High Schoolers

An adventure 65 million years in the making! The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performs the legendary score live to the classic Spielberg film Jurassic Park, bringing childlike wonder – and dinosaurs! – to the big screen at Powell Hall.

Families from across the St. Louis metro area are invited to attend the Grand Opening Celebration at the new Olympia Gymnastics Center & Ninja City in Manchester on Sunday, Oct. 16 from noon to 4 p.m. There will be free, unlimited open gym for all kids, face painting, balloon animals, popcorn and prizes! Plus, enter to win a FREE YEAR of gymnastics or ninja lessons for your child!

Celebrate 150 years of common ground at the 150th Birthday Bash at Tower Grove Park! Bring your family to enjoy live music, lots of food trucks, Fredbird, entertainment from Celia for the kids, art projects from Artscope and lots more.

Trade in sugary candy for healthy exercise and a fun swim in the wave pool! Bring leftover Halloween candy to The Lodge of Des Peres and receive one admission to enjoy the indoor wave pool. Registration is required and space is limited.

Can a gathering spot for what is almost certainly trouble somehow become a source of hope? In Seedfolks, compelling characters from diverse backgrounds explore the possibilities that spring from a vacant lot in a broken neighborhood in the middle of the city. Together, they plant seeds of hope and wait to see: will their dreams come true?

A St. Louis holiday tradition continues in COCA's production of The Little Dancer: A Moment in Time. 

Visit downtown Kirkwood for the Autumn Outdoor Fest. There will be a pumpkin patch, live music, and many businesses will feature specials and sidewalk sales.