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Enjoy the Saint Louis Zoo after dark at Zootoberfest at Night! This family-friendly event is a free after-hours celebration held prior to the daytime Zootoberfest (September 12-13 and 19-20).

Festival of Nations is St. Louis' biggest multicultural celebration. Enjoy a wide variety of live music, international fare, and gift booths featuring fair trade gifts and handmade crafts. Guests can also enjoy children's activities.

At this free art program for ages 3-6 the focus is on the process of making art rather than the finished product. Dress to get messy!

Your baby can paint and scribble with other babies and create a big fun mess at the Baby Art Crawl. This free, one-hour event is sponsored by the St. Louis County Library.

Explore songs, finger plays, music and more during this free Music & Movement class for ages 0-6. 

Enjoy the Fall Fire & Ice Festival in Town & Country featuring live music, bounce houses for the kids, a Kids Corner, food trucks, arts & crafts and fireworks.

Kids can climb into the driver's seat and explore big trucks - maintenance trucks, emergency vehicles, and machines and learn about how they work in the community. Everyone is invited to come in costume and enjoy some spooky treats.

Enjoy farm-themed fun at The Magic House during the Fall Farm Festival. Families can meet and pet friendly farm animals like horses, cows, donkeys, pigs, goats, rabbits and chickens. Plus, kids can sit on a real tractor!

Celebrate Oktoberfest at Grant's Farm! Families can tailor their experiences for this event to include Animal Encounters, animal feedings and lots more. Oktoberfest also features German music and dancers, and traditional German food.

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.

Enjoy a free Saturday storytime at Powder Valley Conservation Nature Center in Kirkwood with some nature adventures mixed in!

The event will feature book talks, author signings, and meet-and-greet opportunities.

Celebrate summer at your favorite zoo! The End-of-Summer Celebration at the Saint Louis Zoo features extended evening hours, food and drink specials throughout the Zoo, and several educational activity stations around the Zoo.

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.

Daniel Tiger is back in town and is hosting Be My Neighbor Day at Nine PBS in St. Louis! Kids and families can enjoy Be My Neighbor Day: Let's Build, featuring big truck day, one of the most popular events of the summer.