St. Louis comes alive in the summer. You never have to look far to find folks who are thrilled to be outside getting up close to some truly unique events. The long, sunny days send good vibes throughout the entire community. Whether you feel like a picnic in the park at sunset during the Shakespeare Festival, shopping an amazing artist market while sipping a local beer, or making memories at a stellar music festival, May to September in STL has it all. As the weather warms up, dip your toes into the local arts scene with these unforgettable experiences.
MAY
Cherokee Street Cinco De Mayo
May 6
Cherokee Street – From Nebraska Ave to Jefferson Ave
Laumeier Art Fair
May 12 – 14
Laumeier Sculpture Park
Show-Me Burlesque & Vaudeville Festival
May 18 – 20
The Golden Record, Casa Loma Ballroom
The Soulard Blues, Brews, and Bites Festival
May 21
Soulard Park
32nd Annual African Arts Festival
May 27 – 29
Forest Park World’s Fair Pavilion
Pointfest 2023
May 27
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
Monet/Mitchell – Painting the French Landscape
Until June 25
St. Louis Art Museum
JUNE
Circus Flora Presents – Undercover
June 1 – 21
The Big Top
Jacolby Satterwhite – Spirits Roaming on the Earth
Until Aug. 13
Contemporary Art Museum
Twelfth Night presented by St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
May 31 – June 25
Forest Park
STAGES St. Louis 2023 Season
Elton John and Tim Rice’s Aida, Clue, Million Dollar Quartet
June 2 – Oct. 8
Kirkwood Performing Arts Center
Twangfest
June 7-10
Off Broadway
Golf the Galleries
June 9 – Aug. 6
The Sheldon
The Muny 2023 Season
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,
Chess, West Side Story, Little Shop of Horrors, Rent, Sister Act
June 12 – Aug. 20
The Muny
Open Highway Music Festival
June 16 – 17
Chesterfield Amphitheater
PrideFest St. Louis
June 24 – 25
Downtown
Fiesta in Florissant
June 24 – 25
Knights of Columbus Park
Outlaw Music Festival
June 25
Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
JULY
Let Them Eat Art
July 7
Maplewood
23rd Annual Whitaker St. Louis Filmmakers Showcase
July 21 – 30
AUGUST
Merry Wives presented by St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Aug. 1 – 27
24 Parks throughout St. Louis
Blues at the Arch Festival w/ the National Blues Museum and Gateway Arch Foundation
Aug. 11 – 12 (Blues Brunch Aug. 13)
Gateway Arch National Park
STL Fringe Fest
August 14 – 20
The .Zack | High Low | The Marcelle | UCBC | The Shed
Evolution Festival
Aug. 26 – 27
Forest Park
Festival of Nations
Aug. 27 – 28
Tower Grove park
SEPTEMBER
Paint Louis 2023
Sept. 1-3
The Graffiti Wall south of the Gateway Arch (1000 S. Wharf St. 63104)
World’s Fair Heritage Festival
Sept. 2-3
Forest Park
Japanese Festival
Sept. 2 – 4
Missouri Botanical Gardens
8th Annual Tennessee Williams Festival
Sept. 7 – 17
Catherine B. Berges Theatre at COCA
Schlafly Art Outside Festival
Sept. 8 – 10
Schlafly Bottleworks – Maplewood
St. Louis Art Fair
Sept. 8 – 10
Clayton, MO
Music at the Intersection
Sept. 9 – 10
Grand Center Arts District
Shakespeare in the Streets presented by St. Louis Shakespeare Festival
Sept. 14 – 16
Downtown St. Louis
Greater St. Louis Hispanic Festival
Sept. 22 – 24
Soulard Park
Check out all the events happening in St. Louis this summer from our friends at the Riverfront Times.