Looking for things to do in St. Louis this April? We’ve got activities for everyone, from lantern festivals to theatrical spectacles to Earth Day celebrations.
Home games at Busch Stadium, Energizer Park, Enterprise Center and The Dome at America’s Center are also heating up the sports scene in St. Louis. If you’re a fan, snag tickets to see one – or all – of our professional sports teams play in rip-roaring competitions in between these other events.
Trivia Nights at the Anheuser-Busch Biergarten
Every Wednesday until May 21
Want to test your general knowledge? Snag a seat at the Anheuser-Busch Biergarten during trivia nights every Wednesday until May 21. During the events, players can enjoy drink specials, including $3 aluminum cans, $13 beer pitchers and $20 NUTRL buckets. We’ll cheers to that!
Animals Aglow Lantern Festival
March 12 to May 11
The Chinese lantern festival Animals Aglow will return to the Saint Louis Zoo with dozens of towering lanterns and light displays this spring. Running from March 12 to May 11, Animals Aglow celebrates the culture, art and beauty of traditional lantern festivals that have been celebrated in China for centuries. This year, illuminated displays include a 100-foot-long tunnel of traditional Chinese lanterns, an interactive beehive topped with giant hummingbirds and the 12 Chinese zodiac signs, which guests can enjoy along with nightly cultural performances and specialty food and drinks. Animals Aglow will also spotlight wildlife from three regions – Africa, South America and the Arctic – as well as Chinese lanterns and folklore.
Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood
March 19 to April 13
Join the Merry Rebellion at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis! Ken Ludwig’s Sherwood: The Adventures of Robin Hood is a riotous romp through the enchanted forest, where Robin and his lively band of outlaws plot to outwit a greedy prince. Filled with daring escapades, mischievous humor and a dash of romance, this timeless tale of justice and camaraderie is a swashbuckling adventure that will have your whole family cheering!
Collected
Opening March 29
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 use to make sense of the past. Some of these pieces mark defining moments in the region’s history such as Missouri’s pivotal role in a heated national debate over slavery or the transatlantic flight that changed aviation. Others reflect everyday life, from what we wore and ate to how we worked and played. Collected, a permanent exhibition at the Missouri History Museum, is St. Louis’ history brought to life, one map, toy, T-shirt and painting at a time. Collected also features a rotating gallery that explores a different theme or part of the collection every year, so visitors will always have something new to see. The first rotating gallery will draw from an archive of more than 2,000 pieces of clothing worn by children throughout different decades in the 1900s. Dubbed The Life of Kids’ Clothes, the special exhibit will share stories of St. Louis children that speak to our shared childhood experiences.
St. Louis Jewish Film Festival
March 30 to April 8
In its 30th season, the St. Louis Jewish Film Festival will return to the B&B Theatres Creve Coeur West Olive 10 for two weeks of cinematic excellence. Dramas, documentaries, comedies and an October 7th retrospective will make up the six-day, 13-film schedule. On March 30, the festival opens with the 30-minute documentary Fiddler on the Moon, which explores some of the famous Jews who helped in the space race, followed by the premiere of Names Not Numbers, a documentary in which the faculty and students from University City’s Epstein Hebrew Academy interview Holocaust survivors. Closing opening day, the featured drama One Life stars Anthony Hopkins, Helena Bonham Carter, Lena Olin and Johnny Flynn in a cinematic true story about Nicholas Winton, the young London broker who rescued more than 600 children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia in the months leading up to World War II. More powerful films will follow, bringing the community together in a safe space where everyone can laugh, cry and love.
Kelsea Ballerini
April 4
Multiplatinum country music singer-songwriter Kelsea Ballerini will perform live at Enterprise Center on April 4 with special guests Maisie Peters and MaRynn Taylor. Country music fans will also want to get tickets to Brooks & Dunn’s Neon Moon Tour, coming to Enterprise Center on April 25.
Batman in Concert
April 4 and 6
Batman in Concert brings the legendary tale of the Caped Crusader to life with a stunning symphonic performance by the Grammy Award-winning St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Celebrate Tim Burton’s iconic take on Batman featuring Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson and Kim Basinger alongside Danny Elfman’s exhilarating score. When the time comes to dive into the heart of Gotham City’s darkness, you’re encouraged to dress up as your favorite DC superhero!
St. Louis Battlehawks
April 6, 13 and 26
Commence your ka-kaws! In the United Football League (UFL), the St. Louis Battlehawks are one of the most watched teams, and this month, fans have three opportunities to see them play at The Dome at America’s Center!
2025 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four
April 10 to 12
The 2025 NCAA Men’s Frozen Four will skate into St. Louis this April – puck, yeah! The Frozen Four semifinals will take place on April 10, and the NCAA Division I Men’s Ice Hockey Championship will follow on April 12. If you live for slap shots and hat tricks, this is the event for you!
Roaring: Art, Fashion and the Automobile in France, 1918–1939
April 12 to July 27
Interwar France was a period of exceptional creativity, innovation and turbulence, and Roaring explores the role of the automobile as both subject and object during that time, untangling the impact of fashion, architecture, aviation and the avant-garde on French automobile design and production. Bringing more than 100 works of art and design together at the Saint Louis Art Museum, Roaring includes paintings, photographs, prints, posters, furniture, lighting, architectural plans, fashion, textiles and, yes, intact automobiles! Expansive and interdisciplinary, the temporary exhibition illuminates the rich, creative ecosystems that nourished this golden age of French automotive design and influenced modern concepts of mobility, highlighting the bold, untethered visions of figures such as Sonia and Robert Delaunay, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Le Corbusier, André Citroën and Josephine Baker, who embraced the automobile as a provocative expression of the modern age.
Missouri Bridal & Wedding Expo
April 13
Signed, sealed, delivered! The Missouri Bridal & Wedding Expo returns to the America’s Center Convention Complex on April 13. The convention features an amazing selection of wedding professionals who can help you find the perfect gown, reception venue, invitations, photographer, music, menu, honeymoon destination and so much more. Admission is free with online registration or $10 at the door.
The Addams Family: A Musical Comedy
April 17
Experience a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family at Stifel Theatre. In The Addams Family – the magnificently macabre hit musical featuring everyone’s favorite creepy, kooky characters – the ultimate princess of darkness, Wednesday Addams, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family – a man her parents have never met. If that wasn’t upsetting enough, she confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before – keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the family on the fateful night when they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents. Secure your seat to see how the events unfold.
Champions of Magic
April 19
Having toured the world for a decade as one of the most successful magic shows in history, Champions of Magic is back with an explosive new show featuring thrilling and mind-bending illusions. Fusing skills in grand scale magic, a flair for spectacle and undeniable showmanship, this interactive, high-energy show will entertain the entire family. Combining their signature humor with groundbreaking magic, the world’s only team of illusionists present a brand-new production unlike anything that has come before it.
Alton Brown Live: Last Bite
April 25
In a night of culinary spectacle and delight, famed foodist Alton Brown will reflect on his decades in food media, share several of his favorite culinary mega-hacks and sing some of his funny food songs. When his veritable culinary variety show comes to The Fabulous Fox, it will be one of the top things to do in St. Louis this April.
St. Louis Earth Day Festival
April 26 and 27
The St. Louis Earth Day Festival is a community tradition. At the two-day event, guests learn about sustainable products and services offered by area businesses and organizations, including 4 Hands Brewing Co., Alpacas of Troy, Baetje Farms, Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum, Kakao Chocolate, Schlafly Beer and the World Bird Sanctuary. You can also meet local nonprofits, such as the Gateway Arch Park Foundation, which share Earth Day values, and try local restaurants, such as Salt + Smoke, which comprise the Green Dining Alliance – all while enjoying live entertainment. Whether you come for the activities, the food or the music, the St. Louis Earth Day Festival will leave you feeling inspired by the real progress being made to preserve our planet.
