2025 list of SD Legislative Cracker Barrels

IIf you know of any 2025 Cracker Barrels that we don’t list or want us to add more information – please contact Nancy at 605-787-6466 or phas.wsd@rapidnet.com and let her know.

    Every year Prairie Hills Audubon Society is one of several organizers/sponsors of the Piedmont (Foothills Area) cracker barrel, which is normally held at the American Legion Post in Piedmont on a Saturday afternoon in February. (This year on 2/15/25)  If anyone wants to help organize our sponsored Cracker Barrel contact Nancy at 605-787-6466 or phas.wsd@rapidnet.com.

        At the bottom of our list we provide links to other organizations that maintain annual cracker barrel lists.         If you are searching for dates/locals – Cracker Barrel/Coffees are often sponsored by your local Chamber of Commerce, but not always and local newspapers often know the dates.

Western South Dakota Legislative Cracker Barrel, Coffees & Wojapi Bowls 2025:,

DATES WE KNOW FOR 2025

Belle Fourche Legislative Cracker Barrel:
1:00 Pm, Branding Iron Steak House, 19079 US-85,
Saturday, January 25th, 2025
Hosted by Belle Fourche Chamber of Commerce

Deadwood Legislative Cracker Barrel
When: 10 a.m.-12 am, Deadwood Gulch, 304 Cliff St.
Saturday,  March 1, 2025
Host: Deadwood Chamber of Commerce

Piedmont (Foothills Area) Legislative Cracker Barrel:
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm, Piedmont Valley American Legion Post 311, 101 Pine St.,Piedmont
Saturday, February 15th, 2025
Hosted by Prairie Hills Audubon Society, the American Legion Post 311, & Dakota Rural Action (Black Hills Chapter) 

Details:  There is a 20-25 minute break in the middle of 2 sessions of Q & A, A hybrid format might be offered.  Legislators from Districts 33 and 29 are invited and all six are expected.

Newell Legislative Cracker Barrel:
9:30 am, Newell City Hall, 108 3rd St., Newell
Saturday, January 25th, 2025,
Sabrina Harmon organizes this event

Rapid City Legislative Cracker Barrel
9-11 am , Western Dakota Tech Event Center,  800 Mickelson Dr, Rapid City
Saturdays, February 1st, 15th and March 8th, 2025
Elevate Rapid City organizes this event, https://www.elevaterapidcity.com/crackerbarrels/

Spearfish Legislative Cracker Barrel  
at 10AM at the Career and Technology Education Center (in the Lobby area), 1824 Spirit Lane
February 8th, 2025
Hosted by: Spearfish Chamber of Commerce

Sturgis Legislative Cracker Barrel
9 am 11 am,  Erskine Building, (Meade County Office Building at 1300 Sherman St., Sturgis),
Saturdays, February 1st,  March 1st , 2025
Sturgis Chamber of Commerce organizes this event

DATES NOT YET KNOWN FOR 2025 IN WESTERN SD

Custer Legislative Cracker Barrel
Ask the Custer County Chronicle

Hill City Legislative Cracker Barrel
Ask the Hill City Prevailer

Hot Springs Legislative Cracker Barrel
Normally at the Mueller Center,
Ask Mueller Center

Oglala Sioux Legislation Meeting – Wojapi Bowl
For info. contact Tonia: preservehumanity@gmail.com

Wall Legislative Cracker Barrel,
Not yet known by us
Normally hosted by Wall Chamber of Commerce and Wall Drug

Note – Edgemont and Union Center (at a Church) sometimes also have Cracker Barrels
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Eastern South Dakota Legislative Cracker Barrel or Coffees 2025:

Sioux Falls Area Legislative Coffees
10 a.m,  HUB Auditorium at Southeast Technical College, 2001 N. Career Ave., Sioux Falls
Saturdays February 1st,  8th and  22nd,
Organized by Sioux Falls League of Women Voters

Yankton Legislative Cracker Barrels
10 a.m., City Commission Room at CMTEA, 1200 W. 21st St. (use the west door.)
January 18th, February 22nd, March 15th 2025
Host: Yankton Thrive
Details: Questions may be submitted prior to each event to thrive@yanktonsd.com or by calling Yankton Thrive prior to the event at 605-665-3636. Questions may also be submitted during the event. Events will also be livestreamed on the Yankton Thrive Facebook page.

Alexandria Legislative Cracker Barrel
Not yet known by us

Britton Legislative Cracker Barrel
Not yet known by us, ask Marshall County Journal

Brookings Legislative Cracker Barrel/Coffee:
Not yet known by us

Burke Legislative Cracker Barrel
Not yet known by us
Chamberlain/Oacoma Legislative Cracker Barrel:
Not yet known by us

Clear Lake Legislative Cracker Barrel:
Not yet known by us, ask Clear Lake Courier

Corsica – (Platte) Legislative Cracker Barrel:
Not yet known by us

Dell Rapids Legislative Cracker Barrel:
Not yet known by us
Gettysburg Legislative Cracker Barrel
Not yet known by us

Gregory Legislative Cracker Barrel
Not yet known by us

Hartford Legislative Cracker Barrel
Not yet known by us

Highmore Legislative Cracker Barrel.
Not yet known by us

Huron Legislative Coffee/Cracker Barrel:
Not yet known by us, sponsored AARP and SD Farmers Union and Huron Chamber and Visitors Bureau

Kimball Legislative Cracker Barrel:
Not yet known by us

Madison Legislative Cracker Barrel
Not yet known by us, host: Greater Madison Area Chamber of Commerce (GMACC)

Miller Legislative Cracker Barrel:
Not yet known by us

Mitchell Legislative Cracker Barrel/Coffee
Not yet known by us, hosted by the Mitchell Area Chamber of Commerce,
https://business.mitchellchamber.com/events/calendar/

Mobridge Legislative Cracker Barrel
Not yet known by us, City of Mobridge organizes the Cracker Barrels.

Onida Legislative Cracker Barrel:
Not yet known by us

Pierre Legislative Cracker Barrel/Coffee:
Not yet known by us, chamber of Commerce sponsors

Platte Legislative Cracker Barrel
Not yet known by us

Redfield Legislative Cracker Barrel:
Normally on Monday of Presidents Day Weekend  (but verify for 2025)
Organized by the Depot.

Selby Legislative Cracker Barrel:
Not yet known by us

Stickney Legislative Coffee/Cracker Barrel:
Not yet known by us

Vermillion Legislative Coffee/Cracker Barrel:
Not yet known by us, Sponsored by Vermillion Area Chamber and Development Company

Wagner Legislative Cracker Barrel
Not yet known by us

Watertown Legislative Cracker Barrel,
Not yet known by us

Wessington Springs Legislative Cracker Barrel/Coffee
Not yet known by us

White Lake Legislative Cracker Barrel,
Not yet known by us

Winner Legislative Cracker Barrel,
Not yet known by us

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We removed our 2024 cracker barrel list to create the 2025 list. Nancy can e-mail old lists to anyone who wants, phas.wsd@rapidnet.com, 605-787-6466
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2025 other group’s cracker barrel/coffee lists-

ACLU – https://www.aclusd.org/en/legislative-coffees-and-cracker-barrels

2024 other group’s cracker barrel/coffee lists-

Associated School Boards of SD –  https://asbsd.org/advocacy/legis-cracker-barrels/

ACLU – https://www.aclusd.org/en/sdleg-forums

AARP- https://states.aarp.org/south-dakota/sdcrackerbarrels2024

Center for Rural Affairs – https://www.cfra.org/blog/south-dakota-legislative-update-jan-9-2024

SD Realtors A https://www.sdra.org/legislativetracker.html

Other group’s lists from 2023:

Associated School Boards of SD– https://asbsd.org/index.php/2023-legis-cracker-barrel-list/

SD Rural Electric –SD Rural Electric’s

ACLU –  https://www.aclusd.org/en/sdleg-forums

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