• Check out the Sidewalk Arts Festival. It's the 61st Annual Sidewalk Arts Festival downtown this weekend. The event, a fundraiser for the Washington Pavilion, will feature more than 260 vendors, as well as food, live music and children's activities. More details here.
  • Give your input. The city is hosting a community listening session about the Shape Sioux Falls 2050 comprehensive plan at 6 p.m. Monday at the Ronning Branch library. Get more background on the planning process here (and, of course, the simplified version here.)
  • Loop the lake. Race around Lake Lorraine on Sunday as part of the Loop the Lake event with Flow and Paddle. Racers can use either a stand-up paddleboard or kayak. Registration and more details here.
  • Support United Way. Sioux Empire United Way's kickoff week continues with a special event at the Levitt Friday evening and the second edition of SEUW Brew with Severance Brewing on Thursday. Get all the details on kickoff week events here.
  • Beer, art and babies. No, the beer isn't for the babies...but the diapers you'll bring to Woodgrain as part of the "Brushes and Brews" event are. Get $2 off a beer for donating diapers, wipes or baby shampoo, and check out live music, art from SuFu Creative and a variety of vendors. Donations benefit the Teddy Bear Den. Details here.
  • Check out some food trucks. It's a Food Truck Festival on Wednesday night at Brandon Lutheran Church with 14 food trucks. Details here.
  • Go fishin'. Bring the whole family to learn the basics of fishing at the Outdoor Campus on Saturday. Details and registration here.