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Sign up for an hour of science and STEM fun with Mad Science! This live event with interactive experiments includes out-of-this-world activities with retired NASA Astronaut Barbara Morgan. 

Join the animal experts at Babler Memorial State Park for a slithering good time as you learn about Missouri's snakes.

Watch a virtual author event with beloved children's book author Nick Bruel, author of "Bad Kitty Joins the Team" and the Bad Kitty series of books.

Join the Missouri History Museum this summer for virtual family fun! The Summer Family Fun series includes activities for all ages, including yoga, interactive workshiops about the Mississippi Riverm, sports and games, exploring Forest Park, Cahokia Mounds and more.

James Buchanan Eads was an engineer, inventor, and treasure hunter who had a profound influence on St. Louis and our riverfront. The Eads Bridge is still a fixture of downtown St. Louis. Celebrate the 200th birthday of James Eads with a day of learning from the Missouri History Museum. 

Grab your kids and enjoy dinner from a variety of food trucks and catch a free showing of a family movie at St. Charles Community College.

The Science Louis Science Center is continuing to ignite and sustain lifelong science and technology learning through its online Science @ Home series! Visit the Science Center's web site or social media channels for DIY science experiments that can be done at home, Amazing Science Demonstrations from the Science Center's Energy Stage team, connections to local scientists, astronomy updates from the McDonnell Planetarium, live chats and more. Content is designed for all ages. 

Visit the Boulevard in Richmond Heights for a combination Farmers Market with Tower Grove Farmers Market. Masks and social distancing are required to attend. #SupportLocal farmers and entrpreneurs selling essential items during this weekly event. 

Summer in St. Louis wouldn't be the same without Circus Flora! Join this global company of performers for a Virtual Circus full of amazing acts, special guest stars and more! 

Celebrate the start of summer with a Drive Through Parade in Vlasis Park in Ballwin. Instead of the parade driving past you, you drive past the parade! Drive your family through Vlasis Park and you'll see some big trucks, hear some sirens, wave to local businesses and more. 

Join author Ryan Nusbickel and the Gateway Arch Park Foundation for a virtual storytime. 

The Nine Network is producing two hours of literacy and math instruction for prekindergarten through fourth grade weekdays from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The grade-appropriate instruction is taught by local educators at home, and is available on your St. Louis PBS station, channel 9. 

The ocean is wild! The ocean is weird! Learn about some of those wild, weird and gross things in this live video from the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station. You'll learn the answers to why sea stars push their stomach out of their mouths, why horseshoe crabs eat with their legs and lots more.

Join Missouri State Parks and Edmund A. Babler Memorial State Park for an online Amphibian Feeding Frenzy! Watch as experts from both organizations feed park anphibians.

Join the Comics Club online hosted by Brentwood Public Library. May's comic book read is Fox & Rabbit by Beth Ferry.

The St. Louis Astronomical Society presents virtual stargazing, showing what can be seen from the St. Louis area and tips on how best to see it. 

Visit the World Bird Sanctuary for a fun drive-through safari experience from the safety of your car. Come see eagles, owls, hawks, falcons, and reptiles all from the luxury of your own vehicle. World Bird Sanctuary's dinner and drive through lets you experiene the birds without dealing with the summer heat.