In addition to non-stop live music, there will be great food, lots of shopping from local vendors, face painting, balloon artists, juggling and arts & crafts for kids.
When Pete the Cat gets caught rocking out after bedtime, the cat-catcher sends him to live with the biddle family to learn his manners, and boy are they square! See how Pete turns out to be the perfect pet for this family who really needs a groovy cat in their lives in this live performance.
At this free workshop, kids will make some incredible, edible masterpieces with food items.
Activities include pony rides, animals for petting, apple picking, a pumpkin jumping pad, train rides and festival foods.
Kids ages 7-11 can create a map of their world, real or imagined at this free class.
This class teaches children how to draw the popular Angry Birds characters with step-by-step instructions.
Adventure awaits at Forever Forest, a nationally traveling exhibit that explores how we use the forest to live, work, and play in harmony. Kids can help construct a mini home by adding wood siding, flooring and more; explore a tree-top climber, and climb aboard a realistic kid-sized replica of a Union Pacific train engine.
Join in on First Art, a free art program for toddlers where the focus is on the process of making art rather than the finished product. Dress to get messy!
Explore the Saint Louis Zoo in the evenings at the Chinese lantern festival Animals Aglow! Animals Aglow returns to illuminate the Saint Louis Zoo for the second year with dozens of new, towering lanterns and light displays.
Visit The Magic House for Toddler Time, a special early-morning program for toddlers. Children age 1-4 can take part in exhibits and exclusive interactive activities designed just for little ones. There are new themes every week!
Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym is an opportunity for any child to have supervised free play in the gym. They can work on existing skills, try something new, or simply play around. It is completely up to them! Open Gym is open to both members and non-members ages 12 and under.
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.