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The Banquet provides nourishing meals and a welcoming community for those in need, fostering dignity and hope. Their mission is to ensure everyone has a place at the table, feeding both body and spirit through compassion and support.

Sioux Falls ChiliFest is a popular annual fundraiser hosted by The Banquet.&nbsp; The event takes place in the fall, featuring a friendly chili-tasting showdown between 10 local chefs, live music, and family-friendly activities.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2025/09/20/banquets-annual-chili-fest-feature-10-local-chefs/" target="_blank" fr-original-style="" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;"></a><a href="https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/2025/10/03/sioux-falls-banquet-hosts-chili-fest-fundraiser/" target="_blank" fr-original-style="" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;"></a><a href="https://thebanquetsf.org/event/chilifest_2026/" target="_blank" fr-original-style="" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ChilifestMusicFestival/videos/choose-your-build-chilifest/954645083636449/" target="_blank" fr-original-style="" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;"></a>The next ChiliFest is scheduled for Thursday, October 1, 2026. Here are the key details:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Time: 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Location: Icon Event Hall + Lounge, 402 N. Main Avenue, Sioux Falls.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Admission:&nbsp;$20 in advance, or $25 at the door.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Proceeds: Benefit The Banquet&#39;s mission to offer food and essential services to those in need in the Sioux Empire.</li></ul>

ChiliFest

Welcome to our online auction. 📣 Each item up for bid has been generously donated by our supporters, partners, and sponsors, with all proceeds directly benefiting The Banquet. By participating in our auction, you&#39;re not just acquiring remarkable items; you&#39;re also making a meaningful difference in the lives of those we serve. Spread the word, rally your friends and family, and together, let&#39;s make this auction a success! 🚀 The auction will close at 7:30pm on Thursday October 1, 2026, during Chilifest. If you are present at that time and are the winner, you will be able to claim your item(s) that night. Otherwise they will be available for pick up the next morning at The Banquet Downtown office, located at 900 E. 8th St. Thank you for your support, and happy bidding! The Banquet

ChiliFest Silent Auction

Your gift helps set a welcoming table at The Banquet. Each donation supports 16 weekly meals at our two Sioux Falls locations, where neighbors gather to share food, conversation, and care. Right now, your support helps provide a simple but vital kind of dignity alongside a hot meal. Thank you for helping feed both body and spirit in our community.

Your gift helps set a welcoming table at The Banquet. Each donation supports 16 weekly meals at our two Sioux Falls locations, where neighbors gather to share food, conversation, and care.Right now, your support helps provide a simple but vital kind of dignity alongside a hot meal. Thank you for helping feed both body and spirit in our community.

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The Heart Behind Christmas Doors of Wonder Christmas Doors of Wonder is about more than decorations or competition. It&#39;s about creativity, generosity, nostalgia, and bringing our community together during the Christmas season. Every decorated door represents someone willing to share a little Christmas joy. Every vote helps support The Banquet&#39;s mission of welcoming the community to gather and serve, feeding body and spirit. After all, what better way for a feeding ministry to celebrate Christmas than by inviting an entire community to open its doors?

The Heart Behind Christmas Doors of WonderChristmas Doors of Wonder is about more than decorations or competition. It's about creativity, generosity, nostalgia, and bringing our community together during the Christmas season.Every decorated door represents someone willing to share a little Christmas joy. Every vote helps support The Banquet's mission of welcoming the community to gather and serve, feeding body and spirit.After all, what better way for a feeding ministry to celebrate Christmas than by inviting an entire community to open its doors?

2026 Christmas Doors of Wonder

Sioux Falls&rsquo; Thanksgiving Day Run Thanksgiving Day &bull; Thursday, November 26, 2026 &bull; 8:00 AM W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds Armory Building &bull; Sioux Falls Before the turkey. Before the football. Before the pie. WE RUN. Thanksgiving morning, hundreds of runners, walkers, families, friends and neighbors come together for a Sioux Falls tradition all our own: Run for The Banquet. Choose your distance: 1.5 Mile &bull; 5K &bull; 10K<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Run it. Walk it. Bring the kids. Push the stroller. Bring the dog. Dress like a turkey. Race your friends or simply enjoy Thanksgiving morning together.</li></ul>No timing. No medals. No pressure. Everyone is welcome. Run for The Banquet is about starting Thanksgiving with movement, gratitude, community and giving back. RUN FREE. GIVE $20 IF YOU CAN.There is no required registration fee to participate (found within). Run for The Banquet has always been built around a suggested $20 donation, with every gift supporting The Banquet and our mission to welcome the community to gather and serve, feeding body and spirit. Give $20. Give more. Give less. Donate online or at the event. Most importantly, come join us. Registering through this page helps us know you&#39;re coming and allows you to select your distance, make a donation, order an event shirt and more. A SIOUX FALLS THANKSGIVING TRADITION<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Run for The Banquet began in 2004 when local runners Jeff Schmitt and Rob Sevold stopped at The Banquet on Thanksgiving morning, made a donation and then headed out for a run.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">The next year, they invited others to join them. And people kept coming.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">What began with two runners has grown into a Thanksgiving morning tradition bringing hundreds of people together to run, walk, give thanks and give back.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">More than two decades later, the idea remains wonderfully simple:</li></ul>Run. Walk. Give. Whether you&#39;re a longtime runner chasing a few Thanksgiving miles, walking your first 1.5 miles, bringing the whole family or simply looking for a meaningful way to begin the holiday, there is a place for you at the starting line. And festive attire? Absolutely encouraged.<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Turkeys, Thanksgiving gear, ridiculous hats, matching family outfits and whatever else you can somehow convince your relatives to wear at 8:00 in the morning are welcome.</li></ul> CAN&rsquo;T BE IN SIOUX FALLS? RUN FROM ANYWHERE! Texas. Florida. Across the country. Across the world. Before the turkey. After the pie. Just chilling on the couch all day??Wherever Thanksgiving finds you, you can be part of Run for The Banquet. Register through this page, choose Run From Anywhere, then tell us where you&#39;re joining us from. Run it, walk it, hit the treadmill or create your own route. Your starting line can be anywhere. 2026 EVENT SHIRT<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Want to commemorate the run? Our Run Hard. Give Thanks! event shirt is available to order through registration.</li></ul>Order your shirt by November 11.

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