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Christmas in the Hills
When: Friday, December 6th & Saturday, December 7th--2024
Where: Hot Springs, SD
Santa Hat Shopping Spree
When: Saturday, December 21st, 2024 from 11am-3pm
Where: Hot Springs, SD 57747
10th Annual Fall River Hot Air Balloon Festival
When: Friday, August 22nd - Sunday, August 25th--2025
Where: Hot Springs Municipal Airport, Cenntennial Park, Downtown Hot Springs
FAQ's about Hot Springs
A: Yes!
Called Minnekahta (warm waters) by the original white settlers in 1879, the town’s name was changed to Hot Springs in 1886. Earlier, the Lakota and the Cheyenne Indian tribes fought for control of the natural warm waters. Legends tell of a hostile encounter waged in the hills high above the gurgling springs on a peak called Battle Mountain.
A: Hot Springs is in the Southern Black Hills and offers a unique landscape unlike anywhere else in the Hills. Surrounded by rugged canyons, rolling grasslands and pine-covered hills.
A: The town of 3,700 boasts the Mammoth Site, Evans Plunge (the oldest attraction in the Black Hills), Wind Cave National Park, Moccasin Springs Natural Mineral Spa, lake resorts, history museums, the award-winning Southern Hills Golf Course and unique accommodations, shops and restaurants.
