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St. Patrick's Day Skate

Come to Brentwood Ice Rink for a Super St. Patty's Day Skate. There will be live music and if you wear green, you'll get free skate rental.

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Dyslexia Resource Fair

Join Decoding Dyslexia-Missouri to learn more about resources for children with dyslexia and other language-based learning disabilities in the St. Louis area. Vendors at this free resource fair include schools, tutoring centers, reading specialists, speech and language pathologists and assessment centers.

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Winter Movie Night at Ballpark Village

Enjoy a free movie with your kids on select Wednesday nights at Ballpark Village. Movies are shown on the 40-foot screen inside Fox Sports Midwest and are free.

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Santa Parade in St. Charles

Main Street St. Charles is the setting for this family favorite holiday event. The Santa Parade features all of the Christmas Tradition characters, carolers, and a cavalcade of international Santas, each carrying the flag of their native land.

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Halloween Hoopla

Your family is invited to join the friendly ghosts and howling goblins at the free Halloween Hoopla in Fronteir Park.

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Boo at the Zoo Spooky Saturday

Mummies and daddies are invited to bring their little ghouls and goblins to a day of Halloween fun at the St. Louis Zoo's Spooky Saturday. Free admission from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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Family Fun Day at Ballpark Village

Stop into Ballpark Village for Family Fun Day, a carnival-style family festival with Fredbird, the Bubble Bus, rides, huge inflatables, rock climbing wall and lots of fun activities.

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Halloween Nights at Grant's Farm

Friday, October 4, 2024

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Get into the Halloween spirit with some spooky fun and celebrate with the animals at Grant's Farm. Enjoy Halloween tram rides featuring the headless horseman, Halloween lights, spooky scenes, Mad Science shows at the amphitheater, A Monster Mash courtyard dance party, a bone-chilling scare zone, lots of exciting photo opportunities and more. Costumes are encouraged.

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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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Best of Missouri Market

Friday, October 4, 2024

Saturday, October 5, 2024

Sunday, October 6, 2024

The Best of Missouri Market at the Missouri Botanical Garden features more than 120 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.

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

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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Kids Art Night Out

Friday, October 4, 2024

Friday, November 1, 2024

Kids Art Night Out at Yucandu Art Studio features a new creative project each month, ranging from mosaics, to collage, printmaking, glitter, clay and more.

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Lace up and leash up for a great cause! You and your dog are invited to run, jog, or walk in the Purple Leash 5K & Fun Run at Purina Farms on October 12. Compete for top dog in our 5K race or take it easy in our 1-mile fun run. Put your paws to the pavement and then head over to the TAILgate after party for food, drinks, music and more all while raising awareness for the Purple Leash Project. All purple outfits and purple dog gear are highly encouraged! The Purple Leash Project was born out of the Purina mission to bring and keep pets and people together and the RedRover® mission to bring people and their pets from crisis to care. Your support of the Purple Leash Project assists domestic violence shelters on their journey to welcome family pets by funding pet-friendly renovations. LEARN MORE AND REGISTER

Olympia Gymnastics is thrilled to announce we've been voted Best Gymnastics Center in St. Louis and an All-Star in Sports & Recreation by the STL Post-Dispatch's Headliner! Your trust and enthusiasm inspires us every day to provide the best happy, healthy and confident experience for kids in our region. To keep up with our growth and bring even more joy to local families, we're hiring! If you (or someone you know) love working with kids and want to be part of something special, this is your chance! We are looking for administrative assistants, gymnastics & ninja instructors, team coaches, office managers, event specialists and more! Visit Careers | Olympia Gymnastics to learn more and apply today!

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