The free Summer Social at Kiener Plaza features a sampling of events and activities that the Gateway Arch will host throughout the year. Enjoy yoga presented by Yoga Buzz at 10 a.m. for adults and at 11 a.m. for all ages, storytelling for kids and a Kiener Kids preview.
Stick around for Lunchtime Live from noon to 1:30 p.m. featuring food trucks, face painting, characature artists, live music and oversized lawn games.
The fun continues in the evening with more food trucks, drink vendors and lawn games from 4:40 to 8:30 p.m., a live blues concert at 6 p.m., followed by a fireworks show! All activities are free.
More information: archpark.org
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.