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Big Truck Day at The Hub at The District

Visit The District in Chesterfield for an afternoon of BIG fun at Big Truck Day at The Hub. Kids can explore and learn about massive trucks, from firetrucks to big earth movers and more.

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Open House at the Wildlife Rescue Center

Get ready for an unforgettable day of adventure, discovery, and nature fun at the Wildlife Rescue Center's annual Open House. Get an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at how the center cares for over 2,000 wild orphans every spring and lots more.

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Winter Open House at The Waldorf School of St. Louis

Attend the Winter Open House at the Waldorf School of St. Louis for a detailed look into what it is like to be a student at the school. Participate in an Early Childhood circle time, and attend a social studies class led by the Grades' teachers and more! This is your chance to meet WSSL teachers and learn more about their training, methodologies, and commitment to supporting each student’s unique educational journey.

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St. Patrick's Day Parade

The annual St. Patrick's Day Parade in downtown St. Louis is comprised of more than 120 units, including marching bands, floats, huge cartoon character balloons, more than 5,000 marchers and lots of clowns.

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Family Superhero Soiree at The Lodge Des Peres

Bring your whole superhero family for dancing, photo opportunities and superhero training led by real superheroes.

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Mardi Gras Family Winter Carnival

Enjoy an afternoon of family-friendly Mardi Gras fun. Activities include a variety of arts and crafts, balloon artists, magicians, stilt walkers, jugglers, mask and crown making, free popcorn and refreshments, giveaways, making a shoebox float and more.

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Alton Eagle Ice Festival at the Audubon Center

See a live bald eagle up close, participate in cold weather games, build a Bald Eagle's nest, test your eagle knowledge, create eagle-themed crafts, meet Eric the Eagle and lots more at this annual celebration of the Bald Eagle. There will be lots of opportunities to view eagles, trumpeter swans and other waterfowl too.

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Flying Bird Show at the World Bird Sanctuary

Take your family to watch birds of prey fly right over your head, meet the wonderful bird ambassadors of the World Bird Sanctuary up close and much more.

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Family Sunday at the Saint Louis Art Museum

Sunday, June 14, 2026

Sunday, June 28, 2026

Sunday, July 12, 2026

Families are invited to the Saint Louis Art Museum on Sunday afternoon to participate in free hands-on art activities with fun themes and to explore the galleries. Each Family Sunday focuses on a different family-friendly theme.

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Sea Lion Shows at the Saint Louis Zoo

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.

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Preschool Science Series at the Saint Louis Science Center

The Preschool Science Series is an open exploration learning lab for young scientists, ages 18 months to 5 years and their families. Activities are designed around research that shows children learn best through play, inquiry and shared experiences with their parents and caregivers.

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Ka-Chow Cars Event at Edwardsville Children's Museum with Lightning McQueen

Sunday, June 14, 2026

What better way to celebrate the 100th birthday of Route 66 than a road trip to Radiator Springs? Your family is invited to join Lightning McQueen at the Edwardsville Children’s Museum’s third annual Ka-Chow! Cars Event. With free action-packed activities and high-octane fun, this is one event no young racing fan should miss!

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Kids Unleash Their Creativity at Hands-On Summer Art Camps

Your creative child may have numerous opportunities throughout the school year to express themselves through art projects and other hands-on art experiences, but what about summer? When the classroom is closed, what do you do? Send your child to an artistically engaging summer camp, of course!

Dinoroarus Comes Roaring Back at the Saint Louis Zoo

The Dinoroarus exhibit will bring prehistoric fun back to the Saint Louis Zoo this summer with 20 lifelike dinosaur animatronics and sculptures on the Zoo's Historic Hill.

Travel Back in Time Every Friday at the Missouri History Museum’s Free Summer Family Fun Series

There comes a point every summer when all that “free time” isn’t so fun anymore. Your kids are bouncing off the walls, it’s too hot to hit the playground, and every activity seems to come with a big price tag. That’s when the screens come out, and parents find themselves counting down the minutes to bedtime. Thankfully, when Friday rolls around each week, your family can experience a mini summer getaway through history – no travel required.

Summer STEM Camps Create Hands-On Fun + Immersive Learning for Kids & Teens

Want your child to learn about subjects in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), and have fun doing it? Help them further understand the inner workings of what's all around them by enrolling them in a STEM-fueled summer camp. You may be surprised at the wide variety of highly-acclaimed summer camps in the St. Louis area that put new and exciting twists on STEM concepts, creating hands-on fun for kids with the benefit of introducing them to some of the latest technologies in AI, engineering, coding and more.

Get Ready to Climb and Explore at These Free Big Truck Days

If your kids love to explore big trucks and vehicles, these upcoming Big Truck Days are a perfect weekend outing. They'll get to climb on and explore fire trucks, police vehicles, bulldozers, bucket trucks, ambulances and lots more.

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Visit the Missouri History Museum on Fridays in June and July for their Summer Family Fun Series! Enjoy a variety of free family activities, including crafts, performances, food, movement, and more! All activities are tied into Museum exhibits and St. Louis history, and focus on a different theme each week. This summer kids and families can learn about Juneteenth, celebrate America’s 250th birthday, explore Vietnamese culture in STL, and discover the wonders of the Mighty Mississippi!

Storytelling in the Museum programs are part of the fun this year, with themes that match the rest of the day’s activities. Don’t forget, the History Clubhouse is open for play and exploration! In this hands-on family gallery, kids can travel back in time to the World’s Fair, Cahokia and more as they learn about the history of the city they call home. Appropriate for ages 2–12. Fridays, June 5-July 31, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more detailed information on each day’s activities, visit the Museum’s website.

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