Events
St. Louis has hundreds of festivals and events throughout the year. Ethnic festivals, art fairs, theatrical presentations, sporting events and music festivals are just some of the activities included in the calendar of events. Use the easy search box below to find out what’s going on during your visit or plan your next trip to St. Louis around one of our unique events.
A Room Divided Exhibit (Dates Vary)
The exhibit depicts life in St. Louis inside and outside of slavery prior to the Civil War. With recreation hands-on pieces and a one-of-a-kind dollhouse from 1837, "A Room Divided" provides information on the unique situation that faced St. Louis prior to the Civil War: slave owners and anti-slavery sympathizes living side by side, a city that housed both slaves and free blacks; a modern city inside a slave state. Closed Monday, Tuesday and National Holidays. Also closed in January and February. http://www.eugenefieldhouse.org/, (314) 421-4689
The Civil War in Missouri Exhibit at the Missouri History Museum
To commemorate the Civil War sesquicentennial and to explore the complexities of the Civil War in the twenty-fourth state the exhibit will feature compelling artifacts, imagery and interactive elements. Although the exhibition addresses issues with which our entire nation wrestled, topics that are distinctively Missourian will take center stage. Exhibition dates are subject to change. Please confirm dates prior to your museum visit. 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., open until 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday. http://www.mohistory.org/, (314) 746-4599
Doris I. Schnuck Children's Garden: A Missouri Adventure Open for the Season
Play in caves and wetlands, climb a treetop canopy, explore Missouri history, gather at the village town hall, track endangered plants in a "family plot" and invasive species on "Most Wanted" posters. Discover what life was like the mid-19th century and how plants were used for not only food but also medicine, clothing and shelter. http://www.mobot.org/, (314) 577-5100 or (800) 642-8842
Tower Grove House Open for the Season (Dates Vary)
Discover the Victorian home of Missouri Botanical Garden founder Henry Shaw. Open Wednesday through Sunday from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. www.mobot.org, (314) 577-5100 or (800) 642-8842
Grant's Farm Open for the Season (Dates Vary)
Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. operates this showplace on land once farmed by Ulysses S. Grant. For opening day, April 14, visitors will have the rare opportunity to see the World-Famous Budweiser Clydesdale Eight-Horse Hitch parade through the Tier Garten and will also be allowed to take photos of the Clydesdales from 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., rain date April 15. Some highlights of this family oriented attractions include a game preserve, train rides, Grant's cabin, and the famed Clydesdale stallion barn. Grant's Farm is open weekends (Saturday and Sunday) April 14 – April 30, Daily (except Monday) May 1 – August 12 and Memorial Day, May 28. Weekend operation (Friday – Sunday) resumes August 17 – November 4. Also, open Labor Day, September 3, October 11, 18, 22 and 25.
http://www.grantsfarm.com/, (314) 843-1700
This film tells the story of one mother polar bear’s determination to keep her cubs alive in the face of natural predators and a rapidly changing climate. http://www.slsc.org/, (314) 289-4400 or (800) 456-SLSC
In this exhibit the artist depicts not only the subject's image, but also his or her story and personality. A portrait is so much more than a painting of an individual. www.mohistory.org/, (314) 746-4599
OMNIMAX Film: Rocky Mountain Express
This film propels audiences on a steam train journey through the breathtaking vistas of the Canadian Rockies and highlights the adventure of building a nearly impossible transcontinental railway. http://www.slsc.org/, (314) 289-4400 or (800) 456-SLSC
Plants and Flowers in Chinese Paintings and Ceramics Exhibit (Dates Vary)
Two of the three hand scroll paintings displayed provide a look at a range of wild and cultivated plants and flowers, and show how they form part of a larger ecosystem that includes other living things, such as insects, birds, and animals. Another hand scroll depicts an expansive landscape unified with a blue-green palette portraying the mountains, and groves of blossoming peach trees that evoke a famous literary and artistic theme. 10:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday http://www.slam.org/, (314) 721-0072
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre: The Haunted Hunter (Dates Vary)
The dinner theatre takes place Friday and Saturday night at 7:00 p.m. http://www.lempmansion.com/, (314) 664-8024
Al Hirschfeld's Jazz and Broadway Scrapbook Exhibit (Dates Vary)
This exhibition features more than 120 original drawings, paintings, prints, collages, posters and ephemera from Al Hirschfeld's long and important career, and reveals a heretofore unexplored, lifelong fascination with jazz. A rich panoply of some of his most iconic works are included, among them portraits of Carol Channing, Laurel and Hardy, Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Duke Ellington, as well as items from his home, including his custom stereo system, a selection from his extensive jazz record collection, African drums used by the great dancer Katherine Dunham and Balinese shadow puppets. Gallery hours are Tuesday 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday through Friday 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and one hour prior to Sheldon performances and during intermission. www.thesheldon.org/, (314) 533-9900
Jonathan Horowitz - Your Land, My Land: Election '12 Exhibit
This exhibition which will be presented simultaneously at other institutions in the United States will transform CAM's lobby into a space for collective reflection on the election process, for shared social experience, and for dialogue and exchange. The exhibition reconfigures a project by Jonathan Horowitz originally titled November 4, 2008 and presented to Gavin Brown's enterprise in New York during the previous American Presidential election. It was a montage of sculpture, photographs, and video that organized the gallery space into red and blue zones to reflect the American color-coding of its bipartisan political system. www.camstl.org
Leslie Hewitt: Sudden Glare of the Sun Exhibit (Dates Vary)
Leslie Hewitt’s work challenges our understanding of photography as a purely pictorial medium through an approach that emphasizes its sculptural potential. 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Thursday & Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday www.camstl.org, (314) 535-4660
Rosa Barba: Desert - Performed Exhibit (Dates Vary)
This exhibition installations and objects engage essential filmic components such as celluloid, projections, light, and sound to present historical narratives and examinations of geographical locations while heightening our awareness of film’s material properties. 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Thursday & Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday www.camstl.org, (314) 535-4660
The Lemp Experience (Dates Vary)
Sept. 13, 20 & 27, Oct. 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25 & 30 and Nov. 1, 8 & 15 The Lemp Mansion and Supernatural Investigations present the hunt for paranormal activity. The experience includes the use of an infrared camera to record your journey through three floors of the darkened Lemp Mansion. Reservations are required. www.lempmansion.com, (314) 664-8024
Design with the Other 90%: CITIES Exhibit
This exhibit explores the ways in which design can redress critical issues. The scope of the exhibition ranges from individual objects – portable vendor stands, large capacity carriers for bicycles, solar lanterns, water filters – to broader strategic and systems-level solutions for farming and irrigation, urbanization and inclusive communities, teaching and education, shelter and housing, clean water and sanitation, and waste recycling. kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu, (314) 935-4523
Notations: Contemporary Drawing as Idea and Process Exhibit
This exhibit brings together over sixty works by thirty-nine artists from the postwar decade to today. The exhibition focuses on practices that emerged during the late 1950s through the 1907s. Seminal American artists associated with the conceptually rigorous and process-oriented practices of Minimalism, post-Minimalism, and Conceptual art are represented, including works by Carl Andre, Mel Bochner, Dan Flavin, Eva Hesse, Nancy Holt, Agnes Martin, Richard Serra, and Robert Smithson, among many others. kemperartmuseum.wustl.edu, (314) 935-4523
One of a kind exhibit featuring more than 30 large-scale sculptures created out of nearly one million iconic LEGO bricks by New York-based artist Nathan Sawaya.
Focus on the Collection: Drawn in Copper, Italian Prints in the Age of Barocci Exhibit (Dates Vary)
This exhibition presents a selection of prints made by artists active in the Italian cities of Bologna, Genoa, Rome and at the court of Francis I at Fontainebleau from the last half of the 16th century through the first half of the 17th. Etchings as well as engravings are included in the exhibition, demonstrating the variety of possible visual effects as well as subjects, from Greek mythology to Christianity. 10:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday http://www.slam.org/, (314) 721-0072
Crosley Exhibition: From Aisles to Avenues
This exhibit features automobiles that were retailed and sold at Macy’s between 1939 and 1952. Six cars will showcase at the museum, with the earliest being the 1939 Crosley convertible. These pint-sized cars weighed a meager 900 pounds, at a time when most cars weighed 3,000 pounds and retailed for $350. One additional model will exhibit at Macy’s for the first time in 60 years. This historic presentation is an opportunity for visitors to reminisce about the experience of 20th century shoppers. They can also identify the changing styles and amenities of cars sold during this period. A series of other Macy’s-sold appliances will display at the museum . These will include Crosley radios from 1920, rotary phones, and aged phonographs. www.kempautomuseum.com, (636) 537-1718
Arnold Newman: Luminaries of the Twentieth Century in Art, Politics and Culture Exhibit (Dates Vary)
This exhibit of 60 photographs is a comprehensive portrait of a groundbreaking era by one of its own. With a career spanning 60 years he photographed some of the biggest names in the 20th century: Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, Jackson Pollock, Alexander Calder, Langston Hughes, Martha Graham, Leonard Bernstein, Georgia O’Keeffe, Andy Warhol, John F. Kennedy and Woody Allen, among others. Gallery hours are Tuesday 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday through Friday 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and one hour prior to Sheldon performances and during intermission. www.thesheldon.org/, (314) 533-9900
ArtParty: Young Artists Celebrate the Centennial Exhibit (Dates Vary)
Area students were invited to create an original work of art inspired by their experiences at The Sheldon or by the building itself in celebration of the Sheldon Concert Hall 100th anniversary this season. The exhibition features paintings, drawings, ceramics, sculpture and photography. Gallery hours are Tuesday 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday through Friday 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and one hour prior to Sheldon performances and during intermission. www.thesheldon.org/, (314) 533-9900
Narrated by Academy-Award winner Morgan Freeman, this film is an inspiring story of love, dedication and the remarkable bond between humans and animals. The film documents orphaned orangutans and elephants and the extraordinary people who rescue and raise them. http://www.slsc.org/, (314) 289-4400 or (800) 456-SLSC
The Sheldon: A RIch History Exhibit (Dates Vary)
Through photographs, plans, sketches and historical artifacts, this exhibition tells the story of The Sheldon, designed by 1904 World’s Fair architect Louis C. Spiering. Gallery hours are Tuesday 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m., Wednesday through Friday 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m., Saturday 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. and one hour prior to Sheldon performances and during intermission. www.thesheldon.org/, (314) 533-9900
The exhibition features interactive exhibits and activities that allow both adults and children to explore the innovative ways used to capture, raise and release endangered species back to the wild. http://www.slsc.org/, (314) 289-4400 or (800) 456-SLSC
This innocent and beautiful award-winning musical traces the emergence of an unexpected romance and a young lady’s journey into womanhood. In 1900s New England, Jerusha Abbott is the “Oldest Orphan in the Jon Grier Home,” until an anonymous benefactor decides to send her to college. Through witty and wistful letters, Jerusha faithfully corresponds with the mysterious stranger she affectionately nicknames Daddy Long Legs. This elegant musical love story is a testament to the power of the written word and its ability to touch our hearts. 7:00 p.m. Tuesday and select Sundays, 8:00 p.m. Wednesday-Friday, 1:30 p.m. select Wednesdays, 5:00 p.m. Saturday, 9:00 p.m. select Saturdays, 2:00 p.m. Sunday http://www.repstl.org/, (314) 968-4925
Located next to Soulard Market, this haunted attraction features hi-tech animation and Hollywood-quality special effects. The Darkness also includes admission to both the “Terror Visions in 3D” haunted house where crazed clowns are on the loose and the Monster Museum, stocked with genuine horror movie props. More than 50 live actors interact with visitors to enhance the spine-tingling effects. 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (14-18, 21-25 & 29-30), 6:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m. (19-20 & 26-27), 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. (28), 7:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. (31) www.scarefest.com
Everybody's Game: Chess in Popular Culture Exhibit
This exhibit is a playful look at how the ancient sport is represented in our contemporary culture by showcasing the game of chess as it has been featured in such mass media as magazine advertisements, rock music and movie posters, and other popular venues. www.worldchesshof.org, (314) 367-9243
Power in Check: Chess and the American Presidency Exhibit
Discover how the so-called "Royal Game" has fascinated American presidents for over two hundred years through personal possessions, correspondence, and memorabilia. www.worldchesshof.org, (314) 367-9243
Discover the Real George Washington: New Views from Mount Vernon Exhibit
This exhibit tells Washington’s story through a rich presentation of objects, including full-scale figures, architectural models, decorative arts pieces, dioramas, maps, drawings, documents, manuscripts, paintings, interactive programs, and video productions. Visitors will discover that Washington’s life and legacy had a profound effect on his peers, colleagues, friends, and family, as well as on the character of the nation. While the legacy has endured, the life is not well known. Discover the Real George Washington looks behind the familiar face in the hope that the strength of Washington’s personality, his intellect, courage and wisdom will remind us of who we are as a people and a nation. 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. www.mohistory.org, (314) 746-4599
Mercy Children's Hospital Boo at the Zoo Nights
The Zoo's non-scary, kid friendly Halloween experience. A dollar discount for children dessed in costume. Free parking provided on the Zoo's South Parking Lot on Wells Drive. 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. www.stlzoo.org, (314) 781-0900
Scarefest: Creepyworld Haunted Attraction
Creepyworld is the largest haunted attraction in the entire Midwest featuring six haunted houses, one 3D haunted house, the Famous Faces Pumpkin Display, the Ghoul Band and much more. The scariest attraction Silo-X has doubled in size and is now twice as scary. New this year is the Zombie City Paint Ball Hayride where riders will board a hayride and shoot zombies. 6:00 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. (19-20 & 26-27), 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (21-25 & 28-30), 7:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. (31) http://www.scarefest.com/
Scarefest: The Haunting of Lemp Brewery
This haunted attraction takes visitors 40 feet underground into the authentic caves and caverns that lie below the historic brewery where no one car hear them scream. 6:30 p.m. - 12:30 a.m. (19-20 & 26-27), 7:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. (21-25 & 28-30), 7:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. (31) http://www.scarefest.com/
Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master Exhibit (Dates Vary)
With over 150 spellbinding works, Federico Barocci: Renaissance Master exhibit presents a trove of exceptionally beautiful paintings and studies, many never before seen in this country. 10:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday http://www.slam.org/, (314) 721-0072
A wickedly funny and provocative new play about the volatile intersection of race and real estate inspired by the events from “A Raisin in the Sun,” as an unforgettable new story emerges in which the people are different but the debate is strikingly familiar. Performance times are Tuesday at 7:00 p.m., Wednesday-Friday at 8:00 p.m., Saturday at 5:00 p.m., Selected Saturday at 9:00 p.m., and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. www.repstl.org, (314) 968-4925
Anne Frank and Emmett Till meet in a magical place called Memory. They share their stories, their pain and their hopes in this unforgettable new work. Performance times are Friday at 8:00 p.m.; Saturday at 2:00 p.m. & 8:00 p.m.; Sunday at 2:00 p.m. and November 1 at 7:00 p.m. http://www.theblackrep.org/, (314) 534-3810
Kranzberg Exhibition Series: Juan William Chávez on View
This exhibit is on view in both the indoor and outdoor galleries. The outdoor exhibition features an outlined footprint of three buildings from the infamous Pruitt-Igoe complex created from string and wood posts. Inside Laumeier’s galleries, Chávez presents 17 works including a lone jar of honey harvested from the Living Proposalsite in North St. Louis, bee suits, videos and ephemera documenting this project to date which explores and highlights creative initiatives to address public issues surrounding the land where the Pruitt-Igoe housing project once stood in St. Louis. www.laumeier.com/, (314) 821-1209
Mixing Chicago and New Orleans style traditional jazz with Dixieland, the St. Louis Stompers produce a distinct sound. 10:00 a.m. www.thesheldon.org/, (314) 533-9900
8:00 p.m. www.thepageant.com/, (800) 745-3000
Edgar Allan Poe, as Interpreted by Anne Loiuse Williams
A unique dramatization. Reservations required. www.lempmansion.com, (314) 664-8024
Known for being a gifted and versatile player with a voice all his own, Terell Stafford combines lyricism and a deep love of melody with a spirited, adventurous edge. This uniquely expressive, well-defined musical talent enables Stafford to dance in and around the rich trumpet tradition of his predecessors while making his own inroads. 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. http://www.jazzstl.org/, (314) 534-1111
Facing The Shadow (Dates Vary)
In pre-Civil War Baltimore, The Free Women of Color Literary Society must decide whether to help a female runaway slave escape, and whether to risk their own freedom in the bargain. Performance times are Thursday-Saturday at 8:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. www.mohistory.org, (314) 361-9017
A one-hour sightseeing cruise along the mighty Mississippi River. 1:30 p.m. Monday-Saturday; 12:00 p.m. Sunday; 12:00 p.m. & 3:00 p.m. (23-24) http://coreofdiscovery.com/, (877) 982-1410 reservations
http://www.scottradecenter.com/, (800) 745-3000
So You Think You Can Dance Tour 2012
The line-up includes the following top 10 finalists: Audrey, Chehon, Cole, Cyrus, Eliana, George, Lindsay, Tiffany, Will and Witney. 7:30 p.m. www.fabulousfox.com, (314) 534-1111 or (314) 534-1678
Arianna String Quartet: Passport to Latin America
8:00 p.m. www.touhill.org, (314) 516-4949
8:00 p.m. http://www.fabulousfox.com/, (314) 534-1111 or (314) 534-1678
Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre: A Christmas Sleigh-ing (Dates Vary)
Help Fred Scrooge and Granny track down the killer in this interactive comedy/murder mystery served with a 4-course meal to DIE for! Dinner show times are Friday & Saturday at 7:00 p.m. and Sunday at 2:00 p.m. http://www.bissellmansiontheatre.com/, (314) 533-9830 or (800) 690-9838
Celtic fiddler Natalie MacMaster performance incorporates energetic step-dancing and hypnotic fiddle playing for a night of unforgettable entertainment. 8:00 p.m. www.thesheldon.org/, (314) 533-9900
New Media Series - James Nares: Street Exhibit (Dates Vary)
Filmed with high-speed recording technology, James Nares’ video, Street (2012), slows down the tempo of real-time events to a fraction of their normal speed. Nares’ aims his camera at the everyday activities of a busy metropolis set to an acoustic guitar soundtrack by Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore. Street follows New York City residents, commuters, and tourists as they walk along sidewalks peppered with street performers and children at play. 10:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday, 10:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. Friday http://www.slam.org/, (314) 721-0072
Scarefest: Creepyworld Haunted Attraction
Creepyworld is the largest haunted attraction in the entire Midwest featuring six haunted houses, one 3D haunted house, the Famous Faces Pumpkin Display, the Ghoul Band and much more. The scariest attraction Silo-X has doubled in size and is now twice as scary. New this year is the Zombie City Paint Ball Hayride where riders will board a hayride and shoot zombies. 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. http://www.scarefest.com/
Located next to Soulard Market, this haunted attraction features hi-tech animation and Hollywood-quality special effects. The Darkness also includes admission to both the “Terror Visions in 3D” haunted house where crazed clowns are on the loose and the Monster Museum, stocked with genuine horror movie props. More than 50 live actors interact with visitors to enhance the spine-tingling effects. 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. http://www.scarefest.com/
Scarefest: The Haunting of Lemp Brewery
This haunted attraction takes visitors 40 feet underground into the authentic caves and caverns that lie below the historic brewery where no one car hear them scream. 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m. http://www.scarefest.com/
St. Louis Symphony Orchestral Program: Bronfman Plays Brahms
Grammy© Award-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman performs Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto. 10:30 a.m. (2), 8:00 p.m. (3) www.stlsymphony.org, (314) 534-1700 or (800) 232-1880
Celtic Festival featuring Black 47
Black 47 has taken its Celtic-rock roots and blended the sound with distinctive musical styles of its native New York– a little reggae, hip-hop, folk, blues, Irish traditional, jazz and blues. Opening act is The St. Louis Irish Arts. Arrive early for the Celtic Festival atmosphere as Llywelyn's Pub brings its finest to the Touhill Lobby to start the evening with Irish food tasting and beer samples. Then stay after the concert for the Llywelyn's Pub VIP Experience. Upgrade your ticket and join the intimate post-performance gathering featuring open bar and buffet. 8:00 p.m. www.touhill.org, (314) 516-4949
Bring your camera for an up-close and personal visit with a world-famous Budweiser Clydesdale. This unique opportunity allows visitors to view, pet and take photos with a Clydesdale in traditional parade dress. Don't forget to stop in and take a tour of the historic brewery and enjoy a few free samples during the visit. 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. http://www.budweisertours.com/, (314) 577-2626
Opening acts Terravita, XKore and Getter. 8:00 p.m. www.thepageant.com/, (800) 745-3000
8:00 p.m. http://www.fabulousfox.com/, (314) 534-1111 or (314) 534-1678
Midwest TGIF Fanciers All Breed Cat Show
See more than 40 pedigreed breeds compete to be named the Best of the Best in different judging categories. 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. www.purinafarms.com, (314) 982-3232
Tenebrae English Chamber Choir
The choir performs by candlelight creating an atmosphere of spiritual and musical reflection. 8:00 p.m. http://www.cathedralconcerts.org/, (314) 533-7662 or (314) 534-1111
An innovative program pairing hip hop choreography by COCA's Redd Williams with classical favorites performed by the St. Louis Symphony. 3:00 p.m. www.stlsymphony.org, (314) 534-1700 or (800) 232-1880
8:00 p.m. www.thepageant.com/, (800) 745-3000
7:00 p.m. www.familyarena.com, (314) 534-1111
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