10 Things to Do in St Louis at Christmas

If you are planning to visit San Luis for the holiday season, first I encourage you to take into account my recommendations of the best things to see and do in San Luis this season. Among the must-do activities in your itinerary, you have to include a visit to the city lights, you will definitely love them.

Other of the best activities you can see and do is to attend the Nutcracker performances and also leave time to visit magical places that work only at Christmas, such as Santa's Magic Kingdom and even if you have time to do it I recommend you to take a magical tour around the city.

All the neighborhoods of Saint Louis become completely illuminated to celebrate Christmas. Especially in the downtown area you will see light shows everywhere you look. You can enjoy this light show both on the opening day and the rest of the nights when the lights are turned on.

The lights take over houses and buildings, in a scenario in which you can not only enjoy the decorations, but sometimes they usually offer a fireworks display during the lighting of the Christmas lights. It is a real ride especially for children, although if you go with your partner, this is the perfect romantic plan.

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Details of interest

• Price: It's priceless to enjoy the Christmas lighting downtown, neither is taking the tour of the town.
• Location: In the city center and some surrounding neighborhoods you can enjoy the Christmas lights.
• Dates: Generally available between the second week of November and the second week of January.
• Hours: I recommend visiting this area from early evening, from 17:00 to 23:00.

This is one of the best Christmas displays you'll find within the city of St. Louis. This is Garden Glow, an event quite apart from the regular park admission and activities offered throughout the year. At Garden Glow you will have to pay admission to enjoy the lights and the show, but it is well worth it.

The Missouri Botanical Garden 's exhibit each year features thousands of LED lights that illuminate the space as well as a large display of gardens from all over the world, fully illuminated. The interesting thing about this exhibit is that it does not focus on just one area of the park, but instead spreads throughout the entire park.

Details of interest

• Price: Prices range between 18 and 20 euros per person for people over 13 years old. For children under that age, admission usually costs between €3 and €10 per person.
• Location: The park is specifically located at 4344 Shaw Blvd in St. Louis in Missouri.
• Dates: Generally open from the second week of November through the first week of January.
• Hours: Open Tuesday through Sunday from 5:00 pm to 9:30 pm.

This is a truly magical tour, which takes you to see the entire city of St. Louis, to see all the best decorated places in the city. One of the things you will like most about this tour is that you will have the company of a tour guide who will not only focus on getting you to see some of the most beautiful places at Christmas time.

You will also have the opportunity to learn some of the most magical Christmas stories, myths and legends of the most beautiful time of the year. In addition, you will taste some of the most traditional flavors in San Luis during the Christmas season. It is a great tour to include among the best things to do in San Luis with kids.

Details of interest

• Price: You can find a tour like this for approximately 146 euros per person.
• Location: Generally the departure point of this tour is coordinated together with the tour manager. And the tour is done all over the city, trying to cover the most illuminated places.
• Dates: It is ideal to do it during the month of December, when all the places are illuminated.
• Schedule: Generally, this tour is done at night.

The Zoo 's exhibit is called the Wild Exhibit and it is a Christmas lights and decorations experience that pervades the entire grounds. One of the advantages that this show has is that, in addition to offering a high altitude light show, it also offers free admission, making it an excellent option to go with the whole family.

You can go in the morning to enjoy the animals in areas that resemble their natural habitats. Then, at night you can go to enjoy the best Christmas shows and the huge figures of animals illuminated with LED lights. Sometimes these shows are themed and vary from season to season.

Details of interest

• Price: Admission to this place is free for all ages. For parking you can pay around 15 euros per car.
• Location: The zoo is located at One Government Drive in St. Louis.
• Dates: Generally this light show is active from the second week of November until the last week of December.
• Hours: The hours for this type of show are from 17:00 to 20:30.

This is a good tour to do at Christmas in St. Louis, especially in the evening hours, because at the Anheuser Brewery they not only flood the place with Christmas lights typical of the season, but they also offer different tours around the factory, and offer Christmas tastings.

Another detail I should mention is that there is a Christmas express train inside the brewery, where children and adults can take a magical ride to see the Christmas decorations. It is one of the best tours to do at night because you will have the opportunity to know very well how this beer is prepared, at the same time you will take many pictures of the different decorations.

Details of interest

• Price: You can pay between 15 and 30 euros for the Christmas tour through the brewery facilities.
• Location: The brewery is located south of Saint Louis in Missouri.
• Dates: Most tours are available from the second week of November through December 30.
• Hours: Light tours are available between 5:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. every day except Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve.

One of the most special things to do in St. Louis at Christmas is undoubtedly going to see performances of The Nutcracker. It is a work that has already won the public's taste because of its tradition during the Christmas season. The Saint Louis Ballet does an excellent representation of Tchaikovsky's original work, so going to one of them is something you can't miss in the city at Christmas time.

It is a good show for young and old, not being so interesting for young children, so I recommend you to include it in your list if you are traveling with friends or with your partner. If you are traveling with your family that includes children over 7 years old, it is a good opportunity to show them a bit of Christmas magic through this play.

Details of interest

• Price: The price of tickets to see the play can range between 35 and 85 euros per person, depending on the place you choose to enjoy the play.
• Location: Generally shows of this play are presented at the Touhill Performing Arts Center which is located at One Touhill Circle. They also take place at the Kirkwood Performing Arts Center at 210 East Monroe Avenue.
• Dates: This show is usually available for a full month, from the third week of November through December 23.
• Times: Show times may vary depending on the venue, but generally occur in the late afternoon and early evening.

From puppet shows to carriage rides, this is part of what you can enjoy on the Belleville Light Trail. It's a trail of thousands of lights where they tell you in detail, the whole event of the birth of Jesus, so it's a visit worth making with children, not only to enjoy the show, but also to learn about the story of Jesus.

Inside the place there is a great display of Christmas trees, and you can't miss the camel rides to make you feel like a real Wise Man. This is one of the most beautiful experiences in Saint Louis at Christmas time because not only will you be able to enjoy the birth of the child, but also the different Christmas traditions.

Details of interest

• Price: Entering this place is free, so anyone can enter without paying. But you can make some kind of donation if you want.
• Location: This large Christmas display is specifically located at Our Lady of the Snows Shrine, Belleville.
• Dates: Generally available from the second week of November through the first week of January.
• Hours: The light path is open from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. each day. It closes for Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve.

Every Christmas the Saint Louis Museum of Art puts on great shows to celebrate Christmas culture and traditions. It is one of the best things to do in Saint Louis in winter, especially for tourists in the city, because it is a good opportunity to learn about the origin of many of the Christmas traditions.

Of course, there are also different art exhibitions, musical presentations and live workshops that seek to recreate the most important and interesting traditions of Christmas. It lasts a week and is one of the best activities to do at Christmas with children.

Details of interest

• Price: Admission to this type of workshop is free for all audiences.
• Location: The museum is located in the Fine Arts unit, Forest Park, St. Louis.
• Dates: This activity is available for participation from the second week of November through the first week of January.
• Hours: Generally these types of workshops are available to the public to run from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. On Fridays the museum is open from 10:00 to 21:00. On Mondays it is closed.

More than four million LED lights converge in Jellystone Park, which becomes a magical place where you can also enjoy many attractions. It is an incredible Christmas experience in which you can climb into a train car, take a walk through the many decorations that flood the park and take souvenirs from Santa's store.

It is one of the best activities you can do in St. Louis with children because they will be able to write a letter to Santa and appreciate a world of fantasy while they travel through the immensity of the park. It is preferable to visit this attraction on weekdays during the month of December, which are the least crowded days of the season.

Details of interest

• Price: To enter Santa's Magic Kingdom you will have to pay between 30 and 45 euros per car. The price variation depends on the capacity of each car.
• Location: Santa's Magic Kingdom is set up each year off I-44, just 10 minutes west of I-270, at Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Resort.
• Dates: The traditional park is open from the third week of November through the second week of January.
• Hours: Generally available from 5:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. From Sunday to Thursday the hours are from 17:30 to 22:30.

This is one of the most fun attractions to see at Christmas in Saint Louis, it is a park where you can see lots of lights illuminating the place. During the visit you can also ride in carriages and on horseback, and you can even do the tour in a private car if you want to do it that way.

Something you have to keep in mind in this ride is that not every night that the exhibition is enabled, you can enjoy the ride in a car, carriage, horse or on foot. According to the itinerary that is available on the website, you will be able to know which days and in which way you will be able to do the tour.

Details of interest

• Price: Prices vary according to the way you are going to visit this place. If you visit it walking, tickets can cost around 8 euros. If you go by car you can pay between 15 and 135 euros per vehicle, depending on the number of passengers. By carriage you can pay around 110 and 160 euros per carriage, or if you want to go individually, you can pay around 17 euros per person.
• Location: Located at 9551 Litzsinger Rd in St. Louis.
• Dates: The park is open from the second week of November until the last week of December.
• Hours: You can enjoy the park from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.