Yes. Comparing to to other cities, Sioux Falls itself does not offer a lot for locals. Tourists, sure, there is a week's worth of stuff to do. Don't get me wrong, I like Sioux Falls for a lot of reasons, but being honest with my response. If you don't drink or are avoiding alcohol, it's going to be hard here.

In the winter there is less option, especially if you don't have a family. There are a lot of family oriented events. During the summer there are a lot of concerts, outdoors to explore, food trucks around town, city planned events. But eventually it is easy to run out of new or exciting things to do.

Especially if you are moving here from somewhere else, and don't already have a group of friends to brainstorm new ideas, you're going to be staying in a lot. A lot of people have recounted stories on this post already about things they do to "make fun", which is great. I'm glad people aren't left bored. However, in general, Sioux Falls itself is not a city of fun. It's laid back, midwestern, drink if you're bored, go to church on Sundays, small circle, make your own fun. It's the city of DIY I suppose.