The 2017 Harvest Festival celebrates the best Autumn has to offer: delicious fall foods from St. Louis' top restaurants, a farmer's market featuring fresh local produce, locally made arts and crafts, kids' activities, live music and all of the season's splendor in Laumeier's beautiful outdoor setting.
Eat to your heart's content from some of St. Louis' favorite food trucks at this special event at Laumeier Sculpture Park. Admission is free.
Sign up your little superhero for a one-mile course filled with obstacles designed just for kids.
Celebrate the weekend before many kids go back to school with a pool party!
Kids can learn how a botanist works as they use tools to dissect flowers and explore how flowers benefit the world.
Make your own custom fidget spinners from a variety of household materials at this free workshop for all ages.
See a beautiful balloon glow with five hot air balloons and enjoy lots of kids' activities, like the Bubble Bus and face painting at this community event that benefits the YMCA.
Take your family to watch birds of prey fly right over your head, meet the wonderful bird ambassadors of the World Bird Sanctuary up close and much more.
The St. Louis African Arts Festival, held in Forest Park, celebrates the rich and diverse cultures of Africa and African people. Children's activities include storytelling, arts and crafts, mask-making and educational workshops. In conjunction with the festival, the Saint Louis Zoo will have special activities focused on a different African animal each day.
There are more than strawberries (but plenty of those too) at this festival! Kids can enjoy carnival rides, a petting farm, pony rides, the children's play area and lots more.
Families are invited to the Saint Louis Art Museum on Sunday afternoon to participate in free hands-on art activities with fun themes and to explore the galleries. Each Family Sunday focuses on a different family-friendly theme.
See the Zoo's California sea lions perform acrobatic and athletic feats, including Olympic-style dives on a high-diving platform, flipper walks, frisbee tosses and plenty of surprises. While on stage with the sea lions, the Zoo's trainers explain sea lion behavior and positive-reinforcement training, in addition to the need for conserving the sea lion's ocean habitat.