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Open for inputYour input is openUpdated Nov. 11, 2026

Convention center

Experience Sioux Falls and Forward Sioux Falls are exploring a modern downtown convention center that would work alongside the current one on West Avenue. No site, cost or funding plan has been set. Two public open houses are planned to gather ideas.

Illustration of a modern convention hall with a glass lobby and sweeping roof, a hotel tower, the older convention center beside it, visitors with lanyards, a map pin with a question mark and a rising sun

Who decides

Right now, Experience Sioux Falls and Forward Sioux Falls, two private groups, are leading the effort. The city is not directly involved yet. Any city land, public money or advisory vote would go through the Mayor and City Council.

What happens next

Open houses Thu. Nov. 12, 7 to 8 p.m., at the Sioux Falls Convention Center, and Wed. Dec. 2, 6 to 7 p.m., at the Downtown Library. Same presentation at both.

How to weigh in

  • Go to an open houseThu. Nov. 12, 7 to 8 p.m., Sioux Falls Convention Center, 1201 N. West Ave. (presentation at 7:20). Or Wed. Dec. 2, 6 to 7 p.m., Downtown Library, 200 N. Dakota Ave. (presentation at 6:20).
  • Learn more onlineThe organizers' site for the More Means More effort.

Coming up

  • Public input

    Ideas for a new convention center

    7 p.m. to 8 p.m. · Sioux Falls Convention Center, 1201 N. West Ave.

    Open house from 7 to 8 p.m., presentation at 7:20 p.m. Part of More Means More, an effort exploring a modern downtown convention center. Experience Sioux Falls and Forward Sioux Falls want ideas early. No site or cost has been set. A second open house is Dec. 2.

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  • Public input

    Ideas for a new convention center

    6 p.m. to 7 p.m. · Siouxland Libraries Downtown Library, 200 N. Dakota Ave.

    Open house from 6 to 7 p.m., presentation at 6:20 p.m. Same session as Nov. 12, for anyone who can't make that one. No site or cost has been set.

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Common questions

Would the current Sioux Falls Convention Center close?

No. Under the current proposal, it would stay open for trade shows, agricultural events and local gatherings. The new center would go after larger regional and national conventions.

Where would a new convention center go?

No site has been chosen. The city owns about 7 acres east of downtown near 10th Street and Cliff Avenue from the earlier Riverline District plan, and other downtown sites are being discussed.

How much would a new convention center cost?

No cost has been released for the current proposal. An earlier study for the Riverline plan estimated $225 million to $250 million, and that estimate is more than a year old.

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A large data center campus has been proposed in northeast Sioux Falls, and the City Council is writing new rules for data centers. A council committee is taking public input, with proposed rules due Nov. 27 and a report to the full council on Jan. 12.

Next Fri. Nov. 27: Last day to send proposed data center rules

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