Visit - Festival Information

Celebrate the joy of summer and art with the Brookings Summer Arts Festival!

Every year on the second full weekend in July.

Saturday 10:00am to 7:00pm
Sunday 10:00am to 5:00pm

Pioneer Park
Brookings, South Dakota

The park is located on the west side of town on U.S. Highway 14/Sixth Street. Click here for map.

• Admission is free!
• No pets allowed. Working service animals are the only exception.
• This is an outdoor festival, so be prepared for the elements.
• Handicap parking is available on the east side of the park on First Avenue. Gate attendant will direct drivers.
• On-site parking is provided for vendors west of festival site.
• Shuttle buses from Lowes on Sixth Street and the First Bank & Trust East Bank’s parking lot at 6th Street and 22nd Avenue will run continuously during the festival.
• Public parking is available on side streets and public parking lots downtown as well as localized pay-to-park lots north and northwest of festival.
• Large parcel pick up is located on the west side of the park on Western Avenue. No parcel pickup is allowed on 6th Street or 1st Avenue.
• Information booths are located at the northeast and southeast corners of the Pioneer Park.
• A nursing and diaper changing station is located in the Children’s Area in the center of the park.
• A church service is held early Sunday morning at the band shell. All are welcome to attend.
• No soliciting or campaigning is allowed in the park during the festival.
• No pets.