What's New in The Lou: October 2nd

LOCAL SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK:
Adriana’s on The Hill

Looking for a cozy lunch spot steeped in St. Louis history? Head to Adriana’s on The Hill, a family‑run deli located in the heart of the city’s Italian neighborhood. The Hill was settled by Italian immigrants in the early 1800s, and owner Adriana Fazio’s family immigrated from Sicily, bringing with them recipes and traditions that infuse the café with Mediterranean warmth. Adriana’s bright, sunny décor nods to the Mediterranean Sea, and the menu balances old‑world flavors with American influence. Planning a visit? Adriana’s is located at 5101 Shaw Avenue (two blocks west of Kingshighway at Hereford) and is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

🌟 Festival Fever: Three Highlights You Shouldn’t Miss

• St. Louis Bourbon Festival – Oct 3 (Lemp Grand Hall & Cherokee Street)
  Sample more than 450 bourbons and whiskies while enjoying live music, food trucks, and a street festival atmosphere. The ticketed event benefits Code 3 Response and stretches across four city blocks. 🥂 

• Best of Missouri Market – Oct 3–5 (Missouri Botanical Garden)
  This three‑day outdoor marketplace features more than 150 food producers and artisans offering baked goods, plants, honey, meats and handcrafted gifts. Held rain or shine, the market runs 9 a.m.–7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (admission ticket required). 🧑‍🎨 🥐 

•  Grove Fest – Manchester Avenue comes alive in The Grove this Saturday! If you are feeling competitive, you can enter a best mustache, best beard, pizza eating, or cocktail competition. Musical guests take the stage throughout the day, and you can try your own singing skills during hip hop karaoke. 🎶

What’s Happenin’ in St. Louis 👀

Friday, October 3rd

• 👪️ Not‑So‑Haunted House at The Magic House – This family‑friendly event runs Fridays–Sundays through mid‑October. Kids are encouraged to come in costume, visit storybook characters and follow a scavenger hunt through an enchanting (not scary) house.

• 🧑‍🎨 🍪 Best of Missouri Market – Shop more than 150 Missouri artisans and food vendors at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Enjoy live music, handcrafted goods, baked treats and more.

• 🥂 St. Louis Bourbon Festival – Sip unlimited samples from 450+ bourbons and whiskies at Lemp Grand Hall. Tickets include live music and access to food trucks.

• 🎵 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in Concert – Watch the film while the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra plays the score live at Powell Hall at 7 p.m.

• 🦋 BOOterfly House – See tarantulas, scorpions, carnivorous plants and owl butterflies at this Halloween‑themed Butterfly House event through the month of October.

Saturday, October 4th

•  🍕 Grove Fest – Celebrate the vibrant Grove neighborhood with live music, a “best mustache” contest, pizza eating contest, and more!

• 👨‍👩‍👧‍👧 Fall Fest at Grant’s Farm – Enjoy fall‑themed food, kids zones, and Clydesdales. Admission is free (parking fee applies).

• 🎼 🥐 Historic Shaw Art Fair – Stroll along Flora Place and browse work from artists around the U.S. Live music and food vendors round out this juried art festival.

• 🎃 Fright at the Museum – The City Museum transforms into a month‑long Halloween spectacle featuring Doc Terminus’ Odditorium, Happy Haunted Harmony Circus, and a 1924 Wurlitzer organ show.

• 🎉 Zootoberfest at the Saint Louis Zoo – Celebrate Oktoberfest with Bavarian music, bratwurst, beers from around the world, and fall activities. Free admission.

Sunday, October 5th

• 🥦 St. Louis VegFest – Calling all vegans! Over 30 vegan food and merchandise vendors, along with activities and organizations, will be set up at World’s Fair Pavilion in Forest Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

• 🎃 Fall Festival at Meert Tree Farm (Day 2)  – Enjoy free wagon rides to the pumpkin patch, a corn maze, 50 vendors and food trucks.

• 🥃 Ginweek St. Louis– Sunday kicks off a week that is part of the largest gin festival in the nation. Enjoy a week of educational seminars and tastings.

• 🐷 Pumpkin Jamboree at Eckert’s Millstadt – Pick pumpkins, watch pig races and enjoy live entertainment, caramel apples, and funnel cakes.

• 🍁 Pumpkinland at Thies Farm & Market – Kids can explore a giant straw castle, slides, tunnels, pirate ship, and corn maze; open 9 a.m.–5 p.m on. on Tuesdays-Sundays during October (admission fee).

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ST. LOUIS NEWS + UPDATES 📰 

• Bel Air Social Grand Opening: Central West End officially has a new gathering place full of food, coffee, cocktails, and community. They are celebrating with a Grand Opening party on Oct. 4! 🍸

• International Flight added for Lambert Airport: St. Louis’s airport is gaining a second nonstop flight to Europe. This week, British Airways announced they will begin nonstop service between St. Louis and London starting April 19, 2026. ✈️

WEATHER FORECAST 🌡️ 

Friday
89° ☀️ | 16% rain | 🌬 6 mph

Saturday
87° 🌤 | 5% rain | 🌬 10 mph

Sunday
87° ☀️ | 4% rain | 🌬 12 mph

Monday
85° 🌤 | 21% rain | 🌬 6 mph