Downtown meals, drink competition will embody enjoyable points of interest

July 28, 2025

This occasion itemizing is sponsored by Taste the Goodness.

The annual Taste the Goodness foods and drinks competition returns for its eleventh 12 months this Saturday, with a brand new attraction and the prospect to boost funds to help these experiencing homelessness.

The occasion might be from 5 to 9 p.m. Aug. 2 behind the Avera Tech Center on 212 E. eleventh St. in downtown Sioux Falls.

“Taste the Goodness is more than just an evening of food and drink — it’s a celebration of fellowship and generosity in the very community it supports,” stated Aryn Hollaren, advertising and marketing and communications specialist for the Catholic Community Foundation for Eastern South Dakota

“Attendees will enjoy unlimited tastings of food, craft beer, wine, bourbon and plenty of nonalcoholic options too.”

Attendees should be 21 or older, and proceeds from the occasion profit the Bishop Dudley Hospitality House and the Bishop Dudley Center for Families.

Last November, the Bishop Dudley Center for Families opened its doorways, and it persistently is full with households working to get again into a spot of their very own. The Bishop Dudley Hospitality House additionally just lately launched a transitional housing program designed to supply employed grownup individuals with a possibility to determine stability in an unbiased dwelling setting throughout the constructing.

Taste the Goodness attendees can look ahead to greater than 30 native meals distributors, greater than 80 craft beers from native and regional breweries and a wide array of wine, beer, bourbon, connoisseur espresso, soda and kombucha.

The night time additionally consists of video games and actions, with probabilities to win prizes, an enormous silent public sale and the always-entertaining dunk tank.

This 12 months’s dunk tank lineup will embody South Dakota Speaker of the House Jon Hansen, Sioux Falls Live editor and reporter Patrick Lalley, Avera chief mission officer Dave Belde, member of the South Dakota House and CCFESD board chair Tim Czmowski, plus a pleasant competitors between Sioux Falls-area monks Father Jacob Doty and Father Zach Schaefbauer to see who will get dunked probably the most.

“New this year, we’re offering an escape room experience where attendees can assemble in teams and work through a series of puzzles to win prizes,” Hollaren stated.

Spots are restricted, so pre-registration is inspired for individuals who need to add a component of enjoyable to their tasting expertise. Available time slots and pre-registration may be discovered at ccfesd.org/taste-the-goodness.

Volunteers are also wanted for serving meals and drinks, setup and tear down. This is a good alternative for a bunch to volunteer collectively! Sign up on the occasion web site at ccfesd.org/taste-the-goodness.

More data and tickets may be discovered at ccfesd.org/taste-the-goodness or on the gate on the day of the occasion. For those that can’t attend or for individuals who need to get a jump-start on their bidding, all the silent auction is now open for online bidding.