WATER PARKS:
Splash Station Aquatic Center – Wentzville
Splash Station is an aquatic facility that offers endless fun in the sun for the entire family. They have something for everyone from the daring high-dive to the lazy river.
Alligator’s Creek Aquatic Center – OFallon
Located in Civic Park in OFallon, Alligator’s Creek is one of the finest outdoor aquatic centers in the area with exciting features for all ages.
Wapelhorst Park Aquatic Facility – St Charles
Lazy River with three stair entries, Leisure Pool with large shaded wet deck lounge, Children’s Pool with multi-level play structure, Plunge Pool with two stair entries and two body flume waterslides, Flagship “Boomerango” raft-ride waterslide
Blanchette Aquatic Facility – St CharlesLap Pool, Leisure Pool with two water slides, Children’s Pool zero beach entry, various spray features, multi-level play structure, Deep Water Pool with stair entry, drop slide and climbing wall.
FESTIVALS:
A three day celebration in 2023 includes live music, carnival, food & craft vendors, and fireworks over the river.
The largest festival of the year, activities include over 300 craft booths, with some demonstrations by crafts people and artisans. Also includes numerous food & beverages booths along with live music and other entertainment and Kids Corner.
Heritage & Freedom Fest – OFallon July 1-4
Two awesome nights of fireworks, free concerts, carnival rides and so much more.
PARKS:
A destination playground for children of all abilities encompasses social/emotional, physical, sensory, cognitive, and communication development. The playground is divided into zones: interactive and motion-activated water play; music play; adventure play with climbing features; inclusive swings; and a hillside slide.
Twilight Tuesdays – Legacy Park, Cottleville
Music & More in Legacy Park this year at the CWS Rotary Amphitheater!
Renaud Center –Whether it’s a humid, blistering summer day or a snowy, blustery winter evening, the Renaud Center offers a perfect climate-controlled environment for all ages and abilities. With a state-of-the-art fitness center, an art gallery, dedicated aerobics room, 10,000-square-foot natatorium with lap lanes and zero-depth entry play area, and full locker rooms and family changing areas, the Renaud Center has it all.
ATTRACTIONS:
Spend the day at Eckert’s
The three locations in Illinois are an almost-all-seasons destination for farm fun. In summer, pick your own peaches and blackberries
Feed a goat at Grant’s Farm
Since 1903, the Busch family has owned and operated this animal farm in Grantwood Village. But the property gets its name from another famous resident, Ulysses S. Grant, who built his Hardscrabble cabin on the site.
Look at fossils and replicas at Mastodon State Historic Site
Budding paleontologists will go gaga over the Kimmswick Bone Bed
Watch the dog show at Purina Farms
The Incredible Dog Arena plays host to some of the most talented canines in the country, who perform exciting daily demonstrations as part of the Purina Incredible Dog Team.
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