Let’s drift into the swirling energy of this weekend’s Four Winds Music & Art Fest in downtown Sioux Falls, a two-day creative whirlwind celebrating its 10th anniversary in all its eclectic glory.
This festival isn’t just loud—it’s vibrantly sprawling across six venues: ICON, DaDa Gastropub, Full Circle Book Co‑op, Club David, The Orion Pub, and Vishnu Bunny, both indoors and out . With over 100 artists, it’s expanded far beyond its modest punk roots into a glittering mosaic of genres and art forms .
Friday, August 8
Doors open at 5 PM, and the night jolts to life with The Spill Canvas marking their One Fell Swoop 20th anniversary. A reunion by Private Drive follows, then a cascade of styles—from indie grit to electronic whimsy—with acts like Don’t Panic, Gorgatron, Lilac Jam, Siouxciety’s EDM showcase, Dragged Out to Sea, Funk‑UH‑Fried, and more .
Saturday, August 9
The tempo shifts to afternoon starts—doors fling open at 2 PM. Expect a spotlight-stealing set from Chris Webby, joined by Night Moves and RIFFLORD. Saturday’s roster sprawls wider: Reviver, ILLuminari (that’s Enlightened Ones x Elevated Rebellion), Blvck Hoodie’s ensemble (Dinchi, Aundre Myles, Nikko McFadden, Noah Benjamin), God Cult, Pray for Villains, and a storied list that rolls onward—HUSK, Grave Solace, Ghostcat, Jay Graybuffalo, and beyond .
Tickets are $33 for a single-day pass, and $50 for the weekend, practically tabletop good value for this much creative kinetic energy .
This weekend is a living anthology of the Sioux Falls scene—local artists, genre mashups, art installations inside Icon, the warm buzz of galleries turned stages, and indie energy cracked open like a constellation. It’s bold, growing, and still grounded in its roots: celebrating local voices, expanding into new edges, and weaving music and art like synapses firing.
I wish I had requested off this weekend so I could go and see my old friends performing still!