Det sker i St. Louis, United States året igennem

Tætpakket — Soulard Mardi Gras, Garden Glow

• Regel

  Arch tram timed tickets

  1. jan. – 31. dec.Book tidligt

  The ride to the top of the Arch is sold as a timed slot and the summer and holiday-weekend trams go days ahead. The museum underneath is free and needs no ticket at all. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Soulard Mardi Gras

  6. jan. – 9. mar. · normaltKarnevalTætpakket

  The second-largest Mardi Gras in the country, built around the Grand Parade through Soulard on the Saturday before Fat Tuesday and a pet parade a fortnight earlier. It is February and it is outdoors. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Garden Glow (20. nov. – 4. jan. (normalt)), Ice storms (15. dec. – 28. feb. (normalt))

Travlt — Soulard Mardi Gras

Intet nyt begynder i februar.

Stadig i gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Soulard Mardi Gras (6. jan. – 9. mar. (normalt)), Ice storms (15. dec. – 28. feb. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Soulard Mardi Gras, Spring break i United States

• Risiko

  Severe storm season

  15. mar. – 15. jun. · normalt

  Spring is when the warm Gulf air meets the cold front over the Mississippi valley, and the region sits at the eastern edge of tornado country. Watches are routine; the sirens are not. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Soulard Mardi Gras (6. jan. – 9. mar. (normalt))

Skuldersæson — en helt almindelig måned

• Natur

  Botanical Garden spring bloom

  1. apr. – 5. maj · normaltKirsebærblomstring

  The Missouri Botanical Garden's Japanese garden, one of the largest in the west, runs cherry and then azalea and iris through April. It is the oldest botanical garden in the country still operating.

• Risiko

  Spring river flooding

  1. apr. – 30. jun. · normaltOversvømmelsessæsonLukninger

  Snowmelt and spring rain up two river systems meet here, and the Arch grounds, Laclede's Landing and the riverboat docks go under in the bad years. The floodwall keeps the city dry; the riverfront is not behind it. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Severe storm season (15. mar. – 15. jun. (normalt))

Travlt — en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

Intet nyt begynder i maj.

Stadig i gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Severe storm season (15. mar. – 15. jun. (normalt)), Botanical Garden spring bloom (1. apr. – 5. maj (normalt)), Spring river flooding (1. apr. – 30. jun. (normalt))

Travlt — Summer break i United States, skoleferie på 2 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Risiko

  Summer heat and humidity

  15. jun. – 5. sep. · normaltEkstrem varme

  The river valley traps humidity and the heat index runs well above the thermometer for weeks. Forest Park is a morning walk in July, and the Arch grounds have no shade at all. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Severe storm season (15. mar. – 15. jun. (normalt)), Spring river flooding (1. apr. – 30. jun. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Fair Saint Louis, Independence Day

• Festival

  Fair Saint Louis

  1.–6. jul. · normaltStor festivalTætpakketLukninger

  The Fourth of July fair on the Arch grounds by the river: free concerts, an air show and fireworks over the Mississippi. Downtown parking is gone by mid-afternoon. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Independence Day

  3.–5. jul.National helligdagTætpakketLukninger

  The Fourth of July is a federal holiday: banks and government offices close, fireworks draw large crowds to parks and waterfronts after dark, and roads and flights are busy over the long weekend. Claim a viewing spot early. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Summer heat and humidity (15. jun. – 5. sep. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Japanese Festival, Summer break i United States

• Festival

  Japanese Festival

  30. aug. – 8. sep. · normaltStor festivalTætpakket

  Three days at the Botanical Garden over Labor Day weekend, running since 1977 and one of the largest of its kind in the country. Evening taiko in the Japanese garden is the reason to go. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Summer heat and humidity (15. jun. – 5. sep. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Japanese Festival, Great Forest Park Balloon Race

• Festival

  Great Forest Park Balloon Race

  14.–22. sep. · normaltSportsbegivenhedTætpakket

  A Friday-night balloon glow and a Saturday race from Forest Park, free, with seventy balloons and a six-figure crowd on the grass. The most-attended single-day balloon event in America. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Summer heat and humidity (15. jun. – 5. sep. (normalt)), Japanese Festival (30. aug. – 8. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — en af stedets bedste måneder vejrmæssigt

• Natur

  Fall colour

  15. okt. – 10. nov. · normaltEfterårsfarver

  Forest Park and the Missouri river bluffs turn from mid-October, and the Ozark hills two hours south peak at about the same time. October is the best month of the St Louis year.

Stadig i gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan. – 31. dec.)

Tætpakket — Garden Glow, Thanksgiving

• Festival

  Garden Glow

  20. nov. – 4. jan. · normaltJul & nytårTætpakketBook tidligt

  The Botanical Garden lights its paths and lakes for six weeks from late November, timed entry, and the December weekends sell out. Winter Wonderland in Tilles Park is the drive-through version. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Thanksgiving

  25.–29. nov.National helligdagTætpakketLukninger

  Thanksgiving, the fourth Thursday of November, is the country's biggest travel holiday: airports and highways are at their busiest on the Wednesday before and the Sunday after, and on the day itself offices, banks and many shops close. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Fall colour (15. okt. – 10. nov. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Garden Glow, Winter / Christmas break i United States

• Risiko

  Ice storms

  15. dec. – 28. feb. · normaltEkstrem kuldeLukninger

  The city sits on the freezing-rain line most winters, and an ice event does more damage here than snow: power out for days, the interstates closed and flights cancelled at Lambert. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan. – 31. dec.), Garden Glow (20. nov. – 4. jan. (normalt)), Thanksgiving (25.–29. nov.)