Join family and friends for dinner al fresco at local parks, where the menus are mobile and the setting is beautiful. The St. Louis area's favorite food trucks will gather on select nights at various St. Louis County Parks for an evening of great food and live entertainment. Food Truck Fests run from 5 to 8 p.m. and the band plays from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Admission is free.
Parks Food Truck Fests are scheduled at the following St. Louis County Parks:
September 2 at Laumeier Sculpture Park
More information: stlouisco.com
Join in on First Art, a free art program for toddlers where the focus is on the process of making art rather than the finished product. Dress to get messy!
Explore the Saint Louis Zoo in the evenings at the Chinese lantern festival Animals Aglow! Animals Aglow returns to illuminate the Saint Louis Zoo for the second year with dozens of new, towering lanterns and light displays.
Visit The Magic House for Toddler Time, a special early-morning program for toddlers. Children age 1-4 can take part in exhibits and exclusive interactive activities designed just for little ones. There are new themes every week!
Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym is an opportunity for any child to have supervised free play in the gym. They can work on existing skills, try something new, or simply play around. It is completely up to them! Open Gym is open to both members and non-members ages 12 and under.
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.