Come to St. Louis’ oldest Irish neighborhood to honor St. Patty during the Annual Ancient Order of Hibernians (AOH) St. Patrick's Day Parade. The Dogtown parade features colorful floats and many St. Louis Irish families marching under their family crests and banners.
12:30 p.m. The parade route begins at the corner of Tamm and Oakland Avenues in Dogtown and ends at Tamm and Manchester.
More information: stlhibernians.com.
Celebrate all things Irish at one of the nation’s best St. Patrick’s Day parades. See marching bands, floats, huge cartoon character balloons, more than 5,000 marchers, clowns and more. Food and drink will be sold throughout the parade route.
The parade kicks off at noon at 18th and Market Streets in downtown St. Louis. The parade proceeds east to its conclusion at Broadway and Market Streets, and takes place rain or shine.
Butterflies are beautiful creatures with many unique characteristics. Learn the life history of butterflies and identification techniques for common species found throughout Missouri. You'll also learn how to attract these pollinators to your own backyard. For ages 10 and up.
10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.. Free. At Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center. Reservations are requested.
More information: mdc.mo.gov
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.
Plan your child's summer at the biggest Summer Camp Expo in the St. Louis area, featuring 70+ local and regional summer camps offering day- and sleep-away camp experiences all across the St. Louis region and beyond. Bring your kids and learn about a wide variety of summer learning and summer fun opportunities for kids of all ages. The Summer Expo is presented by Parkway-Rockwood Community Ed, sponsored by STL Parent and STL Camps, and is open to all families from any school district across the St. Louis metro area. Admission is free.
Bugs, Rhythm, and Blues is a unique, family-friendly celebration of St. Louis’ love for Mardi Gras, blues music, and the vibrant blue morpho butterflies.
Take a trip to the Emerald City with your family at the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performs The Wizard of Oz in Concert.
Inspired by Dr. Maya Angelou’s powerful poem Life Doesn’t Frighten Me, this 50-minute original play by multidisciplinary hip-hop artist Paige Hernandez brings to life the everyday fears we all face—and the courage within us to rise above them.