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Outdoor Activities for Kids in Saint Louis

Within 25 miles, with dates, ages, prices and distance.

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Dinoroarus

Today · All day

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FREEAll agesAnimals

Saint Louis Zoo Free – $5.95 October 27 | Recurring Event (See all) 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 […] Arts & Entertainment Festivals & Special Events <img width="300" height="200" src="https://explorestlouis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Begin-Again-50-Years-and-Counting-at-Laumeier-Sculpture-Park-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting at Laumeier Sculpture Park." decoding="async" loading="

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Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting

Today · 7 AM – 8 PM

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FREEAll agesMuseums

Laumeier Sculpture Park Free October 27 @ 7:00 am - 8:00 pm | Recurring Event (See all) 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 […] Arts & Entertainment Museums and Exhibits Outdoor Recreation <img width="300" height="200" src="https://explorestlouis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Waka-Garden-at-Laumeier-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size

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Wak’a Garden

Today · 7 AM – 8 PM

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FREEAll agesMuseums

Laumeier Sculpture Park Free October 27 @ 7:00 am - 8:00 pm | Recurring Event (See all) 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 […] Arts & Entertainment Museums and Exhibits <img width="300" height="200" src="https://explorestlouis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Fall-into-Economics-at-the-Economy-Museum-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium s

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The Literary Garden: The Cultivation of Plants and Gardens in Narratives

Today · 9 AM – 5 PM

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FREEAll agesMuseums

Missouri Botanical Garden Free – $16 October 27 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm | Recurring Event (See all) 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 […] Arts & Entertainment Museums and Exhibits Outdoor Recreation <img width="300" height="200" src="https://explorestlouis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/

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Quilts and Coverlets: American Needlework in White

Today · 10 AM – 5 PM

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Saint Louis Art Museum Free October 27 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Recurring Event (See all) Focusing on 19th-century works, Quilts and Coverlets: American Needlework in White presents superlative whitework textiles, which are characterized by embroidery done in white thread on white fabric. In the U.S., whitework was predominantly practiced by women who not only had ample time and superb skill but who also enjoyed the means to carefully select and […] Museums and Exhibits <img width="300" height="200" src="https://explorestlouis.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Yours-Forever-Forest-Park-at-150-at-the-Missouri-History-Museum-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Yours Forever: Forest Park at 150 at the Missouri History Museum." decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://explorestlouis.com/wp-conte

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Yours Forever: Forest Park at 150

Today · 10 AM – 5 PM

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FREEAll agesFestivals

Missouri History Museum Free October 27 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm | Recurring Event (See all) America’s best urban park turns 150 years young in 2026. Over the course of the last century and a half, Forest Park has hosted pivotal moments in St. Louis history: the 1904 World’s Fair, Charles Lindbergh’s 1927 speech to more than 100,000 people following his historic flight across the Atlantic, and even a surprise Janis […] Museums and Exhibits <path d="M9.7 14.4l-1.5 1.5L.3 8 8.2.1

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Arts & Entertainment

Today · All day · runs through Nov 8

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Brookdale Farms presents the 2026 Fall Festival September 11 – November 8! Wander through St. Louis’ largest corn maze, pick pumpkins straight from the patch, hop on a wagon ride, and enjoy a full day of seasonal fun the whole family will love. Included with Admission: • LARGEST Corn Maze in St. Louis (Daytime only) […] Arts & Entertainment Family Friendly Festivals & Special Events Outdoor Recreation

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Arts & Entertainment

Today · All day · runs through Nov 1

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FREEAll agesSeasonal

Select Nights – September 12-November 1 The thrills are about to get terrifying. Fright Fest returns to Six Flags St. Louis, transforming the park into a nighttime Halloween celebration filled with haunted attractions, sinister scare zones, live entertainment, seasonal food and beverages and your favorite rides in the dark. Whether you’re looking for family-friendly Halloween […] Arts & Entertainment Festivals & Special Events Halloween Activites Outdoor Recreation Theater & Performing Arts

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Fright Fest

Today · All day · runs through Nov 1

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Fright Fest Mid America Adventure September 12 - November 1

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BOOterfly House (October 1 – 31)

Today · 10 AM – 4 PM · runs through Oct 31

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FREEAll agesAnimals

BOOterfly House (October 1 – 31) Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House October 27 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm | Recurring Event (See all)

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Family Friendly

Saturday · All day

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FREEAll agesSeasonal

Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House presents the BOOterfly House daily through October 31! Throughout the entire month of October, the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House will be transformed into the BOOterfly House. Unlike other Halloween events, the BOOterfly House doesn’t aim to scare, but educate guests on the bugs often deemed scary. Every day at […] Family Friendly Halloween Activites

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Saturday · All day

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Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House presents the BOOterfly House daily through October 31! Throughout the entire month of October, the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House will be transformed into the BOOterfly House. Unlike other Halloween events, the BOOterfly House doesn’t aim to scare, but educate guests on the bugs often deemed scary. Every day at […]

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Flyover Comedy Festival

Wed, Nov 11 · All day · runs through Nov 15

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FREEAll agesFestivals

November 11 - 15

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Festival of Lights

Sat, Nov 21 · All day

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FREEAll agesSeasonal

November 21