The St. Louis Weekend Events Guide for Thursday, April 7th through Sunday, April 10th, 2016.

Downtown

GO! St. Louis Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend: The event is Missouri’s largest competitive fitness event and includes a marathon, half marathon, marathon relay, 5k run/walk, children’s fun runs and a mature mile plus a 2-day fitness expo. The Marathon & Family Fitness Weekend has become a national model for other running organizations and communities, looking to inspire residents to make community wellness a priority.

Date: April 8-10
Time: Expo: Fri & Sat: 10am-6pm, Race days start at 7am
Place: Race: Market & 15th, Expo: Chafeitz Arena

Bud Shop Presents Under The Stars: Shop and sip under the stars this April as the Bud Shop hosts its 2nd Annual Charity Event on the Beer Garden patio in Budweiser Brew House. Support the HavenHouse St. Louis, a hospitality house with the mission to provide the comfort of home and community of support to patients and their families traveling more than 25 miles to receive care, while enjoying complimentary Stella Artois Cidre, and Small Bites as you shop with 6 other local boutiques. Featured stores include: The Bud Shop, Lusso, La Ville, Paisley, Splash, Klutch and Giddyup Jane. Event also features live music from Evan Cole, goodie bags to the first 50 guests and complimentary parking!

Date: Friday, April 8
Time: 6-9pm
Place: Ballpark Village – 601 Clark Ave

Alpha Brewing Co’s 3rd Anniversary: Come share a brew with us and celebrate our 3rd Anniversary Party. Due to the popularity of last year’s anniversary party featuring beer floats, we’ve decided to do it again. This year we are partnering with Clementines Creamery to bring you two beer floats with our two anniversary ales. In addition, we will be tapping 2 new beers: The Sagwa Imperial IPA, 10% 120 IBUs with Double Chocolate Ice Cream Float, and Rouge Baer Raspberry Sour Ale Aged in Red Wine Barrels with Raspberry Sorbet Float.

Date: Saturday, April 9
Time: 4pm
Place: 1409 Washington Ave

Anheuser-Busch Repeal Party: Commemorate the 83rd anniversary of the Repeal of Prohibition at The Biergarten. Tickets are $33 and include: Commemorative Glass, Budweiser, Michelob and Faust beers, Music by The Big St. Louis Band, an appearance by the World Famous Budweiser Clydesdales at 7pm, food and additional beer available for purchase. All guests wearing 1930’s period attire will receive a commemorative 1933 labeled Budweiser bottle.

Date: Saturday, April 9
Time: 5-10pm
Place: The Biergarten – 12th and Lynch & Pestalozzi

Willie Nelson & Family: With a six-decade career and 200 plus albums, this iconic Texan is the creative genius behind the historic recordings of Crazy, Red Headed Stranger, and Stardust. Willie Nelson has earned every conceivable award as a musician and amassed reputable credentials as an author, actor and activist. Willie’s hits include “Always On My Mind,” “On The Road Again,”Pretty Paper,” “Beer For My Horses,” “Maria(Shut Up & Kiss Me),” ‘Take It To The Limit,” Georgia On My Mind,” “To All The Girls I’ve Loved Before,” Crazy” and so many more! Joining Willie in St. Louis are Jamey Johnson and Ryan Bingham. Tickets are $122, $96.50, $72 & $56.50.

Date: Saturday, April 9
Time: 7:30pm
Place: Peabody Opera House – 1400 Market

St. Louis Blues: The Blues play the Washington Capitals Saturday night. It’s Fan Appreciation week so all fans will receive a scratch off ticket(must be at least 18 years old) and a team poster at the game. There will be a pre-game rally held at Clark Avenue Plaza. Enjoy music from McLovin and celebrating the final game of the regular season. It’s also McDonald’s Family Pack Night. Purchase your tickets with the code: MCD1516 to receive ticket packages with 4 tickets, 4 hot dogs, 4 sodas, 2 boxes of popcorn and 4 Big Mac vouchers. Check out more about fan appreciation week.

Date: Saturday, April 9
Time: Pre-game rally: 4pm, Game time: 7pm
Place: Scottrade Center

Family Fun Day at Ballpark Village: Enjoy a large carnival style family festival with rides in the new location on the Ballpark Village west parking lot. The carnival will include over 20 activities including performances, rides, inflatables, games, face painting, music, Fredbird, St. Louis Ambush, STLFC, and more! Admission into the event is free but certain premium activities require a $5 all-access wristband. Once the $5 all-access wristband is purchased, kids can enjoy all activities the entire day as many times as they wish! 100% of ticket sales will benefit Stray Rescue of St. Louis!

Date: Saturday, April 9
Time: 12-5pm
Place: Busch II Infield – Ballpark Village – 601 Clark Ave

Whiskey Wine & Moonshine Tasting: Enjoy over 30 wines, whiskies & moonshines, introduce yourself to new brands, music & entertainment, tasting glass and $5 promo card (food & drink) at Lucas Park Grille, Flannery’s, Hair of the Dog, and Bobby’s Place. Vote For People’s Choice Awards for top 3 spirits and wines (trophies awarded to brands), use hashtags for chance to win event related prizes. GA tickets are $15, VIP $25. Proceeds benefit local charity.

Date: Saturday, April 9
Time: 6:30-9pm
Place: Washington Ave bars

Monday, April 11th is the St. Louis Cardinals Home Opener. Check out what’s going on, free ticket giveaway and game time info here.

Central

the live art project: Missouri Weinstrasse presents THE LIVE ART PROJECT on Saturday, April 9 at City Hall. Regional artists will create live art in front of all attendees, who will have the opportunity to bid on the art throughout the night. Entertainment includes live music, light hors d’oeuvres provided by MC Catering & Events and a cash bar. The event is free to attend and the proceeds will benefit the City of Chesterfield public art projects.

Date: Saturday, April 9
Time: 6-10pm
Place: Art in Chesterfield – 690 Chesterfield Pkwy

Festival of Colors Holi 2016: Join the largest Holi celebration in town. A joyous celebration of the coming of spring; a festival that brings all people together. “Colors of life….colors of joy, colors of happiness,…colors of friendship, colors of love,and all other colors you want to paint in your life.” Connect with friends, dance a little, get crazy with colors, leave the party with pictures worth great memories for a lifetime. Tickets are $7.50 advance online or $10 at venue. Kids under 12 Free – includes 1 mini color packet. For $5 extra get 2 more color packets, for $15 get entry, 2 color packets and a t-shirt.

Date: Saturday, April 9
Time: 12pm
Place: Greentree Park, Kirkwood

Lo-Fi Cherokee: One of the most unique events in the city. Lo-Fi St. Louis will be producing eighteen live music performance videos in as many locations as possible in a single day. They’ll begin at 9am and shoot a new video about every half hour until eighteen performances from some of the most interesting and diverse musical acts you’ll see anywhere have been captured. It will be a day of discovery, celebration, and fun, so come out and watch. There will be a wrap party with Madisen Ward and the Mama Bear at Off Broadway following the video shoots.

Date: Saturday, April 9
Time: Starts at 9am
Place: Cherokee Street

Repticon St. Louis: A reptile event featuring vendors offering reptile pets, supplies, feeders, cages, and merchandise as well as live animal seminars and frequent free raffles for fun prizes. Tickets are: $10 (Adult), $5 (Ages 5-12), ages 4 and under are free. Or go VIP for $12 and get early admission and product samples from ZooMed.

Date: April 9 & 10
Time: Sat: 1-am-5pm, Sun: 10am-4pm
Place: Moolah Shrine Center – 12545 Fee Fee Road

St. Charles

Builders St. Charles Home Show: This annual event features 350 booths for visitors to learn about the latests products and services for your home. This Home Show showcases a wide range of products and services: windows, doors, fencing, siding, decks, spas, gardening equipment, patio rooms, kitchens, baths and so much more! Local experts will be offering seminars including: gardening seminars by Charlie Nardozzi, horticulturist, writer and radio/TV personality. There will also be a sausage and wine tasting event, a $500 prize giveaway, and a family fun area. The Show offers free admission and free parking.

Date: April 8-10
Time: Fri & Sat: 11am-8pm, Sun: 11am-5pm
Place: St. Charles Convention Center

Augusta Brewing Spring Thaw Fest: Come out to Augusta Brewing Co for a chili cook-off and mini beer fest. Augusta Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the cook-off. Tickets are $5. Beer fest tickets are $10 and include a commemorative glass-taste beers from home brewers. Enjoy live music from Allsup, Grossi, and Halley. There will be bonfires with s’mores and special release beers. Proceeds benefit Focus Marines Foundation serving Wounded Warriors.

Date: Saturday, April 9
Time: 12pm
Place: 5521 Water St., Augusta, MO

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