The big top is back! Opening Wednesday, Sept. 2, UniverSoul Circus brings its new WE ALL BELONG production to St. Louis, transforming the iconic purple and yellow tent into the city’s hottest destination for affordable family fun. Featuring an all-star cast, pulse-pounding circus thrills, breathtaking stunts and interactive entertainment, the show runs through Sept. 13 at its […]

The best professional and amateur cyclists in the US are coming to put on a show over Labor Day Weekend! Four full tilt races in four of STL’s coolest neighborhoods. Each day features an all day program of racing that includes amateur races and kids races that builds up to the men’s and women’s professional […]

Big Daddy’s Soulard presents the 2026 Soulard Blues & Roots Festival September 4 – 7! The Soulard Blues and Roots Festival is an annual festival celebrating the music, art, and culture of the St. Louis region, with a particular emphasis on the Historic Soulard neighborhood, where the art and culture of the Blues continues to […]

The annual Japanese Festival is one of the largest and longest running festivals of its kind in the United States, presenting taiko drumming, bon odori festival dancing, martial arts, candlelight walks in the Japanese Garden, and more. Doors open at 9 a.m. Last entry on Labor Day (September 7) at 4:30 p.m. Festival admission required […]

The annual Japanese Festival is one of the largest and longest running festivals of its kind in the United States, presenting taiko drumming, bon odori festival dancing, martial arts, candlelight walks in the Japanese Garden, and more. Doors open at 9 a.m. Last entry on Labor Day (September 7) at 4:30 p.m. Festival admission required […]

The Saint Louis Zoo presents Dinoroarus starting Friday, June 19th! The Saint Louis Zoo will transport guests millions of years back in time starting Friday, June 19, at Dinoroarus, a returning, temporary attraction for all-ages. The walk-through experience will feature 20 animatronic dinosaurs and sculptures that will move, roar, spit and chomp their way through the Zoo’s Historic Hill, in […]

Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting marks Laumeier’s 50th anniversary by celebrating five decades of artist commissions and exhibitions. Featuring hundreds of artists and rarely seen works from Laumeier’s collection, the exhibition highlights the Park’s unique position at the intersection of public art, contemporary museum practice, and the natural world. Centering on artworks that have […]

Begin Again: Wak’a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built from natural materials Laumeier’s grounds, features ceramic hive-shaped vessels and a chemical-free teaching garden. It will serve as a multisensory space for reverence, gathering, educational […]

The Bonsack Gallery Presents Tom Reed: new familiar water August 28 – September 21! The Bonsack Gallery at John Burroughs School will open new familiar water, an exhibition by Tom Reed, on Friday, August 28, with a free public reception from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The show will remain on view through Monday, September 21. […]

Add to your Labor Day festivities and don’t miss the fun and excitement of the 4th annual JJK5K Race on September 7th at World Wide Technology Raceway.  This will be the first event of the 2026 Enjoy Illinois 300. This is the fourth annual event honoring our hometown champion Jackie Joyner-Kersee. She has dedicated her […]

The National Museum of Transportation is proud to announce a special exhibition celebrating the 100th anniversary of historic Route 66. Titled “Roads, River, Rooms, and Reels,” the exhibit will open to the public on March 14, 2026, and will explore the stories, memories, and modes of travel that shaped America’s most iconic highway and the […]

The geometric and glowing art of HYBYCOZO is coming to St. Louis this spring and summer, on display for daytime visitors of the Missouri Botanical Garden and during special illuminated evening hours throughout the spring and summer. Daytime Experience – “Patterns in Nature: The Art of HYBYCOZO” April 10–September 26 | 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (last […]

The annual Japanese Festival is one of the largest and longest running festivals of its kind in the United States, presenting taiko drumming, bon odori festival dancing, martial arts, candlelight walks in the Japanese Garden, and more. Doors open at 9 a.m. Last entry on Labor Day (September 7) at 4:30 p.m. Festival admission required […]

The upcoming special exhibition at the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum explores the myriad ways that different cultures represent plants and gardens through literary media, such as herbals, novels, poems, comics, and other types of stories. Highlighting Garden collections, and using books, images, objects, and botanical specimens, The Literary Garden highlights how authors and creators […]

The St. Louis Aquarium at St. Louis Union Station presents Summer Shell-ebration June 19th – September 7th! All summer long, the aquarium is exploring the amazing world of shell-bearing animals. From armadillos to sea turtles, lobsters to limpets, learn about the wide variety of animals with this unique feature. Whether you’re celebrating a birthday, vacation, […]

Come Face-to-Fin with Earth’s Largest Creature through The Blue Whale Story at the Saint Louis Science Center! The life story of the largest creatures on Earth will come alive at the Saint Louis Science Center as part of a new special exhibition: The Blue Whale Story. The Blue Whale Story, produced and circulated by the […]

St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum presents “Nazi’s Next Door: St. Louis Faces Nazism in the 1930s” beginning Friday, June 12th.  An original exhibition created by the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, Nazis Next Door explores the ways in which Missourians, particularly St. Louisans, made the choice to support or resist Nazi ideas of extremism and […]

“Game Plan” taps into what makes Saint Louis unique: a place where world-class chess and deep-rooted sports culture intersect. Spanning all three galleries and running through Spring 2027, the exhibition explores how strategy, discipline, and competitive spirit connect the mental game of chess with the physical world of sport. Curated by Shannon Bailey and Emily […]

Third Degree Glass Factory presents The Wearer Worn: An Exhibition by NC Qin September 1 through October 31! Appropriating the symbolism of glass and its associated fragility, risk and preciousness, NC Qin uses the medium as a lens to delve into psychological spaces. Her work alludes to global epics and philosophies that reflect her interests […]

Are you Budweiser’s biggest fan? Then, this is the brewery tour for you! The Beermaster Tour offers an all-access look at how the King of Beers is brewed, visiting exclusive locations on campus only available during this experience. Your adventure at the Anheuser-Busch Brewery includes visits to the Clydesdale paddock and stables, the historic brewhouse, […]