Your family can enjoy live music, face painting, balloon art, free bike helmets and helmet fittings and lots more to start the school year off right at Taubman Prestige Outlets in Chesterfield. This free event will be held during the Missouri Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday Weekend, Aug. 7-9.
At Mercy's on-site back-to-school clinic, there will be free bike helmet fittings (free helmets included), healthy cooking demonstrations, free adult health screenings and discounted vaccinations, and athletic trainers will be on hand to answer questions about kids' sports injuries and how to prevent them.
The schedule includes:
Friday, Aug. 7 from 6-8 p.m. Live music.
Saturday, Aug. 8 and Sunday, Aug. 9 from noon to 3 p.m.: Live music, balloon art, face painting and Mercy's Back to School Clinic.
All activities are free.
More information: taubmanprestigeoutlets.com/backtoschool
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