Upcoming St. Louis and local events 8/30-9/5

Upcoming St. Louis and local events

August 30 Festival of Nations St. Louis Tower Grove park info  10 am to 6 pm

August 30 Meet Author of Captain Underpants Dav Pilkey St. Louis County Library Headquarters Branch 6:30

Sept. 2 Concert in the Park Steve Davis Elvis 6-7:30 Glazebrook park Godfrey, IL

Sept. 4 Lynrd Skynrd Concert 8:00 Liberty Bank Amphitheatre Alton, IL

Sept. 5 Lewis and Clark Music Festival 10-4:00 pm Lewis and Clark State Historic Site Hartford, IL Traditional music of the late 1700s and early 1800s will be performed by musicians playing fiddles, dulcimers and flutes. Watch, listen, and participate in this wonderful dance and music festival.  FREE 

September 5 Free Movie in the City Park Edwardsville, IL 7:15 Cinderella 

Sept 5-6 Japanese Festival at the Missouri Botanical Gardens Admission $15 for Adults 13 and older $5 

St. Louis and Metro East Illinois Events 8/23- 8/29

St. Louis and Metro East Illinois Events

8/23 Festival of the Little Hills St. Charles, MO 9:30 to 5 pm  Crafts and food
8/23 Tri County Olden Days 7 am to 5 pm Dow, IL entertainment, antique tractors and engines, flea market and food

8/28-8/29 Alton Gospel Musicfest at Main street United Methodist Church, Alton, Car Cruise Saturday 4-9 Food, events and entertainment
8/29   Alton Labor Day Parade 10 am  Begins on College Ave at the Alton Middles school and to Gordon Moore Park
8/29 Alton Food Truck Festival  4pm to 8 pm at the Liberty Bank Alton Amphitheater 12 food trucks are to be there
8/29 Car Cruise Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower Hartford, IL 4 to 7 pm

St. Louis and Metro East Local Events 8/9 - 8/15

St. Louis and Metro East Local Events 8/9 - 8/15 

August 7-9 --Sales Tax Holiday for Missori

August 9 --Amazing Animal Encounters at the World Bird Sanctury 1:30 pm FREE 

August 9 --Family Fun Day at Ballpark Village, St. Louis, MO. Theme: Water. Noon to 4 pm. Activities and attractions include: Fredbird & Team Fredbird, the St. Louis Blues inflatable Slap Shot Game, St. Louis Rams Kick-Pass Game, sidewalk chalk creations, a rock climbing wall, racing fun house, an inflatable obstacle course, face painting, a bounce house, the home plate game and lots more.

August 9 -- 8th Annual Peach Festival at Pere Marquette Lodge (Grafton, IL) 11:00 - 3:00 pm, Visitors can enjoy a cruise on the Hakuna Matata boat, kids activities, crafts, wine tasting, and vendors. Also historic lodge tours. FREE 

August 9 -- Gateway Bridal Show at the Gateway Convention Center, Collinsville, IL 1:00 - 4:30 pm. Free for Brides – Brides who preregister get one free guest pass – General Admission $5

August 10 -- Free Movie at Ballpark Village St. Louis, MO Little Rascals FREE

August 13 -- Grafton Music in the Park, Grafton, IL 7:00 - 9:00 pm, Mars Needs Guitars (High Energy Classic Rock)  FREE 

August 13 -- E.T movie at the Wildey Theater in Edwardsville, IL $2 tickets can be only bought the night of the show. 7:00 pm

August 14 --  Movie Night at the Park, Glazebrook Park in Godfrey, IL 8:15 Lego Movie FREE 

August 15 -- Monarchs 101 at the Audubon Center at the Riverlands, West Alton, MO Join us for an introductory program on the beautiful monarch butterfly! You will learn the basics of this iconic organism, including current efforts to conserve it. A portion of this program will be outdoors. Families with young children are encouraged!  FREE 

August 15 -- Market Street Community Block Party and Health Fair, Alton, Il 11:00 -3:00 pm. Come and enjoy health fair and medical screenings, a series of bounce houses, games, fun activities, arts & crafts, music, food, face painting, school supply give away, safety awareness and more. FREE 

St. Louis and Local Events 8/2 - 8/8

St. Louis and Local Events

August 2 Grafton Towboat Festival at the Loading Dock in Grafton 11-4 pm  Free Tours of Working Towboats

August 4 Amtrak Train Day, Alton, IL -- 10 am till 2 pm  Learn about train safety and train travel.  Children will receive a free conductors hat and coloring book

August 5  Garden of Eatin' Tour & Wood-Fired Pizza Dinner 5:00 pm     Lewis and Clark Community College, Godfrey Please email: kamayfield@lc.edu to make your reservations for this free one-of-a-kind garden tour and dinner delight. Free 

August 6 Meet Fredbird at the Cookie Factory Alton Square Mall 1:00-2:00 pm 




August 7 Discover the Nina and Pinta Replicas of the Christopher Columbus ships, at the Loading Dock in Grafton, IL 9:00 am - 6:00 PM Admission $8/adults, $6/students (5-18) 

Augusst 7 National Night Out 5:30 - 8:00 Liberty Bank Amphitheater Alton, IL, Includes bounce houses, music, K9 demonstration Free 

 Frozen at the Tower at the Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower, Hartford, IL 10:00 -  2:00 pm Everything Frozen event,  Bounce house, face painting 



August 7-9 Back to School Sales Tax Holiday for the State of Missouri, for clothing, school supplies and computers are exempt from sales tax 

August 8 Fredbird will be at Eckerts Farm in Belleville  12:30-1:00 pm

St. Louis and Local events July 26 - Aug 1

July 26 - August 1

July 31 -- Kid'Cation Scavenger Hunt 9:30 -5:00 Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower Hartford, Il. This occurs from July 31-August 9.  $1 for children and $2 for adults for tours of the tower.

July 31 --Family Night at McPike Mansion, Alton, IL 7:00 - 9:00 pm Includes games for all ages and tours of the mansion grounds.  $15 for Adults $10 for ages 13-18, 12 and under $5

August 1--Nature Detectives  11-12:00, ages 5 to 12, Free At the Audubon Center at the Riverlands, West Alton, MO  Please RSVP by emailing Julie Watson at jwatson@audubon.org .

August 1-- Grafton Towboat festival 11-4 pm, at the Loading Dock in Grafton, IL Admission is $1, Free tours of working towboats, live music, giveaways

August 1--Alton Hauntings Walking Tour 7pm First Unitarian Church Alton, IL Tour is 3 hours long at $25 per person. 

August 1 --Family Day at World Chess Hall of Fame events for ages 5-12, St. Louis, $5 per child for non members  Sessions 11 - 1 pm 

August 1 -- Archaeology Day Collinsville, IL at the Cahokia Mounds State Site. Various demonstrations, 10 am - 4 pm