Middle Schoolers

Celebrate Oktoberfest at Grant's Farm! Families can tailor their experiences for this event to include Clydesdale Close-up tours, Animal Encounters, a fun pass that includes carousel rides, animal feedings and frozen treats, and lots more. Oktoberfest also features German music and dancers, and traditional German food.

Enjoy the free, all-day SciFest at the Saint Louis Science Center showcasing how STEM concepts, innovation, play and creativity all go together. At SciFest, you can meet, work and play alongside artists, authors, innovators, STEM experts, creatives and entrepreneurs. There will be a wide variety of hands-on activities as well as meet & greets, robotics demonstrations, story times, game competitions and more.

Beautiful Forest Park is the setting for the annual free concert performed by the St. Louis Symphony, complete with fireworks to end the show.

Visit the James S. McDonnell Planetarium in Forest Park and see a star show to experience the largest artificial sky in the Western Hemisphere. Star shows are lead LIVE by one of the Planetarium's educators, creating a new and tailored experience for every audience. 

Bring your painting into another dimension at Painting as Sculpture, a family workshop at Laumeier Sculpture Park. This workshop is for ages 4-12 with a favorite grownup.

Explore the fun and messy world of clay through hand building at the Mudworks Family Workshop at Laumeier Sculpture Park. 

The JB Blast, one of St. Louis County's biggest Fourth of July celebrations featuring live music, food trucks and a fireworks show, is now taking place on July 21. Admission and parking are free. This event was rescheduled from its original date of June 30, when it was postponed due to inclement weather.