Balloon Glow and Forest Park Balloon Race in St Louis

The Balloon Glow offers spectators a breathtaking view of inflated balloons lighted by their burners. Get up close and walk around the balloons. Refreshments and food are available. The event will conclude with a fireworks display beginning at approximately 9 p.m. Please note that this event will no longer be drive through event. It will be held on the same field as the Saturday race.

When- September 18 : 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.

Where- The Jewel Box - 5600 Clayton Ave. - St. Louis

The race, celebrating its 37th anniversary this year, is unique in that it originates from the middle of a major city, St. Louis. Attendance is free to more than 130,000 spectators who come out to watch 70 world-class balloon pilots compete in a race that is almost as exciting from the ground as it is in the air. In 2009, the Race will be held on Central Field, near the Jewel Box, in Forest Park. Spend your day in beautiful Forest Park. The Purina Children's Entertainment area is filled with pony rides, games, and other activities for kids. The Entertainment Stage features a variety of local talent. During the Photo contest the public can enter the balloon field and take pictures of their favorite balloons. Prizes will be awarded for the best photographs. The Skydiving Team performs and lands in the center of the launch field. The race begins when the Energizer Bunny Balloon takes off ahead of the pack. 70 "hound" balloons then launch in pursuit. The balloon dropping a birdseed baggie closest to the Energizer Bunny Balloon will be declared the winner.

When - September 19 : 12 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

Where- The Jewel Box - 5600 Clayton Ave. - St. Louis

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Eighteenth Annual Best of Missouri Market in St Louis

The Eighteenth Annual best of Missouri market will feature over 30 new vendors, more than 130 outstanding Missouri food producers and artisans, and entertainment for the entire family. Every year, visitors enjoy browsing under large tents and discovering the best of Missouri’s hidden treasures, including country stands filled with fresh produce, flowers, plants, herbs, nuts, candies, meats, mushrooms, seasonings, salsas, and baked goods from Missouri’s finest farmers and producers. Artisans offer handcrafted items such as willow furniture, carved wooden birds, dried flowers and wreaths, decorative ironwork, soaps, handmade pottery, baskets, decorated gourds, custom jewelry, wooden toys and garden ornaments. A food court and a special Kids Corner with popular activities for children, including pumpkin decorating, cow milking and a petting farm. Quality Inn Airport of St. Louis is close to the Eighteenth Annual Best of Missouri Market event location, that is, Missouri Botanical Garden. Great St. Louis hotel deals at Quality Inn Airport makes it a best St. Louis hotel option for you for this Missouri market event.

When:

October 3 : 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
October 4 : 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Where:
Missouri Botanical Garden
4344 Shaw Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63110

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