Event Schedule
August 13-16
2026
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Thursday, Aug 13
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8-4: Check in and on site registration as well as canvas stamping at the Ingalls Homestead --20812 Homestead Rd, De Smet, SD 57231.
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Copyist Event at South Dakota Art Museum. Check with the museum for time. 605-688-5423.
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5pm: Informal gathering of artists and friends at the Kingsbury County Country Club - 611 7th Str SW, De Smet. Food/drinks on your own.
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Group en plein air painting wherever you choose! De Smet Cemetery Memorial Gardens and grounds of the surrounding Country Club available.
Friday, August 14
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8-4: Check in, in-person registration, canvas stamping - Ingalls Homestead.
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9-11am AM: Quick Draw event. Meet at the Masonic Lodge lawn, 302 Calumet Avenue SE, De Smet, SD 57231 15 minutes early for final instructions. Painting to take place within a couple blocks of the downtown area.
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5:30-7pm. Join Us for an early evening get together at The Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society, 105 Olivet Ave SE, De Smet, 57231 for a special viewing of a new Harvey Dunn painting recently acquired. Light Refreshments will be provided.
Saturday, Aug 16
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8-12: Continued registration, canvas stamping - Ingalls Homestead.
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10-11 am Artists Demonstration with Eleazar Evanglista at Ingalls Homestead.
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1-2pm Youth Workshop with Karen Kinder at Ingalls Homestead.
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6pm Join Us for an evening meal at Ingalls Homestead. Music, and good company provided. Artists have free entry to the meal, if others accompany you, a free will donation is requested.
Event Sites
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Ingalls Homestead
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De Smet Event Center
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De Smet Welcome Center
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De Smet Library
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Remembrance Gardens at
De Smet Cemetary
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Lake Osceola stone bathhouse
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society
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Kingsbury County Courthouse