Sioux Empire Fair & W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds

The ⁠‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​⁠W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds on the west side of Sioux Falls hosts the Sioux Empire Fair every August, a nine-day run of grandstand concerts, rodeo, livestock, carnival rides and fair food. The rest of the year its Expo building fills with craft shows, model train displays, indoor motocross and flea-market style events.