outdoor events

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, and each child 12 and under will receive a treat bag when they leave.

Wolf Fest features fun activities, exhibits and demonstrations for all ages. Guest will enjoy games and prizes, see puppies born this spring, see animals from around the world, and meet some of the most endangered wolves in the world. 

Join in on the fun at the South Grand Fall Fest. Now in its 6th year, the festival will feature craft activities for kids from art experts like Artscope, Perennial and the Tower Grove East Prep Academy, life-size games like gigantic Jenga, life-sized Connect Four, more than 60 retail vendors, live music and more.

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.

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.

The Missouri History Museum hosts its popular free Tuesday evening concerts under the beautiful Forest Park sunset.

Bring the whole family for a free concert in the center of the Zoo!