Bring your kids and take free photos with Santa at the historic and festive Kirkwood Train Station in downtown Kirkwood.
Santa arrives at 8:40 a.m. and will pose for pictures from 9 a.m. to noon. Mrs. Claus will tell holiday stories and sing holiday songs in Ken Connor Park.
The Kirkwood Holiday Walk begins at 10 a.m. that day, so look for carolers all around downtown Kirkwood, dancers at Station Plaza and the Crescendo Youth Choir singing in the park.
Saturday, November 22.
Free. More information: downtownkirkwood.com
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Celebrating the history, culture, and people of Japan, the Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden is one of the largest and oldest festivals of its kind in the United States. Your family can enjoy guided walking tours, bonsai, cooking, martial arts and origami demonstrations, sumo wrestling, and special activities for kids.
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.
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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.
LEGO Club at the St. Louis County Library is a free opportunity for kids to gather and have fun building with LEGO bricks. LEGOs are provided.