Here are 86 holiday events to enjoy this year in the 最新杏吧原创 area.
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Oliver Sousa,5, lights up as he meets with Santa Claus on board the Polar Express Train Ride on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023, at Union Station downtown. In the background, from left to right, are Oliver鈥檚 mom Sabrina Nicks, his cousin Ambrose Stahr, 3, and grandma Candace Sousa. Laurie Skrivan, Post-Dispatch
Laurie Skrivan, Post-Dispatch
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Snow falls as Alice Flood, 6, far left, and others run through colorful lights on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024, during the final weekend of the Garden Glow at the Missouri Botanical Garden in 最新杏吧原创.
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Lights illuminate Pestalozzi Street on the main Anheuser-Busch campus on Friday, Nov. 22, 2019, during opening night of the 34th Annual Brewery Lights at the Anheuser-Busch 最新杏吧原创 Biergarten. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Holiday Lights at Grant鈥檚 Farm
Courtesy of Grant鈥檚 Farm
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Leilani Little, 6, rings in the new year with ice skating fun at Winterfest on New Year鈥檚 Eve 2024 at Kiener Plaza.
Laurie Skrivan, Post-Dispatch
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Waterfowl swim in Tilles Park Lake as the Winter Wonderland holiday display glows in the distance on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 in Ladue.
Robert Cohen,Post-Dispatch
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Strolling Victorian performers from St. Charles Christmas Traditions join horse-drawn carriages as the cast entertain final Christmas shoppers along Main Street on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, in St. Charles.
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An illuminated tunnel in 2021 at Christmas Wonderland at Rock Springs Park in Alton
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A luminous lion lines a pathway of lights at the Wild Lights display on Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at the 最新杏吧原创 Zoo. The Zoo is one of many venues for holiday lights thru the end of the year. Photo by Christian Gooden, cgooden@post-dispatch.com
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Braylon Love, 8, left, Makinley Kincade, 5, center, and Brooklyn Love, 8, all from Fenton, enjoy the light display and Christmas decorations along Candy Cane Lane (Murdoch Avenue) in 最新杏吧原创 on Nov. 29, 2023.
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Mrs. Claus reads 鈥淭he Magic House Mouse鈥 to a crowd of kids at The Magic House on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Kirkwood.
Allie Schallert, Post-Dispatch
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The Hanukkah menorah candles lit at the start of the Missouri Botanical Garden’s annual Hanukkah: Festival of Lights event, burn down quickly, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019. They burn down and extinguish themselves rather than having to be blown out. The first night of Hanukkah is Sunday. The Garden’s event featured song and dance from local Jewish musical troupes, a lighting of the menorah, and local vendors with holiday-related merchandise. Photo by Hillary Levin, hlevin@post-dispatch.com
Hillary Levin
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Ronda Smith Branch, left, and Jasmine Haynes, 11, hold a plant as Linda Peoples, from Florissant, pours water into the pot as part of a libation ceremony during a celebration of Kwanzaa at the Missouri Botanical Garden in 最新杏吧原创 on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023. The day long event featured activities centered around the seven principals of Kwanzaa, Umoja (unity), Kujichagulia (self-determination), Ujima (collective work and responsibility), Ujamaa (cooperative economics), Nia (purpose), Kuumba (creativity), and Imani (faith). Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
David Carson, Post-Dispatch
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Over a million lights synchronized to Christmas music light up the World Wide Technology Raceway on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020. The display opens to the public on Nov. 20 and remains open until Jan. 3. Video by Christine Tannous
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