<p>Kick off the 2026 peak season at the Black Hills &amp; Badlands Tourism Association’s 43rd annual <strong>Literature Swap</strong> at The Monument in Rapid City on <strong>Tuesday, May 5</strong>. (Registration is required.)</p><p>The Lit Swap makes it fun and easy to distribute your brochures and magazines to all five Interstate Welcome Centers located along I-90 and I-29. You can also exchange your marketing materials with other Black Hills &amp; Badlands region business, as well as stock up on the 2026 South Dakota Vacation Guide and Black Hills maps, which will be available for you to take in bulk.<br>&nbsp;</p><!---
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The Lit Swap&nbsp;will take place&nbsp;<strong>2-4 p.m.</strong> (doors open at 2 p.m.)&nbsp;on Tuesday, May 7, at The Monument in Rushmore Halls C&amp;D. Information about registration and cost is available on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.blackhillsbadlands.com/events/lit-swap&quot; target="_blank">BHB website</a>. Registration deadline is <strong>April 30, 2024</strong>.
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---><p><strong>All literature</strong> to be displayed at Interstate Welcome Centers <strong>must be registered</strong> for Travel South Dakota's <a href="https://sdvisit.com/training-hospitality/interstate-welcome-centers#pub…; target="_blank">Publication Program</a>.</p>

<p>The 2026&nbsp;<strong>South Dakota Missouri River Tourism Member Celebration &amp; Lit Drop</strong>&nbsp;will take place 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.&nbsp;on <strong>Friday, April 10</strong>, at Drifters in Fort Pierre. For more information, contact Lyssa at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a&gt; or 605-222-5364. (Registration is required for the Member Celebration.)</p><p>The SDMRT Lit Drop is for material that has already been registered for the <a href="https://sdvisit.com/training-hospitality/interstate-welcome-centers&quot; target="_blank">Publication Program</a>. At the event, please be prepared to drop off your materials at every welcome center's pallet. SDMRT will not be able to help with unloading materials. Please bring a helper if you have heavy or large amounts of literature.<br>&nbsp;</p><p><strong>All literature</strong> to be displayed at Interstate Welcome Centers <strong>must be registered</strong> for Travel South Dakota's <a href="https://sdvisit.com/training-hospitality/interstate-welcome-centers#pub…; target="_blank">Publication Program</a>.</p>

<p>The fireworks at Mount Rushmore National Memorial will take place the evening of <strong>Friday, July 3, 2026</strong>.</p><p>The 2026 event is a ticketed event. The public ticket lottery, hosted by <a href="https://www.recreation.gov/&quot; target="_blank">Recreation.gov</a>, will be live and accepting applicants from April 8-12, 2026.</p><p>Only lottery ticket winners will be admitted to the event on July 3rd. Tickets are non-transferrable. The park will close to the general public the evening of July 2nd, and will reopen for regular hours on July 4th with Independence Day programming open to all visitors.</p>