Your guide to holiday events around St. Louis

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - With the start of winter and the excitement of multiple holidays approaching soon, here is where you can enjoy all that the St. Louis Metro has to offer.

Cardinals

The St. Louis Cardinals are bringing back their Holiday Season Opener, where fans can explore behind the scenes and shop exclusive discounts at Busch Stadium.

• When: Nov. 22
• Time: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The Missouri Botanical Garden

Enjoy the Missouri Botanical Garden in a different light with the Garden Glow.

• When: Nov. 14 through Jan. 2

The Saint Louis Zoo

Get wild at the Saint Louis Zoo while Wild Lights returns.

• When: Nov. 27 through Dec. 30
• • Sensory night: Dec. 7
• Time: 5 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

City Museum

Santa and Mrs. Claus will be visiting the City Museum ahead of their toy deliveries! Children can meet Santa at his workshop and tell him their wishes, or join Mrs. Claus for her story times. But keep an eye out for Jack Frost and his mischief as he roams the museum.

• Santa and Mrs. Claus:
• • When: Every weekend until Dec. 13; Dec. 18 through Dec. 24
  • Time:
  • • Santa: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
    • Mrs. Claus: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Jack Frost:
• • When: Every weekend until Dec. 13; Dec. 18 through Dec. 24; Dec. 26 through Dec. 31.
  • Time: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• Sing your heart out on the Beatnik’s stage!
• • When: Fridays* and Saturdays in December and New Year’s Eve
  • Time: 4 to 7 p.m.
• Looking for a family-friendly, early-evening New Year’s Eve party? Dance, craft, sing, and more at the City Museum before the balloon drop.
• • When: December 31
  • Time:
  • • Party: 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
    • Balloon drop: 8 p.m.

*The City Museum is closed on Christmas Day.

The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra

Throughout December, get in the holiday spirit with the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, no matter what your genre is.

• IN UNISON Christmas
• • When: Dec. 10 and 11
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
• The Muppet Christmas Carol in Concert
• • When: Dec. 12 and 13
  • Time:
  • • Saturday: 7 p.m.
    • Sunday: 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.
• Mercy Holiday Celebration
• • When: Dec. 18 through 20
  • Time:
  • • Friday: 10:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.
    • Saturday: 2 p.m. and 7:20 p.m.
    • Sunday: 2 p.m.
• Ana Gasteyer’s Sugar & Booze Holiday Spectacular
• • When: Dec. 22
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.
• A Charlie Brown Christmas
• • When: December 27
  • Time: 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.
• New Year’s Eve concert
• • When: December 31
  • Time: 7:30 p.m.

St. Louis Art Museum

Festive Fridays kick off in late November, adding to the museum’s typical Free Fridays.

• When: Nov. 28 through Dec. 19
• Time: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Winter Celebrations is a family-friendly free event featuring different performances and art, inspired by holiday traditions across the world.

• When: Dec. 12 and Dec. 13
• Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Celebrated at the museum for over 25 years, the museum’s Kwanzaa celebrations are one of the largest in the region! Watch live performances, workshops, art-making and more throughout the celebration.

• When: Dec. 27
• Time: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Hanukkah

The fifth annual Hanukkah at the Arch returns with the lighting of the 29-foot menorah that will be placed in Kiener Plaza!

• When: Kiener Plaza
• Time: 4 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Hanukkah at the Missouri Botanical Gardens returns for the fifth annual celebration. It also includes the chance to see Garden Glow, the holiday lights event at the garden.

• When: Dec. 6
• Time: 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Third annual Sport and Social Hanukkah Celebrations at Ballpark Village will feature Hanukkah menu items and drink specials.

• When: Dec. 6
• Time: 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The Kranzberg Arts Foundation hosts their 16th Annual Brothers Lazaroff Hanukkah Hullabaloo, which they describe as “part concert, part party, and part community gathering.” The hullabaloo also supports Gateway to Hope, a local nonprofit dedicated to breast health and cancer screening.

• When: Dec. 12
• Time: 6 p.m. to 12 a.m.
• Where: The Grandel, 3610 Grandel Square, St. Louis

Additional Celebrations

Celebrating its Sister Cities status with Groß-Bieberau, Germany, Millstadt, Illinois, is hosting its 32nd annual Weihnachtfest! The German Christmas Festival will have a craft fair, German food and homemade cookies, and of course, a visit from Santa himself.

• When: Dec. 6
• Time: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
• • Parade: 12 p.m.
• Where: St. James Parish Center, 423 West Madison Street, Millstadt, Illinois