America’s most festive birthday party is set to be a blast in Downtown St. Louis as the Celebrate Saint Louis July 4th Festival brings a full day and evening of fun for the whole family. Through the streets of Downtown, along the riverfront promenade on Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard and fireworks framed by the Gateway Arch, the celebration includes a complete schedule of events, all taking place on July 4th:
10 a.m.: America's Birthday Parade begins along Market Street heading west. The Misty Blues All-Female Skydiving Team kicks off the parade.
Noon: The Family Fun Zone opens on Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard along with food and beverage vendors.
12:30 p.m.: Fox Performing Arts Charitable Foundation Teen Talent Performance.
2 p.m.: The airshow featuring pilot Chuck Coleman from the film Top Gun: Maverick flying his Extra Flugzeugbau 300L plane over the Mississippi River. Other acrobatic performers include: Ed Hamil in the Folds of Honor Biplane; Kevin Coleman, The Extra 300L Red Bull Racer; Tom Larkin Mini Jet; John "Skip" Hyle, Stearman; Jeff Shetterly, T-6; Greg Koontz, Super Decathlon; Pat McAlee, Pitts; Award winning Announcer Danny Clisham, and Award Winning Airboss Wayne Boggs.
4 p.m.: The Eads Bridge 150th Anniversary Celebration
4:15 - 9:40 p.m.: Live Music Under the Arch featuring FEEL, Lupe Fiasco, LOCASH and The Urge.
9:40 p.m.: Fireworks Spectacular. Fireworks framed by the Gateway Arch!
Celebration St. Louis is free. Learn more at celebratestlouis.org
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 Saint Louis Science Center has expanded its Preschool Science Series to include new offerings for different age groups of young scientists. Storybook STEM is for ages 3 to 5.
At Free Family Saturdays at Craft Alliance, families create together in each of the Craft Alliance studios, exploring clay, fiber, metals and graphic arts. These free workshops are led by professional artists and are for families with kids ages 5 and up. They are open to the public and all family structures are welcome. Please dress for a fun and sometimes messy art experience!
Young visitors and their families are invited to the Life Science Lab Classroom at the Saint Louis Science Center to enjoy interactive read-alouds of science-themed picture books. Story times are followed by a short demonstration or discussion connected to the book's main concepts.
Valentine's Day workshops at Yucandu Art Studio allow kids to express their creativity and bring home amazing Valentine's Day projects! Workshops are for kids in kindergarten through grade 5.