JANUARY 01
First Day Hikes , Custer State Park
20 11th annual Burning Beetle Celebration , Pageant Hill , Custer
FEBRUARY 11-12
Lovers Leap Snowshoe Hike , Custer State Park
26-March 4 7th annual Restaurant Week “ Taste of Custer ,” Custer
MARCH 02 19th annual Custer Area Chamber Trade Show , Custer High School
19 Blue Bird Box Workshop & Hike , Custer State Park
MAY 01-Sept . 30
N . A . Artist in Residence , Crazy Horse Memorial
01 Summer Trail Challenge begins , Custer State Park
03 Korczak Day , Crazy Horse Memorial
06 Anne ’ s Day , Crazy Horse Memorial
17-19 10th annual Black Hills International Sound of Silence Tesla Road Trip
17-19
Custer State Park Open House , free park entrance and fishing , Custer State Park
24-Sept . 30 Native American performances , daily , 11:30 a . m ., 1:30 p . m ., 4:30 p . m ., Crazy Horse Memorial
JUNE
June-Oct . Custer Farmers ’ Market , Way Park , Saturdays only , Custer
01 Spring Volksmarch , 10K ( 6.2 miles ) hike to the face on the Memorial , Crazy Horse Memorial
03 National Trails Day , Custer State Park
03 Dedication Anniversaries , Crazy Horse Memorial
6 Custer Area Chamber of Commerce Directory 2024
JUNE continued
07-09 6th annual Off-Road Rally , Custer
15 Mickelson Big Mick , Custer
9-Aug . 17 Black Hills Playhouse 77th season , Custer State Park
21-23 Mickelson Trail Summer Trek , Custer
14-16 Gift from Mother Earth Art Show , Native American and Western-style art , Crazy Horse Memorial
26 Evening event to honor Ruth Ziolkowski ( 1926- 2014 ) and Battle of Little Bighorn , Crazy Horse Memorial
JULY
03-04 July 4th festivities , downtown Custer
04 Patriots ’ Parade , downtown Custer
04 Custer Fireworks , Pageant Hill , Custer
19-21 101st annual Gold Discovery Days , Custer
20
101st annual Gold Discovery Days Parade , 10 a . m ., downtown Custer
AUGUST 02-11 Custer Cruisin ,’ downtown Custer [ Sturgis Rally – Aug . 4-13 ]
06 Custer Cruisin ’ 26th annual Mayor ’ s Ride , Custer
09 Star Party , Custer State Park
16-17 Lean Horse 100 Ultra-Marathon , Southern Black Hills
17 Community-Wide Rummage Sale , Custer
SEPTEMBER 01
Studebaker Car Show , Custer
06 Evening Event to honor Korczak Ziolkowski ( 1908-1982 ) and Crazy Horse ’ s death ( 1877 )
2024
SEPTEMBER continued
15-17 Mickelson Trail Trek , begins in Custer
TBA
Rails to Ales , Custer
26-28 31st Governor ’ s Annual Buffalo Roundup Arts Festival , Custer State Park
27 59th Governor ’ s annual Buffalo Roundup , Custer State Park
29 Autumn Volksmarch , 10K ( 6.2 miles ) hike to the face on the Memorial , Crazy Horse Memorial
OCTOBER
06 Run Crazy Horse , full and half marathons , Crazy Horse Memorial
14
Native Americans ’ Day , various programs , performers , activities , Crazy Horse Memorial
20
Korczak Ziolkowski Remembrance Day , walk to family tomb on Mountain , Crazy Horse Memorial
18-19
Halloween Night Hike & Haunted House , Custer State Park
31
Custer Merchant ’ s Trick or Treat , 4-6 p . m ., Custer
NOVEMBER 02
59th annual Fall Classic Bison Auction , Custer State Park
TBA YMCA Santa ’ s Village Gift & Craft Sale , Custer
11 Veterans Day Hike , Custer State Park
Nov . 29-Jan . 1 7th Annual Festival of Trees , Custer State Park
29 Winter Trail Challenge Begins , Custer State Park
DECEMBER
07 Custer Ch ristmas Parade , 5:30 p . m ., downtown Custer