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19
Apr

St Louis Easter Egg Hunts

If you are looking for a fun Easter activity for your kids this weekend, there are plenty of Easter Egg Hunts around the St. Louis area for your family to enjoy! Below is a list of some of the larger hunts around the area. Have a Happy Easter!

St Louis Zoo Eggstravaganza
Instead of hunting eggs for yourself, watch the animals at the zoo hunt eggs! Zookeepers will place eggs around different exhibits and allow the animals to play and get special treats. Check the schedule to find out when each animal gets their treats, including penguins, bears, macaws, and jaguars!

Sunday, April 24th , 9 AM – 4 PM
Admission: Free

Tilles Park Easter Egg Hunt
One of St. Louis’ largest and most well-known Easter egg hunts with more than 5,000 Easter eggs to be found. The hunt is open to kids up to 11 years old. There will also be prizes, games, face painting, raffle items, and pictures with the Easter Bunny.

Saturday, Apr 23rd, 10 AM to NOON
Admission: $5 (benefits The Training Center for Service)

Des Peres Park Easter Egg Hunt
The Egg Hunt is open to kids 3 – 6 years old and the Easter Bunny will be available for pictures, too!

Saturday, Apr 23rd, Starts at 10 AM
Admission: FREE

Six Flags EGG-cellent Easter Egg Hunt
This hunt will have over 8,000 eggs filled with candy; find one of 6 “golden eggs” and be entered into a drawing to win tickets or an Xbox Kinect 360. Open to kids 12 and under.

Sunday, April 24th

Registration begins at 10:30 AM and is open to the first 2,000 entrants
The hunt will begin at 1:00 p.m
Admission: FREE with park admission

Magic House Egg Roll
Not your traditional Easter Egg Hunt, the Magic House is hosting a race where kids 12 and younger can roll eggs with spoons in a race to the finish line. There will also be egg decorating, story time and a visit from the Easter Bunny.

April 25th
Admission: FREE with a paid admission

How many Easter eggs can you find?

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18
Feb

St Louis St Patrick’s Day Parade 2011

Join the festivities in downtown St Louis on March 12, 2011 for the 42^nd annual Saint Patrick’s Day Parade! This St. Louis parade is considered one of the top parades in the country and there will tons of marching bands, giant cartoon-character balloons and ornate floats! Plus, over 5,000 marches will participate in the parade and 250,000 spectators are expected. The St Louis St Patrick’s Day Parade starts from 18^th and Market Streets at Noon. The parade will proceed east on Market to Broadway and then head south on Broadway.

There will be many food and drink booths selling traditional St Patty’sDay food, plus plenty of hot dogs, bratwurst, and beer. The Irish Village at Kiener Plaza will also be open all day with Irish-themed entertainment, food, beverages and merchandise.

Also taking place that day is the 33^rd Annual Michelob Ultra St Patrick’s Day Parade Run, which starts at 9 AM the morning of the parade.

For more information, visit the official St Louis St Patricks Day Parade website!

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20
Jan

St Louis Auto Show 2011

The Saint Louis Auto show is coming to town this month, from Thursday, January 27 – Sunday, January 30, 2011. It is the largest car show in St. Louis and will put over 500 new cars, trucks, SUVs, and concept vehicles on display. This year’s auto show will also highlight alternative fuel vehicles and luxury automobiles and will also have several vehicles from GM, Toyota, and Kia available to test drive.

At the St Louis car show there will be a Kids Zone featuring a rock wall, a mini race track with remote control cars, inflatable bounce houses, and a balloon artist to make balloon sculptures for the kids! The Kids Zone will be available for the entire show.

And, to entice women to come and enjoy the car show, Friday, January 28th will be “Ladies Day”, complete with music, massages, giveaways, and fashion shows (one featuring firefighters from the local fire station)!

Event Details:

When:

Thursday, January 27 – Sunday, January 30, 2011

Hours:

Thursday: Noon – 9 p.m.

Friday: Noon – 10 p.m.

Saturday: 10 a.m. – 10 p.m.

Sunday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Where:

America’s Center and Edward Jones Dome, downtown St. Louis

Tickets:

Adults – $10.00, Children 6-12 years old – $5.00 (kids under 6 are free)

For more info, visit the official website or check out these photos from last year’s show!

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13
Dec

Shopping in St. Louis

Have you finished your Christmas shopping yet? The holidays are quickly approaching and the shopping in St. Louis is abundant no matter what part of the city you’re in. In addition to the tons of little shops across the city, St Louis shopping malls are a great place to finish up all of your last-minute shopping! Here are a few of the best St Louis shopping centers and their locations. Click on the name of each mall to go to their website for more information!

St Louis Galleria

With over 66 stores and restaurants, the Galleria is one of the most popular malls in the St. Louis. Dine at California Pizza Kitchen, Five Guys Burgers or many more of the restaurants located inside the mall, as well as catch a movie at the 6 screen theater.

Mid Rivers Mall

With over 140 shops and restaurants, this mall is one of the larger malls in the area, is St. Charles County’s largest shopping center.

St Louis Mills Mall

With nearly 200 stores, you can find everything you need at The Mills! What’s unique about The Mills is that you can find outlet stores mixed in with regular stores throughout the mall, such as Gap Outlet, The Children’s Place Outlet, Banana Republic Factory Store, Gymboree Outlet, and Old Navy Outlet. In addition to shopping, kids can enjoy an an indoor/outdoor go-kart race track or ice skating at the indoor ice rink.

Chesterfield Mall

With about 150 shops and restaurants, Chesterfield Mall also has a movie theatre and several dine-in restaurants such as California Pizza Kitchen, Cheesecake Factory and St. Louis Bread Co.

Plaza Frontenac

Plaza Frontenac is a smaller, upscale shopping center with about 50 specialty stores such as Tiffany & Co., Louis Vuitton and Cole Haan.

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20
Nov

St Louis Thanksgiving Parade 2010

The 26^th annual St. Louis Thanksgiving Day Parade is coming up! The theme of this year’s parade is “Family Holiday Magic”.

The Thanksgiving Parade starts at 8:45 am at the corner of Washington Avenue and N. Fourth Street in downtown. Find a spot on the parade route as it heads South on N. Fourth Street to Market Street, then West on Market Street and ends at 14^th Street. Here is a map of the 2010 parade route:

Thanksgiving Parade Route 2010 from ChristmasinStLouis.org

This year’s Grand Marshal will be Ernie Hays, longtime organist at Busch Stadium. Watch dozens of amazing floats and colorful helium balloons go by, as well as area marching bands and the Battle of the Bands!

You can also watch performances by Variety Kids, Muny Kids, and Sunday Afternoon on the stage in front of the Old Courthouse from 8 – 9 am.

The KMOV Channel 4 “Great Day St. Louis” pre-parade show starts at 8:00 am and if you can’t be there for the parade, you can watch it live on KMOV-TV Channel 4 from 8 – 11 am.

And, check out the St. Louis Thanksgiving Day Parade photo gallery for pictures from last year’s parade!

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St Louis St Patrick’s Day Parade 2011

St Louis Auto Show 2011

Shopping in St. Louis

St Louis Galleria

Mid Rivers Mall

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Chesterfield Mall

Plaza Frontenac

St Louis Thanksgiving Parade 2010

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