family events

Celebrate the magic of the holidays the entire month of December at the Holiday Magic experience at The Magic House! Holiday Magic features festive decorations, lots of interactive outdoor attractions like Gingerbread Village (where you can meet and take pictures taken with Santa!), a Wonder Woods Maze, Snowball Carnival, and special holiday programs inside the museum.

Bring your kids and your cold-nosed companions for a different kind of visit with Santa this year at Purina Farms. Wear your favorite stocking caps and Santa hats for a drive-up photo op. Reservations are required.

Drop off your kids at Yucandu Art Studio in Webster Grove for one-of-a-kind Crafts-Giving Workshops! Kids will make and wrap four gifts to take home. 

PLEASE NOTE:  The Gateway Arch Park Foundation announced on 1/31 that all Winterfest activities have been canceled. 

Join in on some Grinch themed fun at Play Street Museum! At Grinch Slime & Storytime, kids will enjoy a special storytime, then make some Grinch-y slime! All participants will also take home a snack. 

Grant's Farm welcomes visitors this holiday season to the 2021 Holiday Lights Drive-Through Experience featuring dazzling light displays, a gingerbread village, the Tiergarten that has been transformed into a winter wonderland, and of course, the animals! New this year is the Busch Family Estate House decorated with festive lights.

Visit with Santa outside in the Jingle Bell Pavilion at The Magic House! Children can have their photo taken with Santa and visit the outdoor Gingerbread Village.