Upcoming Events

Four days. Forty events. More than 150 comedians. The Flyover Comedy Festival is an annual comedy invasion of St. Louis featuring stand-up comedy showcases; improvisation workshops and performances; and sketch and storytelling shows. This year, national headliners, including Aziz Ansari, as well as regional standouts and rising locals will fill venues from Stifel Theatre to The Sheldon […]

Saint Louis Dance Theatre’s season of love languages opens with a new work by Belgian Colombian choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Internationally acclaimed for her diverse artistry encompassing dance, theater, opera and film, Lopez Ochoa is one of the most versatile creatives of our time. With more than 100 works created for 81 dance companies worldwide, […]

Renata Cassiano Alvarez, the 2025 Visiting Artist in Residence at Laumeier Sculpture Park, works predominantly in clay, focusing on process to develop an intimate and collaborative relationship with her chosen material. Influenced by archeology and historical artifacts, the Mexico-born artist finds inspiration in objects’ resilience, permanence and timelessness. In her upcoming exhibition, Cassiano Alvarez will […]

Winnie-the-Pooh, R2-D2, Big Bird and Kermit the Frog  – these are some of the telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum. Housed in a restored 1896 building, the history museum also features an extensive collection of telephones manufactured from the late 1800s through the 2010s, hundreds of pieces of telephone-related equipment, memorabilia from […]

Explore the legacy of America’s oldest continuously drawn daily cartoon in Behind the Feathers: A Century of Weatherbird History. Since 1901, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Weatherbird has offered wit, commentary, and charm to readers across generations. With special insights from current Weatherbird artist Dan Martin, this exhibit showcases the evolution of the iconic character through […]

The 1904 World’s Fair was a fascinating yet complex event that continues to evoke a range of emotions. It was grand and shameful. It was full of fun and full of indignity. Now, 120 years after it opened in St. Louis, the 1904 World’s Fair exhibit at the Missouri History Museum will reintroduce audiences to […]

The World in St. Louis is a rotating gallery located in the back of The 1904 World’s Fair exhibit. St. Louis was the center of the world in 1904. Musicians, artists, writers, scientists, and philosophers from six continents made their way here, bringing with them art, language, food, and culture. In one afternoon a fairgoer could travel from […]

For more than 150 years, St. Louisans have entrusted the Missouri Historical Society with countless objects: photographs, diaries, home movies, clothing, books – items that future generations can turn in order to help make sense of the past. Some of these pieces mark defining moments in the region’s history such as Missouri’s pivotal role in […]

The Border is the Entrance by Jason Ackman November 14 – December 20, 2025 Gallery Talk: November 14, 2025 | 6-6:30 pm The works in this exhibit are a continuation of a theme Ackman has been quietly walking, and at times, wrestling with over the past five years. The concept of the traveler or stranger, […]

Gray Matter by Tamara Eberle November 14 – December 20, 2025 Gallery Talk: November 14, 2025 | 6-6:30 pm Words are important; the words we tell ourselves and the words we express to others. This series highlights the complexities of words in the context of mental health and relationships. These pieces examine the different layers […]

Artist Jennie C. Jones explores the intersections between the visual and the acoustic with paintings, sculptures, drawings and installations, and this year, the Pulitzer Arts Foundation will present two concurrent exhibitions in collaboration with Jones – one of the artist’s work and one curated by her. A Line When Broken Begins Again will include a […]

Born in Seoul, South Korea in 1971, Haegue Yang is known for her versatile works, ranging from room-scaled installations and performative sculptures to paper collages and staged performances. Yang dissociates quotidian objects and materials – think ventilators, Venetian blinds, scent emitters and clothing racks – from their mundane roles to recast them in multisensory experiences. […]

Born in Watford City, North Dakota in 1985, artist Teresa Baker lives and works in Los Angeles, and she’s an enrolled member of the Three Affiliated Tribes in the Great Plains. The most comprehensive presentation of her work to date, this solo exhibition at the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis includes paintings, bronze sculptures, woven […]

Now open at the World Chess Hall of Fame & Galleries, Charles Houska: Master of Play is a retrospective of the St. Louis artist’s work over his impressive 25-plus-year career, including brand-new chess-themed commissions and an impressive 3D printed chess set. Showcased inside a vibrant and immersive environment filled with his iconic floral, animal and […]

This fall, the Saint Louis Art Museum will present a landmark exhibition of the work of Anselm Kiefer, one of the most influential and provocative artists of our time. Featuring works from the 1960s to the present, Anselm Kiefer: Becoming the Sea will be the first comprehensive survey of Kiefer’s work in the U.S. in […]

Ann Metzger National Biennial Memorial Exhibition November 14 – December 20, 2025 Opening Reception: November 14, 2025 | 6:30-8 pm The St. Louis Artists’ Guild is proud to present the Ann Metzger National Biennial Memorial Exhibit an open medium, concept exhibition featuring artists across the nation. Juror: Clare Kobasa – Associate Curator of Prints, Drawings, […]

To See This Place is inspired by and responds to the late Pope Francis’s 2015 encyclical Laudato Si’. Francis proposed an “integral ecology” that links our care for creation with our care for the most vulnerable among us, and challenges us to bring the full spectrum of our humanity to bear on addressing the climate crisis. Resonating with […]

For this exhibition, the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum spotlights more than 50 works from the Shah Garg Collection, which is committed to amplifying the voices and visions of women artists such as Pacita Abad, Joan Mitchell and Sarah Sze. Making Their Mark – the first public presentation of this important collection – juxtaposes pathbreaking […]

Just bring yourselves! Our picnics come with everything 2-3 people need to enjoy a spectacular meal in the majesty of greatest city park in America, and offers the most memorable accompaniment to your Forest Park experience. Choose one of our two acclaimed + curated tour menus… Iconic STL Flavors – The most memorable part of your St. […]

All aboard! The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch provide an unparalleled experience on the Mississippi River. The one-hour St. Louis Riverfront Cruise is narrated by a captain from the National Park Service, who brings the history of the Mississippi River to life. You’ll learn about the river’s role in the country’s history as well as […]