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Sun, Oct 25 · 2:00 PM
Free 2–10Updated this week

Trunk-or-Treat at Faust Park

County Parks' free afternoon trunk-or-treat with decorated cars, games and the historic village as a backdrop. Costumes encouraged. Arrive early —...

Faust Park
Nov 20 – Dec 31, 2026
Free 0–14Updated this week

Way of Lights

A free drive-through display of more than a million lights, with an indoor children's area, camel rides and a Christmas village at the halfway poin...

National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows
Fri, Jan 1 · 10:00 AM
Free 5–16Updated this week

First Day Hike at Castlewood State Park

Missouri State Parks' free New Year's Day guided hike, here along the Meramec River bluffs. Roughly two miles with a stair climb to the overlook. F...

Castlewood State Park
Year-round
Free All agesUpdated this week

KidSight Free Vision Screenings

KidSight provides free, quick, and non-invasive vision screenings for children ages 6 months to 16 years. Held at community locations around St. Ch...

KidSight Free Vision Screenings
Year-round
Free 3–16

Missouri History Museum

Free museum at the north edge of Forest Park with a permanent 1904 World's Fair gallery kids gravitate to. Family programs and free story times run...

Missouri History Museum
Year-round
Free 3–16

Saint Louis Art Museum

Free admission to a world-class collection, with family art carts and a drop-in studio on weekends. Egyptian and armor galleries hold kids' attenti...

Saint Louis Art Museum
Year-round
Free 2–16

Saint Louis Science Center

Free general admission across four floors plus the bridge over Highway 40 with its car-speed radar guns. Discovery Room is built for the under-8 se...

Saint Louis Science Center
Year-round
Free 0–14

Saint Louis Zoo

Free general admission to one of the best zoos in the country, in the middle of Forest Park. Attraction passes cover the railroad, carousel, sea li...

Saint Louis Zoo
Year-round
All ages

St. Louis Shakespeare Festival

Immersed in the natural setting of Forest Park, you can experience productions from the St. Louis Shakespeare Festival. The performances are “free forever to everyone always,”…

Forest Park
Year-round
Free All ages

The Muny Free Seats

The Muny has filled Forest Park with the sounds of Broadway for more than 100 years. There are approximately 1,500 free seats at the back of the outdoor theater, so everyone can…

The Muny, Forest Park
Year-round
Free 7–15

Upper Limits Rock Climbing Summer Camps

Designed for young climbers ages 7 through 15, these weekly summer sessions offer both half-day and full-day schedules from June through August. Ha...

Upper Limits Rock Climbing Summer Camps

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