A top-rated St. Louis attraction, the Sea Lion Show at the Saint Louis Zoo's Sea Lion Sound is an ocean of fun for the whole family! 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.
Admission to the Zoo is free. Admission to the Sea Lion Show is $4 per person and available 45 minutes prior to each show at the Sea Lion Show ticket booth at Sea Lion Sound. Children under age 2 (0-23 months) are free.
Fall Sea Lion shows are held August 28 - October 25 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. There will be shows on Labor Day (September 7) at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.
For more information visit: stlzoo.org
The show schedule is weather permitting and subject to change.
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.