Pages

Monday, November 3, 2014

2014 St. Louis Holiday Events

This pic is copyrighted from Mastermind Creative


I love this time of year!  I've researched the holiday events around St. Louis but this list is not complete.  Some popular St. Louis locations have not yet posted their holiday events online so be sure to check back. If you have any events to add, please leave them in the Comments section.  Also be sure to check the website links for accurate dates and times of operation.


EVENTS
Old Webster Holiday Open House
November 9 @ 10am - 5pm

Longview Farm House Holiday Boutique
November 15 @ 9am - 3pm

Santa's Wonderland at Bass Pro Shop - St. Charles
November 15 - December 24

MO Botanical Garden: Gardenland Express
November 22 - January 4

Downtown Kirkwood: Holiday Walk 
November 22 @ 9:30am

Ameren MO Thanksgiving Day Parade
November 27 @8:45am on Market Street

Butterfly House: Winter Jewels
November 28 – January 4 @ 9am to 3pm (Tuesday through Sunday)

Visit with Santa @ Museum of Transportation
November 28 & 29, December 6, 13 & 20 @ 10am - 2pm
November 30, December 7, 14 & 21 @ 12 - 3pm

E. Desmond Lee Holiday Train Display @ Museum of Transportation
November 28 - December 28 (Thursday - Sunday)

All Aboard the Polar Express at the Children's Illustrated Art Museum
November 28 - December 28 (Friday - Sunday)

Ritz Carlton: Deck the Halls
November 28

Christmas in Historic St. Charles
November 28 – December 21 on Historic Main Street
Wednesdays & Fridays @ 6:30-9pm, Saturdays @ 11am-9pm & Sundays @ 12-5pm

Historic St. Charles Kriskindlmarkt
November 28 – November 30 @ Lewis & Clark Boat House and Nature Center

Historic St. Charles Santa Parade
November 28 – December 21 (Saturdays and Sundays) @ 1:30pm

Big Joel's Winter Wonderland
November 28 – December 21 

Santa’s Elf Is Coming to Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
November 29 & 30 @ 12-2 pm

Northern Lights Christmas Market and Lighted Parade
November 30 @ Ferguson Citywalk

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Story Time
December 2nd @ 11am & December 6th @ 11am

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Sing- Along Concert
December 3rd @ 4:30pm & 5:30pm 

Wildwood Holiday Balloon Glow
December 5 @ 6 – 8 pm

Candlelight Christmas Walk in August, MO
December 5 and December 12 @ 5-10pm

Historic Daniel Boone Home Christmas Candlelight Tours
December 5-6 & 12-13 @ 5:30pm

Magic House: Grandparent Member Holiday Breakfast
December 6 @ 9 - 11am

Bounce U: Jingle Bounce & Cookies with Santa
December 6 @ 9 - 10:30am

Holiday with Santa @ Westport Plaza
December 6 @ 10am - 12pm

Santa at the Old Town Log Cabin in St. Peters
December 6 @ 1 - 3pm

CWE Window Walk
December 6 @ 1 - 6pm

Christmas on the Hill
December 6

Christmas in Old Town Florrisant
December 6 @ 2pm

Kristkindl Markt in Hermann, MO
Stone Hill Winery: December 6-7 @ 10am
Hermannhof Winery: December 13-14 @ 10am

Snapshots with Santa at the Boathouse
December 7 @ 11am - 2pm

Candy Cane Hunt @ Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 7 @ 1pm

Holiday Family Night at SLAM for Family-level Members and above
December 9 @ 5:30–7:30 pm

Winter Wonderland Ice Show @ St. Peters Ice Rec-Plex
December 12 (7-9 pm) and December 13 (5-7 pm)

Candlelight Holiday at Thornhill Grounds at Faust Park
December 12 (6-9 pm), 13 (6-9 pm) and 14 (1-5 pm)

Christmas Cookie sale, Gingerbread House & Ye Olde Candy Shoppe

December 13 @ 9am - 2pm @ the historic Bacon Log Cabin

Breakfast & Craft Workshop with Santa at the Pet-acular Holiday Bazaar

December 13 & 14 @ 9:30 - 11am

Candy Cane Hunt at the Kirkwood Park Lion's Pavilion
December 13 @ 10am - Come early to decorate a bag!

Webster Holiday Cookie Walk
December 13 @ 10am - 2pm

Pet-acular Holiday Bazaar @ Purina Farms
December 13-14 @ 11am - 4pm

Holidays in Old North Festival & Craft Market
December 13 @ 11am - 4pm

Holiday Santa Walk @ Jefferson Barracks
December 13 @ 5, 5:45 and 6:30pm

Lafayette Square Holiday Parlor Tour
December 14th @ 10am - 5pm

Holiday Story Hour at Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 14 @ 4pm

Magic House: Holiday Members-Only Morning with Santa
December 15 @ 9am - 12pm

Magic House: Members-Only Storytime with Santa
December 15, 17 & 18 @ 6-8pm

Family Holiday Evening at The Foundry Art Centre
December 17 @ 5:30 - 7:30pm

Storytelling at the MO History Museum - Silly Snowman
December 19 @ 10:30am

Holiday Demo at Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 21 @ 12 - 3pm

Story Hour & Reindeer Craft at Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 22 & 23 @ 10 - 10:45am

Winter Getaway at the MO History Museum
December 27, 29 & 30 @ 10:30am - 2pm

Downtown Kirkwood Winter Fireworks Festival 
December 27 @ 5pm @ Station Plaza

Union Station Polar Express

Nana's Farmhouse Christmas Village & Train Display
Through December 31 from 6-10pm

Noontime New Years Eve at Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 31 @ 11am

Christmas Jubilee at Holiday Inn Six Flags

PERFORMANCES
November 28 – January 2

An Evening of Holiday Songs and Favorites by The Erin Bode Group
November 30 @ 6pm @ Purser Center at Logan University

Fox Theater
- Annie: December 2-7
- Mannheim Steamroller Christmas: December 9-10
- Straight No Chaser: December 11
- A Christmas Carol: December 12-14
- A Christmas Story, The Musical: December 16 – January 4


December 5 @ 8pm

St. Louis Children's Choirs Holiday Concert
December 6 @ 2-4:30pm @ Powell Symphony Hall

The Nutcracker - Carol Bowman Academy of Dance
December 6 @ 2:30 & 4:30pm @ the Chesterfield YMCA

Peter and the Wolf & Holiday Favorites
December 7 @ 3pm @ Purser Center at Logan University

December 7 @ 7pm @ The Lindenwood Theatre

December 12-14

- The Little Dancer: December 12-14
- The Little Dancer Tea: December 14 @ 2-3pm

December 12-14

December 13 @ 2:30pm 

December 13-14


December 16 @ 7-9pm

Touhill Performing Arts Center
Sugar Plum Fairy Luncheon: December 20-23

December 19-21

December 19-21

Featuring the Children's Choir of St. Charles School District
December 19 @ 8pm @ The Lindenwood Theatre

Dance Center of Kirkwood: The Nutcracker
December 20 & 21 @ 1pm & 6pm

Tuesday, December 23

December 26 @ 3:30pm & 8pm @ Scottrade Center


HOLIDAY LIGHT DISPLAYS
November 14 – January 4 @ 5:30pm

AB Brewery Holiday Lights
November 20 - January 4 @ 6-9pm (Thursday - Sunday)

November 22

November 22 – January 3 @ 5:30 – 9:30pm

November 26 - January 1 @ 5:30pm - 9:30pm

Nov 28 – Dec 30

November 28 – December 30
The lights are usually up the weekend after Thanksgiving

Taubman Prestige Outlets
November 15 @ 4-7 pm

St. Peters
November 21 @ 6:30 - 9pm

Eureka
November 22 @ 5 – 8pm

Historic St. Charles Tree Lighting Ceremony
November 28 @ 5pm @ Berthold Square

Affton Community Center
December 7 @ 5-6pm

DINE WITH SANTA
St. Charles: Breakfast with Santa
November 29, December 6 and 20 @ 9am
November 30, December 7, 14 & 21 @ 9:30am

Eureka: Pizza with Santa
December 4-6

St. Louis Zoo: Breakfast & Dinner with Santa
December 6-7, 13-14, 20-21

Butterfly House: Supper with Santa
December 6, 7, 13, 14, 20 and 21 @ 4:30 – 7pm

MO Botanical Garden Members Event: Breakfast with Santa
December 6 @ 8am, 8:45am and 9:30am

Ritz Carlton: Brunch with Santa
December 6, 13 & 20 @ 9am – 1pm

Magic House: Breakfast with Santa
December 7 @ 8:30 am, 9:45 am, 11 am and 5 pm
December 14 @ 8:30 am, 9:45 am and 11 am

Breakfast with Santa: St. Peters Rec-Plex South
December 13 @ 8:30am - 10:30am

Breakfast with Santa: The Pointe at Ballwin Commons
December 13 @ 9am - 2pm

North County Recreation Complex: Lunch with Santa
December 13 @ 11am - 1pm

Pizza with Santa at Whole Foods Market (Town & Country)
December 20 @ 12 - 2pm

PICTURES WITH SANTA
Holiday Boutique @ Berkshire Hathaway's Town & Country Office
November 22 
Pictures with Santa and his live reindeer from 10am - 1pm
Holiday Boutique from 9am - 3pm

Strolling Santa and Mrs. Claus @ Taubman Prestige Outlets  
November 29, December 13 & 20 @ 12-3 pm

Photos with Santa @ Kirkwood Train Station
December 4 & 11 @ 5-7pm 
December 12 @ 11am - 1pm

Cookies with Claus @ The Lodge Des Peres
December 6 @ 9am - 12pm

Santa at the Frisco Caboose
December 6-7 @ 2-4pm

Pictures with Santa @ St. Vincent Community Center
December 13 @ 1-3pm

Chesterfield Mall

Galleria

Mid Rivers Mall

Plaza Frontenac

South County Center

St. Clair Square

St. Louis Mills

St. Louis Premium Outlets 

Taubman Prestige Outlets

West County Mall

The Meadows



KIMMSWICK, MO
November 22 @ 10am - 9pm

December 5-7

December 5-7
Friday & Saturday 10am-9pm & Sunday 10am-6p

WASHINGTON, MO
November 30

December 5

December 6, 13 & 20

ILLINOIS EVENTS
November 21 - January 2 @ 5-9pm

Alton Community Tree Lighting
November 21 @ 6-8pm

Christmas Wonderland in Alton
November 28 - December 28

Belleville's Santa Parade
November 28 @ 10am

Christkindlmarkt
November 28 - December 23 @ Public Square in Belleville, IL

Eckerts: Breakfast with Santa & Holiday Storytime (Belleville)
Nov 29 & 30, Dec 6 & 7, Dec 13 & 14, Dec 20 & 21 @ 8am - 12pm

Nov 29 & 30, Dec 6 & 7, Dec 13 & 14, Dec 20 & 21 @ 10am - 4pm

December 5 @ 6-8pm

Grafton Taste of Chocolate
December 6 @ 11:30am - 2:30pm

December 13 @ 8am - 3pm

Breakfast with Santa in Godfrey
December 13 @ 8:30am to 11:00am

Santa's Workshop
December 13 @ 3pm

A Winter Wonderland
December 13 @ 7pm

Visit with Santa at Alton Square Mall

MOVIES & TV

Opens November 7

Opens November 21

Opens November 26

December 1 – 25 

Opens December 19

Opens December 19

Opens December 25




16 comments:

  1. Would love to see Holidays in Old North on your list--their Christmas market is so much fun!

    https://www.facebook.com/events/376062069211245/

    ReplyDelete
  2. add: Historic Daniel Boone Home Christmas Candlelight Tours.

    ReplyDelete
  3. And the Lafayette Square Holiday Parlor Tour!! December 14th http://lafayettesquare.org/event/holiday-parlor-tour/

    ReplyDelete
  4. Check out Grafton, I and their Taste of Chocolate event! It's Dec 6th and starts at 11:30am. Kid friendly. Santa and his sleigh/reindeer will be there at 3p.
    There's also a chance to win overnight accommodations!
    Www.facebook.com/graftonstasteofchocolate

    ReplyDelete
  5. Thank you for this awesome list. I had the Taubman outlet tree lighting on my calendar already, and it is November 15, you have it as December 15. Just wanted to let you know so others don't miss it, if interested!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Lydia's House will be hosting their Gingerbread House contest at the Galleria this year from Nov. 15 - 23. These great gingerbread houses will be right by Santa. Check them out - http://lydiashouse.org/news-and-events/gingerbread-house-contest/

    ReplyDelete
  7. http://www.stlpolarexpressride.com/

    Great list..can't wait to try some places!

    ReplyDelete
  8. BEFORE the Winter Wonderland at Tilles,Fri-Sunday November 21st-23rd,there is an evening walk-through available, $5.00 per person, dogs-on-leashes allowed as are strollers and wagons. There are one-hour slots open to sign up but Saturday evening's sold out except for 7:45-8:45pm. Good exercise, Santa's there, & food trucks for munching. Tickets at: https://reserve.stlouisco.com/RecDynamicsWeb/Activities/Browse.aspx

    ReplyDelete
  9. 5th Annual ALTON CHRISTMAS BAZAAR, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 10 - 3 PM, ALTON V.F.W. 4445 NORTH ALBY, ALTON, IL 62002

    More details on FaceBook

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/294984517191080/

    ReplyDelete
  10. Come see St. Louis' newest Holdiday tradition. Come see the "CHRISTMAS VILLAGE & TRAINS" in the front display window at Nana's Farmhouse in South County (5171 Lemay Ferry Road, corner of Lemay & Butler Hill next to Kutis). The trains run on the hour, 6pm to 10pm, 7 days per week, thru December 31st.
    www.NANASFARMHOUSE.com

    ReplyDelete
  11. Can you find out anything about Osage County , Jefferson City

    ReplyDelete
  12. St. Louis Children's Choirs Holiday Concert at Powell Hall Sat, Dec. 6

    http://www.slccsing.org/events/holiday-concert-2014/

    ReplyDelete
  13. Promise Christian Academy, a school for children with special needs, presents - "An evening of decadent desserts and enchanting music performed by The Erin Bode Group"

    Sunday, November 30 at 6:00 p.m.
    at the Purser Center at Logan University (doors open at 5:30 PM
    1851 Schoettler Rd, Chesterfield, MO 63017
    It's the perfect, family friendly way to start your holiday's. To order tickets visit: http://www.promisestl.org/

    ReplyDelete
  14. Thanks for all the fun Holiday ideas! I will have to start planning our Christmas to do list.

    ReplyDelete
  15. Thanks for the great list - family is coming in and this should keep them busy.

    ReplyDelete