The annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown St. Louis is comprised of more than 120 units, including marching bands, floats, huge cartoon-character balloons, more than 5,000 marchers and lots of clowns.
The parade begins at noon at 20th and Market Streets on March 16 and is held rain or shine.
More information: irishparade.org
Keep the momentum going after Earth Day with Earth-related kids' activities and games, music, a raffle, and more.
Kids of all ages are invited to climb on and explore dump trucks, backhoes, fire trucks, police cruisers, an excavator and more at Tons of Transportation.
Kids can work on existing gym skills, learn new skills or just play around during Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym. Reservations are not necessary.
Science Tots is designed for children ages 18 to 36 months. The class provides opportunities to support brain development and learning. Toddlers and their grown-ups will explore STEM topics through songs, stories, hands-on exploration and play.
Aspiring superheros will have the opportunity to conquer an obstacle course, hang out with special guest superheroes and be assigned a mission as part of Superhero Training Day.