The Goss Opera House

Name: The Goss Opera House
Address: Watertown, SD, US
Telephone: +16057530200
Price range: $$
Rating: 4.1

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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

07/08/2025

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07/04/2025

Happy Independence Day from the Goss Opera House! 🇺🇸

07/01/2025

LIVE AT THE GOSS! Friday, August 15th! Get your tickets - $25 General Admission and $75 VIP.

Full song promo video for talent buyers.

06/30/2025

We're on the hunt for a creative rockstar!
The Goss Opera House is looking for a part-time social media & graphic design guru to help us shine online! If you’ve got skills in creating eye-catching graphics, fun videos, and managing websites—AND love concerts, weddings, and arts programming—this gig is for YOU!

Flexible hours, perks like concert tickets, and a chance to showcase all the fantastic things happening at the Goss! Please send us a few samples of your work, and let’s create some magic together!
Email [email protected] or call 605-753-0200 for more information.

06/12/2025

On Sale Tomorrow at 10:00 AM

06/11/2025

Just Announced!! The Four Horsemen - A Celebration of Metallica at The Goss Opera House on Friday, August 15th!

Tickets on sale Friday at 10:00 AM!

Presented by The Goss and Mavericks At The Goss!

05/29/2025

Let us take the work out of your next event! Whether it is a small shower, an intimate dinner party, or a conference for 250, we can handle it all! Call us today! 605-753-0200.

05/27/2025

We want to wish our leader, Jamie Mack, the happiest birthday!! We hope you have the best day!!! Thanks for all you do!

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Watertown, SD

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.