Events
Music on this lawn since 1908.
The 2026 season at the band shell, and the neighborhood calendar.
- July6
Mondays at McKennan · 7 p.m. · Free
Neo Johnsons
Classic rock
- July13
Mondays at McKennan · 7 p.m. · Free
Tayko Jones
Jazz
- July20
Mondays at McKennan · 7 p.m. · Free
The Fabulous Fitty Band
Variety
- July23
Municipal Band · 7:30 p.m. · Free
Sioux Falls Municipal Band: Shake, Rattle, and Roll
Concert band
- July27
Mondays at McKennan · 7 p.m. · Free
Guilty Pleasures
Variety
- Aug3
Mondays at McKennan · 7 p.m. · Free
Jami Lynn
Folk
- Aug10
Mondays at McKennan · 7 p.m. · Free
Surfin' Safari
'50s and '60s tribute
- Aug17
Mondays at McKennan · 7 p.m. · Free
Mogen's Heroes
Variety
- Aug24
Mondays at McKennan · 7 p.m. · Free
Tara Faber
Variety
- Aug31
Mondays at McKennan · 7 p.m. · Free
El Riad Shrine Band: Last Call
Variety
Through the year
Spring
Gardens planted; tulips late April. The Friends replant the floral nameplate in late May.
Summer
Pool opens Memorial Day weekend. Neighborhood rummage sale in June. Storyland Children's Theatre and Family Theater in the Parks at the shell in July. Friends potluck in August.
Fall
The elm and oak canopy turns. Garlands go up on the boulevard in November.
Winter
Rink and warming house open when the ground freezes, usually January. Hotdish Competish with the All Saints neighbors.
Concert lineups from Sioux Falls Parks and Recreation and the Washington Pavilion; neighborhood dates from the Friends of McKennan Park. Weather cancellations post the afternoon of. City page.