
Kids can celebrate National Dinosaur Day during this prehistoric play date featuring a visit from a real Rawr STL Dinosaur!
Activities include carnival rides, bounce house, a petting zoo, a rock wall, entertainers, tractor pulls, a rodeo, demolition derby, live music and food vendors. Carnival rides are free with paid admission.
Celebrate National Pizza Party Day at this special play date for kids ages 5-12.
The Missouri Mosaics Festival for the Arts is a free, family-friendly art festival held on historic Main Street in St. Charles.
Families are invited to enjoy a free art event presented by the Foundry Art Centre and Saint Charles Riverfront Arts.
If you love ribs and barbecue you'll was to experience the St. Louis Ribfest, held over Memorial Day weekend in New Town St. Charles.
The festival features a large children's play area, national BBQ champions, live music, lots of food vendors, craft vendors, and free admission.
Hours are Friday, 5-11 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Sunday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Monday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
More information: thestlouisribfest.com
Bring your whole family to the Foundry Art Centre's Family Fun Day on May 22 for an afternoon of fun and creativity.
Summer-themed art activities will be available designed for kids to make alongside their parents. Throughout the afternoon, you'll enjoy stories read aloud by Main Street Books owner Emily Hall. There will also be complimentary lemonade and cookies.
Take your family to watch birds of prey fly right over your head, macaws speak the English language and much more at the WOW! Amazing Animal Show at the World Bird Sanctuary. Every program showcases different animals so each day is a new experience.
Science Tots is designed for children ages 18 to 36 months. The class provides opportunities to support brain development and learning. Toddlers and their grown-ups will explore STEM topics through songs, stories, hands-on exploration and play.
See the Zoo's California sea lions perform acrobatic and athletic feats, including Olympic-style dives on a high-diving platform, flipper walks, frisbee tosses and plenty of surprises. While on stage with the sea lions, the Zoo's trainers explain sea lion behavior and positive-reinforcement training, in addition to the need for conserving the sea lion's ocean habitat.
Sensory Friendly Science Time features reduced noise, modified lighting and sensory-friendly demonstrations at the Saint Louis Science Center.
Romeo & Zooliet is a wildly fun, family-friendly stage adaptation of Romeo & Juliet! It explores what would happen if animals at the Saint Louis Zoo put on their own Shakespearean performance after zookeepers go home for the night. The show stage and seating area is designed as an enchanting version of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre within the Zoo's Historic Hill area. "Romeo & Zooliet" is produced as a partnership of the Saint Louis Zoo and the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival. The production features dazzling animal puppetry by world-renowned Michael Curry Design, known for its work on Broadway's "The Lion King" and "Frozen," as well as Olympic and Super Bowl ceremonies.