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Visitors to this free event are invited to take photos with Santa, decorate cookies, enjoy face painting, crafts and a balloon artist, and meet Eddie the Florissant Police Dog.

Celebrate Fall and Halloween at this free festival for all ages, where you'll enjoy hayrides, inflatables, balloon sculptures, face painters,  a DJ, pony rides, games and lots more. Costumes are welcome. 

In addition to trick or treating, kids can enjoy pumpkin painting, mask decorating, a photo wall with props and more. Non-candy treats will also be available. 

Kids can spend the afternoon of Columbus Day making fun, spooky art at That Painting Spot!

Families are invited to a relaxing session of yoga and art making.

Conjure up some creative crafts, play some ghoulish games, and spin some silly stories during the Field House Museum's not-so-spooky Halloween Spectacular. 

Kids with sensory needs are invited to visit with Santa at area malls during Santa Cares. Visits will be held in a calming environment before the malls are open to the public. Photo packages will be available for purchase. 

Main Street St. Charles is the setting for this family favorite holiday event. The Santa Parade features all of the Christmas Tradition characters, carolers, and a cavalcade of international Santas, each carrying the flag of their native land.

Enjoy a Trunk or Treat that benefits the Special Olympics of Missouri.  Sponsored by the Maryland Heights Police Department, this trunk or treat includes pumpkin painting, candy, food trucks, a petting zoo, police and fire vehicles and more. 

Preschoolers are invited to come in costume to the Great Pumpkin Decorating Party. Pumpkins and all supplies will be provided, including sparkles, stickers and more. There will also be games, story time and snacks. 

The Castlewood Stables Friday Night Equestrian Club is a 2 1/2 hour event that is held on select Friday nights for 8 to 14-year-olds. They will learn the basics of riding, make a fun craft, learn about grooming and tacking up a horse  . . . all in a Horse Club/Camplike setting! Registration is required.

Family Fall Art Day allows you to make your own masterpieces while enjoying cider and popcorn. Choose from several projects, including painting a paper mache pumpkin, making a plaster mask, glittering a spider, creating a clay stickman and more. 

The annual Celebration of Lights in Fort Zumwalt Park in O'Fallon, Mo., has been a holiday tradition since 1991. 

Critically acclaimed singer, songwriter and poet Ellis Paul is returning to The College School for a free family concert that is open to all. Kids can sing along as Paul performs songs from his award-winning children's albums The Dragonfly Races and The Hero in You. 

PNC Arts Alive presents Circus Harmony in the Parks, a free show featuring the amazing St. Louis Arches Peace Through Pyramids, performing acrobatics, aerial, juggling and balancing feats of skill and daring! 

Your family is invited to join the friendly ghosts and howling goblins at the free Halloween Hoopla in Fronteir Park.

Open Studio is designed for families and individuals ages 6 and up to drop in, explore art and have fun expressing themselves at their own pace.

Artscope offers a variety of creative opportunities on Sunday afternoons, mostly for kids in Kindergarten and up, but some are for adults too! Sunday Fundays are focused on culture, ecology and artistic skill-building, and there is a different activity each week. 

Kids can trick or treat at Lafayette Square businesses, and there will be special treats for your four-legged friends too. 

Children of all ages are invited to a special BookFest St. Louis Storytime local authors and illustrators, costumed characters, photo opportunities, and more.