Fall in Love with Lead


September 19th - 22nd, 2024

Join us for a fun, fall weekend in Lead! Check back often as we are still adding events to this amazing weekend of fun.  More details added as they come!

Thursday, 9/19

6:30pm - Brushes & Bites: Lead Me Home The Rustic Nook Bakery & Gnarly Pine Makerspace will host a family friendly guided paint class.  Drinks and snacks will be available.  Call 605-389-8021 for tickets.

Friday 9/20

2pm - Pumpkin Spice is in the Air: Treats & Coffee w/St. Jacob's Church: Come get your pre-parade snacks with St. Jacob's Church on the Homestake Opera House Patio.

3/4pm - LD Homecoming Parade: The Lead-Deadwood School District will host their Homecoming Parade through Deadwood and then through Lead. Go Diggers!

4:30pm to 6:30pm- Free Chicken Wings @ Bob's Silverstar Bar: Get them while supplies last

6pm - LD Homecoming Football Game: Cheer for the Diggers as they take on Belle Fourche at Deadwood's Ferguson Field.

7:30pm Bingo @ Greenfield Pub

Saturday 9/21

10am-6pm - Fall Crawl. Get your Fall Crawl card at participating businesses. Collect all the stamps and be entered to win the grand prize! Participating businesses include: Dakota Shivers, Black Hills Mining Museum, Rustic Nook Bakery, LD Arts Center, Lead Library, Homestake Opera House, The Stampmill, Miners & Merchants Trading Post, Greenfield Pub, Energetic Rising, Wandering Mynds, & Aspire Boutique

10am-2pm - Balanced Brews: Yoga & Beer. An intimate event for yogis who love beer!  Join us for at Dakota Shivers Brewing for a morning filled with vibrant community connection and fun.

11am-6pm Crafts @ the Cut:  Inaugural Art Festival.  Live music & jam sessions, shopping, vendors, food trucks, & beer/wine vendors.  Manuel Brothers Park, Lead.  Music by Viscous Cycles

11am to Evening- Food Trucks in Lead.: Variety of Food Trucks

5pm to 7pm - Fall on the Patio w/ Live Music @ Stampmill: Join the Stampmill on their patio for Live Music by Unsinkable Rose.

6pm - Kyle Yamada & Yer Mom's Comedy Show at the Homestake Opera House: Fall in Love with Lead (all over again) with an evening of clean comedy for the entire family! Purchase tickets here.

9pm - Karaoke @ Greenfield Pub

Sunday, 9/22

11am - 2pm - Lead Volunteer Fire Department Open House: Demonstrations will be given, hamburgers & brats will be provided, and drinks will be available.  Schedule is listed below

            • 11:20 - Hurst Tools (Jaws of Life)
            • 11:40 - Fire Extinguishers
            • 12:00 - AED/CPR
            • 12:20 - Hurst Tools (Jaws of Life)
            • 12:40 - Fire Extinguishers
            •  1:00 - AED/CPR
            •   1:20 - Hurst Tools (Jaws of Life)
            • 1:40 - Fire Extinguishers
            •  2:00 - AED/CPR

Entire Weekend

Enjoy the fall colors on and off road! Take a Sunday drive, hike in the Canyon, bike the Mickelson trail or get off the beaten path in a UTV. Access the leaf peeper map here.

Plus, open container on Main Street from 11am to 11pm Friday & Saturday, shopping at our excellent retail locations, and delicious food and libations at our colorful restaurants and bars.

Want more information? We're here to help! (605) 591-0209

Photo credit Travel SD