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Join Opera Theatre of St. Louis for a fun, casual and engaging afternoon of opera tailored toward young people with sensory processing sensitivities. 

Grab your family and friends, fill up your picnic basket and join Artscope for its Family Picnic and Fun Fair. There will be fun for all ages, including carnival-style games, art activities for kids to make and take with them, face painting, raffle, live music from Firedog and DJ 18 and Counting, popsicles from Poptimism, food for purchase from Harvest Food Truck, cotton candy and more.

Meet at the West Entrance Plaza at the Gateway Arch for Ghosts of the Arch Grounds. Visitors will learn about the various incarnations of the Arch Grounds as they evolved from French fur trading post to warehouse district to the present Gateway Arch National Park. Experience the ups and downs of historical figures like Pierre Laclede, Thomas Targee, James Eads and Percy Green.

Enjoy free crafts, kids' activities and snacks, and wear your costumes. 

Kids will learn the science behind air pressure as they create a whirlwind with an Airzooka vortex generator and make pucks and balls levitate. They'll also launch foam rockets with the Air Blaster Kit. 

Kids ages 14 and under are invited to join the team from Bloxels for The Magic House @ MADE's first ever Game-A-Thon.

Activities are designed to be simple enough for ages 4 and up to enjoy, yet complex enough that more experienced young artists can take their projects to another level.

Enjoy a children's costume parade, a Halloween movie, crafts and pumpkin decorating at the 2019 Shaw Neighborhood Pumpkin Glow and Children's Costume Parade. 

Family Day Oktoberfest includes performances by Circus Flora and Metro Theater Company, magical activities provided by The Magic House, dog-friendly fun with pet-related activities for kids from Purina, a children's tent with cookie decorating, a petting zoo, arts & crafts, live music, coloring, lawn games for the whole family, and lots more.

With school back in full swing, plan a fun escape to Marcus Theatres for Disney's Enchanted Tales Film Series! On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through September 29, head to Marcus Theatres in Chesterfield, Des Peres, O'Fallon, Mo., Ronnie's in South County and St. Charles for an amazing line-up featuring Cinderella, Peter Pan and The Little Mermaid.

Calling all ghosts, goblins, witches, princes and princesses! You're invited to a Halloween Party at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles for some trick or treating, crafts, a scavenger hunt, a costume contest, music and even a (non-scary) haunted house! 

Wear your costumes for this Monster Mash Trunk or Treat for the whole family. Activities include trick-or-treating, the Bubble Bus, face painting, free pumpkins to take home for kids ages 14 and younger, games, and more.

Kids can observe gravity's constant acceleration through bowling ball juggling, gyroscope stability through plate spinning, centripetal force with cowboy lariats and much more at this free Science of Circus workshop presented by Circus Kaput. 

Celebrate nocturnal animals and all the creepy, crawly and cool critters that call Missouri home. At Tails of the Night, visitors at the Wildlife Rescue Center can enjoy costumed hikes, campfires, have close-up critter encounters, and take a behind-the-scenes tour of the wild animal hospital. There will also be autumn treats, glow-in-the-dark interactive art installations, and nature crafts.

In honor of Patroit Day, help honor the Kirkwood fire fighters and police officers with a visit to Kirkwood Safety Town at The Magic House. 

Celebrate Fall at Fire Station 1! There will be lots of fun for kids, free pumpkins, the Bubble Bus, face painting, games, yummy food and more.

Come "hang" with us and learn about Miss Kelly's Gym! Attend the Open House at Miss Kelly's Gym and enjoy games, a raffle, snacks and lots of fun for all. Bring your kids and learn about fall class sessions, Open Gyms and Parents Nights Out. 

Have some Halloween fun with a focus on safety at this free Halloween celebration fire trucks, ambulance tours, a helicopter landing, games and educational booths. Kids are encouraged to wear their costumes for trick or treating, but if you don't have costumes, free costumes will be given away on a first-come, first-served basis. 

The Curiosity Cube, a retrofitted shipping container that has been transformed into a mobile science lab, is sparking curiosity through interactive, hands-on science experiments, and it's visiting The Magic House to help introduce the possibility of a career in science to kids across the St. Louis metro area.