Kick off the weekend at the Saint Louis Zoo! This summer, the Zoo will host Family Fun Friday Nights every Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. Family Fun Friday Nights are free!
As you walk around the Zoo, you'll find entertainers roaming around campus. (Entertainers vary throughout the summer, from magicians, to jugglers, stilt walkers, and DJs! And of course, there are the Zoo animals, The majority of animal exhibits will have extended hours during Family Fun Friday Nights. There will also be food and drink specials, and all of your favorite Zoo attractions, like the Conservation Carousel, 4D Theater, Stingrays at the Caribbean Cove, Dinoroarus, and the Zooline Railroad. (Normal admission fees apply to these attractions.)
Free reservations are required for Family Fun Friday Nights. Learn more and make reservations at stlzoo.org
It's the Not-So-Haunted House that is oh-so-fun, where storybook characters come alive! Kids are invited to dress in their most "boo-tiful" Halloween costumes and have a ghoulishly good time going on a spook-tacular scavenger hunt throughout The Magic House to find trick-or-treat locations and seeing their favorite storybook characters.
Get into the Halloween spirit with some spooky fun and celebrate with the animals at Grant's Farm. Enjoy Halloween tram rides featuring Halloween lights, spooky scenes, live actors, scare zones, a Halloween-themed show, monster mash party and more. Costumes are encouraged.
Kids can work on existing gym skills, learn new skills or just play around during Open Gym at Miss Kelly's Gym in Creve Coeur.
The Best of Missouri Market at the Missouri Botanical Garden features more than 150 vendors offering handcrafted items, locally produced food, native plants, herbs, live music and local brews, plus a two-acre Kid's Corner with farm animals (like llamas, alpacas and sheep!), circus performers, face painting, crafts, and a pumpkin patch with decorating let by Perennial.
Kids in kindergarten through 5th grade can fun evenings making spooky crafts. Parents can drop off their kids and enjoy an evening out. Enrollment is limited.