Looking for a chance to try out programs at COCA while having fun with your whole family? COCA's Free@3 Workshops give you the chance to do just that. Try a different art form each month.
This event is for all ages and features a Big Truck Show, bubble fun, ice cream, food trucks, a balloon artist and more.
Celebrate Oktoberfest at Grant's Farm! Families can tailor their experiences for this event to include Clydesdale Close-up tours, Animal Encounters, a fun pass that includes carousel rides, animal feedings and frozen treats, and lots more. Oktoberfest also features German music and dancers, and traditional German food.
Visit Laumeier Sculpture Park for a free day celebrating art and nature. At Discover Laumeier, you'll have the opportunity to create art inspired by nature, explore connections between art and the natural environment and discover unique artworks by renowned artists.
Visit Betty's Books for Super Storytime led by Danielle Peterson of We Play We Thrive. Peterson will read books, sing songs and facilitate related activities followed by free play, crafts and coloring for kids and socializing for grown ups.
Visit the Brentwood Fire House where kids will learn what it's like to be a firefighter. Kids can meet real firefighters and learn how firefighters are helpers in the community. This is a free program and no registration is required.
Santa's reindeer have been busy getting ready for one of their favorite activities: A Candy Cane Hunt! They've hidden candy canes all around the Pavilion at Lemay for children to find.
Delight in brilliant, colorful light displays with spectacular photo opportunities throughout the Zoo during Wild Lights. Walk through two tunnels with dazzling lights, and enjoy themed displays featuring snowflakes, candy canes, gumdrops, penguins, polar bears, tigers, giraffes and much more at this St. Louis family-favorite holiday tradition. New this year: Visits with Santa!
Experience the holiday lights at Winter Wonderland in Tilles Park, where you'll find two million beautiful holiday lights and animated displays.
More than a million lights will illuminate some of the Missouri Botanical Garden's most iconic locations, walkways will be transformed into sensory light tunnels providing an explosion of visual magic, and traditional candlelight village displays, festive drinks, s'mores and great photo opportunities will delight crowds of all ages.
Enjoy the iconic lights that adorn the Anheuser-Busch Brewery close up during walking tours. Brewery Lights features more than one million twinkling lights, a Kids Winter Wonderland, a nightly parade featuring the World-Famous Clydesdales, and lots of family-friendly activities.
At this free art program for ages 3-6 the focus is on the process of making art rather than the finished product. Dress to get messy!