The City of Sioux Falls will hold the 22nd annual Winter Wonderland at Falls Park, with an expansion to include Jacobson Plaza for the first time. The event opens on Friday, November 21, 2025. Festivities begin at 5 p.m. with the lighting of The Falls, followed by a fireworks display at 6 p.m. The lights will be on daily from 5 p.m. to midnight through January 5, 2026.
Josh Johnson, Park Operations Manager, noted the addition of the Jacobson Plaza Skate Ribbon as a new feature. The expansion is intended to promote Jacobson Plaza as a year-round community space and to build on the city’s holiday event.
Winter Wonderland features over 29 miles of light strands, 260 decorated trees, 215 light poles, and more than a mile of garland. Visitors can use the five-story viewing tower at the Visitor Information Center or listen to a synchronized soundtrack on FM 97.7 while viewing the lights…