# Things to do with kids in St. Louis, MO

> 94 upcoming family events and 15 places and ongoing programs in St. Louis, MO, in the St. Louis area. Listings whose address ZIP code is in this county (Census Bureau ZIP-to-county file). Dates and times are Central Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Boo at the Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/boo-at-the-zoo--listing-63c24238c09beec2c94b9dd5) — Oct 9 – Oct 30 · 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM · Saint Louis Zoo · All ages · From $16 · checked Oct 14. Non-scary, kid-friendly Halloween evenings at the Saint Louis Zoo on select nights, with an expanded footprint up Historic Hill. Admission includes the Primate House, Dinoroarus…
- [Fright at the Museum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/fright-at-the-museum--listing-6f1c42560b5ead78522817c8) — Sep 30 – Nov 1 · City Museum · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 14. All-ages Halloween celebration throughout City Museum: decorations on every floor; Happy Haunted Harmony Circus shows by Circus Harmony on the 3rd floor; Not-So-Spooky…
- [Haunted Library at Central Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/haunted-library-at-central-library--listing-2c601e7d7fdd17f877fad637) — Sat, Oct 24 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Central Library, St. Louis Public Library · Ages 3–8 · checked Oct 20. A not-so-scary haunted house takes over part of Central Library on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 1 to 3 p.m. Children who are brave enough to walk through the spooky library are…
- [Pirates and Pumpkins with Underwater Pumpkin Carving at the St. Louis Aquarium](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/pirates-and-pumpkins-with-underwater-pumpkin-carving-at-the-st-louis-a--listing-e4d4a7e98109c9ea1e4aba18) — Sat, Oct 24 (+3 more dates) · 1:15 PM · St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station · With admission · checked Oct 20. The St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station is under "pirate command" for Halloween through Nov. 2. Families can explore pirate scenes throughout the building — the Captain's Chair…
- [Princess of the Pose: A Josephine Baker Story (Pay-What-You-Can Performance)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/princess-of-the-pose-a-josephine-baker-story-pay-what-you-can-performa--listing-37b6f2637853e30a39c04fe0) — Sat, Oct 24 · 2:00 PM · Metro Theater Company · With admission · checked Oct 14. World-premiere one-woman show devised by Metro Theater Company, directed by Jacqueline Thompson and performed by St. Louis native Tyler White, following Josephine Baker from St…
- [Trick or Treat at the Library — Central Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/trick-or-treat-at-the-library-central-library--listing-de0c18682b3a182d3924967a) — Sat, Oct 24 · 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Central Library, St. Louis Public Library · Ages 3–17 · checked Oct 20. Central Library downtown turns into a trick-or-treat route on Saturday, Oct. 24. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., kids come in their Halloween costumes and go around the library…
- [Trick-or-Treat Nights at the St. Louis Aquarium](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/trick-or-treat-nights-at-the-st-louis-aquarium--listing-20d1fa12211e6142ce3165df) — Sat, Oct 24 (+2 more dates) · St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station · Paid · checked Oct 14. Kids trick-or-treat throughout the Aquarium collecting candy and prizes, then continue to 10 more trick-or-treat stations around St. Louis Union Station with an official…
- [The Great Game: Tower Grove Park Adventure](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/the-great-game-tower-grove-park-adventure--listing-dd7a701c96999b0903503f75) — Sun, Oct 25 · 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Tower Grove Park – New Comfort Station · checked Oct 14. An outdoor digital escape-room style walking adventure: teams of detectives solve puzzles at landmarks around Tower Grove Park to find out who stole the journals of park founder…
- [Storytime in Forest Park (Nature Playscape meadow)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/storytime-in-forest-park-nature-playscape-meadow--listing-be13c08e0434093b34aa61b0) — Mon, Oct 26 (+3 more dates) · 10:00 AM · Anne O'C. Albrecht Nature Playscape meadow, Forest Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. A seasonal outdoor storytime series: St. Louis Public Library partners lead stories and songs in the Nature Playscape meadow, and Forest Park Forever brings snacks, water and…
- [STEM Lab: The Dirty Water Project at Divoll Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/stem-lab-the-dirty-water-project-at-divoll-library--listing-d11c7f623e34570db8bb5ccc) — Tue, Oct 27 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Divoll Library, St. Louis Public Library · Ages 5–10 · checked Oct 20. Can you clean up polluted water? In this after-school STEM Lab at Divoll Library in north St. Louis, kids learn the basic science behind water treatment and then design their own…
- [Homeschool Fishing at the Forest Park Hatchery](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/homeschool-fishing-at-the-forest-park-hatchery--listing-cf9249f507ed2f8f7ccf0a21) — Wed, Oct 28 · 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM · Forest Park Hatchery · All ages · checked Oct 20. The Missouri Department of Conservation runs a learn-to-fish morning for homeschool families at the historic Forest Park Hatchery on Wednesday, Oct. 28, from 10 a.m. to 12:30…
- [History-Lovin' Halloween Party at the Missouri History Museum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/history-lovin-halloween-party-at-the-missouri-history-museum--listing-858950cc766a3925de777c45) — Thu, Oct 29 · 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Missouri History Museum · Free · checked Oct 16. The Missouri History Museum in Forest Park describes this as a not-so-spooky, candy-free Halloween party for families. Children wear costumes, go trick-or-treating through the…
- [Monster Mash Party](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/monster-mash-party--listing-39f2c3b53f43511b0e8eb576) — Thu, Oct 29 · 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Baden Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 14. Life-sized games with puzzles and challenges based on classic monsters; kids learn about monster folklore and show off their costumes. Ideal for ages 5-10.
- [Halloween Weekend at City Museum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/halloween-weekend-at-city-museum--listing-835ade8e54422c04fdc92eba) — Oct 31 – Nov 1 · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · City Museum · Paid · checked Oct 16. Halloween weekend at City Museum: pumpkin carving demonstrations, a strolling magician, balloon animals, trick-or-treating at manned slides, a palm reader, and a Costume Parade…
- [Haunted Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/haunted-library--listing-6fd1a6051813ef5b86882667) — Sat, Oct 31 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Buder Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 14. A not-so-scary haunted house in the Buder Library's 3rd floor multipurpose room; brave visitors who make their way through get a sweet treat. Costumes welcome. Ideal for ages 3-8.
- [Monster Masks](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/monster-masks--listing-f99835d4d6a457acda4870da) — Sat, Oct 31 · 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Schlafly Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 14. Halloween craft: create a super scary (or super silly) mask. Ideal for ages 5-18.
- [Trick-or-Treat at Kingshighway Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/trick-or-treat-at-kingshighway-library--listing-1a980ce368f56e579911f0bc) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Kingshighway Library, St. Louis Public Library · Up to 17 · checked Oct 20. On Halloween itself, Saturday, Oct. 31, Kingshighway Library on South Vandeventer Avenue hands out treats to children who stop by in costume. The window is long — 10 a.m. to 5…
- [Trick-or-Treat Bag Decorating at CAM](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/trick-or-treat-bag-decorating-at-cam--listing-8238dd15c59eb1b042837e25) — Sat, Oct 31 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Drop-in Halloween art activity: families with children of all ages decorate their own trick-or-treat bag at CAM, then take it door-to-door to neighbors Counterpublic, Pulitzer…
- [PJ Library Paws and Mitzvahs (drop-off, ages 8–12)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/pj-library-paws-and-mitzvahs-drop-off-ages-8-12--listing-b9944adcc82922addf9ba447) — Sun, Nov 1 · 1:30 PM – 3:30 PM · Humane Society of Missouri · Ages 8–12 · checked Oct 16. PJ Library program about kindness, connection, caring for animals and Jewish values, held at the Humane Society on Macklind Avenue. Drop-off program for ages 8-12; register with…
- [Pumpkin Throw Down at City Museum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/pumpkin-throw-down-at-city-museum--listing-ba21017e3b244d8be317b666) — Sun, Nov 1 · 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM · City Museum – 10th Floor Balcony · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 16. City Museum's fall tradition: bring your old pumpkins, gourds and squash and launch them off the 10th-floor balcony at a target in the parking lot to win prizes. Eckert's…
- [A Walk in the Park: Compton Hill Reservoir Park Fall Colors Walk](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/a-walk-in-the-park-compton-hill-reservoir-park-fall-colors-walk--listing-caf44005c1672e07a1e1a69b) — Mon, Nov 2 · 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM · Compton Hill Reservoir Park · All ages · checked Oct 20. Mary Fuller of the Missouri Department of Conservation leads a 2-mile guided walk through Compton Hill Reservoir Park and the tree-lined streets of the Compton Heights…
- [Fall Colors Walk in Carondelet Park](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/fall-colors-walk-in-carondelet-park--listing-b51451200f8c6f143e18d40e) — Tue, Nov 3 · 9:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Carondelet Park · All ages · Free · checked Oct 24. A Missouri Department of Conservation naturalist leads a two-hour autumn stroll through Carondelet Park, the city's third-largest park. Walkers learn why leaves change color in…
- [Di-November Dinosaur Party at Central Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/di-november-dinosaur-party-at-central-library--listing-580b59b634b35f0734f20701) — Wed, Nov 4 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Central Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 16. A dinosaur-themed afternoon in the Children's Library at the downtown Central Library. Children enjoy a dinosaur storytime, dinosaur songs, and a range of dinosaur crafts and…
- [Craftumentary at Buder Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/craftumentary-at-buder-library--listing-cbc493388896b14ea70cc554) — Thu, Nov 5 (+1 more date) · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Buder Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 20. Craftumentary at Buder Library combines a short wildlife documentary with a recycled-materials craft on the same theme, and it is open to families and adults alike. On Thursday…
- [Free Public Telescope Viewing: Star Parties and Solar Sundays](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/free-public-telescope-viewing-star-parties-and-solar-sundays--listing-1c0754d9e6e08aafb1b99cb7) — Fri, Nov 6 (+2 more dates) · McDonnell Planetarium (Saint Louis Science Center) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Free telescope viewing outside the McDonnell Planetarium entrance with Planetarium staff and local astronomy clubs (St. Louis Astronomical Society, River Bend Astronomy Club)…
- [You and Me under the Canopy: Salamander Shuffle! (Tower Grove Park)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/you-and-me-under-the-canopy-salamander-shuffle-tower-grove-park--listing-4280300c40a1dfe1d47e59a6) — Fri, Nov 6 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Tower Grove Park – Stupp Center · Ages 2–7 · checked Oct 16. MDC Conservation Kids program: appreciate the natural world through a story, songs, movement and play. This month's topic is the fall migration and life cycle of salamanders in…
- [Beginner Bird Walks in Forest Park](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/beginner-bird-walks-in-forest-park--listing-adf386876e05b11e395ea04b) — Sat, Nov 7 (+2 more dates) · 8:00 AM – 10:30 AM · Dennis & Judith Jones Visitor & Education Center, Forest Park · checked Oct 14. Beginner-friendly urban birding meetups in Forest Park, a migrating-songbird hotspot, offered with the St. Louis Audubon Society. Walks meet at the Visitor & Education Center on…
- [Día de los Muertos at the Missouri History Museum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/dia-de-los-muertos-at-the-missouri-history-museum--listing-d3d63d740bc5793756eb1e95) — Sat, Nov 7 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Missouri History Museum · Free · checked Oct 16. Two days of Día de los Muertos at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park, with Hispanic Festival Inc., Mexicanos en St. Louis and Latinx Arts Network. On both days you can…
- [Music Quest with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at Central Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/music-quest-with-the-st-louis-symphony-orchestra-at-central-library--listing-e9e0c403e3d1d58c35d4d0ef) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM · Central Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 16. Six St. Louis Symphony Orchestra musicians and a host turn a Saturday morning concert into an interactive adventure in the Central Library auditorium downtown. In Music Quest…
- [Osage Culture Traveling Trunk at Carpenter Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/osage-culture-traveling-trunk-at-carpenter-library--listing-63e8c684dfc0ec9a1ece9b10) — Sat, Nov 7 · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Carpenter Library, St. Louis Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 16. Tower Grove Park brings its Osage Culture Traveling Trunk to Carpenter Library for a two-hour hands-on session during Native American Heritage Month. The trunk holds Osage…
- [STEM Lab: Spinning Out at Machacek Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/stem-lab-spinning-out-at-machacek-library--listing-e65f51b9794cec8046cdf927) — Sat, Nov 7 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Machacek Library, St. Louis Public Library · Ages 5–10 · checked Oct 20. Saturday-morning science at Machacek Library on Scanlan Avenue: in Spinning Out, kids use what they learn about simple machines and gravity to build spinning tops out of recycled…
- [Family Sundays at the Saint Louis Art Museum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/family-sundays-at-the-saint-louis-art-museum--listing-f56934759e8b720721ff9cb8) — Sun, Nov 8 (+1 more date) · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Saint Louis Art Museum · Free · checked Oct 14. Free Sunday-afternoon family programs with gallery exploration and hands-on art. Oct. 18 (Opening Celebration—Inspired by Nature, Sculpture Hall/South Terrace): art inspired by…
- [Story Time at the Sachs Museum (Missouri Botanical Garden)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/story-time-at-the-sachs-museum-missouri-botanical-garden--listing-549a4f36ab668b395e66babb) — Wed, Nov 11 (+1 more date) · 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Missouri Botanical Garden – Sachs Museum (historic Museum Building) · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. On the second Wednesday of each month through March 11, 2027, Garden staff read aloud from favorite books in the historic Museum Building, then families can wander through The…
- [Campfire Stories at Buder Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/campfire-stories-at-buder-library--listing-a232f591cd123c7fa373f5cd) — Fri, Nov 13 · 3:00 PM – 4:30 PM · Buder Library, St. Louis Public Library · Ages 8–12 · checked Oct 20. Buder Library sets up a cozy indoor campout on Friday, Nov. 13, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Kids gather around for spooky stories and make campfire-themed crafts. Flashlights are part of…
- [History Exploration Day: Indigenous Voices of Missouri](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/history-exploration-day-indigenous-voices-of-missouri--listing-d58a94e1a25fc5433a9ac86a) — Fri, Nov 13 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Missouri History Museum · Free · checked Oct 16. A History Exploration Day at the Missouri History Museum, a series aimed at homeschool families, about the voices, art and stories of Indigenous peoples in Missouri past and…
- [St. Louis Storytelling Festival: The Magic of the Talking Drum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/st-louis-storytelling-festival-the-magic-of-the-talking-drum--listing-dc9c5ccbf47f5394d91d95fa) — Fri, Nov 13 · 10:15 AM – 12:30 PM · Saint Louis Art Museum · Ages 5–12 · Free · checked Oct 14. As part of the St. Louis Storytelling Festival, storyteller Mama Edie presents The Magic of the Talking Drum, bookended by a drop-in art-making activity in Sculpture Hall. Free…
- [THE POLAR EXPRESS Train Ride at St. Louis Union Station](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/the-polar-express-train-ride-at-st-louis-union-station--listing-6d89da921305a48388038dc8) — Nov 13 – Dec 30 · 4:30 PM · St. Louis Union Station · Paid · checked Oct 16. THE POLAR EXPRESS train ride returns to St. Louis Union Station in 2026: real trains roll to the 'North Pole' with Santa and his elves. Departures at 4:30, 6:00, 7:15 and 8:30…
- [Family Day Out: Arts and Crafts at Buder Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/family-day-out-arts-and-crafts-at-buder-library--listing-ae1d6716eefefc8b9b5744c0) — Sat, Nov 14 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Buder Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 20. Saturday, Nov. 14, Buder Library opens a two-hour family art session from 1 to 3 p.m. The library sets out a range of projects — painting, coloring, drawing and crafting — so…
- [Garden Glow](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/garden-glow--listing-d902397021a5fda56d8b7af3) — Sat, Nov 14 (+43 more dates) · Missouri Botanical Garden · All ages · From $6 · checked Oct 14. Holiday light display with more than two million lights, interactive installations and special activities across the Missouri Botanical Garden on select nights. Rain-or-snow…
- [Holiday Flower and Train Show at the Missouri Botanical Garden](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/holiday-flower-and-train-show-at-the-missouri-botanical-garden--listing-adf9dbe2a357b8164024b344) — Nov 14 – Jan 2 · 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM · Missouri Botanical Garden – Emerson Conservatory (Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center) · All ages · With admission · checked Oct 16. Festive installations of poinsettias and other seasonal favorites alongside the new Mediterranean plantings in the Emerson Conservatory, with model trains. This year's show…
- [Pinecone Birdfeeders at Cabanne Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/pinecone-birdfeeders-at-cabanne-library--listing-bd7977eff278015572b456a2) — Sat, Nov 14 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Cabanne Library, St. Louis Public Library · Ages 6–18 · checked Oct 20. Kids can make a treat for backyard birds at Cabanne Library on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Using pinecones, vegetable shortening and birdseed, participants build…
- [Play Date: Tiny Worlds, Big Stories at CAM](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/play-date-tiny-worlds-big-stories-at-cam--listing-37abbc6ca0350269210da0ab) — Sat, Nov 14 · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Free monthly second-Saturday play and art-making morning for families: exhibition-inspired hands-on activities plus a music/dance performance. Schedule: 10:00 doors open…
- [Kids Crafts: M&M Turkeys at Carondelet Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/kids-crafts-m-and-m-turkeys-at-carondelet-library--listing-79826cb8966633f69c618d56) — Mon, Nov 16 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Carondelet Library, St. Louis Public Library · Ages 5–10 · checked Oct 20. Ahead of Thanksgiving, Carondelet Library invites kids to turn a handful of M&M's into a turkey. The Monday-evening craft runs Nov. 16 from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Michigan Avenue…
- [STEM Lab: Great Pollinator Race at Kingshighway Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/stem-lab-great-pollinator-race-at-kingshighway-library--listing-936b5502e97964a7f4901482) — Tue, Nov 17 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Kingshighway Library, St. Louis Public Library · Ages 5–10 · checked Oct 20. What's the buzz? At Kingshighway Library's STEM Lab on Tuesday, Nov. 17 (4:30–5:30 p.m.), kids explore how bees pollinate plants. Then the lesson turns into a game: participants…
- [Native American Heritage Month: Beadwork Painting at Central Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/native-american-heritage-month-beadwork-painting-at-central-library--listing-d6d5bf8d1575ae6245636dbc) — Wed, Nov 18 · 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Central Library, St. Louis Public Library · Ages 5–17 · checked Oct 20. For Native American Heritage Month, Central Library hosts a family art session on Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 5 to 6 p.m. Participants paint a design inspired by traditional Métis…
- [STEM Lab: Pompom Catapults at Baden Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/stem-lab-pompom-catapults-at-baden-library--listing-8b171550959372f05693cba1) — Wed, Nov 18 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Baden Library, St. Louis Public Library · Ages 5–10 · checked Oct 20. Kids get an hour of engineering at Baden Library in north St. Louis on Wednesday, Nov. 18, from 4 to 5 p.m. In Pompom Catapults, they use engineering skills to create tiny…
- [How to Train Your Dragon Movie Night](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/how-to-train-your-dragon-movie-night--listing-883abd536062f805088889f5) — Thu, Nov 19 · 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM · Schlafly Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 14. Pajama movie night with hot cocoa and popcorn, showing How to Train Your Dragon (2010). Blankets and pillows welcome. Ideal for ages 12 and under.
- [Weirdly Wonderful Holidays at City Museum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/weirdly-wonderful-holidays-at-city-museum--listing-75f059a341b2399122739a52) — Nov 19 – Jan 3 · City Museum · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 16. City Museum's holiday season: holiday lights on the historic façade, Santa in his 4th-floor Workshop outside Art City, storytime with Mrs. Claus in the Sullivan Gallery, roaming…
- [Open Studio: Holiday Card Making and Calligraphy at the Saint Louis Art Museum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/open-studio-holiday-card-making-and-calligraphy-at-the-saint-louis-art--listing-9cdd64d6eb7ad3d1e34d2ead) — Fri, Nov 20 · 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM · Saint Louis Art Museum · All ages · Free · checked Oct 20. On Free Friday, Nov. 20, the Saint Louis Art Museum's Education Center becomes an open studio from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. where visitors make handmade holiday cards, with calligraphy…
- [The Nutcracker & The World's Fair with Ballet 314 — Julia Davis Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/the-nutcracker-and-the-world-s-fair-with-ballet-314-julia-davis-librar--listing-56261d03099fed1125ece8bd) — Fri, Nov 20 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Julia Davis Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 16. Ballet 314 brings a short, child-sized version of its reimagined Nutcracker to the Julia Davis Library auditorium as part of the Live at SLPL series. The story is adapted from a…
- [Wee Weekend at the Saint Louis Art Museum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/wee-weekend-at-the-saint-louis-art-museum--listing-1509c8c161f1f58abbbe0911) — Fri, Nov 20 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM · Saint Louis Art Museum · Ages 3–5 · Free · checked Oct 14. Program for the museum's youngest visitors with play, storytelling, museum walks and art making to explore art together, in the Education Center. Free; registration required…
- [Courage Canvas Kids Art Workshop at Machacek Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/courage-canvas-kids-art-workshop-at-machacek-library--listing-64179a4156abcc2da02244de) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Machacek Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 20. Courage Canvas, a student-led nonprofit, brings an introductory art workshop to Machacek Library on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The workshop teaches kids about…
- [Family Film and Crafternoon at Central Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/family-film-and-crafternoon-at-central-library--listing-d622179e2ad9802252597f10) — Sat, Nov 21 (+1 more date) · 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Central Library, St. Louis Public Library · Ages 5–17 · checked Oct 20. Central Library pairs a family movie with a craft on two Saturday afternoons, 2 to 4 p.m. On Nov. 21 the film is Goat (rated PG, 1 hour 33 minutes); on Dec. 19 it is A Minecraft…
- [Pancakes with Santa at St. Louis Union Station](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/pancakes-with-santa-at-st-louis-union-station--listing-2cf2568c6f9133507cc0c131) — Sat, Nov 21 (+14 more dates) · 8:30 AM · St. Louis Union Station – Grand Hall · Paid · checked Oct 16. Families reserve a Pancakes with Santa meal in Union Station's Grand Hall: pancakes topped with strawberries and whipped-cream Santa faces, milk for kids and coffee for…
- [The Nutcracker & The World's Fair with Ballet 314 — Carondelet Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/the-nutcracker-and-the-world-s-fair-with-ballet-314-carondelet-library--listing-10fc5bf4342bc63a27d9a48a) — Sat, Nov 21 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Carondelet Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 16. Two Saturday showings at Carondelet Library in south St. Louis of Ballet 314's short children's Nutcracker, adapted from the St. Louis-inspired picture book "The Nutcracker & The…
- [Turkey Bingo at Buder Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/turkey-bingo-at-buder-library--listing-6b5c4f39119f8931e11643c3) — Sat, Nov 21 · 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM · Buder Library, St. Louis Public Library · All ages · checked Oct 20. Families can play bingo for parts of their Thanksgiving dinner at Buder Library on Saturday, Nov. 21, from noon to 1:30 p.m. Winners take home items for the holiday meal. People…
- [Wings of Fire Party at Schlafly Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/wings-of-fire-party-at-schlafly-library--listing-7d2f92f40b85d2798a1ba49a) — Sat, Nov 21 · 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Schlafly Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 16. A party for fans of Tui T. Sutherland's Wings of Fire dragon books at Schlafly Library in the Central West End. Expect dragons, tongue-in-cheek "prophecies" and crafts, and the…
- [St. Louis Blues Try Hockey Free at the Winterfest Rink](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/st-louis-blues-try-hockey-free-at-the-winterfest-rink--listing-1dd8ad936faa4f181ccb81e6) — Sun, Nov 22 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Winterfest ice rink, Kiener Plaza · Free · checked Oct 24. The St. Louis Blues run two free Try Hockey sessions for local children on the Winterfest ice rink in Kiener Plaza, one on the festival's first Sunday and one on its final day…
- [St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra Season Opener](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/st-louis-symphony-youth-orchestra-season-opener--listing-c4292b87999b26ef638df58b) — Sun, Nov 22 · 3:00 PM · Powell Hall · Paid · checked Oct 24. The St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra, about 100 young musicians from the St. Louis region and beyond led by music director Samuel Hollister, opens its season on the Powell Hall…
- [Sherlock Bones and the Mystery in the Meadow (Tower Grove Park)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/sherlock-bones-and-the-mystery-in-the-meadow-tower-grove-park--listing-c0dbecb7fea6db53c726cce4) — Tue, Nov 24 · 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM · Tower Grove Park – New Comfort Station · Ages 7+ · checked Oct 16. Interactive animal-tracking 'murder mystery': participants become wildlife detectives with Sherlock Bones, examining tracks, skulls and bones to work out what happened in the…
- [STEM Lab: Elephant Toothpaste at Divoll Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/stem-lab-elephant-toothpaste-at-divoll-library--listing-12552e0267b351cdde9eda23) — Tue, Nov 24 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Divoll Library, St. Louis Public Library · Ages 5–10 · checked Oct 20. During Thanksgiving week, Divoll Library hosts a classic chemistry demonstration for kids: elephant toothpaste. On Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 4 to 5 p.m., children ages 5 to 10 learn…
- [Kids Game Day at Central Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/kids-game-day-at-central-library--listing-3e76816f270030a97d8d5335) — Wed, Nov 25 (+2 more dates) · 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Central Library, St. Louis Public Library · Ages 5–12 · checked Oct 20. When school is out around the holidays, Central Library hosts Kids Game Day: three hours of competitive play with all kinds of games, from board and tabletop games to video…
- [St. Louis Turkey Trot 5K & 8K with Kids Dash](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/st-louis-turkey-trot-5k-and-8k-with-kids-dash--listing-c7b78b4bc81621a598b446b3) — Thu, Nov 26 · St. Louis Turkey Trot course, Summit Drive · With admission · checked Oct 24. A Thanksgiving Day race on Summit Drive in St. Louis with 8K, timed and untimed 5K, and virtual options, plus two races for children: a free 100-meter Kids Dash for ages 8 and…
- [Festive Fridays at the Saint Louis Art Museum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/festive-fridays-at-the-saint-louis-art-museum--listing-e819eb5e66af6b09d03e2b11) — Fri, Nov 27 (+3 more dates) · Saint Louis Art Museum · Free · checked Oct 20. The Saint Louis Art Museum in Forest Park celebrates the holiday season every Friday from Nov. 27 through Dec. 18 with free concerts, tours, gallery activations and art-making…
- [Wild Lights at the Saint Louis Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/wild-lights-at-the-saint-louis-zoo--listing-8e80d70aebbf633adc08cbff) — Nov 27 – Dec 30 · 5:00 PM – 8:30 PM · Saint Louis Zoo · All ages · From $19 · checked Oct 14. Holiday light event at the Saint Louis Zoo on select nights with light displays, s'mores over fire pits and visits with Santa, on an expanded footprint across Historic Hill…
- [STEM Lab: Elephant Toothpaste at Machacek Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/stem-lab-elephant-toothpaste-at-machacek-library--listing-bb7151f696f1fb545d4fcfcd) — Sat, Dec 5 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Machacek Library, St. Louis Public Library · Ages 5–10 · checked Oct 20. Machacek Library's Saturday STEM Lab on Dec. 5 (10:30–11:30 a.m.) centers on elephant toothpaste, the foamy reaction that grows out of its bottle and gives off heat. Kids ages 5…
- [The J's Hanukkah Celebration at the Missouri Botanical Garden](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/the-j-s-hanukkah-celebration-at-the-missouri-botanical-garden--listing-a358a51e0fc51b07135683b7) — Sun, Dec 6 · 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM · Missouri Botanical Garden – Bayer Event Center · All ages · Free · checked Oct 16. The J's fifth annual community celebration of Hanukkah with the Missouri Botanical Garden: a free afternoon of music, shopping and more in the Bayer Event Center. The Saul…
- [Crafternoon: Snow Globe at Kingshighway Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/crafternoon-snow-globe-at-kingshighway-library--listing-f360210b597969969c2b84d8) — Tue, Dec 8 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Kingshighway Library, St. Louis Public Library · Ages 5–12 · checked Oct 20. Kids make their own snow globe at Kingshighway Library's after-school Crafternoon on Tuesday, Dec. 8, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. It is a seasonal keepsake finished in about an hour…
- [STEM Lab: Paper Gingerbread Houses at Baden Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/stem-lab-paper-gingerbread-houses-at-baden-library--listing-16bbe2998b523db02cdaf364) — Wed, Dec 9 · 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Baden Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 16. A holiday engineering challenge at Baden Library in north St. Louis. Instead of icing and candy, children build cardboard houses and use engineering ideas to learn about…
- [Family Day Out: Disney Karaoke Party at Buder Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/family-day-out-disney-karaoke-party-at-buder-library--listing-e39464f58b88d35e18dea0e9) — Sat, Dec 12 · 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM · Buder Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 16. A two-hour family karaoke afternoon at Buder Library where parents and kids take turns at the microphone with favorite Disney songs. It runs in the branch's 3rd Floor…
- [Ice Carvings and Holiday Market at Winterfest](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/ice-carvings-and-holiday-market-at-winterfest--listing-edbda8ada279ee26dfa4e1ef) — Sat, Dec 12 · 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Kiener Plaza · Free · checked Oct 24. On a December Saturday afternoon at Winterfest, ice carvers turn blocks of ice into sculptures in Kiener Plaza while local holiday vendors sell their goods. Families can watch…
- [Learn to Fish: All About Trout (Forest Park Hatchery)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/learn-to-fish-all-about-trout-forest-park-hatchery--listing-c1fd4487c31fd29e5be30084) — Sat, Dec 12 · 7:00 AM – 8:30 AM · Forest Park Hatchery · Ages 6+ · sold out when last checked · checked Oct 16. MDC program all about trout: what they are, where they come from, what makes them special, techniques and places to catch them, followed by winter fishing. All gear provided…
- [The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/the-muppet-christmas-carol-in-concert-st-louis-symphony-orchestra--listing-1874f10677d1f93cdeacdb5b) — Sat, Dec 12 (+1 more date) · Powell Hall (St. Louis Symphony Orchestra) · Paid · checked Oct 14. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performs the score live to The Muppet Christmas Carol: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and the Muppets in a merry, magical version of Dickens'…
- [Winter Celebrations at the Saint Louis Art Museum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/winter-celebrations-at-the-saint-louis-art-museum--listing-9e5fc6bba82877144245f1e8) — Dec 12 – Dec 13 · Saint Louis Art Museum · Free · checked Oct 14. Free, family-friendly two-day festival inspired by holiday traditions from around the world, with different performances and family art activities each day. No tickets or…
- [Winter Solstice Lanterns at Cabanne Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/winter-solstice-lanterns-at-cabanne-library--listing-3b9339f2c5593016d244314f) — Sat, Dec 12 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Cabanne Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 16. Children and teens learn how the winter solstice is celebrated in different cultures around the world, then make their own solstice lantern to carry light through the longest…
- [Frosted 5K & Family Fun Run 2026](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/frosted-5k-and-family-fun-run-2026--listing-ac6c7b7b820c0a2fa9522722) — Sun, Dec 13 · 10:30 AM · Tower Grove Park — Old Carriage Shelter · All ages · From $15 · checked Oct 23. Choose a timed 5K or a family fun run through Tower Grove Park, then stay for cocoa, holiday music, photos, the Frosted Holiday Market and finish-line festivities.
- [Kids Crafts: Cocoa Gnomes at Carondelet Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/kids-crafts-cocoa-gnomes-at-carondelet-library--listing-77eec67d72313b9e3660dd43) — Mon, Dec 14 · 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Carondelet Library, St. Louis Public Library · Ages 5–10 · checked Oct 20. A wintry craft at Carondelet Library on Monday, Dec. 14, from 6 to 7 p.m.: kids put together little gnomes filled with cocoa and marshmallows. The session is aimed at ages 5 to…
- [Winter Celebration Open House at Cabanne Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/winter-celebration-open-house-at-cabanne-library--listing-6faf998384ab23a026a2f07b) — Mon, Dec 14 · 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Cabanne Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 16. Cabanne Library marks the start of winter with a drop-in open house for families on a Monday afternoon and evening. Stop by any time between 4 and 7 p.m. for snacks, hot…
- [STEM Lab: Elephant Toothpaste](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/stem-lab-elephant-toothpaste--listing-b1f0f3a28b81033696881873) — Tue, Dec 15 · 4:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Kingshighway Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 14. Kids learn about chemical reactions by watching a heat-producing mixture bubble and overflow. Ideal for ages 5-10.
- [The Hip Hop Nutcracker at the Fabulous Fox](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/the-hip-hop-nutcracker-at-the-fabulous-fox--listing-33593c17044c16d61774aa3c) — Thu, Dec 17 · 7:30 PM · The Fabulous Fox Theatre · All ages · From $35 · checked Oct 24. A one-night touring dance show that retells The Nutcracker as a contemporary hip hop spectacle set to Tchaikovsky's music, billed by the Fox as a holiday mash-up for the whole…
- [Cirque Dreams Holidaze at the Fabulous Fox](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/cirque-dreams-holidaze-at-the-fabulous-fox--listing-b055d7f22f6d45a79cc97d4b) — Fri, Dec 18 (+1 more date) · The Fabulous Fox Theatre · Paid · checked Oct 14. Touring holiday circus-theater production Cirque Dreams Holidaze, presented at the Fabulous Fox Theatre for four performances including a Saturday 11:00 AM show.
- [Mercy Holiday Celebration with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/mercy-holiday-celebration-with-the-st-louis-symphony-orchestra--listing-65091454701f6c77a1cd3fe7) — Fri, Dec 18 (+2 more dates) · Powell Hall · Paid · checked Oct 20. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra's annual holiday concert at Powell Hall pairs Broadway star Norm Lewis with the orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony Chorus, conducted by chorus…
- [ASL Storytime at Carpenter Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/asl-storytime-at-carpenter-library--listing-e30cbf0ad7be61f38f82ebab) — Sat, Dec 19 · 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM · Carpenter Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 16. A storytime signed in American Sign Language, followed by crafts and social time, at Carpenter Library on South Grand. St. Louis Public Library runs it with DEAF, Inc. It is…
- [Hot Cocoa Party](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/hot-cocoa-party--listing-2e9b1c44af8243b1416c3e1d) — Sat, Dec 19 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Buder Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 14. Families try different kinds of hot cocoa and make crafts; cozy clothes or pajamas welcome.
- [NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet at the Fabulous Fox](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/nutcracker-magical-christmas-ballet-at-the-fabulous-fox--listing-4fa26a43b012c977cd893260) — Sun, Dec 20 (+1 more date) · The Fabulous Fox Theatre · Paid · checked Oct 14. Touring holiday ballet production NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet at the Fabulous Fox Theatre, with matinee and evening performances over two days.
- [Polar Express Pajama and Movie Night](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/polar-express-pajama-and-movie-night--listing-a2bd36f55519806a3bd23b17) — Mon, Dec 21 · 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM · Divoll Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 14. PJ movie night featuring The Polar Express with a hot cocoa bar and popcorn in the Divoll Library auditorium. Ideal for ages 12 and under.
- [Winter Party at Walnut Park Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/winter-party-at-walnut-park-library--listing-0cb54d126794809edc479041) — Mon, Dec 21 · 3:30 PM – 5:30 PM · Walnut Park Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 16. A holiday-week family party at Walnut Park Library in north St. Louis on the first Monday of winter break. Families can warm up with hot cocoa and sing together at family…
- [Kids Challenge Room: Blast Off!](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/kids-challenge-room-blast-off--listing-d874a57d26d7a6bf79c00060) — Tue, Dec 22 · 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM · Kingshighway Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 14. Kids climb aboard a rocket ship, navigate obstacles, avoid asteroids and try to beat the clock in a space-themed challenge room. Ideal for ages 5-10.
- [A Charlie Brown Christmas: Live on Stage at Powell Hall](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/a-charlie-brown-christmas-live-on-stage-at-powell-hall--listing-54e9acd6437113ee1b102445) — Sun, Dec 27 · Powell Hall · Paid · checked Oct 24. Charlie Brown, Snoopy and the Peanuts gang come to Powell Hall the weekend after Christmas in a live stage adaptation of Charles M. Schulz's Emmy- and Peabody-winning animated…
- [Winter Getaway at the Missouri History Museum: Winter Carnival and A Filipino Christmas](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/winter-getaway-at-the-missouri-history-museum-winter-carnival-and-a-fi--listing-cb98031ec4dd26f542068fa1) — Tue, Dec 29 (+1 more date) · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Missouri History Museum · Free · checked Oct 16. Two winter-break mornings in the Missouri History Museum's Winter Getaway series, each 10:00am to 1:00pm. Tuesday, December 29 is Winter Carnival, with carnival games, treats and…
- [Countdown to Noon at Buder Library](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/countdown-to-noon-at-buder-library--listing-21878fa3050b56e46125fb69) — Thu, Dec 31 · 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Buder Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 16. Buder Library's annual daytime New Year's Eve party lets families ring in 2027 without staying up late. For children there is a read-aloud storytime, a face painter, New Year's…
- [Countdown to Noon: Disco Party!](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/countdown-to-noon-disco-party--listing-b7694dd671c12d035353e1cf) — Thu, Dec 31 · 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM · Carpenter Library, St. Louis Public Library · checked Oct 14. Early-childhood New Year's party in the Carpenter Library children's area with music, dancing, bubbles and a sparkling countdown to noon. Ideal for ages 0-8. Sensory notes…
- [Family-Friendly New Year's Eve Party at City Museum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/family-friendly-new-year-s-eve-party-at-city-museum--listing-a27c8c45d827bd9b16418097) — Thu, Dec 31 · 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM · City Museum · Paid · checked Oct 16. City Museum rings in 2027 with a family-friendly New Year's Eve party: festivities start at 5pm with face painting, balloon twisters, a dance party in Architecture Hall, karaoke…
- [Noon Year's Eve at the Missouri History Museum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/noon-year-s-eve-at-the-missouri-history-museum--listing-ebb5439ef39bceb4d0952608) — Thu, Dec 31 · 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM · Missouri History Museum · Free · checked Oct 16. A family New Year's celebration that counts down to noon instead of midnight. Supersized balloon drops happen at 11am and at 12pm. Families can hear live music in the Grand Hall…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Anne O'C. Albrecht Nature Playscape (Forest Park)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/anne-o-c-albrecht-nature-playscape-forest-park--listing-4b67699569fccbb638727f7e) — Daily 6 a.m.–10 p.m. (Forest Park hours) · Anne O'C. Albrecht Nature Playscape, Forest Park · Free · checked Oct 14. A nature play area in the heart of Forest Park designed especially for kids, with tot-friendly areas for very small toddlers. Free parking along Carr Lane Drive and Concourse…
- [Aquarium Bingo for Books (ages 2-5)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/aquarium-bingo-for-books-ages-2-5--listing-e60c53f297a0d6da85320222) — Mondays 11 a.m.–noon and 1–2 p.m. (calendar dates Nov 9, 16, 23, 30, Dec 7, 14, 2026) · St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station · Ages 2–5 · checked Oct 20. Preschoolers and their grown-ups can play a sea-creature version of bingo at the St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station on Monday mornings and early afternoons this fall. Instead of…
- [City Museum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/city-museum--listing-eff32e88d28c9bce906934ea) — Hours vary by day (posted on the 2026 hours calendar, e.g., 10am – 5pm to 10am – 10pm)… · City Museum · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. Climbable museum in a former shoe warehouse described as an indoor, outdoor and underground playground: slides, tunnels, caves, ball pits (Toddler Town on the 3rd floor has ball…
- [Discovery Room at the Science Center](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/discovery-room-at-the-science-center--listing-f3fa6aa3c6abfc42c7ad59ff) — Timed sessions through the day on open days (Science Center closed Tuesdays); two… · Saint Louis Science Center · From $6 · checked Oct 14. Play-based early-childhood science room on Floor 2 of the Main Building where young children and their grown-ups explore hands-on activities across subjects from flight to…
- [Gateway Arch National Park](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/gateway-arch-national-park--listing-7c7d4ca59560b622fad2d458) — Visitor Center/Museum 9:00am - 6:00pm daily (spring, fall, winter); grounds… · Gateway Arch National Park (Gateway Arch Visitor Center & Museum) · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. National park on the riverfront with the free Museum at the Gateway Arch, ranger-led tours, the Tram Ride to the Top (630 feet, allow 45–60 minutes, not ADA accessible), a…
- [Missouri Botanical Garden](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/missouri-botanical-garden--listing-4540ab06135e0dbb120a153e) — Garden 9 a.m.–5 p.m. daily (last entry 4:30 p.m.); closed November 26 and December 25. · Missouri Botanical Garden · All ages · From $16 · checked Oct 14. Historic botanical garden with the Climatron conservatory and the Doris I. Schnuck Children's Garden (nearly two acres west of the Climatron with a limestone cave, Spelunker's…
- [Museum Babies Storytelling at the Missouri History Museum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/museum-babies-storytelling-at-the-missouri-history-museum--listing-eac73a90ee77c4ac0492febb) — Tuesdays, 10:10–10:25 am · Missouri History Museum – History Clubhouse · Up to 2 · Free · checked Oct 24. A 15-minute Tuesday-morning program for babies and toddlers ages 2 and younger in the History Clubhouse at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park. Caregivers and little ones…
- [Preschool Science Series (Learning Lab drop-in, 18 months–5 years)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/preschool-science-series-learning-lab-drop-in-18-months-5-years--listing-7e6196343c90a1680bf42ed1) — Program days 9:30–11:30 AM, drop in as space allows (upcoming listing showed Wed Oct… · Saint Louis Science Center (Learning Lab, next to the Life Science Lab) · Free · checked Oct 14. The Saint Louis Science Center’s Preschool Science Series is a free, drop-in open-exploration Learning Lab for children 18 months to 5 years and their caregivers. From 9:30 to…
- [Preschool Science Series Learning Lab](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/preschool-science-series-learning-lab--listing-3ce92fb6c1cdffbad9131b1e) — Room open 9:30–11:30 AM on scheduled days (calendar shows Wed Oct 14 – Sat Oct 17… · Saint Louis Science Center · Free · checked Oct 14. Free drop-in Learning Lab for small scientists and their caregivers with hands-on experiments, playful STEM stations, open-ended materials and take-home ideas; each session has a…
- [Saint Louis Art Museum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/saint-louis-art-museum--listing-bf1a58d3da271ccb65ca3095) — Tuesday–Sunday, 10 am–5 pm; Friday 10 am–9 pm; closed Monday, Thanksgiving and… · Saint Louis Art Museum · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Comprehensive art museum in Forest Park with collections from virtually every culture and time period, the Grace Taylor Broughton Sculpture Garden, family programs (Family…
- [Saint Louis Science Center and McDonnell Planetarium](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/saint-louis-science-center-and-mcdonnell-planetarium--listing-87057478d4650b0ca5a8c355) — Sunday 11:00 am – 4:30 pm; Monday, Wednesday–Saturday 9:30 am – 4:30 pm; closed… · Saint Louis Science Center · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Free-entry science museum in Forest Park with hundreds of hands-on exhibits, the OMNIMAX Theater and the James S. McDonnell Planetarium (connected by the Sky Bridge over I-64)…
- [Saint Louis Zoo](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/saint-louis-zoo--listing-9884157e8acfcae8cda5c7af) — Oct. 8 through Dec. 31, 2026: 9 a.m.–4 p.m. daily, except holidays (Nov. 26 and Dec. 24… · Saint Louis Zoo · All ages · Free · checked Oct 14. Free-admission zoo in Forest Park organized into zones (Discovery Corner, The Wild, River's Edge, Red Rocks, Historic Hill, Lakeside Crossing). Paid attractions include the 4D…
- [Sensory Friendly Days at the St. Louis Aquarium](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/sensory-friendly-days-at-the-st-louis-aquarium--listing-81fa18e5c69d55bc76e6a67b) — First Tuesday of every month, 9am-5pm (next: November 3, 2026). · St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station · All ages · checked Oct 14. Monthly Sensory Friendly Days with reduced crowd sizes and reduced lighting and sound stimulation, designed as an inclusive visit for guests with sensory sensitivities.
- [St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/st-louis-aquarium-at-union-station--listing-538949d33da5627b9f0a484e) — Sun-Thurs 9am-5pm; Fri & Sat 9am-6pm. Last admission 45 minutes before closing. · St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station · All ages · Paid · checked Oct 14. Aquarium inside historic St. Louis Union Station featuring river life from South America, Asia and beyond, river otters, a sloth, touch tanks, doctor fish, a shark canyon and an…
- [Storytelling in the Museum (ages 2-6) at the Missouri History Museum](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/storytelling-in-the-museum-ages-2-6-at-the-missouri-history-museum--listing-0ff6a029c826f1dd0e95427b) — Tuesdays and Fridays 10:30-11:00am per the museum calendar (October-December 2026) · Missouri History Museum · Ages 2–6 · Free · checked Oct 16. Free 30-minute story times in the History Clubhouse at the Missouri History Museum, for children ages 2-6 and their families. An educator leads songs, movement, storybooks and…

## Recently ended

- [A Walk in the Park: Bellerive Park Bird and Prairie Walk](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/a-walk-in-the-park-bellerive-park-bird-and-prairie-walk--listing-b97d0bbf589cdfe6807c0942) — ended Fri, Oct 23
- [Family Game Night at MADE for Kids](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/family-game-night-at-made-for-kids--listing-d6cf59dca7ff06887fb5b162) — ended Fri, Oct 23
- [St. Louis Prehistoric Life Show](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/st-louis-prehistoric-life-show--listing-8f86bd7e61f761622db71941) — ended Sat, Oct 17
- [You and Me under the Canopy: Once Upon a Leaf! (Tower Grove Park)](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/activities/you-and-me-under-the-canopy-once-upon-a-leaf-tower-grove-park--listing-9fd552a23afa1475433cf260) — ended Fri, Oct 16

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- [Things to do with kids in St. Louis](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/st-louis.md)
- [This weekend in St. Louis](https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/this-weekend) (Markdown: https://grassyknees.com/st-louis/this-weekend.md)

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