Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Saint Louis, Verenigde Staten

Topdrukte — Soulard Mardi Gras, Garden Glow

• Regel

  Arch tram timed tickets

  1 jan – 31 decBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Festival

  Soulard Mardi Gras

  6 jan – 9 mrt · meestalCarnavalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Garden Glow (20 nov – 4 jan (meestal)), Ice storms (15 dec – 28 feb (meestal))

Druk — Soulard Mardi Gras

In februari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Arch tram timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Soulard Mardi Gras (6 jan – 9 mrt (meestal)), Ice storms (15 dec – 28 feb (meestal))

Topdrukte — Soulard Mardi Gras, Spring break in Verenigde Staten

• Risico

  Severe storm season

  15 mrt – 15 jun · meestal

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Arch tram timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Soulard Mardi Gras (6 jan – 9 mrt (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Natuur

  Botanical Garden spring bloom

  1 apr – 5 mei · meestalKersenbloesem

  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.

• Risico

  Spring river flooding

  1 apr – 30 jun · meestalOverstromingsseizoenSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Arch tram timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Severe storm season (15 mrt – 15 jun (meestal))

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Arch tram timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Severe storm season (15 mrt – 15 jun (meestal)), Botanical Garden spring bloom (1 apr – 5 mei (meestal)), Spring river flooding (1 apr – 30 jun (meestal))

Druk — Summer break in Verenigde Staten, schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Summer heat and humidity

  15 jun – 5 sep · meestalExtreme hitte

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Arch tram timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Severe storm season (15 mrt – 15 jun (meestal)), Spring river flooding (1 apr – 30 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — Fair Saint Louis, Independence Day

• Festival

  Fair Saint Louis

  1–6 jul · meestalGroot festivalDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  3–5 julNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Arch tram timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer heat and humidity (15 jun – 5 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Japanese Festival, Summer break in Verenigde Staten

• Festival

  Japanese Festival

  30 aug – 8 sep · meestalGroot festivalDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Arch tram timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer heat and humidity (15 jun – 5 sep (meestal))

Topdrukte — Japanese Festival, Great Forest Park Balloon Race

• Festival

  Great Forest Park Balloon Race

  14–22 sep · meestalSportevenementDruk

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Arch tram timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Summer heat and humidity (15 jun – 5 sep (meestal)), Japanese Festival (30 aug – 8 sep (meestal))

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

• Natuur

  Fall colour

  15 okt – 10 nov · meestalHerfstkleuren

  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.

Nog steeds bezig: Arch tram timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec)

Topdrukte — Garden Glow, Thanksgiving

• Festival

  Garden Glow

  20 nov – 4 jan · meestalKerst & nieuwjaarDrukBoek vroeg

  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. Bron ↗

• Feestdag

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 novNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Arch tram timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Fall colour (15 okt – 10 nov (meestal))

Topdrukte — Garden Glow, Winter / Christmas break in Verenigde Staten

• Risico

  Ice storms

  15 dec – 28 feb · meestalExtreme kouSluitingen

  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. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Arch tram timed tickets (1 jan – 31 dec), Garden Glow (20 nov – 4 jan (meestal)), Thanksgiving (25–29 nov)