Visit the Saint Louis Zoo during its first-ever Intrnational Tiger Day. Your family can learn how the Zoo cares for its awesome tigers and how you can help save tigers in the wild. Children will be able to have their faces painted like tigers, and the zoo keepers will have special enrichment activities for the Amur tigers. Visitors will also have the opportunity to enter to win a behind-the-scenes tour when they pledge to help save the tigers.
Noon to 2 p.m. in the Big Cat Country Plaza at the Saint Louis Zoo. Free and for all ages.
More information: stlzoo.org
Delight in brilliant, colorful light displays with spectacular photo opportunities throughout the Zoo during Wild Lights. Walk through two tunnels with dazzling lights, and enjoy themed displays featuring snowflakes, candy canes, gumdrops, penguins, polar bears, tigers, giraffes and much more at this St. Louis family-favorite holiday tradition. New this year: Visits with Santa!
Experience the holiday lights at Winter Wonderland in Tilles Park, where you'll find two million beautiful holiday lights and animated displays.
More than a million lights will illuminate some of the Missouri Botanical Garden's most iconic locations, walkways will be transformed into sensory light tunnels providing an explosion of visual magic, and traditional candlelight village displays, festive drinks, s'mores and great photo opportunities will delight crowds of all ages.
Bring your babies and toddlers to this free story time at the Missouri History Museum.
Storytelling in the Museum is an in-person storytelling event happening at 10:30 a.m. at the Missouri History Museum. This event, perfect for the preschool set, features engaging stories with themes like Juneteenth, Sweet Treats, Summer and more. Storytelling in the Museum is free.