• Puppy Love: Dog Adoption

    Love is in the air! Meet your new best friend at our Puppy Love adoption event in partnership with Stray Rescue of St. Louis. Whether you're looking to add a…

  • Spring Break 2026

    Spring Break at City Museum is an unforgettable experience for visitors of all ages! Our one-of-a-kind, interactive museum combines art, architecture, and play, offering endless opportunities for exploration. Kids and adults alike can climb through tunnels, slide down giant sculptures, and discover hidden passageways around every corner. City Museum provides a perfect blend of fun…

  • City Nights: Y2K

    Friday, March 6 from 7pm–11pm Tonight we're gonna party like it’s 1999 — yes, we're reliving the excitement of the turn of the Millennium! The good news: Everyone's computers made…

  • Antique Children’s Carousel Grand Opening

    Around and around we go... the City Museum crew has been working around the clock to install a "new" ride on the 3rd Floor — an Antique Children's Carousel! This (new to us) 1920s-era Herschell "Children's Delight" was originally refurbished and restored in 1988 by the late Master Carver Carlos Sardina, who spent decades reanimating…

  • Robot Renaissance

    Robots are experiencing a Renaissance! They're approaching autonomy by reading up on existentialism and pondering the cosmos over a cocktail in Beatnik Bobs. These particular, peculiar robots are built with everyday objects by St. Louis artists Bill Christman and Dave Rudis. Dave Rudis discusses his process for creating the sculptures you will see: "My body…

  • 314 Day Scavenger Hunt

    Find your STL spirit on 314 Day at one of St. Louis's most iconic places. Celebrate 314 day with a scavenger hunt at City Museum! Willy Wonka had a golden ticket, Air Bud had a golden retriever, and we have a golden... shoe heel? From the late-1800s through the mid-1900s, St. Louis was second only…

  • City Nights: House Party

    Friday, April 17 from 7pm–11pm Hey — are you coming to the house party on Friday? You should! Bring the whole crew, we haven't seen them in forever. They can park right out front. 18&counting and DJ Rafa will have the place bumping, or you can take the mic and belt out karaoke classics in…

  • City Nights: Underground

    Friday, May 15 from 7pm–11pm Turn down the lights and turn up the vibes to get inspired by this surreal playground! City Museum is partnering with St. Louis Arts to bring you a night of music and live art. Party, play, and watch as select local artists each create a masterpiece right in front of…

  • City Nights: Pride Drag Show

    Friday, June 12 from 7pm–11pm Celebrate Pride Month at City Museum! Start the evening with a visit to Beatnik Bob's for the opening of "Sequin - The Inside Scoop on LGBT Outsider Art" featuring local artists, curated by Cranky Yellow. At 9pm it's time to party with a special drag performance by Prismatic. With sounds…

  • City Nights: Yacht Rock

    Friday, August 14 from 7pm–11pm Ahoy! All aboard for an unforgettable evening of breezy vibes on the salty seas of nostalgia. Yacht Rock isn't just a music genre, it's a lifestyle of laid-back luxury. And after the sun sets on a sweltering St. Louis night, you'll want to come sail away with us at this…

  • City Nights: Oktoberfest

    Friday, September 18 from 7pm–11pm Grab your dirndl or lederhosen and put on your dancing shoes, because it's time to kick off the Fall season with one of the world's oldest drinks and Bavaria's greatest tradition — Oktoberfest! "Why is it in September if it's called Oktoberfest?" Great question! Although the event started with a…

  • City Nights: Costume Ball

    Friday, October 9 from 7pm–11pm Start off the spooky season by getting dressed up and getting dressed up! Whether you lean more formal or more costumed, you'll be charmed by our enigmatic vampires, fun loving bats, and some questionable glowing spiders. Explore the caves and take photos with the skeletons. Don’t forget to stop by…