Missouri Botanical Garden

Step into the wonder and beauty of butterflies, insects, spiders and their other many-legged friends at the Bug Ball!

Enjoy more than 120 regional food producers and artisans, live music, and a Kids' Corner with cow milking, crafts, pumpkin decorating, barnyard animals and more.

Kids will explore seeds big and small. Whether by wind, water or animal fur, seeds are on the move this time of year. 

At Great Green Adventures: I Spy Fall, kids will explore the Missouri Botanical Garden after the leaves have fallen and the weather is cooler. The'll also look for other signs of fall. 

What do senses tell you? Kids will learn to let their senses guide them on a walk through the Sensory Garden at this month's Great Green Adventures. 

Celebrate the birthday of Henry Shaw, founder of the Missouri Botanical Garden. Visitors can have their silhouette portrait drawn by an artist, watch jugglers perform, see marionette shows, watch a balloon artist, witness the agility of a stilt walker and sign an oversized birthday card. There will be free admission to the Garden and the Children's Garden, and discounts for Garden memberships. 

Help your family live green at this hands-on, day-long festival of learning, playing and engaging with people interested in sustainable, healthy lifestyles. At the Missouri Botanical Garden.