What To Expect At The 2025 Sioux River Folk Festival

The 45th Annual Sioux River Folk Festival is coming up this weekend, August 1 through 3, 2025, at beautiful Newton Hills State Park, just south of Canton. It is hosted each year by the South Dakota Friends of Traditional Music.

This South Dakota tradition is celebrating nearly half a century of rich folk, bluegrass, Americana, and roots music.

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Music runs Friday evening from 6 to 11 PM, Saturday from 12 PM to 11 PM, and Sunday from 11 AM to 2 PM.

Music workshops will be held on Saturday from 10 AM to noon and on Sunday from 10 to 11 AM.

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This is the 2025 lineup of artists and schedule:

Friday, Aug. 1, 2025
6:00 - 6:40 pm Rich Show & Friends
7:00 - 8:00 pm Johnny Delaware
8:20 - 9:30 pm Jalan Crossland
9:50- 11:00 pm High 48s

Saturday, Aug. 2, 2025
10 am - noon (yoga/informal music workshops)
12:00 - 12:40 pm Ryan Picone Quartet
1:00 - 1:45 pm Soggy Prairie Band
2:00 - 2:45 pm Dave Moore
3:00 - 3:45 pm Humbletown
4:00 - 5:00 pm Mark Stuart
5:00 - 6:00 PM DINNER BREAK & CAMPGROUND CONTEST
6:00 - 6:30 pm Tom Pete Tribute
6:40 - 6:50 pm Campground Contest Winner
7:10 - 8:00 pm Kristian Bugge
8:15 - 9:15pm Erik Koskinen
9:15 - 9:30 pm HOF/Raffle winners/etc.
9:45 - 11:00 pm Chicken Wire Empire

Sunday, Aug. 2, 2025
11:00 am Elsa Rae
Noon Kristian Bugge
1:00 pm Chicken Wire Empire

Festival-goers can enjoy the highlight Campground Contest: an open-stage, 15‑minute acoustic performance opportunity Saturday afternoon, with audience‑judged winners earning a cash prize and a set on the main stage after dinner

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Along with all the extraordinary music, you'll hear there will be relaxing yoga classes and food vendors too.

Food vendor lineup:

Bread & Circus Sandwich Kitchen
Windy City Bites
Rainy Day Coffee Company
Canton After Prom Ice Cream
Hangover Hut

Weekend passes cost $50. For Friday only, it is $25, Saturday all day costs $35, Sunday is only $15, and kids under 14 attend free. A park entrance license is required.

Tickets are available online (weekend passes only) or at the gate.

For more information on this 45th Anniversary musical celebration, see the South Dakota Friends of Traditional Music (FOTM) online and on Facebook.

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