Yankton Area Halloween Adventures!

Whether your kids are young or a bit older they may all find something to enjoy Halloween in the Yankton area.

Wednesday October 25th
Yankton Ceramics kids paint free with paying adult, choose Halloween theme or other items - check out more info here

Thursday October 26th
"Monster House" movie showing at the Yankton Community Library at 3:45 PM - more info here

Friday October 27th
Ghost Walk downtown Dakota Theater for Harvest Halloween 6 PM - more info here

Halloween Bingo Night at Stewart Elementary School 6:30 PM - more info here

Haunted House at the Laser Barn 7 PM - more info here

Haunted House in Scotland 7 PM - more info here

Night Hike at Paddlewood Point 8 PM - more info here

Saturday October 28th
Harvest Halloween many activities - more info here

Yankton Food Council's Great Pumpkin Contest 10 AM Downtown Yankton 10 AM - more info here

Trunk or Treat Downtown Yankton 11 AM - more info here

Meridian District Trick or Treat 11 AM - more info here

Ghost Train 1-3 PM Downtown Yankton - more info here

Trick or Treat at the Walnut Village 1 PM - more info here

Monster Paws Dog Walk Downtown Yankton 2 PM - more info here

Bark after Dark at the Dog Park 5:30 PM - more info here

Haunted House at the Laser Barn 7 PM - more info here

Haunted House in Scotland 7 PM - more info here

Haunted Corn Maze at Ufford Hills 9 PM - more info here

Sunday October 29th
Kid's Day at the Laser Barn Haunted House 3-5 PM - more info here

Haunted House at the Laser Barn 5-8 PM - more info here

Haunted Corn Maze at Ufford Hills 9 PM - more info here

Monday October 30th

Yankton Ceramics kids paint free with paying adult, choose Halloween theme or other items - check out more info here

Trick or Treating at Yankton Community Library following storytime - more info here

Tuesday October 31st
Trick or Treating at Yankton Community Library following storytime - more info here

Halloween Day Trick or Treating at Yankton HyVee - more info here

Vermillion Public Library Trunk or Treat 3:30 PM - more info here

Avera Sister James Care Center Trick or Treating 4 PM - more info here

Downtown Crofton Trick or Treat 5 PM - more info here

Haunted House at the Laser Barn 5-8 PM - more info here



*As always please use your discretion on age appropriateness on activities.  If you have questions about the events, please contact the host of the event.  Thank you!

Summer Reading Adventures!

Keeping the kids involved in reading over the summer and/or getting them started in a good routine of reading or being read to is important!  Here are several great opportunities to encourage kids to keep on doing so!

Yankton Community Library - be sure to stop in the library this summer and check out all the books available! Curl up in a chair and read there or check out a book to go read at home or even find a good shade tree at the park to read under.

Reading program at library - join the Yankton Community Library as you "Build A Better World" through the summer reading program they are offering.  Register here.

Little Free Library - Yankton is lucky to have a few Little Free Library locations to take advantage of.  The idea is to "take a book, return a book".  So fun to see what is available each visit and to share your own books.  A few locations you may want to visit:
*2110 Mulberry (off of James Pl)
*Roadrunner Gas Station (23rd St)
*Pierson Ranch Campground
*Chief White Crane Campground
*Lewis & Clark Campground

You can also follow Yankton Little Free Library on Facebook and check out this map on the Little Free Library website to show you other Little Free Library locations when you travel!  How fun to check off as many sites as you can this summer, making reading even more adventurous!

Big Red Bookshelves - The Big Red Bookshelf places red bookshelves within the community filled with gently used or new books appropriate for children from birth to 5th grade.  Books have been donated by local businesses, nonprofit agencies or community members.  Children are encouraged to take a book home with them to keep and share! check out the webpage here for all of the Yankton locations.

Barnes & Noble - Kids complete a reading journal and turn it in at the store for a free book!  Store locations nearby in Sioux City or Sioux Falls.  Download the reading journal here.

Chuck E Cheeses - Kids can earn free game tokens by reading and tracking it on this log.

Story Walk - go for a walk AND read a book!  Check out the book pages along the Meridian Bridge.

Audio Books for Teens - SYNC offers free audio books for teens this summer.

Summer Events, Camps and Vacation Bible School

With the summer months just ahead be sure to let us know what kid and family-friendly events you have going on so that we may get them added to the calendar and help you get the word out.  Do you have a camp, vacation bible school or other event let us know by emailing us here.

Yankton Area Easter Festivities!

Is it wrong to simply say, I cannot believe it is already Easter time?  Feels strange to say that, with it being so late this year.  When you have kids in your life, time surely flies by with the seasons that come and go.

Well, it is true, Easter is just over a couple weeks away.  There are many festivities in and around the Yankton area that set the stage for some fun adventures ahead.  From hunts to coloring contests, to meeting up with the Easter Bunny, there is fun to be had.  And in all the fun and excitement, may we also take a moment to breathe in all this beautiful, fresh, warmer air and remember the deeper meaning of this wonderful holiday.  Happy Easter Yankton families!

Coloring Contest
*Shoe Sensations is offering a coloring contest to those children 10 and under.  Stop and pick up your Easter coloring sheet and submit back by April 15th for your chance at winning a gift card.  More information call Shoe Sensations at 665-7463.

Crafts
*April 2 - Easter Holiday Decorated Jar Class at Twist of Pine - more information here

Easter Hunts/Events
*April 8 - Yankton Mall for ages through 10 - more information here

*April 9 - St John's Church annual hunt - more information here

*April 13 - Avera Sacred Heart Majestic Bluffs for ages through 8.  Hunt starts at 4:30 PM.  For more information contact Avera Sacred Heart Majestic Bluffs.

*April 14 - Fox Run Easter Egg Hunt 4:30-6:30 PM - coloring, Easter Bunny and Hunt - more information here

*April 15 - Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt 1 PM at Sertoma Park ages 9 and under.

*April 15 - Meridian District's Bunny Chalk Walk downtown Yankton with eggs being handed out, chalk fun and the Easter bunny - more information here

*April 15 - Easter Cookie Decorating at the Yankton Hyvee from 11 AM - 4 PM - more information here.

Area Events
*April 1 in Vermillion at HyVee - Kids in the Kitchen with an Easter theme - more information here

*April 12 in Vermillion at Sanford Health Vermillion Care Center - a hunt for up to age 6 and Easter Bunny photos to follow - more information here

*April 15 in Crofton, NE - Easter Candy run at 10:30 AM - more information here

*April 15 in Utica - Easter Egg Hunt at 10 AM - more information here

*April 15 in Lesterville - Easter Egg Hunt at 3 PM - more information here

*April 15 in Hartington - Easter Egg Hunt at 1 PM - more information here

If you know of an kid/family-friendly event in the Yankton area, please send us an email here.  Thank you.

*Please note that Your Next Adventure - Yankton tries very hard to relay correct and accurate information regarding events, however all events are subject to be changes, postponed or cancelled by the event owners.  Please feel free to double check all information with them prior to heading out on your adventure.  Thank you!

Welcome!

Thank you so much for stopping to check out the page.  Work is still in progress, but the idea is alive. We hope you will find the calendar to be a great resource for you and your family, as you search for events or ideas for adventures in the Yankton area!  Whether your adventures are at home or out in the community, you are sure to learn and grow together - making memories!

What will your next adventure be?