Celebrate Fall at the Lewis & Clark Confluence Tower during Colors Over the Confluence. Hear haunting tales from professional storytellers, paint pumpkins and meet a variety of birds from TreeHouse Wildlife Center.
Admisson to the festival is free. There is a fee to tour the tower.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lewis & Clark Confluence in Hartford, Ill.
More information: confluencetower.com
It's the Not-So-Haunted House that is oh-so-fun, where storybook characters come alive! Kids are invited to dress in their most "boo-tiful" Halloween costumes and have a ghoulishly good time going on a spook-tacular scavenger hunt throughout The Magic House to find trick-or-treat locations and seeing their favorite storybook characters.
Kids can work on existing gym skills, learn new skills or just play around during Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym in Creve Coeur.
A St. Louis family favorite – the Children's Garden at the Missouri Botanical Garden – will close for the season October 31 - November 1. Children are invited to have an adventure exploring all the Garden has to offer before the gates close.
Kids are the star of the show during the Central West End's Children's Costume Parade and Party. The parade begins at 11 a.m. followed by trick or treating at neighborhood businesses.
Enjoy some daytime Halloween fun at the World Bird Sanctuary during Owl-O-Ween! See "whooo" will be performing in the spooky shows, go digging in the graveyard of games, participate in a costume contest, craft a spidery web and lots more family-friendly fun.