Visit the Saint Louis Zoo for Bear Awarness Weekend and learn about the ways you can help save bear species, participate in a a bear scavenger hunt and lots more.
Friday, March 23 is Sun Bear Day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Sun Bear Habitat.
Saturday, March 24 is Andean Bear Day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Andrean Bear Day in River's Edge.
Sunday, March 25 is Grizzly Bear Day from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Grizzly Ridge.
Visitors can learn about ways to help save all three bear species with informational posters, biofact activity stations, a conservation booth, a special bear scavenger hunt, keeper chats and more.
New this year! Guest can enter to win a behind-the-scenes tour of the Sun Bear, Andean Bear and Painted Dog building after completing the scavenger hunt! Learn more
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.
Wagon rides, live entertainment, great festival foods, a petting zoo and much more make this an apple pickin' good time for the whole family. There will be pony rides, a children's carnival, opportunities to feed goats and other farm animals, caramel apples, funnel cakes and more.
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.