The St. Louis Weekend Events Guide for Thursday, Sept 10th through Sunday, Sept 13th, 2015.

Feast in the Park: The final feast for Faust Park until the 2016 season. The trucks scheduled are: 2 Girls 4 Wheels, Cha Cha Chow, The Cheese Shack, Go Gyro Go Locoz Tacoz, The Meltdown Que Sazon Food Truck, Steak Louie, Steamroller Food Truck, Zia’s “On The Hill”, Wayno’s – Mobile International Cuisine. Treats Unleashed will be there for the pooches and Edg-Clif Farms & Vineyard will be selling wine, Miller Lite, Coors Light, Blue Moon and Leinenkugel’s Summer Shandy will also be available. Power Play will be performing to close out this final food truck event in Faust Park.

Date: Sept 10
Time: 5-8pm
Place: Faust Park – 15185 Olive Blvd

2nd Thursday at Foundry Arts: The Foundry Art Centre and Saint Charles Riverfront Arts invites one and all to their jointly hosted community arts series entitled “2nd Thursdays” at the Foundry Art Centre. This is a unique, family-friendly community arts series where guests can be creative: Draw with Artists, Paint with Painters, Create with Potters, Make Jewelry with Jewelers, Write with Writers, Act with Actors, Dance with Dancers, and listen to live original music. Food trucks will be on site and there will be a cash bar. Admission is free.

Date: Sept 10
Time: 5-8pm
Place: Foundry Art Centre-520 N Main

Food Truck Friday: Head out to Tower Grove Park with your lawn chair or blanket to enjoy delicious food from 15-20 food trucks. Everything from pizza, Italian, gyros, donuts, seafood, tacos, cupcakes, pie, steak sandwiches, and more. There’s something for everyone, plus beer trucks. So you can, but don’t have to, BYOB. In addition to the great food and community atmosphere, Tommy Halloran’s Guerilla Swing will be performing live.

Date: Sept 11
Time: 4-8pm
Place: Tower Grove Park

IllumiNite: The St. Charles Parks and Recreation Department invites everyone to glow at the IllumiNite event at Frontier Park. This event will offer delicious food trucks, cold beverages, live music by Carrie and the Catapults, and family fun activities. The St. Charles Parks & Recreation Foundation’s 2nd annual ILLUMIRUN 5K will also be taking place, starting at 7:30pm. Registration is $30 in advance or $35 day of.

Date: Sept 11
Time: 5-10pm
Place: Frontier Park-500 S Riverside Dr

Art Outside: A three-day-long juried alternative art fair featuring art from over 50 artists based here in the St. Louis area. Come and show your support for local art and local beer. The fair features quality art, music, and plenty of tasty food and drink from Schlafly Beer. The live performance line-up includes: Letter to Memphis, Rum Drum Ramblers, Frank Heyer, Paul Vendivort Puppet Show, Storytelling with Georgy Rock, River Kittens, Rhythm Section Road Store, Cree Rider Family Band, Big Brother Thunder and the Master Blasters, and The Lonesome Pines.

Date: Sept 11-13
Time: Fri: 5-10pm, Sat: 10am-10pm, Sun: 12-4pm
Place: Schlafly Bottleworks-7260 Southwest Ave

St. Louis Art Fair: Ranked one of the Top 10 festivals and fairs to visit in the Art Fair Sourcebook, this juried art festival, which showcases high-end visual art and stimulating live performances, is a must attend. Local restaurants will be offering an assortment of delicious food options. There will be a Creative Castle for the young ones to enjoy some hands-on creativity. Live music performances from: Middle Class Fashion, Funky Butt Brass Band, The Tony Campanella Band, Javier Mendoza, The Dust Covers, and many more. Plus performing artists, a jazz stage, and aloft, a Chicago-based physical performance company, will keep you entertained throughout the festival weekend.

Date: Sept 11-13
Time: Fri: 5-10pm, Sat: 11am-10pm, Sun: 11am-5pm
Place: Downtown Clayton-Forsyth

Firefighters Weekend: Every September, area firefighters join in St. Louis to share, celebrate, and remember those who have lost their lives and support their traditions and fellow firefighters. It’s 3 days of events, food, and comradery. It kicks off with the 7th annual Candlelight Vigil on Friday at 8pm in Polker Park (Market & Tucker). Saturday is the Great Fire Engine Rally, parade, apparatus display, demos, food, and flea market. Bring the family out for some fun starting at 10am. The evening is reserved for the Firefighters Appreciation Ball. Sunday at 10am is the Clayton Memorial Stair Climb. Cheer on the climbers as they climb 110 stories to commemorate the the heroes of 9/11.

Date: Sept 11-13
Time: Fri: 8pm, Sat: 10am, Sun: 10am
Place: Downtown(Market & Tucker) and Clayton

Walk To End Alzheimer’s: The world’s largest event to raise awareness and funds for care, support, and research for the nation’s sixth-leading cause of death, Alzheimer’s Disease. This event is held in more than 600 communities nationwide each year, and all funds raised through Walk to End Alzheimer’s further the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. Register to walk, or donate to support the cause.

Date: Sept 12
Time: Ceremony-9am, Walk-9:30am
Place: Scottrade Center – 1401 Clark Ave

FarmScape: A free event presented by Monsanto. Come live the farm life for a day in the middle of downtown St. Louis. There will be a livestock barn, farm animals, tractors, and fun stuff for the kids including face painting and calf roping. Check out the AgriMissouri Farmers’ Market and enjoy a Missouri Wines 101 Class and tasting. Get to know the men and women of Missouri agriculture on camera, and interact with them one-on-one at the event. And finally, enjoy some rockin’ tunes from legendary country music artist, Neal McCoy, on the Busch II Infield stage.

Date: Sept 12
Time: 10am
Place: Ballpark Village- 601 Clark Ave

St. Louis Sweet Tooth Tour: Help out a worthy cause by eating some sweets this weekend. On Saturday, participating bakeries will create a unique item to sell and will pledge to give 100 percent of the proceeds from that item to Operation Backpack, a program of Operation Food Search. This program distributes weekend backpacks of healthy, kid-friendly food during the school year to thousands of children in St. Louis area public schools. Check the website for participating bakeries in StL and IL.

Date: Sept 12
Time: all day
Place: Participating bakeries

BBQ Jam 2015: KSHE-95 and Sweet Sound Music presents BBQ Jam. Classic rock band, Head East, with special guests Strikeforce & Whole Lotta Led “A Tribute To Led Zeppelin,” will take the stage for a great show. Rock out to some great music and eat some delicious barbecue. Doors open for BBQ at 5pm, music starts at 6:30pm. Tickets start at $25. Bring your own lawn chair or blanket for lawn ticket holders.

Date: Sept 12
Time: 5pm
Place: Chesterfield Amphitheater

Jon Lovitz: Comedian and actor, Jon Lovitz, will be making a stop in St. Louis on his comedy tour. Jon has been nominated for 2 Emmy’s for Saturday Night Live and has appeared in over thirty movies, including “Big”, “A League of Their Own”, “The Wedding Singer”, “High School High”, “Small Time Crooks”, and “Rat Race.” He was the lead voice of the character “Jay Sherman” in the acclaimed cult cartoon series, “The Critic.” He has also appeared on Broadway and has sung at Carnegie Hall. Tickets start at $25.

Date: September 12
Time: 7pm & 9:30pm
Place: Lumiere Place Casino – 999 N 2nd St

LouFest: This annual music fest that started back in 2010, has grown into one of the most popular annual music festivals in St. Louis. Every year, the festival gets more awesome. This year the 2 day line-up includes: The Avett Brothers, Hozier, Ludacris, Billy Idol, Umphrey’s McGee, Pokey LaFarge, Blue October, Delta Rae, and many more. Check out the Market Square for accessories, art, t-shirts, and more. There’s even a LouKidz section for family fun. The Nosh Pit includes amazing food from local restaurants including: Aya Sofia Restaurant, Baileys’ Range, Cleveland-Heath, Dewey’s Pizza, Flaming Gyro, Kona Ice, Mission Taco, Naked Bacon, Smoothie King, Strange Donuts, Straub’s Smokehouse BBQ, and many more. 1 day pass GA tickets are $60, 2-day pass tickets are $95.

Date: Sept 12 & 13
Time: 12-10pm
Place: Central Field, Forest Park

Fiesta on Cherokee: The Cherokee Street Hispanic Business Owners Association is pleased announce the annual Mexican independence event. Featuring national entertainment, fun activities, Folkloric dancers, authentic foods and drinks, and more. There will be live music on 2 stages, margaritas, beer, vendors selling traditional merchandise, and a mechanical bull. Entry to the festival is free.

Date: Sept 12 & 13
Time: 11am-11pm
Place: Cherokee Street

Cardinals Care 6K & Fun Run: This 6th annual run helps raise funds for Cardinals Care, the team’s community foundation that supports area youth through funding health, educational, recreational, mentoring, and arts programs. Themed around the greatest Cardinal of all time, Hall of Famer Stan “The Man” Musial, this 6K run is an exciting event for fans that honors Stan’s legacy, promotes health and fitness, and raises funds for Cardinals Care to help kids. The run begins at 8th Street in front of Stan Musial Statue and ends on the field in Busch Stadium. 6K registration is $30, fun run is $20.

Date: Sept 13
Time: 8:06am
Place: Busch Stadium

Rams vs Seahawks: While the Rams didn’t win any pre-season games…who cares. Pre-season is pointless anyway. The regular season starts this Sunday and the Rams play in St. Louis! Not only will they be playing their first game against an exceptional team, there will also be a pre-game concert to look forward to and great giveaways. From 9:30am-11:30am in Baer Park, enjoy a free concert with performances by Chingy, Murphy Lee, and Huey. There will be $5 beers, food, and merchandise available for purchase. The giveaway this Sunday is an Aaron Donald Jersey Rally Towel. National anthem will be sung by the talented 12 year old, Lil Ralph. Tickets start at $66.70.

Date: Sept 13
Time: 12pm
Place: Edward Jones Dome

Wheels in Motion Car Show: The 19th annual Wheels in Motion car show will take place in Westport Plaza. All proceeds benefit The National Children’s Cancer Society. Car registration is $20 per car at event. First 150 cars receive a commemorative dash plaque. Enjoy live music and food as well. There will be attendance prizes and raffle prizes, burgers, brats, beverages, and more. Come see the Model T Ford. Performances by Anna Blair as Patsy Cline, Steve Davis as Elvis, and more surprises.

Date: Sept 13
Time: 9am-4pm
Place: Westport Plaza

St. Louis Walk for PKD: PKD or Polycystic kidney disease is one of the most common, life-threatening genetic diseases, and strikes both adults and children. It often leads to the need for dialysis and a kidney transplant and affects thousands in America and millions worldwide. Join the walk and get children involved by registering them for the Penny Kids Dash, a short fun run for children 12 and under. Prizes will be awarded based on fundraising goals.

Date: Sept 13
Time: Kid Dash-10:30am, Walk-11am
Place: Tower Grove Park

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