This is your family's chance to experience a great family adventure while you learn
about everything from birds to butterflies, crickets to katydids! Participants in BioBlitz will join teams of scientists and skilled naturalists to study biodiversity in a fun, hands-on way.
Your family or team can choose to study aquatic life, flowers and trees, mushrooms, frogs, toads and snakes, explore a butterfly station, study insects of the night, birds, lichen and lots more.
This event is appropriate for all ages, and children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent.
Sessions are held at various times through the two-day event.
At Shaw Nature Reserve.
For more information, a schedule of events, and to register, visit academyofsciencestl.org
Photo: Academy of Science St. Louis
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.
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!
Get into the Halloween spirit with some spooky fun and celebrate with the animals at Grant's Farm. Enjoy Halloween tram rides featuring Halloween lights, spooky scenes, live actors, scare zones, a Halloween-themed show, monster mash party and more. Costumes are encouraged.
Kids can work on existing gym skills, learn new skills or just play around during Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym in Creve Coeur.
Families can enjoy the Fall Fest Kids Zone and all the fun of the farm at the Grant's Farm Fall Fest. There will be seasonal treats, animal feedings, a petting zoo, themed photo spots, and the world-famous Budweiser Clydesdales too!