Tower Grove Park is teaming up with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) for our fourth-annual Fall Frolic! Discover all the flora and fauna that live in our region through autumn-centric activity stations and wildlife encounters!

• Date: Sunday, October 20, 2024 from 1:00-5:00 pm

• Location: Roman Pavilion

Family-friendly activities will be offered through TGP, MDC, and our event partners, including:

• Welcome / Passport Station - pick up a passport and event map here! Visit stations throughout the event to collect stamps on your passport, and collect a prize upon completion.

• Activities from the Missouri Department of Conservation, including:

  • “Wildlife Encounters” (Our passionate interpreters dressed in animal costumes)

  • Urban Fishing Activity

  • Owl Pellet Dissection Activity

  • Aquatic Animals Macroinvertebrate Display

  • Stream Table with Missouri Stream Team

  • Pelts & Skulls Mammal Station

  • Reptile & Amphibian Station

  • Bat Mist Netting

  • Migratory Birds Station

• Tree Talk with Tower Grove Park’s Forestry Team

• Firepits and S’mores with Tower Grove Park’s Education Team

• Grilling and other activities with River City Outdoors

• Music performance by The Opera Bell Band at 2:30pm

• Face painting with Human Art by Jessica Dana

• Rock-climbing wall with Upper Limits

• Raptor Meet-and-Greet with World Bird Sanctuary

• Animal tracking with St. Louis Wildlife Project

• Greenway activities with Great Rivers Greenway

• Story Time & Activity Table with St. Louis Public Library

• Butterflies & Bugs with the Butterfly House

• Sustainable Solutions with the EarthWays Center of Missouri Botanical Garden

• Shaw Nature Reserve

• St. Louis Aquarium

• St. Louis Zoo

• St. Louis Area Geocachers Association (SLAGA)

• Forest ReLeaf of Missouri

• WashU Cognition and Development Lab

More details and activities to be confirmed closer to the event date!

FAQS

Restrooms are available on-site at the Roman Pavilion.

The event is family-friendly and meant for all ages!

Costumes are welcome and encouraged! We won’t have trick-or-treating, but children will receive goody bags.

Event is rain or shine, unless there are thunderstorms, which will result in cancellation.

Please contact rebecca.rodriguez@mdc.mo.gov or education@towergrovepark.org for further information about the event.