Come play at The Magic House for free during Emerson Free Family Night. Capacity is limited.
Enjoy farm-themed fun at The Magic House during the Fall Farm Festival. Families can meet and pet friendly farm animals like horses, cows, donkeys, pigs, goats, rabbits and chickens. Plus, kids can sit on a real tractor!
Join in the fun at Battlehawks Day at The Magic House! Players from the UFL St. Louis Battlehawks and mascot Archie will stop by to play. Wear your blue and show your spirit by decorating a Battlehawks pennant in the Art Studio.
Join The Magic House Young Professional Board for an Adult Play Date at MADE for kids.
World-champion sand sculptor Dan Belcher shares tips and techniques on the art of sand sculpting at the site of his latest
masterpiece, the 75-ton sandcastle on the shores of Sandcastle Beach at The Magic House.
Kids can learn how to create their own "sandsational" sculpture using only sand and water.
June 4 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and June 5 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free with regular admission.
Play outside at The Magic House! Celebrate National Get Outdoors Day with some good old-fashioned outdoor recreation. Fresh-air fun will fill the museum's front and back yards, promoting health through movement and play.
Kids can get behind the wheel as ceramicists from Krueger Pottery demonstrate the art of
working with clay. Kids will coil, pinch and throw their own earthenware creations. Part of the Visiting Artist Series.
Saturday, May 14 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, May 15 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free with regular admission.
March brings a very special kind of tropical madness to the Butterfly House in Faust Park! Thousands of breathtaking Blue Morpho butterflies take up residence to welcome spring.
Hop on down the bunny trail and fill your basket with fun! Eckert’s Annual Egg Hunt includes animals for petting, tractor rides around the farm, planting seeds to take home, ice a cookie, gifts from the bunny, and a free photo scene with the Easter Bunny.
See the amazing sea lions at the Saint Louis Zoo perform for the crowd and cheer them on from the bleachers as the popular Sea Lion Spring Training Shows return. You'll see these beautiful animals perform flipper walks, ball balancing, Olympic-style dives on a high-diving platform, lots of splashing and even more surprises!
Explore the Saint Louis Zoo in the evenings at the Chinese lantern festival Animals Aglow! Animals Aglow returns to illuminate the Saint Louis Zoo for the second year with dozens of new, towering lanterns and light displays.
Hop into story time with Peter Rabbit at The Magic House! This Peter Rabbit-themed story time is interactive and includes a surprise appearance by Peter Rabbit himself.