outdoor events

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. 

Join the fun at the JCC's annual Tour de Fun, a jam-packed day of kids' and family activities at the Jewish Community Center in Creve Coeur. The Tour de Fun features carnival rides, giant inflatables, pony rides, petting zoo, vehicles to explore, live entertainment from Babaloo, Juggling Jeff, Jewish Rock Radio, sports challenges, a ninja obstacle course, great food, and more.

Tours are interactive and designed for participants to come away with an appreciation of the complex relationship among art, nature and humans. For all ages.

Enjoy a cool summer concert on a hot summer night in Des Peres Park. Concerts are free and open to the public.

Enjoy a free concert in Oak Knoll Park in Clayton.

Kids and families can take a barn tour, enjoy a hayride through the park, get your face painted, ride a pony, do some fishing and play on an awesome playground at Suson Park during Farm Friday.

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.