Augusta Candlelight Christmas Walk
Date: 12/12/2008
Location: Augusta, Missouri
Time: 5:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
For more information call: (636) 228-4005
Website: www.augusta-missouri.com
Luminaries line the streets as shops and homes of this quaint Missouri wine country town are adorned with Christmas decorations. Christmas caroling and a visit from Santa Claus add to the festivities.
Camp BUGaloo
Date: 12/12/2008
Location: The Butterfly House
Time: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Cost: $18.00; $16.00 members
For more information call: (636) 530-0076 x13 Pre-registration required.
Website: www.butterflyhouse.org
Camp BUGaloo for pre-schoolers includes seasonal-theme science, imaginative play, music, arts and crafts, storytelling, math and more. Nursery rhymes and other children’s poems are the basis for play and wonder for kids with a parent or guardian.
A Wonderful Life – The Musical
Date: 12/12/2008 – 12/13/2008
Location: The Family Arena
Time: 8:00 p.m. (12-13); 2:00 p.m. (14)
Cost: $32.00; $36.00; $42.00
Tickets: (314) 534-1111
For more information call: (636) 896-4200
Website: www.familyarena.com
Tickets Available Online – MetroTix
Storytelling in the History Museum Galleries – Winter Wonderland
Date: 12/12/2008 – 12/13/2008
Location: The History Museum in Forest Park
Time: 10:30 a.m. (12) for ages 2-6; 1:00 p.m. (13) for ages 10 and under
Cost: Free
For more information call: (314) 746-4599
Website: www.mohistory.org
Sleigh bells and snow! Stories about wintertime fun. An adult must accompany children.
St. Louis Ballet: The Nutcracker
Date: 12/12/2008 – 12/14/2008
Location: Edison Theatre at Washington University
Time: 7:00 p.m. (12-13); 3:30 p.m. (13); 3:00 p.m. (14)
Cost: $25.00; $35.00
Tickets: (314) 534-1111
For more information call: (314) 935-6543
Website: www.edisontheatre.wustl.edu
The Nutcracker’s magical tale of a young girl’s holiday vision has long excited audiences of all ages. But never like this. This unique production of The Nutcracker is set at a grand time in St. Louis history, the 1904 World’s Fair! Join us and delight yourself in the land of sweets, watch the snow fall and witness the fierce battle between the Nutcracker and the Mouse King. Bring the family as Saint Louis’ only resident professional ballet company brings this fairy tale to life.
Tickets Available Online – MetroTix
1808 Missouri Frontier Christmas
Date: 12/13/2008
Location: Jefferson National Expansion Memorial (Old Courthouse)
Time: 12:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: Free
For more information call: (314) 655-1700
Website: www.nps.gov/jeff
Frontier music, dance, and celebration traditions by The Peacocks, Les Petits Chanteurs, and The Sperreng Fiddlers.
Skate with Santa
Date: 12/13/2008
Location: Steinberg Skating Rink
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Cost: $6.50 adults; $5.50 children 12 and under; $2.50 skate rental
For more information call: (314) 367-7465
Website: www.steinbergskatingrink.com
Christmas Carols in the Garden
Date: 12/13/2008 – 12/14/2008
Location: Missouri Botanical Garden Ridgway Visitor Center
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Cost: $8.00 adults 13 and up; 12 and under Free
For more information call: (314) 577-5100
Website: www.mobot.org
Enjoy holiday carols, Santa in his sleigh, chestnuts roasting on an open fire and a gingerbread house display.
Saint Louis Ballet Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Party
Date: 12/13/2008 – 12/14/2008
Location: The Historic Whittemore House, 6640 Forsyth Boulevard
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. (13); 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (14)
Cost: $35.00 adults; $28.00 children
Tickets: (636) 537-1998 Advance purchase and registration required.
Website: www.stlouisballet.org
Enjoy an enchanting afternoon full of sugar and spice in “The Land of Sweets.” Children can meet their favorite Nutcracker characters while enjoying a delicious lunch, plenty of sweets, holiday music, a special take home memory book and lots of autograph and picture opportunities with “The Nutcracker” characters.
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestral Program: El Niño (A Nativity Oratorio)
Date: 12/13/2008 – 12/14/2008
Location: Powell Symphony Hall in Grand Center
Time: 8:00 p.m. (13); 3:00 p.m. (14)
Tickets: (314) 534-1700 or (314) 534-1111
For more information call: (800) 232-1880
Website: www.slso.org
Maestro Robertson, soprano Jessica Rivera, mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor, countertenors Steven Rickards, Daniel Bubeck and Brian Cummings, bass-baritone Jonathan Lemalu, the Saint Louis Symphony Chorus and Orchestra and The Saint Louis Children’s Chorus present Adams’ “El Niño.”
Sixth Annual Kristkindl Markt
Date: 12/13/2008 – 12/14/2008
Location: Historic Hermannhof Festhalle and Hofgarten
Cost: Free
For more information call: (573) 486-FARM
Website: www.hermannfarm.org
Visit a traditional German Christmas market showcasing traditional German arts, crafts, food, literature, costumed carolers and music of the season. With one-of-kind shopping, live music, art demonstrations and all sorts of goodies to sample, there is something for everyone.
Lafayette Square Annual Holiday Parlor Tour
Date: 12/14/2008
Location: Lafayette Square Neighborhood
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Cost: $15 in advance; $18 day of tour; children under 12 are free with an adult
For more information call: (314) 772-5724
Website: www.lafayettesquare.org
A self-guided walking tour of eight homes built between 1870 and 1895 decorated in their holiday finest. The Lafayette Square neighborhood is a National Historic District containing one of the largest collections of Victorian-era architecture in the nation. Visitors can take a free carriage ride through Lafayette Park to experience the elegance and gentility of the 1800’s in St. Louis’ most historic neighborhood.
Weihnachten Christkendle Markt & Holiday House Tour
Date: 12/14/2008
Location: Washington, Missouri
Time: Market: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.; House Tour: 4:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Cost: Market: Free; House Tour: $10.00 in advance; $15.00 at the door
For more information call: (636) 239-2715
Enjoy a traditional German Christmas market and a tour of seven houses. The Markt will include music, crafts, and Father Christmas.
