Special Events In ST. Louis
There are often fun and popular events in St. Louis that are worth checking out, but don't happen all the time. Here are some of the biggies:
Mardi Gras in St. Louis is one of the most popular in the country. You will leave with lots of beads and candy, but you won't have to compromise your principles to do it.
The St. Louis Pride Parade is a popular and well attended LGBTQ event
The annual Pet Parade
Godgrey, IL Cornmaze in October
Balloon Glow and balloon race in Forrest Park in September
Octobrefest
Rocky Horror Picture Show Live Performances at The Tivoli around Halloween
The Lemp Mansion Halloween Party
Central West End Halloween Costume Contest
Fair St. Louis the week of the Independence Day there are free concerts at the Arch by popular artists
Circus Flora is St. Louis' locally operated circus, you can check their shows out over the summer months
Q Fest The gay and lesbian film festival is an annual week long event
In October there are multiple farms in St. Louis County and Illinois that host pumpkin picking, corn mazes, haunted hay rides, zombie paint ball, and pony rides.
Taste of St. Louis food festival is a popular week long event
Eagle Days Eagle Watching Dec-March in Pere Marquette
http://dnr.state.il.us/Lands/landmgt/parks/R4/PRM/EagleDaysBrochure.pdf
http://www.ksdk.com/story/life/2014/01/16/eagle-watching-illinois-missouri-mississippi-river-tips/4535043/
Clayton Art Fair
Lantern Festivals
Local Food trucks often show up at neighborhood parks
Hispanic Festival
Festival of Nations
Around Halloween there are a cluster of nationally recognized haunted houses for scarefest like "The Darkness", "Creepy World," and the "Lemp Mansion Experience"