looks SO cute!!)
    • 11am: Handling with Care: Cornrows natural haircare workshop at the Sioux City Art Center with April Coleman, sign up required
    • 12:45pm: Easter Egg Hunt and Easter Bunny Meet & Greet at Flippin Vintage in Sergeant Bluff
    • 1pm: Junior Master Gardener Class at the North Sioux City Community Library
    • 1pm: Where the Buffalo Roam learning event at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, for grades 4-6
    • 1pm: Book Trailer Showing at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 1pm: Dungeons and Dragons at Acme Comics
    • 1pm: Anime Club at the Sgt. Bluff Community Library
    • 6:05pm: Sioux City Musketeers Hockey home game at the Tyson Events Center
    • 6:30pm: REACH Theater Olympics at Morningside Lutheran
    • 8pm: John Waite live rock concert at the Hard Rock Sioux City's Anthem stage, 21+

  • Sun 3/26
    • 2pm: Land of Plenty: The History of Religious Diversity in the United States historical lecture with Dr. Bruce Forbes at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, with reception to follow, FREE
    • Easter Egg hunt at Oto Pub & Grub, 2pm
    • 2pm: Sunday Makebreak: PomPom Chick Wreath at Michael's Crafts, FREE
    • 4pm: Paint with Bunnies at Pickled Palette
    • 6pm: the Meteors live at the BLOCK (Sioux City Conservatory of Music, 6pm. The Meteors are hard rock meets rockabilly in a unique style they call "psychobilly"
  • Mon 3/27
    • 4pm: Lego Builders at the North Sioux City Community Library
  • Tues 3/28
    • 10am: Toddler Time at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 11am: Storytime at the Perry Creek Branch of the Sioux City Public Library
  • Weds 3/29
    • 10:30am: Preschool Storytime at the North Sioux City Community Library
    • 10:30am: Storytime at the Morningside Branch of the Sioux City Public Library
  • Thurs 3/30
    • 10:30am: Preschool Storytime at the North Sioux City Community Library
    • 7pm: Iowa History Book Club Meeting at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center (*note: intended for adults, but I'm including it because it may be a fun activity for a parent to attend with their mature teen or college student who loves history!)
    • 7:30pm: Alice in Wonderland: the Play presented live by the Lewis and Clark Theatre at the Dakota Theatre in Yankton, SD
  • Fri 3/31
    • National Crayon Day
    • Siouxland Garden Show at the South Sioux City Riverfront Marriott
    • 10am: Library Storytime at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 1:30pm: Easter Celebration Concert by the Browns at their Century Theater in Le Mars, IA
    • 3pm: Game On kids gaming event at the South Sioux City Public Library
    • 7pm: Sioux City Bandits home football game at the Tyson Events Center
    • 7pm: Comedian Tim Lovelace at the Browns Century Theater in Le Mars, IA
    • 7:30pm: Alice in Wonderland: the Play presented live by the Lewis and Clark Theatre at the Dakota Theatre in Yankton, SD

Location: Sioux City, IA, USA

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