Siouxland Kids Events June 2016

Each month we will bring you info on events for kids in the Siouxland Area. If you know of one we have missed, please leave us a comment or send us an email. We will update our lists throughout the month as we hear of new events, so check back often for the latest scoop! We also recommend checking out our Event Lists tab to find our lists for other months!

Free Events Happening in June

6/1: Tourist in Your Town Passport Program Begins (detailed post coming soon!)
6/1: Summer reading program Opening Day Tailgate event at Morningside
Library, 10am to noon
6/2: Live Animal Lunchtime at Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 4:30pm, all ages (animals will be fed, humans will not)
6/4: Father's Day Trophy Smart Phone Holder kids building event at Home Depot, 9am to noon, online registration requested
6/4: Barnes & Noble Summer Reading "Triathlon" themed Kickoff event, 11am

6/5: Municipal band concert at Grandview Park, 7:30pm
6/6: Adventures storytime at Sioux City Aalfs (Downtown) library, 11am, ages 6-10
6/6: Hanson Family: Juggling & More at Morningside Library, 1:30pm and 3pm, free ticket required
6/7: Storytime at Perry Creek branch library, 11am, ages 2-5
6/7: Read to Me Dogs at Sioux City Aalfs (Downtown) Library, 2-3pm, grades K-5
6/7: Oh No, Astro! Storytime at Barnes & Noble, 11am
6/8: Exploration Wednesday: Thomas Jefferson & Preparing for the Journey at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, 10am, K-6th grade
6/8: Storytime at Morningside Branch Library, 10:30am & 11:15am, ages 2-5
6/10: Free Friday Night Swims: Leif Erickson pool, 6-8pm
6/11: Captain America themed Build & Grow building event at Lowe's, 10am, online registration required
6/11: Oh the Places You'll Go Storytime at Barnes & Noble, 11am
6/11: "Predators & Prey" learning time with a Woodbury County Naturalist at Brown's Lake, 7pm

6/12: Municipal band concert at Grandview Park, 7:30pm
6/13: Adventures storytime at Sioux City Aalfs (Downtown) library, 11am, ages 6-10
6/14-6/30: Session I of Sioux City Summer Parks program, 9am to noon, ages 7-11, Online registration required.

6/14: Nature Tales at Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 10am, preschoolers with a parent or  adult caregiver, registration requested
6/14: Storytime at Perry Creek branch library, 11am, ages 2-5
6/14: Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask To Be In This Book!) Storytime at Barnes & Noble, 11am
6/14: Read to Me Dogs at Sioux City Aalfs (Downtown) Library, 2-3pm, grades K-5
6/15: Exploration Wednesday: Seaman the Dog and Wild Critters of the Expedition at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, 10am, K-6th grade
6/15: Storytime at Morningside Branch Library, 10:30am & 11:15am, ages 2-5
6/15: Magician Keith West and Miss Kitty the Library Lady at Morningside Library, 1:30pm free ticket required
6/15: Magician Keith West and Miss Kitty the Library Lady at Sioux City Aalfs (downtown) Library, 6pm, free ticket required
6/17: Animal Tracks-learning session, craft, and hike at Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 10am
6/17: Free Friday Night Swims: Cook pool, 6-8pm
6/17: Evening Campfire at Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 7pm
6/18: Father's Day Storytime at Barnes & Noble , 11am
6/18: Kids Baseball Clinic with Sioux City Explorers, noon to 2pm

6/18: Movies in the Park: Minions, Grandview Park, 9pm, all ages

6/19: Municipal band concert at Grandview Park, 7:30pm
6/20: Adventures storytime at Sioux City Aalfs (Downtown) library, 11am, ages 6-10
6/21: Storytime at Perry Creek branch library, 11am, ages 2-5
6/21: Teeny Tiny Toady Storytime at Barnes & Noble, 11am
6/21: Read to Me Dogs at Sioux City Aalfs (Downtown) Library, 2-3pm, grades K-5
6/21: Summer Solstice hike with Woodbury County Conservation Board at Kirk Hansen Park, 6:30pm
6/22: Exploration Wednesday: Exploring Nature with Lewis & Clark at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, 10am, K-6th grade
6/22: Storytime at Morningside Branch Library, 10:30am & 11:15am, ages 2-5
6/23: All About Frogs learning event at Dorothy Pecaut Nature Center, 6:30pm
6/24: Free Friday Night Swims: Leeds pool, 6-8pm
6/24: "Reptiles" learning event with a Woodbury County Naturalist, boat ramp at Snyder's Bend, 7pm
6/25: Extremely Cute Animals Operating Heavy Machinery Storytime at Barnes & Noble, 11am

6/25: Movies in the Park: Hotel Transylvania 2, Granview Park, 9pm, all ages

6/26: Municipal band concert at Grandview Park, 7:30pm
6/27: Adventures storytime at Sioux City Aalfs (Downtown) library, 11am, ages 6-10
6/28: Storytime at Perry Creek branch library, 11am, ages 2-5
6/28: The Bear and the Piano Storytime at Barnes & Noble, 11am
6/28: Read to Me Dogs at Sioux City Aalfs (Downtown) Library, 2-3pm, grades K-5
6/29: Exploration Wednesday: 15 Stars and 15 Stripes: The Expedition's Flag at the Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center, 10am, K-6th grade
6/29: Storytime at Morningside Branch Library, 10:30am & 11:15am, ages 2-5

Events with a cost in June

6/3: Sioux City Explorers Baseball vs Kansas City T-Bones "country night" (country western apparel encouraged) and T-shirt giveaway at Lewis & Clark Park 7pm, tickets $6 & up
6/4: Saturday Art Lesson at Sioux City Art Center: Textured Paper Collage, 10:30am-noon ages 6-12, $5
6/4: Sioux City Explorers Baseball vs Kansas City T-Bones at Lewis & Clark Park with free foam fingers for first 500 fans, 7pm, tickets $6 & up

6/5: Sunday Family Fun Day at Sioux City Art Center: Picture Frame Art, 1:30-2:30pm, all ages, price varies by project
6/5: Sioux City Explorers Baseball vs Kansas City T-Bones at Lewis & Clark Park "Bark in the Park" day, 2pm, tickets $6 & up
6/6: Opening day for Cook, Lewis, Lief Erickson, and Leeds Pools ($2.25 for kids, $3.50 for adults)
6/6: Sioux City Explorers Baseball vs Winnipeg Goldeneyes at Lewis & Clark Park day, free tickets available at Powell Broadcasting , 7pm, tickets $6 & up
6/7-6/9: Sioux City Museum camp; Dinosaur Camp, ages 6-8, 9am to noon, $40 members,$45 non-members
6/7: Sioux City Museum summer class: Monkey at the Museum, ages 4-6, 10:30-11:30am, $5-6 depending on museum membership status, registration required
6/7: Sioux City Explorers Baseball vs Winnipeg Goldeneyes at Lewis & Clark Park "Strike Out Stroke" night , 7pm, tickets $6 & up
6/8: Sioux City Explorers Baseball vs Winnipeg Goldeneyes at Lewis & Clark Park "Weiner Wednesday" (two for one hotdogs), 12pm, tickets $6 & up
6/9: Kid Thursdays at the Sioux City Public Museum: Treasure Hunt, 10-11am, $1
6/11: Michael's craft store Kids Club "You're my Hero" card making, 10am to noon, $2
6/11: Saturday Art Lesson at Sioux City Art Center: Sailboats, 10:30am-noon ages 6-12, $5

6/12: Sunday Family Fun Day at Sioux City Art Center: Easel Painting, 1:30-2:30pm, all ages, price varies by project
6/13: Camp Creativity: Land of the Dinosaurs, at Michael's Craft Stores, 10am-noon, ages 3+, $5
6/14-6/16: Sioux City Museum camp; Fun with Food, ages 7-9, 9am to noon, $40 members,$45 non-members, registration required
6/14-6/23: Camp 1 at Sioux City Art center, ages 7-14, prices vary
6/15: Camp Creativity: Land of the Dinosaurs, at Michael's Craft Stores, 10am-noon, ages 3+, $5
6/17: Camp Creativity: Land of the Dinosaurs, at Michael's Craft Stores, 10am-noon, ages 3+, $5
6/17: Sioux City Explorers Baseball vs Texas Airhogs at Lewis & Clark Park "Superhero night" and T-shirt giveaway, 7pm, tickets $6 & up
6/18: Kids Club: Dinosaur Cards, Michael's Craft Store, 10am to noon, $2
6/18: Saturday Art Lesson at Sioux City Art Center: Clay Creatures, 10:30am-noon, ages 6-12, $5
6/18: Sioux City Explorers Baseball vs Texas Airhogs at Lewis & Clark Park, 7pm, tickets $6 & up

6/19: Sunday Family Fun Day at Sioux City Art Center: Mosaic Mirrors, 1:30-2:30pm, all ages, price varies by project
6/19: Sioux City Explorers Baseball vs Texas Airhogs at Lewis & Clark Park, 2pm, tickets $6 & up
6/20: Sioux City Explorers Baseball vs Saint Paul Saints at Lewis & Clark Park, 7pm, tickets $6 & up
6/21: Sioux City Museum summer class: Otis the Tractor, ages 4-6, 10:30-11:30am, $5-6 depending on museum membership status, registration required
6/21: Sioux City Explorers Baseball vs Saint Paul Saints at Lewis & Clark Park, 7pm, tickets $6 & up
6/22: Sioux City Explorers Baseball vs St. Paul Saints at Lewis & Clark Park, 7pm, tickets $6 & up
6/23  Kid Thursdays at the Sioux City Public Museum: Clowning Around, 10-11am, $1
6/25: Saturday Art Lesson at Sioux City Art Center: Styrofoam Printmaking, 10:30am-noon, ages 6-12, $5
6/25: Touch a Truck or Train Event at Sioux City Railroad Museum, 10am-4pm, $5 per person or $10 for groups of up to 4
6/25: Sioux City Stampede football vs Omaha Stockmen, (free for kids under 10, $5 with student ID, $7 for adults), at South Sioux City High School, 7pm

6/26: Sunday Family Fun Day at Sioux City Art Center: Wall Hangings, 1:30-2:30pm, all ages, price varies by project
6/26: Sioux City Explorers Baseball vs Laredo Lemurs at Lewis & Clark Park, 2pm, tickets $6 & up
6/27: Sioux City Explorers Baseball vs Laredo Lemurs at Lewis & Clark Park, 7pm, tickets $6 & up
6/28-6/30: Sioux City Museum camp; The Science of Superheroes, ages 7-9, 9am to noon, $40 members,$45 non-members, registration required
6/28-7/7: Camp 2 at Sioux City Art center, ages 7-14, prices vary
6/29: Victoria Tea Party at the Pierce Mansion, hosted by the Sioux City Museum, 10:30am to noon ages 7-11, $5-6 depending on museum membership status, registration required

We do not run any of these events and encourage you to call or visit the websites of the hosting locations, organizations, or stores with any questions and to confirm details. Many paid events require tickets or registration in advance and some may sell out quickly or very far in advance.