Chamberlain-Oacoma Area Chamber of Commerce

09/13/2026

🍂✨ HARVEST FESTIVAL VENDOR SPOTLIGHT! ✨🍂

We’re excited to welcome Kayli Reidt with Hair Expressions Salon, Spa & Boutique to this year’s Harvest Festival! Kayli will be joining us to share more about the salon’s beauty services—including their NEW UV Lash Extension service! 💕👁️

Be sure to stop by the Hair Expressions booth because Kayli has some fun things planned:

✨ FREE Hair Tinsel & Feathers — Add a little sparkle to your Harvest Festival look! Up to 3 pieces per person.

👁️ Learn About UV Lash Extensions — Curious about this newer lash technology? Kayli can explain how UV lash extensions work, their benefits, and help answer your questions.

🎟️ $20 OFF UV Lash Coupons — Pick up a coupon for $20 off your first UV lash set!

🎁 DOOR PRIZE — Stop by the booth and enter for your chance to win!

Whether you’re already a Hair Expressions client or simply curious about their services, make sure you stop by, say hello to Kayli, add a little sparkle to your hair and enter the drawing!

🎃 2026 HARVEST FESTIVAL
📅 Saturday, September 26
⏰ 9 AM–3 PM
📍 Oacoma City Park

🍁 Interested in joining us as a vendor?
Apply here:
https://form.jotform.com/Taryn_Reidt/2026-harvest-festival

09/12/2026

🍂 **30+ VENDORS AND COUNTING!** 🍂

Our **Harvest Festival Vendor Fair** is shaping up to be a BIG one this year! We already have **more than 30 vendors signed up**, bringing a fantastic variety of handmade goods, local products, unique finds, treats, gifts and so much more to **Oacoma City Park on Saturday, September 26!** 🎃🛍️

One of our favorite parts of the Harvest Festival is seeing so many local makers, small businesses, organizations and entrepreneurs come together in one place. There will be plenty to browse while you enjoy all of the other Harvest Festival activities throughout the day!

📅 **Saturday, September 26**
📍 **Oacoma City Park**
⏰ **9:00 AM – 3:00 PM**

# # # 🍁 WANT TO JOIN THE VENDOR FAIR?

**We are STILL accepting vendor applications!**

With 30+ vendors already registered, this is a great opportunity to get your products, business or organization in front of a great crowd. Help us make this our **biggest Vendor Fair yet!**

👇 **Apply to be a vendor here:**
https://form.jotform.com/Taryn_Reidt/2026-harvest-festival

Tag a vendor, maker or small business that needs to join us! 🍂🎃🧡

09/11/2026

🇺🇸 September 11, 2001
There is an entire generation now who knows September 11th only through history books, photographs, videos, and the stories we tell them.
They don’t remember where they were when the first plane hit.
They don’t remember watching the second plane and realizing this wasn’t an accident.
They don’t remember the confusion. The fear. The silence.
They don’t remember watching those towers fall and knowing, in that moment, that our world had changed forever.
But those of us who were there remember.
We remember the faces of people searching desperately for loved ones. We remember the first responders running toward something everyone else was running from. We remember strangers helping strangers. We remember the flags that seemed to appear everywhere in the days that followed.
And we remember this image.
Three firefighters, surrounded by destruction and unimaginable loss, raising the American flag above the rubble.
Twenty-five years have passed.
For some, September 11th is history.
For the rest of us, it is a memory.
Today we remember the 2,977 lives taken. We remember their families. We remember the firefighters, police officers, EMTs, military members, rescue workers, and countless others whose lives were forever changed by that day.
May we continue telling the story to the generations who weren't here to witness it.
Because September 11, 2001 must never become just another date in a history book.
🇺🇸 We remember. We honor. We will never forget.

09/11/2026

Today, we pause to remember September 11, 2001—a day that forever changed our nation.

We honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost, the first responders who ran toward danger, the service members who answered the call in the years that followed, and the countless families whose lives were forever changed.

Twenty-five years later, we remember not only the tragedy of that day, but also the courage, compassion, sacrifice, and unity shown in its aftermath.

May we continue to honor their memory by remembering what brought us together.

🇺🇸 We remember. We honor. We will never forget.

09/11/2026

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We’re proud to use Paul Mitchell Awapuhi Wild Ginger to nourish, repair, and restore your hair for soft, beautiful results. ✨

Stop in and find the products your hair will love!

09/10/2026

Thank you to Alyssa for chalking our walk today.

09/10/2026

09/10/2026

🌅 Last night on the Missouri River.

What a beautiful view of the Missouri River as the sun settled over Chamberlain-Oacoma. Sometimes our river really does put on quite a show!

A special thank you to Jean Blackwell for capturing this gorgeous sunset and sharing her photo with us. We’re grateful to be able to share moments like this that showcase just how beautiful our little corner of South Dakota is. 💛

📸 Photo courtesy of Jean Blackwell

09/10/2026

🎃 Introducing Pat’s Pumpkin Patch 🎃

For years, Pat Kerwin was one of the driving forces behind the pumpkin patch at the Chamberlain-Oacoma Harvest Festival. Pat was always willing to roll up his sleeves, lend a hand, and do whatever needed to be done to help make the Harvest Festival a success. 2026 Harvest Festival

This year, we are honored to give this special part of the festival a new name:

🧡 Pat’s Pumpkin Patch 🧡

It is a small way for us to honor Pat’s memory and recognize the years of selfless volunteerism, hard work, and heart he gave to the Harvest Festival and our community.

The Chamber will provide at least 100 FREE pumpkins for families to choose from while supplies last. We are also incredibly grateful to Buche Foods Oacoma for stepping in to help us with the Pumpkin Patch this year and helping us continue a tradition that Pat played such an important role in for so many years. 🎃

📸 We’re also excited to add something new this year! Rockwood Photos will be joining us for Harvest/Pumpkin Patch photos, giving families an opportunity to capture a special fall memory at Pat’s Pumpkin Patch. More information on that will be coming soon!

📅 Saturday, September 26
📍 Oacoma City Park
🎃 At least 100 FREE pumpkins — while supplies last

We hope families will stop by, pick out a pumpkin, take some fall photos, and help us carry forward a tradition that Pat put so much of himself into year after year.

In memory of Pat Kerwin — our friend, a dedicated volunteer, and someone whose impact on the Chamber will continue to be felt for years to come. 🧡