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Events include ceremonies at cemeteries, parades and a fireworks display.
The children's zoo area at the St. Louis Zoo will be rebuilt as a place where children and families can interact with and be inspired by animals.
From Kingshighway to King Louis to the King Burger to the King of Beers to a visit in 1977 from the future king himself, we bow down to our own royalty.
"Chihuly in the Garden 2023" runs May 2-Oct. 15. There are 19 works across the garden's 79 acres, as well as an installation of smaller works and drawings in the Sachs Museum.
"Soccer City" opens April 8 at the Missouri History Museum with an all-day celebration.
A stone cottage within the Soulard complex dates to the 1830s, and may have been built for the Soulard family.
Charles Phoenix, who has made a career of celebrating Americana and midcentury marvels, will show off some St. Louis treasures.
Ben briefly escaped twice in February from his enclosure at the St. Louis Zoo.
Since March 17 falls on a Friday this year, the celebrating starts this weekend.
About 1.62 million people visited in 2022. In the late 1990s, the park regularly welcomed about 3.5 million a year.
For good measure, we threw in some beloved bears. The region is a honeypot, after all.
The Jewel Box reopens Saturday after being closed for nearly two weeks for its first major overhaul in 20 years.
Ben escaped from his enclosure briefly on Thursday afternoon after making another brief escape Feb. 7.
"Pillars of the Valley" is a series of eight granite pillars that evoke hourglasses. The installation stands outside the southwest corner of the stadium.
Jontu, 26, formerly of the St. Louis Zoo, and Zachary, 7, formerly of the Brookfield Zoo, made the move earlier this month.
St. Louis museums, galleries, theaters and libraries will celebrate Black History Month with a variety of programs and exhibitions in February.
The exhibit, "Glass in the Garden 2023," opens May 2 and runs through Oct. 15.
The Orchid Show runs Jan. 27-Feb. 26, a few weeks shorter than usual because the display shares space with other, less-tolerant plants.
The Loop Ice Carnival in University City returns Jan. 21 after a two-year hiatus, no matter the weather.
The Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation gave the pieces to the museum. They had been sitting in storage for more than 60 years.
As the birds migrate south, several activities provide opportunities to get a closer look, starting with Alton Eagle Ice Festival.
Hikes, noon balloon drops, ice skating and fireworks help welcome 2023 before bedtime.
Celebrations for members of the Jewish community include events organized by five local Chabad centers.
The work was awarded to St. Louis-based Tarlton Corp., officials announced Monday. The landmark has been closed since March 2020.
Eastern and Ozark hellbenders spent 160 million years mostly hiding in rivers and streams. But in just a few decades, they're now quickly disappearing.
