
If you're interested in volunteer opportunities and science, the Volunteer Open House at the Saint Louis Science Center is for you.
Visitors can explore the many galleries and volunteer opportunities that are available at the Science Center, chat wtih the education staff and current volunteers, and see highlights of the new GROW! exhibit opening in June. Volunteer opportunities are available in the galleries, the James S. McDonnell Planetarium, the Life Science Lab, for special events, in public programs, membership, special exhibitions and more. Family volunteer opportunities are available.
Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Saint Louis Science Center.
More information and to RSVP: slsc.org
Take your family to watch birds of prey fly right over your head, macaws speak the English language and much more at the WOW! Amazing Animal Show at the World Bird Sanctuary. Every program showcases different animals so each day is a new experience.
The nationally acclaimed Laumeier Sculpture Park Art Fair is a three-day, outdoor event held annually on Mother's Day weekend. It features local, regional and national artists, local food and beverage vendors, live music, and the Creation Location offering hands-on, creative art experiences for kids.
There are more than strawberries (but plenty of those too) at this festival! Kids can enjoy carnival rides, a petting farm, pony rides, the children's play area and lots more.
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.
Explore the Saint Louis Zoo in the evenings at the Chinese lantern festival Animals Aglow! Animals Aglow returns to illuminate the Saint Louis Zoo for the second year with dozens of new, towering lanterns and light displays. Now open nightly through May 11!