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Friday, October 18, 2024

Dress up your kids in Halloween costumes and take them to Manchester's non-scary, family friendly Halloween Festival in Schroeder Park. Advance tickets are required.

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Halloween Walk in Kirkwood

Thursday, October 24, 2024

Children can trick or treat in costume at participating downtown Kirkwood businesses and City Hall.

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Wolf Fest at the Endangered Wolf Center

Saturday, October 19, 2024

Wolf Fest features fun activities, exhibits and demonstrations for all ages. Guests will enjoy a kid's area, live music and food trucks, see puppies born this spring, see animals from around the world, and meet some of the most endangered wolves in the world.

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Manchester Homecoming

Enjoy carnival rides, a parade, kids' entertainment, live music and more at this three-day festival in Schroeder Park.

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Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym

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.

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Parents Night Out at Miss Kelly's Gym

Let Miss Kelly's give you the night off while your child takes part in many different fun activities, including games, obstacles and challenges!

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The BOOterfly House: Bewitching Bugs and Botanicals at The Butterfly House

Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Wednesday, October 2, 2024

Thursday, October 3, 2024

The Butterfly House becomes The BOOterfly House in October to celebrate all things creepy and crawly. Kids can hang out with Professor Von Flytrap and his friends in the Creepy Crawly Cave and have lots of hair-raising fun.

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Kirkwood Greentree Festival

Sunday, September 15, 2024

The annual Kirkwood Greentree Festival will be held September 13 - 15 in Kirkwood Park. This free, family festival features a parade that steps off on Saturday at 10 a.m. beginning at Kirkwood High School, entertainment and food vendor booths, and kids activities.

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Applefest at Eckert Farms

Wagon rides, live entertainment, great festival foods, a petting zoo and much more make this an apple pickin' good time for the whole family. There will be pony rides, a children's carnival, opportunities to feed goats and other farm animals, caramel apples, funnel cakes and more.

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Family Sunday at the Saint Louis Art Museum

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Sunday, October 6, 2024

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.

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Sea Lion Shows at the Saint Louis Zoo

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.

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Train Rides at the Wabash, Frisco & Pacific Railroad

The Wabash, Frisco & Pacific Railroad invites you and your kiddos to come ride the train! The Wabash, Frisco & Pacific is a historic, 12-inch gauge live steam train in Glencoe, Missouri, that is open most Sundays for public train rides. Reservations are required.

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