The Goss Opera House

Name: The Goss Opera House
Address: 100 E Kemp Avenue Suite A, Watertown, SD, 57201, US
Telephone: +16057530200
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.3

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The Goss Opera House

Welcome to the Goss, where historic charm meets modern elegance. If these walls could talk, the stories they would tell!
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We invite you to create your own history at the Goss. Performance & Event Venue
Historic opera hall in Watertown, SD

11/22/2025

11/21/2025

Tonight's Big Daddy Weave show with Megan Woods and David Leonard is SOLD OUT.

Thank you for supporting The Goss Opera House!

11/19/2025

The Goss just got a little bit more ready for the Christmas season! 🎄 HUGE thanks to our Ray and Nate and Gordon from Gray Construction Co. for coming over and installing our big shiny ornaments!

11/15/2025

We love being in the heart of Downtown Watertown! Follow this page, tag some friends and win this basket of goodies!

🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME, WATERTOWN!

We love our community — and we want YOU to stay in the loop on all the exciting things happening in Downtown Watertown! From new shops and specials to events, celebrations, and seasonal fun… there’s always something happening! 💛✨

To enter our Downtown Happenings Giveaway, just:
1️⃣ LIKE this post
2️⃣ FOLLOW our page
3️⃣ INVITE 3 FRIENDS who love supporting local!

That’s it! Easy, fun, and a great way to help spread the word about everything happening right here in the heart of Watertown. 🏙️💙

One lucky winner will receive a Downtown Goodie Bundle packed with treats from our local businesses! 🎁
👉 Giveaway ends on 11/17/2025. Winner will be announced here!
Let’s grow this community together — invite away! 🙌✨

11/14/2025

‼️Low Ticket Alert‼️

If you are planning to attend the Big Daddy Weave, Megan Woods and David Leonard performance at The Goss Opera House next Friday, November 21st get your tickets NOW!

There are only a handful of tickets left and they are selling fast!

Get em now at thegossoperahouse.com

11/12/2025

Downtown will be buzzing this Holiday season!

This holiday season, explore the numerous fun activities!! 🎄

Keep an eye on the event pages for all the details!

11/10/2025

Dustin Sinner Fine Art and The Goss Opera House Present The Art Of Giving December 6th at The Goss Opera House.

Gallery Social Hour: Mingle. Shop. Eat. Drink.

Explore Dustin Sinner’s newest collection of artworks while enjoying hors d’oeuvres, drinks and good company. (20% of all art sales will benefit The Goss Opera House.)

Live Auction: Feel the excitement of a live auction featuring curated selections of Dustin Sinner’s original pieces. (50% of auction proceeds will go directly to support The Goss Opera House.)
Entertainment: Live music by Matt Gauger
Dress Code: Business Casual

Gallery Social Hour 5:30 PM
Live Auction 7:00 PM
Live Music 8:00 PM

The Goss is looking for gently used but greatly loved Christmas decor donations including trees! Contact Jamie.mack@theg...

11/05/2025

The Goss is looking for gently used but greatly loved Christmas decor donations including trees! Contact [email protected] to set up delivery!

🎄✨ The Goss Opera House is getting ready for the holidays! ✨🎄

We’re looking to add some extra Christmas magic around the building this year — and we could use your help!

If you have any gently used artificial Christmas trees you’d like to donate, we’d love to give them a second life here at the Goss. From the grand staircase to Reliabank Theater and Maud's Mercantile, your tree could help spread holiday cheer throughout the season.

🎁 Trees of all sizes are welcome!
Drop-offs can be arranged by calling 605-753-0200 or emailing Jamie at [email protected]

Let’s deck the halls of the Goss — together! ❤️

Address

100 E Kemp Avenue Suite A
Watertown, SD
57201

Telephone

+16057530200

Website

http://www.thegossoperahouse.com/

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A Storied Past

Charles Goss moved to Watertown in the late 19th century and built a large store on the corner of Kemp Avenue and Maple Street. When that building was destroyed by a fire in April 1888, Mr. Goss immediately set about replacing it with the building we know and love today.

The doors of the building were opened once again in the spring of 1889, and the Goss became a bustling hub of community activity. Audiences filled seats for music and theater productions as well as community events. Box seats and a beautiful serpentine balcony, still intact today, overlooked a magnificent stage with superb acoustics.

The vibrant space slowly went dark after the Depression in the 1930s, and by the late 1950s, it became a largely forgotten part of our history.

A major renovation project began in 2008 to restore the Goss theater to prominence. On Dec. 31, 2018, the newly formed Friends of the Goss Opera House, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, purchased the building with the intent of making the Goss a bustling hub of community activity once again.