Events
Dakotafest strives to provide both the traditional programs that bring attendees back year after year while also offering new dynamic events and programs which are designed both to entertain and entice new attendees.
Tuesday, August 16th
| 9:00am – 5:00pm | Free Water, All Day | SDSU Campus |
| 9:30am | Virtual Coffee Shop-Free SDSU Coffee! | SDSU Forum Pavilion |
| 9:30am | Stockman & Stewardship Session | SDSU Campus |
| 10:00am – 4:00pm | Ride-N-Drive Demos | East End of grounds |
| 10:30am | Livestock Chute Demos | Livestock Demo Tent |
| 10:30am | FEATURE FORUM "Opportunities in Wind Energy" |
SDSU Forum Pavilion |
| 12:00pm | SDSU & SD Beef Breeders Bull Pen Seminar | SD Beef Breeders Booth #212 |
| 12:30pm | Free SDSU Ice Cream | SDSU Forum Pavilion |
| 1:00pm | Pro-Build Pedal Pull | Northwest End |
| 1:00pm | Stockman & Stewardship Session | SDSU Campus |
| 1:30pm | Ag Quiz Bowl Championship | SDSU Forum Pavilion |
| 2:00pm | Livestock Chute Demos | Livestock Demo Tent |
Wednesday, August 17th
| 9:00am – 5:00pm | Free Water, All Day | SDSU Campus |
| 9:30am | Virtual Coffee Shop-Free SDSU Coffee | SDSU Forum Pavilion |
| 9:30am | Stockman & Stewardship Session | SDSU Campus |
| 10:00am | Dakotafest Women's Brunch | Highland Conference Center |
| 10:00am – 4:00pm | Ride-N-Drive Demos | East End of Grounds |
| 10:30am | Livestock Chute Demos | Livestock Demo Tent |
| 10:30am | FEATURE FORUM “The Future of South Dakota Agriculture” |
SDSU Forum Pavilion |
| 12:00pm | Soy Biodiesel Ice Cream Social | Biodiesel Tent, Lot #845 |
| 12:00pm | SDSU & SD Beef Breeders Bull Pen Seminar | SD Beef Breeders Booth #212 |
| 12:30pm | Free SDSU Ice Cream | SDSU Forum Pavilion |
| 1:00pm | Pro-Build Pedal Pull | Northwest End |
| 1:00pm | Stockman & Stewardship Session | SDSU Campus |
| 1:30pm | FEATURE FORUM “Agricultural Drainage in SD... What are the Potential Impacts?” |
SDSU Forum Pavilion |
| 2:00pm | Livestock Chute Demos | Livestock Demo Tent |
| 7:30pm | Miller Lite Bull Bash | Rodeo Grounds, Mitchell |
Thursday, August 18th
| 9:00am – 5:00pm | Free Water, All Day | SDSU Campus |
| 9:30am | Virtual Coffee Shop-Free SDSU Coffee! | SDSU Forum Pavilion |
| 10:00am – 4:00pm | Ride-N-Drive Demos | East End of Grounds |
| 10:30am | Livestock Chute Demos | Livestock Demo Tent |
| 10:30am | FEATURE FORUM “Growing the Cattle Industry in South Dakota” |
SDSU Forum Pavilion |
| 12:00pm | SDSU & SD Beef Breeders Bull Pen Seminar | SD Beef Breeders Booth #212 |
| 12:30pm | Free SDSU Ice Cream | SDSU Forum Pavilion |
| 1:00pm | Pro-Build Pedal Pull | Northwest End |
| 1:00pm | SDSU Cow-Calf Unit Auction | Livestock Demo Tent |
