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.

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Family Ghoulish Party and Movie Spooktacular

Families can enjoy games, Halloween activities, a costume contest, a hay maze and giveaways. Every pre-registered child age 14 and under will receive their own pumpkin.

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Fall Into Science: Farm Fest

During Fall Into Science: Farm Fest, you'll learn how dinosaurs were the original chickens and enjoy a solar observation. There will also be a home brewing demonstration wtih Urban Chestnut Brewing Company at 2 p.m. Your family can explore everything the GROW exhibit has to offer, including lots of hands-on activities for kids.

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Fall Into Science: The Great Pumpkin Fest

At Fall Into Science: The Great Pumpkin Fest, your kids will love Science Goes Squash: The Pumpkin Edition, there will be pumpkin ice cream samples (1-4 p.m.) pumpkin pastries all day, and a pumpkin seed demonstration at 2 p.m.

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Fall Into Science: Chili Fest

At Fall Into Science: Chili Fest, you'll chill out learning about liquid nitrogen, enjoy chili cookoff samples from Local Harvest, Chris' Pancake House, Culvers and Cafe Manhattan (1-4 p.m.), and a hot sauce demonstration.

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Fall Into Science: A-MAIZE-ING Corn Fest

At Fall Into Science: A-MAIZ-ING Corn Fest, you'll see an "It's A Blast: Ethanol with Enthusiasm" demonstration, enjoy sweet corn ice cream, roasted corn, popcorn and tamales, and a corn salsa demonstration. There will also be a Wood Hat whiskey tasting for mom and dad.

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Fall Into Science: Apple Fest

At Fall Into Science: Apple Fest, kids can watch apples being smashed in Science Goes Splat, there will be hard cider and apple wine samples, apple pie, a caramel apple bar, and an apple crisp food demonstration.

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Winterfest

The magical sights of the Gateway Arch Park Foundation's Winterfest return to downtown St. Louis this holiday season! Kiener Plaza will transform into a dazzling wonderland featuring more than 70,000 lights in the park's trees, complementing the breathtaking backdrop of the Gateway Arch and Old Courthouse.

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Wonderlight's Christmas in St. Louis

Wonderlight's Christmas in St. Louis is a dazzling display of Christmas lights synchronized to traditional and newer, rocking music, played through your car stereo. At this drive-through experience, you'll see shooting stars, floating snowflakes, dancing candy canes and lollipops, giant Christmas trees and five enchanting tunnels of lights.

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Season's Greetings Planetarium Star Show

Sunday, November 29, 2020

Celebrate the season with the new Planetarium show Seasons Greetings. Viewers will discover the nature of our seasons and why the winter solstice has long been a time of celebration. This live star show lets you gaze up to the winter sky, but also look back at how the cultures are united in celebration during the winter season and how these celestial sights still influence our holidays today.

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Outdoor Visits with Santa at The Magic House

Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Wednesday, December 2, 2020

Thursday, December 3, 2020

Visit with Santa outside in the Jingle Bell Pavilion at The Magic House! Children can have their photo taken with Santa in a socially-distanced way when they're invited to board Santa's sleigh. They can even deliver their letters to Santa through a special mail slot in the clear acrylic panel between Santa and his guests in the sleigh.

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