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  • The Summer Stages This Week

    The Summer Stages This Week

    Let’s Hear It.

    Black Hills Summer Concert Series & Weekly Live Music

    Discover weekly live music, street parties, summer concert series, brewery shows, and outdoor music events happening across Rapid City, Spearfish, Deadwood, Sturgis, Hill City, and Custer. From Rapid City Summer Nights and downtown street festivals to recurring patio music, community concert series, and weekly local lineups, this is your guide to what’s happening on the summer stages across the Black Hills.

    Black Hills summer concert series and weekly live music

    Town Series

    Street festivals and community stages

    House Series

    Venue series and upcoming shows

  • Ultimate Forth of July Guide for the Black Hills

    Ultimate Forth of July Guide for the Black Hills

    Black Hills Art Beat Guide

    Fourth of July

    Find parades, fireworks, live music, festivals, and community celebrations across the Black Hills.

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    Choose a town, festival, or featured series.

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    70 events across the guide

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    Hot Springs
    America 250 in the Black Hills

    America 250 in the Black Hills

    Hot Springs

    30 events
    Belle Fourche
    Black Hills Roundup – Belle Fourche

    Black Hills Roundup – Belle Fourche

    Belle Fourche

    3 events
    Custer
    Custer Independence Day Celebration

    Custer Independence Day Celebration

    Custer

    4 events
    Lead
    Gold Camp Jubilee 🇺🇸

    Gold Camp Jubilee 🇺🇸

    Lead

    16 events
    Rapid City
    Real America Birthday Bash – Rapid City

    Real America Birthday Bash – Rapid City

    Rapid City

    17 events
    Lead
    Rock The Hills

    Rock The Hills

    Lead

    4 events
    Clear

    Music Festivals

  • Open Mic & Open Jam Nights in the Black Hills

    Open Mic & Open Jam Nights in the Black Hills

    Looking for a place to perform in Rapid City, Spearfish, Deadwood, or elsewhere in the Black Hills? Here’s where musicians, comedians, poets, storytellers, and jam-session regulars can find a stage.

    Whether you’re carrying a guitar, a notebook full of jokes, a stack of poems, or just enough confidence to try something new, there are more opportunities to get on stage in the Black Hills than many people realize.

    Throughout the week, local venues host open mic nights and open jams that welcome everyone from seasoned performers to first-timers. Some focus on acoustic music and songwriting. Others lean into stand-up comedy, spoken word, or full-band jam sessions where musicians can sit in, trade solos, and meet new people.

    If you’ve been searching for an open mic in Rapid City, an open jam near Spearfish, or simply a place to connect with other performers, this guide brings together the recurring nights we know about across the region.

    Know of an open mic or open jam that isn’t listed here? Add it to the Black Hills Art Beat calendar and we’ll make sure it’s on our radar for future updates.

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    Upcoming Open Mics & Open Jams

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