Saturday Boredom Busters: May 17th
More than 60 new homes in Sioux Falls and surrounding areas are opening their doors to the public this weekend as part of the Spring Parade of Homes. There's a $5 fee to see the two feature homes, otherwise all the other homes are free to see. The hours are 1-5 p.m.
The Marv Skie–Lincoln County Airport in Tea is serving a pancake breakfast from 8-10 a.m. Check out the airplane after breakfast. Your $10 donation will go toward youth aviation programs.
Purchase fresh produce along with other home-grown and home-made items at the Falls Park Farmers Market. It's open every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through October.
Babies & Buds is a springtime farm adventure at Farmer Braun's LLC south of Lennox, SD. It's taking place from 2-4:30 p.m. and includes animal encounters, flower pot decorating, a scavenger hunt and barrel train rides.
Activities at the Orange City Tulip Festival include an antique tractor show at 9 a.m., a petting zoo at 11 a.m., volksparades at 1 & 6 p.m. and a performance of The Wizard of Oz at 8 p.m.
The Sioux Valley Model Engineers Society is hosting an open house at their club building on the north side of the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds. You can check out South Dakota's largest permanent model railroad display from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday. Admission is free.
Buy, sell or swap coins, currency, stamps and sports cards at the Midwest Gold & Silver Coin Show. It's taking place at the Sioux Falls Convention Center from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday's hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Admission is free.
Movies playing at the historic State Theater in downtown Sioux Falls include The Aristocats, rated G, plus The Empire Strikes Back and The Legend of Ochi, both rated PG.
The Wells Fargo CineDome & Sweetman Planetarium at the Washington Pavilion features T-Rex, Mars: The Ultimate Voyage, 3-2-1 Liftoff and Experience the Aurora.
New movie releases playing at a theater near you include Final Destination Bloodlines and Hurry Up Tomorrow, both rated R.
The Verne Drive-In Theatre in Luverne, MN features Sinners, rated R, starting at 8:45 p.m. followed by A Minecraft Movie, rated PG. Admission is $8, free for ages 5 and under.
The Canaries baseball team takes on the Chicago Dogs. First pitch at Sioux Falls Stadium is at 5:35 p.m.
Enjoy sprint car, street stock and hobby stock racing at I-90 Speedway in Hartford, SD. Gates open at 5 p.m. Hot laps are at 6:30 p.m. The races start at 7 p.m. Admission is $20, $10 for children and free for ages 12 and under.
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