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The Saint Louis Art Fair is a free, three-day celebration of the visual and performing arts that includes a Creative Castle area for kids on Saturday and Sunday.

Festival of Nations is St. Louis' biggest multicultural celebration, and is back in Tower Grove Park again this year. Enjoy a wide variety of live music, international fare, and gift booths featuring fair trade gifts and hand-made crafts. Guests can also enjoy children's activities.

Celebrate Oktoberfest at Grant's Farm! Families can tailor their experiences for this event to include Clydesdale Close-up tours, Animal Encounters, a fun pass that includes carousel rides, animal feedings and frozen treats, and lots more. Oktoberfest also features German music and dancers, and traditional German food.

Enjoy the free, all-day SciFest at the Saint Louis Science Center showcasing how STEM concepts, innovation, play and creativity all go together. At SciFest, you can meet, work and play alongside artists, authors, innovators, STEM experts, creatives and entrepreneurs. There will be a wide variety of hands-on activities as well as meet & greets, robotics demonstrations, story times, game competitions and more.

Come learn about dump trucks, bobcats, backhoes, bucket trucks, and many more at St. Louis County Parks' annual Touch a Truck event! Free for all ages.

Beautiful Forest Park is the setting for the annual free concert performed by the St. Louis Symphony, complete with fireworks to end the show.

Launch Jack-O-Lanterns into the Des Peres Pond to become part of a magical float at the Pumpkin Glow.

Visit the James S. McDonnell Planetarium in Forest Park and see a star show to experience the largest artificial sky in the Western Hemisphere. Star shows are lead LIVE by one of the Planetarium's educators, creating a new and tailored experience for every audience. 

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 pick up some spooky treats.

Adventures abound at Trike Town, the outdoor, child-size city at The Magic House. Kids can pick out their favorite little red tricycle and explore the entire city. The adventure includes a stop at the craft shop, where kids can create their own fall-themed craft, a candy shop, firehouse and more. 

Explore the fun and messy world of clay through hand building at the Mudworks Family Workshop at Laumeier Sculpture Park. 

It's Shark Week at Play Street Museum! Kids can enjoy making shark-tastic slime making and playtime in the museum. Kids will measure, mix and stir to make slime with a touch of glitter and a splash of shark-inspired colors that they can take home. 

The JB Blast, one of St. Louis County's biggest Fourth of July celebrations featuring live music, food trucks and a fireworks show, is now taking place on July 21. Admission and parking are free. This event was rescheduled from its original date of June 30, when it was postponed due to inclement weather.

Gather at the west end of Tower Grove Park to enjoy a family movie and fun activities for all ages. 

Leapin' Lizards! Kids will have a wild time when The Magic House plays host to creatures big and small, from a mighty python to a tiny gecko!

Roll on over to The Magic House for a truckload of fun! Truck lovers of all ages will get up close to a crane, firetruck, bucket truck, sleeper cab and more! 

Schlafly Art Outside is a three-day invitational art fair featuring affordable art from more than 60 artists based in the St. Louis region. Enjoy quality art, tasty food, local brews and live music. There will also be a Kids Corner with hands-on art activities at this family-friendly festival. 

Visit Laumeier Sculpture Park for a free day celebrating art and nature. At Discover Laumeier, you'll have the opportunity to create art inspired by nature, explore connections between art and the natural environment and discover unique artworks by renowned artists.