
The Best of Missouri Market at the Missouri Botanical Garden features more than 80 vendors offering handcrafted items, locally produced food, native plants, live music and local brews, plus a two-acre Kid's Corner with farm animals (like llamas, alpacas and sheep!), and a pumpkin patch with decorating let by Perennial.
The Market will be held outdoors under tents, rain or shine.
Hours are:
Friday, Oct. 7, Noon to 8 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 8, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday, Oct. 9, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Kid's Corner Hours are noon to 6 on Friday and 9 to 5 on Saturday and Sunday.
Admission is $8 for members 13 and up and free for members 12 and under, $16 for non-members, and $5 for non-member children ages 3-12. Advance tickets are required to guarantee admission. Free for all members at the Festival level and above.
At the Missouri Botanical Garden. More information and tickets: mobot.org
Catch a movie or two at the Saint Louis Science Center's OMNIMAX Theater, where films are shown featuring the IMAX with Laser. This state-of-the-art theater provides the sharpest images, unmatched sound quality and 40% greater color range than traditional theaters. The five-story, 80-foot-diameter dome will fill your entire field of vision providing a truly immersive experience.
Stop in and have some fun in the indoor pool at the Lodge of Des Peres with your little one at this drop-in swim time for kids up to age 6. No pre-registration is needed; Water Waddlers is open to residents and non-residents of Des Peres.
At this free art program for ages 3-6 the focus is on the process of making art rather than the finished product. Both in-person and virtual sessions are offered.
LEGO Club at the St. Louis County Library is a free opportunity for kids to gather and have fun building with LEGO bricks. LEGOs are provided.
Kids can work on existing gym skills, learn new skills or just play around during Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym. Reservations are not necessary.