Summer Family Fun Series at the Missouri History Museum

Wednesday, July 30, 2025
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Visit the Missouri History Museum on Wednesdays and Fridays in June and July for their Summer Family Fun Series.

On Wednesdays, enjoy a variety of free family activities, including crafts, performances, and scavenger hunts, all are tied into Museum exhibits and centered on a different theme each week. Learn about Caribbean, Latin American, and German cultures in STL, discover Missouri’s trains, planes and other forms of transportation innovation, celebrate the 10th anniversary of the History Clubhouse, and more!

Fridays feature Storytelling in the Museum and Cuentos en el Museo programs followed by a drop-in craft workshop. Hear classic American folktales, stories about Juneteenth, sweet treats and the 1904 World’s Fair, as well as other topics that families will love.

The series is appropriate for children ages 2–12. 

June 4 - July 30

Wednesdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Fridays 10:30 a.m. to noon

Please note there is no program on Wednesday, July 2 or Friday, July 4.

  • Themes include:
  • June 4: Caribbean & Latin American STL
  • June: Storytelling + Drop in Craft: Soul Food Summer
  • June 11: Transportation: Things That Go!
  • June 13: Storytelling + Drop in Craft: Caribbean American Heritage Month
  • June 18: Black Freedom Celebration
  • June 20: Storytelling + Drop in Craft: Juneteenth
  • June 25: 10th History Clubhouse Birthday
  • June 27: Storytelling + Drop in Craft: Cuentos en El Museo: Mes de Orgullo LGBTQ/LGBTQ Pride Month
  • July 2 and 4: No programming.
  • July 9: South Asian STL
  • July 11: Storytelling + Drop in Craft: Read Stories Outside
  • July 16: Growing up in St. Louis
  • July 18: Storytelling + Drop in Craft: My Collection
  • July 30: Family History

For more information, visit mohistory.org

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