Sioux City announces bevy of summer events
The City of Sioux City held a press conference Friday morning announcing multiple events, including a new event. It's the 'Always Going To Be Me' festival, meant to highlight the individuality, freedom, and resilience of local artists and musicians. The event will take place on Virginia Street between 3rd and 4th Streets on June 6.
An event taking place for the second time is the La Familia Summer Jam Block Party hosted by La Familia Nightclub. Headlining the party area are three Atlanta legends: Gorilla Zoe, Lil Scrappy, and Yung Joe. It takes place June 7 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Downtown Partners announced a new event series called First Fridays. Taking place June 6, July 4, Aug. 1, Sept. 5, and Oct. 3, the series will highlight what downtown Sioux city has to offer by provide multiple activities, including Downtown Live and Food Truck Fridays.
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Downtown Live is also returning to Sioux City this summer. The line up for the summer concert series was announced Friday morning. The concerts will take place on from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. on June 6, July 4, Aug. 1, and Sept. 5.
The Siouxland favorite of Food Truck Fridays is also returning. In its 10th year, Food Truck Fridays will start June 6 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every Friday through August 29. The weekly event takes place every Friday in the summer and features a slew of local food trucks all in one place.
In addition to all the above events, the Sioux City Public Museum is hosting multiple events themselves. On top of the exhibits that will be on display, the museum is also hosting many family-friendly events, such as National Dinosaur Day, Floyd Monument and First Bride's Grave Family Field Trip, and Kid's Thursdays. More information about the museum's events can be found here.
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