Your St. Louis weekend event guide from Thursday, December 12th to Sunday, December 15th.

Craft Spree: An indie craft event with jurors from the Rock N Roll Craft Show, STL Craft Mafia, ShowMe Etsy, and Firecracker Marketworks presenting the top local artists, artisans, and crafters dedicated to selling their original merchandise on site. Live music and entertainment by Googolplexia and KDHX DJ Roby Levy of Juxtaposition. Food trucks available for purchase along with a cash bar.

Date: Thursday, December 12th

Time: 6-9pm

Place: Contemporary art Museum – 3750 Washington Blvd

Business Web Presence: From Nuts to Bolts to Profitability: A meeting of the minds to help business owners orient themselves in a myriad of technologies and terms when dealing with their websites and those who manage them. The technologies and terms are discussed in a manner that is easy to understand by business people. The event is free, but seating is limited, so RSVP in advance.

Date: Thursday, December 12th

Time: 6:30pm

Place: The Milton Building – 2025 S Brentwood Blvd, Suite 201

Sips in the City: A social gathering to meet and mingle with new friends, as well as help out an important cause. This month’s event benefits the Arts and Education Council. The Arts and Education Council is a dynamic collaboration of businesses, individuals, and community partners who strive to enrich the vibrancy of the St. Louis community by investing in arts organizations and growing the base of local arts supporters. Foster the arts in St. Louis with your suggested $5 donation. Enjoy two complimentary sponsored drinks and light appetizers.

Date: Friday, December 13th

Time: 5-7pm

Place: Schnucks Culinaria – 315 N 9th St

Paws ‘n’ Claus: Bring your furry friend to Treats Unleashed and get a photo of your four-legged friend with Santa and a special doggy treat, too. Pet parents will receive a 4×6 photo of their precious pet. For each photo taken, Taubman Prestige Outlets will make a donation to Stray Rescue. Photos are free, but one pet photo per pet, please.

Date: Saturday, December 14

Time: 11am-3pm

Place: Treats Unleashed – Taubman Prestige Outlet Mall, Chesterfield

Trunk Show Bazaar: The annual trunk show hosted by Yeyo Artist Collective. They will be hosting vendors with original items perfect for holiday gift shopping, sharing holiday tips for the socially minded, sharing goodies, and more! This event is free.

Date: Saturday,December 14th

Time: 12-4pm

Place: Yeyo Artist Collective – 2700 Locust

Turf Wars Season Opener: The St. Louis Gatekeepers Men’s Roller Derby League begins it’s season with the defending champions, the Riverfront Crimes, taking on the South Grand Slammers. Tickets are $10. Bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate to Toys For Tots toy drive, and receive 1/2 off the price of admission.

Date: Saturday, December 14

Time: 7:30pm

Place: Queeny Park – 570 Wiedman Rd, Ballwin

STL Classic at Steinberg Skating Rink: A giant viewing party of a Blues road game. FOX Sports Midwest will broadcast all of thepre-game, post-game and intermission shows live from the rink, where fans can watch the Blues’ game on a giant screen while enjoying an ice cold beer, warm cup of hot cocoa, hot wings, bonfire, and more. Go Blues!

Date: Saturday, December 14th

Time: 6pm

Place: Steinberg Skating Rink

Santacon 2013: A world-wide Santa Bar Crawl. This Santa crawl happens in 312 locations in 42 countries. St. Louis will be just one of 100+ cities participating in the event on Saturday night. The crawl begins at 6pm at Franklin’s Pub in Soulard. All participating crawl locations will be offering drink specials to those in Santa attire. Plus, food specials for anyone dressed as Santa at  EPIC Pizza. After midnight, stay at Molly’s for the SantaCon after-party.

Date: Saturday, December 14th

Time: 6pm

Place: Franklin’s Pub – 728 Lafayette

12 Bars of Clayton: One pub crawl benefiting four local charities. Twelve of Clayton’s restaurants and bars will come together to create “The Twelve Bars of Christmas.” This city wide bar crawl will bring awareness to 4 local charities this year: Autism Speaks to Young Professionals, HavenHouse, Hope for Young Adults With Cancer, and Stray Rescue. Purchase your ticket for $30 and donate it to the charity of your choice. You will receive an official “team” sweatshirt, a shuttle pass to take you to the bars, a 12 bars of charity mug and drawstring bag, and drink specials at participating bars.

Date: Saturday, December 14th

Time: Registration starts at 4pm, Pub Crawl starts at 8pm

Place: Registration and shuttle pick-up: Crown Plaza Clayton

Hot Chocolate 15/5K: America’s Sweetest Race is happening once again. Join the race expo at Doubletree Union Station on Friday or Saturday for rockin’ tunes, running merchandise from local retail partners, Hot Chocolate 15/5k merchandise, and chocolate and hot cocoa samples. Registration for the 5K is $50, and $72 for the 15K. Your race swag is a sweet Hot Chocolate fleece jacket.

Date: Sunday, December 15th

Time: 7:30am

Place: Soldier’s Memoral – Market St downtown

But that’s not everything. Don’t forget about all of the great holiday light displays, holiday concerts, and other holiday runs happening throughout St. Louis.

 

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