Fairs and Carnivals

D'eclair Your Love for Donuts

The Eight Best Doughnut Shops in St. Louis

Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this Gut Check series, we are chewing our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. To see hundreds more winners and finalists a ... More >>

A Little More Christmas Garland

Selecting Riverfront Times' Best of St. Louis 2011 was no picnic. Choosing the winner meant several worthy candidates would go unmentioned -- until now. In this Gut Check series, we are chewing our way through notable runners up in a number of categories. To see hundreds more winners and finalists a ... More >>

Tough Going at the Missouri State Fair

​Man! First Lynryd Skynyrd canceled their show last week for health reasons, and now the power's out at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia.Last night, a storm knocked over trees, power lines, tents and concession stands at the fairgrounds. The grounds are closed to the public this morning, but far ... More >>

Making Paula Deen Proud: The Butter Sculpture Art of State Fairs

Wikimedia CommonsButter sculpture of of a dragon. We call her Margereene. ​The Missouri State Fair's kicks off this Thursday in Sedalia. Where there's a fair, there's one thing for certain: Butter sculptures. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Iowa State Fair's annual butter sculp ... More >>

Gut Check Indulges in Baked Goods from the Tour D'Onut

Amanda WoytusTour D'Onut bikers line up in front of John Donut before moseying to the second shop. ​At 9 a.m. Saturday, the inside of Soulard's John Donut was packed with about 30 people dressed in their athletic finest, enjoying breakfast around the bright yellow tables. They're participants ... More >>

More Never-Before-Seen Photos of St. Louis History

Courtesy of John FosterA young man and his two lady friends take a spin in the new-fangled invention of the day, the gas-powered automobile.​ Yesterday, Daily RFT showed you some lost photos of St. Louis circa 1900, courtesy of found photo buff John Foster's blog. Foster's worked to rejuvenate ... More >>

Found Photos Show St. Louis 100 Years Ago

Courtesy of John FosterTwo women take a nap in a St. Louis park circa 1900.​Forest Park turned a whopping 135 years old almost two weeks ago, and we're getting nostalgic. And those feelings were only egged on by the recent discovery of this blog from TOKY account manager John Foster, who earli ... More >>

A Fair to Remember

Courtesy of John FosterTwo women take a nap in a St. Louis park circa 1900.​Forest Park turned a whopping 135 years old almost two weeks ago, and we're getting nostalgic. And those feelings were only egged on by the recent discovery of this blog from TOKY account manager John Foster, who earli ... More >>

Carnivals Are Part of our Heritage

Courtesy of John FosterTwo women take a nap in a St. Louis park circa 1900.​Forest Park turned a whopping 135 years old almost two weeks ago, and we're getting nostalgic. And those feelings were only egged on by the recent discovery of this blog from TOKY account manager John Foster, who earli ... More >>

The St. Louis African Arts Festival

For the last twenty years, the African Heritage Association has presented the St. Louis African Arts Festival, a weekend full of dancing, singing, art, poetry, lots of food and an authentic African market with a wide variety of products, set up at the World's Fair Pavilion. The event's many sponsors ... More >>

Goodies Galore

For the last twenty years, the African Heritage Association has presented the St. Louis African Arts Festival, a weekend full of dancing, singing, art, poetry, lots of food and an authentic African market with a wide variety of products, set up at the World's Fair Pavilion. The event's many sponsors ... More >>

We Believe

For the last twenty years, the African Heritage Association has presented the St. Louis African Arts Festival, a weekend full of dancing, singing, art, poetry, lots of food and an authentic African market with a wide variety of products, set up at the World's Fair Pavilion. The event's many sponsors ... More >>

Artgasm: This Weekend's Art Openings, 11.5 - 11.7, 2010

Where do Iron Maiden songs and Mother Goose rhymes meet? At the Famous Fictional Verses art show, opening at Mad Art Gallery this weekend. Portraits from over 25 local artists will be on display, all inspired by the lyrics from poetry or popular music. Find details on this show and lots more in the ... More >>

Strange Folk, Here We Come

Where do Iron Maiden songs and Mother Goose rhymes meet? At the Famous Fictional Verses art show, opening at Mad Art Gallery this weekend. Portraits from over 25 local artists will be on display, all inspired by the lyrics from poetry or popular music. Find details on this show and lots more in the ... More >>

Heart

7 p.m. Saturday, September 4. The Family Arena, 2002 Arena Parkway, St. Charles.

Feeling Fair?

7 p.m. Saturday, September 4. The Family Arena, 2002 Arena Parkway, St. Charles.

Soulard Market Park Arts & Craft Fair

7 p.m. Saturday, September 4. The Family Arena, 2002 Arena Parkway, St. Charles.

Jersey, Without the Shore

7 p.m. Saturday, September 4. The Family Arena, 2002 Arena Parkway, St. Charles.

World's Fair Donuts Temporarily Closed [Updated]

Ian FroebA day no donuts would fry.​World's Fair Donuts (1940 South Vandeventer Avenue; 314-776-9975) is closed today. A sign on the front door says that the iconic St. Louis doughnut shop will be closed "for a few days" due to a car accident.It's unclear when the sign was posted -- any regulars k ... More >>

Soulard Market Park Arts and Craft Fair

Ian FroebA day no donuts would fry.​World's Fair Donuts (1940 South Vandeventer Avenue; 314-776-9975) is closed today. A sign on the front door says that the iconic St. Louis doughnut shop will be closed "for a few days" due to a car accident.It's unclear when the sign was posted -- any regulars k ... More >>

Tilt-A-Whee!

Ian FroebA day no donuts would fry.​World's Fair Donuts (1940 South Vandeventer Avenue; 314-776-9975) is closed today. A sign on the front door says that the iconic St. Louis doughnut shop will be closed "for a few days" due to a car accident.It's unclear when the sign was posted -- any regulars k ... More >>

Bark or Treat

Ian FroebA day no donuts would fry.​World's Fair Donuts (1940 South Vandeventer Avenue; 314-776-9975) is closed today. A sign on the front door says that the iconic St. Louis doughnut shop will be closed "for a few days" due to a car accident.It's unclear when the sign was posted -- any regulars k ... More >>

The Lot

5 p.m. Saturday, August 29. The parking lot of the Schlafly Tap Room, 2100 Locust Street.

The Morning Brew: Tuesday, 8.11

​Beginning today, Robin Wheeler -- a.k.a. the Dive Bomber and the Throwback -- takes over the Morning Brew duties. Give her a big Gut Check welcome! - IanIt's state fair season. Go eat something on a stick. (ABC News)The current trend in French dining? McDonald's. (Times Online)Drought doesn't hu ... More >>

Recession Buster: Fiddle Fer Dollars at the Missouri State Fair

This just in from the Missouri State Fair, attention fiddlers -- or just out-of-work violinists -- out there, you can win some cool cash by performing, one month from today, your best hoedown, waltz and a tune-of-choice at the Missourah Missouri State Fair. Missouri State Fair News FOR IMME ... More >>

Gretchen Wilson

8 p.m. Saturday, July 25. Live on the Levee, under the Gateway Arch.

Woodstock (or Altamont) in the Ozarks -- The 35th Anniversary

ozarkmusicfestivalexhibit.comThe Ozark Music Festival kicked off 35 years ago last Saturday, July 18, at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia. Concert promoters had assured Sedalians that they would be hosting a "soft rock" festival with 50,000 spectators.Instead, 160,000 people (and that's a c ... More >>

All's Fair

ozarkmusicfestivalexhibit.comThe Ozark Music Festival kicked off 35 years ago last Saturday, July 18, at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia. Concert promoters had assured Sedalians that they would be hosting a "soft rock" festival with 50,000 spectators.Instead, 160,000 people (and that's a c ... More >>

Viva Joy

ozarkmusicfestivalexhibit.comThe Ozark Music Festival kicked off 35 years ago last Saturday, July 18, at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia. Concert promoters had assured Sedalians that they would be hosting a "soft rock" festival with 50,000 spectators.Instead, 160,000 people (and that's a c ... More >>

A-Huntin' We Will Go

ozarkmusicfestivalexhibit.comThe Ozark Music Festival kicked off 35 years ago last Saturday, July 18, at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia. Concert promoters had assured Sedalians that they would be hosting a "soft rock" festival with 50,000 spectators.Instead, 160,000 people (and that's a c ... More >>

All Wright Turns

ozarkmusicfestivalexhibit.comThe Ozark Music Festival kicked off 35 years ago last Saturday, July 18, at the Missouri State Fairgrounds in Sedalia. Concert promoters had assured Sedalians that they would be hosting a "soft rock" festival with 50,000 spectators.Instead, 160,000 people (and that's a c ... More >>

Pet Fete

People will dig it, too!

In the Cathedral's Shadow

We party

Get Serious

(About partying)

Jersey Girls and Boys

Welcome to the fair

Amusement Unlimited!

Get set for Olivette

Dare to Fair

Get set for Olivette

The Fairest of the Fairs

Get set for Olivette

What’s More American?

Get set for Olivette

Coffee with milk

World's Fair Doughnuts,
1904 South Vandeventer Avenue;
314-776-9975.

Did You Hear a Trolley?

World's Fair Doughnuts,
1904 South Vandeventer Avenue;
314-776-9975.

Swine and Pie

Sedalia or die

Another Historic Milestone

Sedalia or die

Are You Going to Washington's Fair?

Hell, yes

It's More Than Fair

Hell, yes

Love Park

Mr. Night and Ms. Day grab iPods for an iPopping tour of Forest Park