Annual Events in St. Louis

One of the country's largest Mardi Gras celebrations, centered on the bars and streets of Soulard. The Grand Parade runs the Saturday before Fat Tuesday.

A neighborhood parade held the morning of St. Patrick's Day in historically Irish Dogtown, separate from the larger downtown parade earlier in the month.

Greek food, music, and dancing over Memorial Day weekend, held in Des Peres.

St. Louis's Pride festival and Grand Pride Parade, held downtown around Soldiers Memorial and City Hall.

Independence Day celebration, with fireworks and live music. The venue has shifted between the Gateway Arch grounds and Forest Park over the years.

An international festival in Tower Grove Park with food, music, and dance from dozens of cultures across the St. Louis immigrant community.

A Friday night balloon glow and Saturday balloon race in Forest Park.

A long-running festival at the Missouri Botanical Garden, set around its Japanese garden, Seiwa-en, with taiko drumming, food, and tea ceremonies.

A weekend art fair on the streets of Clayton.

Outdoor Shakespeare at Shakespeare Glen in Forest Park.

A street festival and community celebration along Manchester Avenue in The Grove.

A neighborhood festival held every other October in Lindenwood Park, with local vendors, food, and kids' craft booths.

Live jazz across venues up and down Cherokee Street.

The downtown holiday parade, the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

Holiday lights across the Missouri Botanical Garden, running into early January.