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The 3rd annual Howl-O-Ween Dog Costume Parade is a morning of fun for two and four-legged members of your family.

Tour de Museum is a free bike ride that includes an art scavenger hunt, and stops at Citygarden, The Museum of Contemporary Religious Art, World Chess Hall of Fame and the Contemporary Art Museum.

Explore, stretch and play with your baby or toddler while meeting other parents at Stroll + Stretch + Play! You'll enjoy stretching exercises, walk with the stroller and get fit while having fun in the beautiful setting of Laumeier Sculpture Park. 

Activities include bounce houses, a petting zoo, face painting, clowns, magic shows, pony rides, yummy treats, safety demonstrations, bike helmets, car seat safety checks and more.

See the acclaimed youth circus troupe Circus Harmony' St. Louis Arches perform juggling, tumbling, object manipulation and more at this free Play Date Theater event at the St. Louis Public Library - Central Library Branch.

This annual Chili Cook-Off in Bluebird Park includes kids' activities, food vendors, a dog costume contest, live music, and of course delicious chili.

Monarch butterflies are headed south for the winter, and the National Park Service and the city of St. Louis are celebrating the journey with the Great MonArch Migration event. 

The leaves are starting to fall and Autumn is calling! Preschoolers (ages 3-5) are invited to participate in enrichment learning activities including stories, music, movement and autumn-themed art projects during Autumn Adventures.

DaySpring Arts and Education presents Shakespeare's much-loved comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream," a show for the whole family. During this 4D theater experience, you'll step into the magical forest of Arden, complete with moss, crickets, fireflies and fog. 

Bring your kids and your dog to the Purina Farms Trunk or Treat! In addition to plenty of treats for your two-legged and four-legged little ones, there will be face painting, games, balloon animals and a family entertainment area. Advance tickets are required.

What does blue sound like? What does green do when it wakes up in the morning? Color Play explores how children think about color through a performance directly inspired by their ideas, movements and words. 

Kids who are curious about robots will have a radically good time at this free workshop, where they'll learn to control automation through sound, make a soccer robot score a goal and build a robot hand. Presented by Mad Science of St. Louis.

Kids can bring out their inner sculptors and learn how to twist the basic balloon dog, a simple balloon hat, a huge octopus and more at this free workshop led by the pros at Circus Kaput. 

At Monster Madness, kids ages 3-6 can stomp and roar to stories and songs about their favorite monsters. Free.

Kids ages 4 to 12 can explore the fun and messy world of clay through hand building at this workshop at Laumeier Sculpture Park.

Kids can enjoy story telling, pony rides, a truck or treat, face painting, games, and also explore the Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital helicopter and all the fun of the firehouse! 

This workshop is all about exploring the science of how stuff works.

Vetta Sports is offering free trial sessions of its expanded Kickaroos soccer, sports and child development program at four Vetta locations on Saturday, Sept. 8 and Sunday, Sept. 9. Trial classes are free, but please register to reserve your preferred time. For ages 18 months to 6 years.

LouWOW is a new festival featuring restaurant vendors and live bands that were originally scheduled to be a part of the cancelled LouFest. This day of music, food and refreshments is free to attend for all ages. 

Support the Metro East Humane Society while enjoying live music, crafts vendors, great food and refreshments and lots more.