O que acontece em St. Louis, Estados Unidos, ao longo do ano

Lotação máxima — Soulard Mardi Gras, Garden Glow

• Regra

  Arch tram timed tickets

  1 Jan – 31 DezReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Soulard Mardi Gras

  6 Jan – 9 Mar · normalmenteCarnavalLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Garden Glow (20 Nov – 4 Jan (normalmente)), Ice storms (15 Dez – 28 Fev (normalmente))

Movimentado — Soulard Mardi Gras

Nada novo começa em fevereiro.

Ainda em andamento: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Soulard Mardi Gras (6 Jan – 9 Mar (normalmente)), Ice storms (15 Dez – 28 Fev (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Soulard Mardi Gras, Spring break em Estados Unidos

• Risco

  Severe storm season

  15 Mar – 15 Jun · normalmente

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Soulard Mardi Gras (6 Jan – 9 Mar (normalmente))

Meia-estação — um mês comum

• Natureza

  Botanical Garden spring bloom

  1 Abr – 5 Mai · normalmenteCerejeiras em flor

  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.

• Risco

  Spring river flooding

  1 Abr – 30 Jun · normalmenteTemporada de enchentesFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Severe storm season (15 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente))

Movimentado — um dos melhores meses em clima

Nada novo começa em maio.

Ainda em andamento: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Severe storm season (15 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)), Botanical Garden spring bloom (1 Abr – 5 Mai (normalmente)), Spring river flooding (1 Abr – 30 Jun (normalmente))

Movimentado — Summer break em Estados Unidos, férias escolares em 2 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Risco

  Summer heat and humidity

  15 Jun – 5 Set · normalmenteCalor extremo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Severe storm season (15 Mar – 15 Jun (normalmente)), Spring river flooding (1 Abr – 30 Jun (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Fair Saint Louis, Independence Day

• Festival

  Fair Saint Louis

  1–6 Jul · normalmenteGrande festivalLotadoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

• Feriado

  Independence Day

  3–5 JulFeriado nacionalLotadoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Summer heat and humidity (15 Jun – 5 Set (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Japanese Festival, Summer break em Estados Unidos

• Festival

  Japanese Festival

  30 Ago – 8 Set · normalmenteGrande festivalLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Summer heat and humidity (15 Jun – 5 Set (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Japanese Festival, Great Forest Park Balloon Race

• Festival

  Great Forest Park Balloon Race

  14–22 Set · normalmenteEvento esportivoLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Summer heat and humidity (15 Jun – 5 Set (normalmente)), Japanese Festival (30 Ago – 8 Set (normalmente))

Movimentado — um dos melhores meses em clima

• Natureza

  Fall colour

  15 Out – 10 Nov · normalmenteCores do outono

  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.

Ainda em andamento: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Jan – 31 Dez)

Lotação máxima — Garden Glow, Thanksgiving

• Festival

  Garden Glow

  20 Nov – 4 Jan · normalmenteNatal e Ano-NovoLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

• Feriado

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 NovFeriado nacionalLotadoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Fall colour (15 Out – 10 Nov (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Garden Glow, Winter / Christmas break em Estados Unidos

• Risco

  Ice storms

  15 Dez – 28 Fev · normalmenteFrio extremoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Garden Glow (20 Nov – 4 Jan (normalmente)), Thanksgiving (25–29 Nov)