outdoor events

At Great Green Adventures: Winter Bird Walk, kids will use binoculars to search for birds, observe and record bird behavior and appearance, and identify plant-based winter food sources.

Explore the St. Louis Zoo after dark at Boo at the Zoo. Bring your little ghouls and goblins to this non-scary celebration designed just for kids. Though this is not a trick-or-treating experience, costumes are encouraged.

Enjoy the Fall Fire & Ice Festival in Town & Country - this year taking place in two locations! Enjoy live music, bounce houses for the kids, lot of delicious food, horseback riding and fireworks.

Get into the Halloween spirit with some spooky fun and celebrate with the animals at Grant's Farm. Enjoy Halloween tram rides, Halloween lights, spooky scenes, carousel rides, the all-new scare zone, monster mash party and more. Costumes are encouraged.

The Best of Missouri Market at the Missouri Botanical Garden features more than 80 vendors offering handcrafted items, locally produced food, native plants, live music and local brews, plus a two-acre Kid's Corner with farm animals (like llamas, alpacas and sheep!), and a pumpkin patch with decorating let by Perennial.

Join in on the fun at the South Grand Fall Fest. The festival will feature craft activities for kids, life-size games like gigantic Jenga, giant Connect Four, more than 70 retail vendors, live music and more.

Celebrating the history, culture, and people of Japan, the Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the largest and oldest festivals of its kind in the United States. Your family can enjoy guided walking tours, bonsai, cooking, martial arts and origami demonstrations, sumo wrestling, and special activities for kids.