Hva som skjer i St. Louis, United States gjennom året

Toppsesong — Soulard Mardi Gras, Garden Glow

• Regel

  Arch tram timed tickets

  1. jan – 31. desBestill tidlig

  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 · vanligvisKarnevalMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Garden Glow (20. nov – 4. jan (vanligvis)), Ice storms (15. des – 28. feb (vanligvis))

Travelt — Soulard Mardi Gras

Ingenting nytt starter i februar.

Fortsatt på gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des), Soulard Mardi Gras (6. jan – 9. mar (vanligvis)), Ice storms (15. des – 28. feb (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Soulard Mardi Gras, Spring break i United States

• Fare

  Severe storm season

  15. mar – 15. jun · vanligvis

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des), Soulard Mardi Gras (6. jan – 9. mar (vanligvis))

Skuldersesong — en helt vanlig måned

• Natur

  Botanical Garden spring bloom

  1. apr – 5. mai · vanligvisKirsebærblomstring

  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.

• Fare

  Spring river flooding

  1. apr – 30. jun · vanligvisFlomsesongStengninger

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des), Severe storm season (15. mar – 15. jun (vanligvis))

Travelt — en av de beste månedene værmessig

Ingenting nytt starter i mai.

Fortsatt på gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des), Severe storm season (15. mar – 15. jun (vanligvis)), Botanical Garden spring bloom (1. apr – 5. mai (vanligvis)), Spring river flooding (1. apr – 30. jun (vanligvis))

Travelt — Summer break i United States, skoleferie i 2 av markedene som fyller stedet

• Fare

  Summer heat and humidity

  15. jun – 5. sep · vanligvisEkstrem 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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des), Severe storm season (15. mar – 15. jun (vanligvis)), Spring river flooding (1. apr – 30. jun (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Fair Saint Louis, Independence Day

• Festival

  Fair Saint Louis

  1.–6. jul · vanligvisStor festivalMye folkStengninger

  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. julNasjonaldagMye folkStengninger

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des), Summer heat and humidity (15. jun – 5. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Japanese Festival, Summer break i United States

• Festival

  Japanese Festival

  30. aug – 8. sep · vanligvisStor festivalMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des), Summer heat and humidity (15. jun – 5. sep (vanligvis))

Toppsesong — Japanese Festival, Great Forest Park Balloon Race

• Festival

  Great Forest Park Balloon Race

  14.–22. sep · vanligvisSportsarrangementMye folk

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des), Summer heat and humidity (15. jun – 5. sep (vanligvis)), Japanese Festival (30. aug – 8. sep (vanligvis))

Travelt — en av de beste månedene værmessig

• Natur

  Fall colour

  15. okt – 10. nov · vanligvisHøstfarger

  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.

Fortsatt på gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des)

Toppsesong — Garden Glow, Thanksgiving

• Festival

  Garden Glow

  20. nov – 4. jan · vanligvisJul og nyttårMye folkBestill tidlig

  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. novNasjonaldagMye folkStengninger

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des), Fall colour (15. okt – 10. nov (vanligvis))

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

• Fare

  Ice storms

  15. des – 28. feb · vanligvisEkstrem kuldeStengninger

  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 ↗

Fortsatt på gang: Arch tram timed tickets (1. jan – 31. des), Garden Glow (20. nov – 4. jan (vanligvis)), Thanksgiving (25.–29. nov)