Overview
The Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, USA Skateboarding and Levitt at the Falls will collaborate to create a one-of-a-kind Innoskate festival for the Oglala Lakota Nation in Pine Ridge, South Dakota, July 5, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, July 7–9. The Innoskate festival brings skateboarding and local communities together in a dynamic exploration of invention, creativity, fun and freedom of expression.
Innoskate Sioux Falls 2022 Festival Activities:
*Skate demonstrations with pro skaters
*Panel discussions with professional and Olympic skateboarders, inventors, scientists, artists and local community leaders
*Interactive invention activities from the Smithsonian’s Lemelson Center of Invention and Innovation
*Mobile skatepark from the Sioux Falls Skatepark Association
*Learn to skate clinics
*Art Alley with interactive art activities and working artists
*DTSF vendor skater village
*Skateboard deck art show at Rehfeld’s Art Gallery
*A Visual Sound skate film in concert with Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra and filmmakers Chris Pastras and Jason Lee
*Best trick contest
*Free concert headlining performances from Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Dessa, and Meet Me @ The Altar