Sioux Falls 4th Of July Parade: Everything You Need To Know!

There is going to be a big Independence Day Celebration in downtown Sioux Falls on Thursday, July 4th. Here's what you need to know!

Sioux Falls, South Dakota is planning lots of fun for your 4th of July! Check it out!

• This event will feature a free lunch for the first 3,000 attendees!
• Live music and entertainment at the Levitt at the Falls
• A 5K fun run/walk starting at Fawick Park,
• And a parade downtown Sioux Falls on Phillips Avenue, starting at 13th and ending at Sixth Street. 

The event schedule for the celebration includes: 

• 7:30 a.m.—Fun run/walk check-in for registered participants at Fawick Park. Registration is closed, but additional participants can still participate but will not receive a T-shirt. No pets allowed. 
• 8 a.m.—Fun run/walk begins at Fawick Park. 
• 10 a.m.—The parade will begin at 13th Street and travel down Phillips Avenue to Sixth Street. Online registration closes at 5 p.m., Wednesday, June 26; however, walk-up entries will be accepted at the corner of 11th Street and First Avenue at 8:15 a.m. the day of. 
• 11 a.m.—Picnic with a free lunch (all-beef hot dog, chips, and water) will be served for the first 3,000 people in attendance at the Levitt Shell.  
• 11 a.m.—Entertainment at the Levitt Shell—Sioux Falls Municipal Band 
• 12 noon—Entertainment at the Levitt Shell—Mogen’s Heroes 

Please be advised of street closures at 9:40 a.m. for the parade along Phillips Avenue. Residents are encouraged to use downtown parking ramps. 

Several blocks of First Avenue, 12th Street, and 13th Street will close at 8:15 a.m. on Thursday, July 4, for parade staging.

Phillips Avenue will close at approximately 9:40 a.m., and all east/west streets from 13th Street to Sixth Street will also be closed at Phillips Avenue during this timeframe.

Streets will reopen after the parade is finished, around 11 a.m. Those traveling east/west through downtown on July 4 should use 14th Street.

Phillips Avenue from Seventh Street to Fifth Street will remain closed until 2 p.m. ADA parking will be available at the City parking lot at the corner of Eighth Street and Phillips Avenue.