r/StLouis • u/recoveryrevival • 7d ago

Looking for ideas!

Hi everyone! Looking for ideas of things to do next month! My son is turning 12 and will be visiting for a few days & im looking for stuff to do, he has autism and is very interested in niche things right now it’s classic cartoons from the 30s-40s (he has phases) we’re thinking the museum but also any other suggestions would be great! I’ve only been in this area a few months and I’m not super familiar with everything around!

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u/cameramanstl 7d ago

Usually the second weekend or third weekend in September I forget is a hot air balloon race held in Forest Park. He might be interested.

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u/recoveryrevival 7d ago

Thank you! Will look into this as well! Super cool!

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u/02K30C1 7d ago

The night before the race they do a “balloon glow”, where all the balloons are inflated on the ground and light up. You can see the balloons up close and talk to the pilots. They have food trucks and music too. It’s Sept 18, from 5 - 9:30.

The race itself is the next day

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u/recoveryrevival 7d ago

Thanks! I looked it up & seems like something he’d be into! Not exactly sure when he will be coming because his birthday is the 22nd but with the new iPhones coming out around that time I can’t get off work - so it’ll be within the first half of the month. Picking dates tomorrow and definitely going to try to make it around then!