Many St. Louis family attractions are open with limited capacity and enhanced safety protocols for visitors and staff. Many are hosting virtual and socially distanced events, which you'll find in our Things To Do calendar. Public health experts recommend that when you go out, follow public health guidelines: wear a mask, practice social distancing and wash your hands frequently.

Kirkwood events

Autumn Outdoor Fest

Visit downtown Kirkwood for the Autumn Outdoor Fest on September 19. There will be live music, and many businesses will feature specials and sidewalk sales.

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Skate with Santa at Kirkwood Ice Arena

Santa is coming to the Kirkwood Ice Arena to skate with guests during a public skate session.

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Photos with Santa at the Kirkwood Train Station

Bring your kids and your camera to take photos with Santa at the historic and festive Kirkwood Train Station in downtown Kirkwood. On Dec. 12 there will be a special visit from live reindeer too! Free. Early arrival is recommended.

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Kirkwood Greentree Festival

Saturday and Sunday are Kids' Days with special performances by Babaloo (2 p.m. on Saturday), School of Rock (1 p.m. on Sunday), activities provided by The Magic House, fun on inflatables, Tekno Bubbles, face painting, crafts, and kids' entertainment.

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Kids Flea Market at The Magic House

Bargain hunters take note! Kids will be selling their handmade craft items, outgrown toys, books, baseball cards and games at the annual Kids' Flea Market at The Magic House.

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Bunny Breakfast

Follow the bunny trail to The Magic House and get your morning hopping at the museum's Bunny Breakfast. The special guest will be – you guessed it – the Easter Bunny himself! Reservations are required.

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String Art Workshop for Families

Families can make their own custom designed decorations at this string art workshops for all ages.

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Photos with Santa at Eckert's

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Sunday, December 6, 2020

Visit the Garden Center at Eckert Farms in Belleville and have your kids' pictures taken with Santa.

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Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Sunday, December 6, 2020

COCA presents a holiday classic like never before in Manual Cinema's Christmas Carol! Through hundreds of paper puppets, miniatures, silhouettes, and a live original score, Chicago-based performance collective Manual Cinema takes on the Charles Dickens classic with an imaginative and visually stunning twist specifically created for the 2020 holiday season.

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Science Storytime at the Saint Louis Science Center

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Sunday, December 6, 2020

Young visitors and their families are invited to the Energy Stage to enjoy interactive read-alouds of science-themed picture books. Story times are followed by a short demonstration or discussion connected to the book's main concepts.

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Holiday Fun at Grant's Farm: Drive-Through Experience

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Sunday, December 6, 2020

Grant's Farm welcomes visitors this holiday season to the 2020 Holiday Fun Drive-Through Experience featuring dazzling light displays, a gingerbread village, Deer Park that has been transformed into a winter wonderland, and of course, the animals!

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Magical Nights at The Magic House

Saturday, December 5, 2020

Extended your holiday fun into the evening at Magical Nights at The Magic House! Enjoy the twinkling light display after dark, story time with Mrs. Claus, cookies and milk, plus photos with Santa in his socially distanced sleigh. Reservations are required for this extremely limited-capacity (approximately 5% of full) event.

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Escape to a one-of-a-kind holiday experience perfect for a night out with family, friends or a date night with that special someone. Experience the magic of a nighttime, walk-through wonderland featuring more than 1 million lights. Say hello to the animals at Penguin and Puffin Coast, and warm up with some holiday treats. Celebrate the holidays with the Saint Louis Zoo and make lasting memories at the Zoo tradition that gets bigger and brighter every year. Select nights through January 2, 5-8:30 p.m. Advance tickets required at stlzoo.org

The Saint Louis Chess Club's Digital Classroom offers chess instruction for grades K-12 in an exciting and fun virtual learning space! The virtual classroom portal provides students, teachers, parents, and school administrators with the resources they need to develop or improve their scholastic chess endeavors online. Through the Digital Classroom space, students will be able to engage with scholastic certified chess instructors, connect with other students, build chess skills using Saint Louis Chess Club's curriculum, choose from multiple learning styles and classroom experiences, play in online tournaments with peers and have fun learning chess while increasing critical thinking, cognitive development, and memory. Professional instruction ranges from beginner, intermediate, and advanced play. Visit saintlouischessclub.org to learn more!

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