Kids Art in the Park --Yankton Area Arts on May 28
2024-05-28 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | SD
More information about time and place is coming soon!

River Honoring Event at Clay County Park
2024-06-09 15:00 - 21:00 | Clay County Park, Vermillion, SD, United States
The 7th Annual Missouri River Honoring Event will be held June 11 from 3-9pm at Clay County Park. This event is a community river potluck from 5-6, native storytelling 6-7 and live music 7-9.

Missouri River Cleanup Day 2025
2025-05-03 08:00 | Riverside Park, 200 Levee St, Yankton, SD, 57078, United States
Missouri River Cleanup day with the Missouri National Recreational River!
Riverside Park. Saturday, May 3rd – 8am to noon.
Take a boat ride or clean up on shore! Help us keep the Missouri River beautiful, clean and safe!
Enjoy free coffee and doughnuts, a boat ride, time to spend with friends and family, and more!
To register open PDF below and visit the QR code on poster!
Poster & Registration Click Here

Missouri River Cleanup
2026-05-02 08:00 - 12:00 | Riverside Park, 200 Levee St, Yankton, SD, 57078, United States
Since 2005, volunteers at the Missouri River Cleanup in Yankton, SD have collected more than 100 tons of trash! Join us for the Missouri River Cleanup on Saturday, May 2nd from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm at Yankton’s Riverside Park. We will spend the morning cleaning up the river by picking up litter and debris. Most volunteers will get a boat ride to locations along the river to collect litter. Others who prefer to stay on land can help clean up the shoreline in Riverside Park.
Enjoy free coffee and doughnuts, a boat ride, a free t-shirt, time to spend with friends and family, and more while helping to keep our Missouri River beautiful! Lunch will also be provided by the Friends of Missouri National Recreational River and the Missouri River Events Committee.

When: Saturday, May 2nd from 8:00 am – 12:00 pm

Where: Riverside Park Boat Ramp in Yankton, SD
How to register: A registration link will be available closer to the event. Volunteers may also register the day of the cleanup.

If you have any questions, please call the National Park Service/MNRR at 605-665-0209 x21 or email at: mnrr_visitorinfo@nps.gov.
We hope to see you on May 2nd!

Homestead Day
2026-06-13 10:00 - 13:00 | Pierson Ranch Recreation Area, 4 miles west of Yankton, SD, Yankton, SD, United States
Homestead Day is an event hosted by South Dakota Game, Fish, and Parks that includes many different historical activities and exhibits for the whole family. The activities range from making (and eating) homemade ice cream and butter, finding gold using a mining sluice, wearing old timey clothes, visiting with a modern day honey farmer, viewing historical displays, making your own ragdoll, and sampling some Dutch oven cooking!
The National Park Service will be there with the MNRR Mobile Ranger Station!
And the Birds of Prey Program is back again!
WHEN: Saturday, June 13th from 10am-1pm
WHERE: Pierson Ranch Recreation Area near Yankton, SD
COST: Free entrance will be available for the first 100 attendees. Following that, a SD State Park Entrance License will be required.
