St. Louis, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri: yıl boyunca neler var

Çok kalabalık — Soulard Mardi Gras, Garden Glow

• Kural

  Arch tram timed tickets

  1 Oca – 31 AraErken rezervasyon

  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. Kaynak ↗

• Festival

  Soulard Mardi Gras

  6 Oca – 9 Mar · geneldeKarnavalKalabalık

  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. Kaynak ↗

Hâlâ sürüyor: Garden Glow (20 Kas – 4 Oca (genelde)), Ice storms (15 Ara – 28 Şub (genelde))

Kalabalık — Soulard Mardi Gras

Şubat ayında yeni bir şey başlamıyor.

Hâlâ sürüyor: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Oca – 31 Ara), Soulard Mardi Gras (6 Oca – 9 Mar (genelde)), Ice storms (15 Ara – 28 Şub (genelde))

Çok kalabalık — Soulard Mardi Gras, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri genelinde Spring break

• Risk

  Severe storm season

  15 Mar – 15 Haz · genelde

  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. Kaynak ↗

Hâlâ sürüyor: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Oca – 31 Ara), Soulard Mardi Gras (6 Oca – 9 Mar (genelde))

Ara sezon — sıradan bir ay

• Doğa

  Botanical Garden spring bloom

  1 Nis – 5 May · geneldeKiraz çiçeği mevsimi

  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.

• Risk

  Spring river flooding

  1 Nis – 30 Haz · geneldeSel sezonuKapanışlar

  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. Kaynak ↗

Hâlâ sürüyor: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Oca – 31 Ara), Severe storm season (15 Mar – 15 Haz (genelde))

Kalabalık — hava açısından en iyi aylarından biri

Mayıs ayında yeni bir şey başlamıyor.

Hâlâ sürüyor: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Oca – 31 Ara), Severe storm season (15 Mar – 15 Haz (genelde)), Botanical Garden spring bloom (1 Nis – 5 May (genelde)), Spring river flooding (1 Nis – 30 Haz (genelde))

Kalabalık — Amerika Birleşik Devletleri genelinde Summer break, burayı dolduran pazarların 2 tanesinde okul tatili

• Risk

  Summer heat and humidity

  15 Haz – 5 Eyl · geneldeAşırı sıcak

  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. Kaynak ↗

Hâlâ sürüyor: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Oca – 31 Ara), Severe storm season (15 Mar – 15 Haz (genelde)), Spring river flooding (1 Nis – 30 Haz (genelde))

Çok kalabalık — Fair Saint Louis, Independence Day

• Festival

  Fair Saint Louis

  1–6 Tem · geneldeBüyük festivalKalabalıkKapanışlar

  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. Kaynak ↗

• Tatil

  Independence Day

  3–5 TemResmî tatilKalabalıkKapanışlar

  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. Kaynak ↗

Hâlâ sürüyor: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Oca – 31 Ara), Summer heat and humidity (15 Haz – 5 Eyl (genelde))

Çok kalabalık — Japanese Festival, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri genelinde Summer break

• Festival

  Japanese Festival

  30 Ağu – 8 Eyl · geneldeBüyük festivalKalabalık

  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. Kaynak ↗

Hâlâ sürüyor: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Oca – 31 Ara), Summer heat and humidity (15 Haz – 5 Eyl (genelde))

Çok kalabalık — Japanese Festival, Great Forest Park Balloon Race

• Festival

  Great Forest Park Balloon Race

  14–22 Eyl · geneldeSpor etkinliğiKalabalık

  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. Kaynak ↗

Hâlâ sürüyor: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Oca – 31 Ara), Summer heat and humidity (15 Haz – 5 Eyl (genelde)), Japanese Festival (30 Ağu – 8 Eyl (genelde))

Kalabalık — hava açısından en iyi aylarından biri

• Doğa

  Fall colour

  15 Eki – 10 Kas · geneldeSonbahar renkleri

  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.

Hâlâ sürüyor: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Oca – 31 Ara)

Çok kalabalık — Garden Glow, Thanksgiving

• Festival

  Garden Glow

  20 Kas – 4 Oca · geneldeNoel ve yılbaşıKalabalıkErken rezervasyon

  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. Kaynak ↗

• Tatil

  Thanksgiving

  25–29 KasResmî tatilKalabalıkKapanışlar

  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. Kaynak ↗

Hâlâ sürüyor: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Oca – 31 Ara), Fall colour (15 Eki – 10 Kas (genelde))

Çok kalabalık — Garden Glow, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri genelinde Winter / Christmas break

• Risk

  Ice storms

  15 Ara – 28 Şub · geneldeAşırı soğukKapanışlar

  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. Kaynak ↗

Hâlâ sürüyor: Arch tram timed tickets (1 Oca – 31 Ara), Garden Glow (20 Kas – 4 Oca (genelde)), Thanksgiving (25–29 Kas)