FamilyFest has been MOVED!! Please join us at the Sioux Falls Arena Parking Lot.

All activities, schedules and entertainment will go on exactly as planned, just with the change in location!

Satellite parking will be available at Southeast Technical Institute, and shuttles will be running continuously throughout the day to the event!

When: Saturday, July 31, 2010

Time: 10AM - 8PM

Where: Sioux Falls Arena Parking Lot - Sioux Falls
Map to location

Parking: A $5.00 per vehicle entrance fee will be collected at the entry gate.  We encourage customers to ride the shuttle buses that will be running continuously from the Southeast Technical Institute parking lot(s). An all day bus pass is $2.00 per adult and children 12& under are FREE. We have modeled other shuttle services and do not anticipate long wait times. Otherwise please walk in or ride your bike for FREE. No other admissions fees will be charged.

10AM Ducks for SALE!
Youth Enrichment Services will be selling ducks all day as a fundraiser for "The Great YES Duck Race" at 4PM!

12 PM FamilyFest Mascot Challenge
Come witness the excitement as mascots from area sports teams battle it out to see who reigns supreme! Blizzard of the Storm, Thunder of the Skyforce and Ringer of the Pheasants will all be on hand to meet their many fans!
(See full stage entertainment schedule below!)

Fun Zone
This area will have children activities, inflatables/bounce houses, and is FREE and will be open all day long.

• Lutheran Social Services will be doing FREE face painting in the Fun Zone.

• Multiple activity booths with fun things for kids to do!

• Make sure to visit the ZooMobile sponsored by Sanford Children's.

• Check out some of the Bouncers, Inflatables & Games that will be FREE for children of all ages!

Act & Stage Entertainment
***Remember to bring your blankets and/or lawn chairs for a comfortable seat to the all of the day's entertainment!!!

•  10:00 am - Ivory Hill  (Singer/Musician)
•  11:00 am - Balleraena Dance Company (Children's Dance)
•  11:20 am - Tiger Rock TaeKwonDo (Family Safety Course)
•  11:50 am - November Morrissey (Childrens Book Reading)
•  12:00 pm - Mascot Challenge (Skyforce, Pheasants & Storm Mascots face-off)
•  12:30 pm - Mogen's Heroes (Band)
•  1:30 pm - Star Spangled Dance  (children's tumbling & dance)
•  2:00 pm - Hailey Steele (Our Headline Performer: Singer/Musician, Sponsored by Sanford Children's)
•  3:00 pm - November Morrissey (Childrens Book Reading)
•  3:10 pm - Ivory Hill  (Singer/Musician)
•  4:00 pm - The Great YES Duck Race (Buy your ducks! happening down by river)
•  4:10 pm - Su Fu Du (Drum Line)
•  4:30 pm - Tiger Rock TaeKwonDo (Family Safety Course)
•  5:00 pm - YES announces winners of Duck Race
•  5:10 pm - Rachelle Hope (Band)
•  5:45 pm - Tiger Rock TaeKwonDo (Family Safety Course)
•  6:15 pm - Ivory Hill  (Singer/Musician)
•  7:00 pm - Tiger Rock TaeKwonDo (Family Safety Course)


Dad's Pad
A fun area filled with games and activities just for Dad! (Well really the entire family)

• Mechanical Bull Rides
• Gladiator Joust Pit
• Bungee Run
• Duck Hunt
• Quarterback pass
• Speed pitch
• Shot Clock Basketball
• 9-hole Mini Golf
• Giant Walk-Through Inflatable Colon (hee-hee) 
• Video Games

Dakota Satellite will have Direct TV and live television & video games. GUYS! You can watch your favorite sporting event while attending FamilyFest! 


Eats & Treats
Food, drinks and treats will be available all day!

•  Famous Dave's - Ribs, rib tips, pork sandwiches, beans, coleslaw, BBQ Nachos
•  Bizzy Bee Concessions - Chicken sandwiches, pitas, taco in a bag, hot dogs, funnel cakes, fries, popcorn
•  MI Nuts - Roasted Nuts, cotton candy, raspberry iced tea
•  K-D Vending - SDSU Ice Cream, shaved ice, smoothies, root beer floats
•  Uncle Ed's Specialty Meats - Pork loin sandwiches
•  Honey Baked Ham Co - Ham sandwiches, boxed lunches
•  Cici's Pizza - Pizza, salads, fruit bowl, veggie dish, yogurt cup, brownies
•  Pacific Rim - Shaved ice, fresh squeezed lemonade, lime-ade, orange-ade
•  Grandma Del's - Breakfast burritos, fajitas, walking tacos, pulled pork, fried fritter with fruit, onion rings
•  Meyer's - Cheese curds, corn dogs, chili dogs, deep-fried twinkies and oreos, fresh squeezed lemonade
•  Carolina Catering - Hamburgers, cheeseburger, brats, footlongs, fries, funnel cakes 
•  MJ's 1919 Rootbeer - keg rootbeer and rootbeer floats


Family Fair
This area will contain all the vendor exhibits, information and resources your families needs as you grow and change. Lots of information as well as shopping will keep you busy in this area. If your family is looking at making decisions regarding education, health care, financial plans and more you do not want to miss this!

Lots of shopping for your kids and yourselves will make for a fun afternoon at the park! 

• Visit our "Exhibiting Vendors" page for a full list of our 2010 registered exhibitors. Please check back often for updates!

8PM Gates Close and Exhibitor Tear Down

RSVP's & Privacy Policy                                                        

Thank you for your time to RSVP for FamilyFest. We feel it is your right to know why we ask our families to register, and what we do with your valuable information. By completing the RSVP, your family is automatically registered for the door prizes available at this event. It also provides us valuable information as to how many people may attend the event so we can better plan for food, facilities and activities to keep all our families happy and entertained throughout the day. Information we obtain from your participation allows us to improve our content, event, and provide customized offers for you and your family’s needs. We share your name, address, phone numbers, email, and other demographic information you supply, with our prescreened organizations that are participants of FamilyFest and the Family Resource Guide. These companies may contact you regarding their products and/or services that can improve the quality of your lives. They may also call, email or send you special offers, which we hope will be of interest to you. Please note that once you have registered your information with FamilyFest and we share it with our prescreened member organizations, we no longer hold responsibility for future special offers these organizations send you from their own server, personal website, or by mail. Please fill free to contact these individual organizations to be removed from their lists. If you have questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy, please contact FamilyFest at info@blackincevents.com. You may also call us at (605) 332-6000.