This annual three-day celebration has it all for the ENTIRE FAMILY! A carnival, car show, arts & crafts fair, volleyball tournament, 5K fun run, cornhole tournament, golf scramble, hot air balloon rally, and one of the largest parades in the Black Hills!   

Festival Schedule:

July 18, 2025

Arts and Craft Festival

The Arts & Crafts Festival will be held in Custer on Washington St between 5th Street and 6th Street.

Once again for Gold Discovery Days, Washington Street in Custer will be blocked off from 8th Street to 2nd Street.  This will enable the majority of the weekend’s events including the carnival to be held in one area. 

9am-4pm: Custer Piecemakers Quilt Show and Vendor Market at Custer School District Armory

2-5pm: 15th Annual Caroline Hatton Flower show at Custer Senior Center

July 19, 2025

Arts and Craft Festival

The Arts & Crafts Festival will be held in Custer on Washington St between 5th Street and 6th Street.

Once again for Gold Discovery Days, Washington Street in Custer will be blocked off from 8th Street to 2nd Street.  This will enable the majority of the weekend’s events including the carnival to be held in one area. 

Gold Discovery Days Car Show:

Registration: 8am-11am
Awards: 1:30pm

9am-1pm: 15th Annual Caroline Hatton Flower show at Custer Senior Center

9am-4pm: Custer Piecemakers Quilt Show and Vendor Market at Custer School District Armory

10am: 102nd Annual Gold Discovery Days Parade

Once again the Parade will line up on Pageant Hill, come down 8th street before turning west on Mt Rushmore Rd.  The Parade will continue down Mt Rushmore Rd to 4th street where it will turn north and end. 

1:00pm: 27th Annual Gold Discovery Days Volleyball Tournament at Outdoor Sand Courts- 615 Washington St., Custer, SD

6:00 PM- 10:00 PM: Brandon and Eleven's

7:30 PM- Midnight: Camp Comfort

July 20, 2025

Arts and Craft Festival

The Arts & Crafts Festival will be held in Custer on Washington St between 5th Street and 6th Street.

Once again for Gold Discovery Days, Washington Street in Custer will be blocked off from 8th Street to 2nd Street.  This will enable the majority of the weekend’s events including the carnival to be held in one area. 

9am-4pm: Custer Piecemakers Quilt Show and Vendor Market at Custer School District Armory

5:00 PM- 8:30 PM: Flannel

Fest Date: July 18 - 20, 2025

Location: Throughout Custer, SD

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