The Best of Missouri Market at the Missouri Botanical Garden features more than 150 vendors offering handcrafted items, locally produced food, native plants, herbs, live music and local brews, plus a two-acre Kid's Corner with farm animals (like llamas, alpacas and sheep!), circus performers, face painting, crafts, and a pumpkin patch with decorating let by Perennial.
Head to O'Fallon's newest park for the all-new Fall Into the Arts festival, featuring artists, vendor booths, live music, food vendors, wine and craft beer vendors, and free, hands-on art activities.
This annual Chili Cook-Off in Bluebird Park includes kids' activities, food vendors, a dog costume contest, live music, and of course delicious chili.
Activities include pony rides, animals for petting, apple picking, a pumpkin jumping pad, train rides and festival foods.
The annual Oktoberfest in St. Charles features live music, dancing, lots of great food, and a Children's Area packed with fun for your kids.
This old-fashioned community festival includes a parade, food trucks, The Bubble Bus, reptile exhibit, the RAWR Roaming Dinosaur, balloon creations, kids' games, live music, a petting zoo and more.
Celebrate fall at this annual Corn Festival at the Godfrey Corn Maze, complete with wagon rides, corn-on-the-cob eating contests, a petting zoo, bounce house, trampoline bungee, helicopter rides, balloon animals, a jumping pillow, pony rides, a corn shucking contest, live music, a corn cook off and lots more.
Young artists and their families are invited to complete a fun craft activity in the galleries at the St. Louis Artists Guild. This program is designed for Pre-K to elementary-age children and their families.
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.
Explore the fun and messy world of clay as a team! Work beside your child to create a wheel-thrown piece following an instructor demonstration. Learn how to add hand-built embellishments and collaborate on color to make your project truly special.
The Missouri History Museum welcomes families for its wildly popular annual celebration, a weekend full of free activities honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Enjoy learning, a movement workshop, arts & crafts, storytelling, a Black History scavenger hunt, and more for all ages.
Thomas & Friends: Explore the Rails is pulling into The Magic House's station! Surrounded by everyone's favorite blue engine, Thomas, kids can explore the Island of Sodor's iconic locations: Knapford Station, Sodor Steamworks and more.