Free Fun at City Garden's Flamingo Festival

Fabulous Flamingo Festival! x Saturday, June 30 10 am - 12 noon "All Things Pink" Costume Contest with Prizes and Pink Procession Parade Our Flamingo Friends include a Stilt Walker, a Face Painter and a Balloon Twister and Games for the Kids! Come in Costume! Costume Contest - 10:30 to 11 am

WHO: Citygarden's Fabulous Flamingo Festival WHAT: Free Children's Event & Costume Contest WHEN: Saturday, June 30, 10 am to 12 pm Parade starts at 10:30 am, Costume Judging with Prizes at 11 am WHERE: 9th Street between Market & Chestnut, in Downtown St. Louis MORE INFO: citygardenstl.org

City Garden offers eye candy and free splashing for the kids

Tucked between Market and Chestnut; 8th and 10th Streets, with a perfect view of the Arch, find the CITY GARDEN -- a little urban oasis.

It is shadowed by city buildings and businesses and makes the fantastic spot for a lunch time stroll or a family field trip. Parents & kids alike will enjoy the unique sculptures which are perfect for climbing & posing beside. Everything from a hollowed head (to climb inside!) to a smooth white bunny.
Moms and Dads can feel safe in knowing that some of the side streets are blocked off, enabling a safe crossing for your barefooted tikes.

The Garden shares the same hours as all parks in the St. Louis Department of Parks: opens at sunrise and closes at 10 pm. Citygarden is open to the public every day & is free, of course. Their wading areas open at 10 am in the summer.

Grab your sunblock, swim wear if it's warm, and a towel, and enjoy the City Garden!