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Festival of Nations is St. Louis' biggest multicultural celebration, and is back in Tower Grove Park for 2022. Enjoy live music, international fare, and gift booths featuring fair trade gifts and hand-made crafts. Guests can also enjoy children's activities.

Festival of Nations will be held on August 27-28 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Admission is free.

More information: festivalofnationsstl.org

At Great Green Adventures: Weather Watcher, kids will observe and identify changes in the weather and how this seasonal change affects the plants in their garden.

At Great Green Adventures: Signs of Fall, kids will explore the Missouri Botanical Garden after the leaves have fallen and look for colorful fall leaves to paint using watercolors.

Why do some trees' leaves stay green all winter? Kids can explore the Missouri Botanical Garden and learn about which trees stay green and why. 

The Whitaker Music Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden is a beloved summer tradition that presents free Wednesday evening concerts under the stars. Bring the kids, because there is free admission to the Children's Garden from 5-7 pm.

It's the food truck event that started them all! Local food trucks gather for an evening of friends, fun, live music and plenty of great food at Sauce Food Truck Fridays. St. Louis' favorite mobile restaurants will be dishing out fresh fare and local brews in Tower Grove Park.

The Doris I. Schnuck Children's Garden reopens for the season at the Missouri Botanical Garden on March 26 for the general public. The garden introduces youngsters at their most impressionable age to the significance of plants and nature in fun and innovative ways. Occupying nearly two acres west of the Climatron conservatory, the Children's Garden brings botany and 19th-century history to life through a variety of interactive themes will appeal to both kids and adults.