Join the Missouri History Museum for a movin' and grovin', candy-free Halloween party! Kids are encouraged to wear their costumes while they participate in candy-free trick or treating, Halloween-inspired spooktacular stretches and make Anne the Wolf-inspired crafts, among other fun activities.
If you're brave, stop by the family-friendly Haunted History Clubhouse!
At the Missouri History Museum. The Healthy History-Lovin' Halloween Party is free. 4:30 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, October 23. The History Clubhouse will be open for play as usual. the back room of the Clubhouse will be open from 5 to 6:30 p.m. for a special Haunted Clubhouse expereience.
More information, visit: mohistory.org.
Find even more Halloween fun all across St. Louis in our Things To Do calendar
Take your family to watch birds of prey fly right over your head, meet the wonderful bird ambassadors of the World Bird Sanctuary up close and much more.
The St. Louis African Arts Festival, held in Forest Park, celebrates the rich and diverse cultures of Africa and African people. Children's activities include storytelling, arts and crafts, mask-making and educational workshops. In conjunction with the festival, the Saint Louis Zoo will have special activities focused on a different African animal each day.
There are more than strawberries (but plenty of those too) at this festival! Kids can enjoy carnival rides, a petting farm, pony rides, the children's play area and lots more.
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.
Come face-to-face with mermaids at the St. Louis Aquarium during Mermaids on the Mississippi. Mermaids will swim the aquarium, and dive in shark canyon with the sharks, rays, sea turtles and other underwater creatures.