Middle Schoolers

The year's parade features 14 marching bands from across the region, beautifully designed floats, huge, helium-filled character balloons, special performances throughout the parade and dozens of organizations representing our community and region. 

Your family can learn how the Zoo cares for its awesome tigers and how you can help save tigers in the wild. Children will be able to have their faces painted like tigers, and the zoo keepers will have special enrichment activities for the Amur tigers.

See creative experts in action, find a new hobby that piques your interest, and learn about the places in St. Louis where you can foster your new hobby into a lifetime passion at the Bright Ideas Expo.

Your summer is about to get buggier! Visit The Butterfly House after hours every Friday in July and August for family-friendly nature walks, games, great food, music and fun activities for all ages.

The Family Fun Festival in Ferguson is now in its 44th year.

The Summer Reading Road Trip is a reading festival for kids ages 0 to 12 and their families that includes author signings, crafts, and photo opps with your kids' favorite costume characters. 

This slime-filled day of free summer fun will include Nick-themed games and activities including an inflatable obstacle course, a slime booth, Nick bowling, appearances by Spongebob, Patrick and other Nick costumed characters and lots more.