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
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.
Bring your babies and toddlers to this free story time at the Missouri History Museum.
Storytelling in the Museum is an in-person storytelling event happening at 10:30 a.m. at the Missouri History Museum. This event, perfect for the preschool set, features engaging stories with themes like Juneteenth, Sweet Treats, Summer and more. Storytelling in the Museum is free.