The World Naked Bike Ride Highlights The St. Louis Weekend Events Guide For July 13-16

The St. Louis Weekend Events for Thursday, July 13th through Sunday, July 16th, 2017 features: Food Truck Friday, Let Them Eat Art, Kip Moore, Flo Rida, World Naked Bike Ride, Reptile & Exotics Show, and more.

St. Louis Weekend Events for July 13-16

DOWNTOWN

Pulp Fiction at Budweiser Brew House: We’re throwing it back to the glory days with the “King Kong of crime movies” at the Budweiser Brew House Beer Garden. There will be free popcorn and cracker jacks, plus great drink specials all night. “So dance good” and enjoy our free, outdoor showing of the Quentin Tarantino classic Pulp Fiction. Film begins at dusk (8PM).

Date: Thursday, July 13
Time: 8pm
Place: Ballpark Village – 601 Clark

Blues Cruise: Ride along the Mississippi River while listening to one of the best local blues bands playing live: Skeet Rodgers & the Inner City Blues Band. Admire the beautiful St. Louis city skyline and relax. Cash bar and concessions are available. Tickets are $22.

Date: Thursday, July 13
Time: 8pm
Place: Gateway Arch Riverboat-50 S. Leonor K. Sullivan Blvd

Spring Break Block Party: Patio party & BBQ. Enjoy your favorite local cans poolside (the tiny ones, of course) with us on our patio. Grab some bbq, play some games, throw some water balloons, and squirt some guns. $15 non-UFO/$10 UFO

Date: Saturday, July 15
Time: 1pm
Place: Flying Saucer – 900 Spruce St

CENTRAL

All Shook Up:Set to the hits of the King of Rock and Roll himself, Elvis Presley, this musical will have you dancing in your “Blue Suede Shoes” all night long. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, the music is all Elvis, and the result is a night of hilarious and enchanting 1950s fun. When Chad, the mysterious hip-swiveling roustabout arrives in town, suddenly everyone’s lip-curling and all shook up with secrets, music and love. Tickets start at $15.

Date: July 13-19
Time: 8:15pm
Place: The Muny

Food Truck Friday: Enjoy delicious food from a variety of St. Louis food trucks while relaxing on the grass listening to Tommy Halloran this Friday. Check the website for which food trucks will be on location this Friday at Tower Grove Park.

Date: Friday, July 15
Time: 4-8pm
Place: Tower Grove Park

Kip Moore: Kip Moore is a multi-platinum selling country singer/songwriter with hits including Gold certified “Beer Money”, Platinum certified “Hey Pretty Girl” and the double Platinum breakout hit “Somethin’ ‘Bout A Truck.” Special guests include American Idol winner Trent Harmon and St. Louis native Chris Bandi. Tickets start at $20.

Date: Friday, July 14
Time: 6pm
Place: Chesterfield Amphitheater

Let Them Eat Art: Maplewood’s whimsical tribute to Bastille Day held each year the second Friday evening of July. The event features live art demonstrations by regional artists, live music, and food & drink by Maplewood’s award-winning food purveyors. Entertainment includes live music, hoop dancing, belly dancing, face painting, a juggler, a top spinner and more.

Date: Friday, July 14
Time: 6-11pm
Place: Downtown Maplewood (Sutton)

Art Hill Film Series: Enjoy free movies nights this summer on Art Hill. This Friday’s showing is the 1998 classic, Titanic, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. In addition to the movie, there will be live music, food trucks including Seoul Taco, Clementine’s, Farm Truk, Pi, Cha Cha Chow, and more, plus adult beverages, a one-of-a-kind selfie station courtesy of Oh So Vivant, fashion trucks including Miki’s Closet and St. Louis Fashion Fund, and more.

Date: Friday, July 14
Time: 6pm
Place: Art Hill – Forest Park

Peach Festival: Join us for all things local, seasonal and Peachy! Taste samples, listen to live music and participate in the Best Tasting Peach Contest! Enjoy seasonal produce and peach samples from local farmers as well as peach related treats and seasonal menu items at Kirkwood Farmers’ Market, plus Walk Away Waffles, and enjoy live music from the Maple Jam Band.

Date: Saturday, July 15
Time: 8am
Place: Downtown Kirkwood

World Naked Bike Ride: The 10th annual event is part of an international event to raise awareness of cyclist rights and vulnerability on the road, and promote positive body image and protest oil dependency. The pre-ride WNBR festival and rally will take place on Manchester Ave. in the Grove, between Sarah and Kentucky. There will be plenty of food, drinks and entertainment and people watching for you. Including costume contests, DJs, and a performance by MarchFourth Marching Band, plus a WNBR drag show in The Grove.

Date: Saturday, July 15
Time: 5pm
Place: The Grove

Luca Hill Tie-Dye Bright Light 5k and Fun Walk: A crazy colorful fun event all about celebrating life, having fun, keeping healthy, and spreading Acrania and Anencephaly Awareness through Luca’s rain of bright light colors! Team Luca Runners will have the time of their life as they race, dance, cartwheel, flip, whatever makes them over the moon happy…all through Fort Zumwalt Park! When they reach ‘Celebration Check-Points’ a rain fall of tie-dye colors will douse them and brighten their race day shirts! The fun keeps going at the finish line where Luca’s Bright Light Celebration continues with Holi Dust Celebrations, Race Day Snacks, Funky Photo Ops, a DJ Dance Party, Tie Dying fun, Food Trucks, medals, trophies and a spectacular Kid Zone! Registration is $25.

Date: Saturday, July 15
Time: 9am
Place: Ft. Zumwalt Park, O’Fallon

Show Me St. Louis Reptiles & Exotics Show: One of the largest reptile and exotics shows in the Midwest in St. Louis. There will be educational tables and kids entertainment that includes a live baby Tyrannosaurus rex, face painting, balloon animals and hands-on activities. There are prizes and giveaways for lucky attendees, a live auction and best in show awards for outstanding vendors. V.I.P admission and concessions are also available, and of course, a huge assortment of supplies, frozen and live rodents, supplements, insect feeders, and a wide variety of snakes, lizards, turtles, amphibians and other exotic pets. Admission is $5 for adults, free for children.

Date: Sunday, July 16
Time: 10am
Place: Machinists Hall-12365 St. Charles Rock Rd

FENTON

USL Soccer: Saint Louis FC takes on the Charleston Battery in a United Soccer League match at World Wide Technology Park in Fenton. The USL is in the second tier of professional soccer here in the United States. The local club is coached by U.S. Soccer Hall of Famer Preki, who starred for the St. Louis Storm indoors in St. Louis in the early 1990s.

Check out our preview of the match between Saint Louis FC and Charleston.

Date: Saturday, July 15
Time: 7: 30 pm
Place: World Wide Technology Soccer Park

 

ST. CHARLES

2nd Thursdays: A series of free art-making events that highlight the importance of art to each person’s well-being and the unlimited possibilities that nature supplies to be creative! This Thursday’s event features the four elements – fire, wind, water, and earth – will inspire us as we create fiber art using materials from the earth, water to transfer pigment, air to dry the work, and sun to heat and set the natural dyes. Local artists will harness the power of the elements to lead participants in creating their own works of art. Valentis Delicatessen will be present on-site with their delicious food for sale.

Date: Thursday, July 13
Time: 5:30-8pm
Place: Foundry Art Centre-520 N Main Center

NOW Night out Featuring Flo Rida: NOW96.3 presents Flo Rida with special guests Allen Gates, a St. Louis native, and AJR – Comprised of three brothers – Adam, Jack, and Ryan – from which the group derives their namesake, AJR first achieved major acclaim with their single “I’m Ready.” Flo Rida’s hits include: “Low (feat. T-Pain),” “Right Round,” “Club Can’t Handle Me,” and chart-toppers, “Good Feeling” and “Wild Ones (feat. Sia).” GA tickets start at $9.63.

Date: Friday, July 14
Time: 7:30pm
Place: St. Charles Family Arena

Have more weekend events around the St. Louis area to share? Share them with us in the comments.

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