East St. Louis native Tahir Moore, a comedian, actor and podcast host whose credits include ‘Insecure,’ ‘The Neighborhood’ and the wildly popular ‘All Def Roast Me’ series, will take the stage at Helium just ahead of the holidays. See COMEDY for details.
Fri., Nov. 13 – Dec. 30, Polar Express Train Ride at Union Station, www.stlpolarexpressride.com
Sat., Nov. 14- Jan. 2 (select nights), Missouri Botanical Garden Glow. For more information, visit mobot.org.
Sat., Nov. 21, 2 p.m., Ameren Thanks-For-Giving Parade, Downtown. For more information, visit www.celebratesaintlouis.org
Sat., Nov. 28, 2 p.m. Frizz Fest Winter Market at Winterfest, Kiener Plaza. For more information, visit www.archpark.org/events/winterfest.
Wed., Dec. 2, 8 p.m., Leslie Odom Jr. The Christmas Tour, Stifel Theatre. For more information, visit www.livenation.com,
Thurs., Dec. 10, 7:30 p.m. (5 p.m. reception), The Mildred Thimes Foundation for Pancreatic Cancer presents It’s A Holly Jazzy Christmas Concert with Denise Thimes and Tony Hightower, The Sheldon Concert Hall, 3648 Washington Blvd. For more information visit www.mildredthimesfoundation.org.
Thurs., Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m., The Fabulous Fox presents The Hip Hop Nutcracker. For more information, visit www.fabulousfox.com
CONCERTS
Sun., Nov. 15, Ami Taf Ra and Kamasi Washington, City Winery St. Louis, 3730 Foundry Way, St. Louis, MO 63110. For more information, visit www.citywinery.com.
Mon., Nov. 16, 8 p.m., Skilla Baby: The Price of Fame Tour, The Pageant. For more information, visit www.thepageant.com.
Thurs., Nov. 19 – Fri., Nov. 20 Patti Austin, City Winery St. Louis, 3730 Foundry Way, St. Louis, MO 63110. For more information, visit www.citywinery.com.
Sat., Nov. 21, Renaissance Orchestra, City Winery St. Louis, 3730 Foundry Way, St. Louis, MO 63110. For more information, visit www.citywinery.com.
Wed., Nov. 26, 8 p.m., The Playadors, Delmar Hall. For more information, visit www.thepageant.com.
Sun., Dec. 6, 5 p.m., Jubu Smith presents A Frankie Beverly Tribute featuring Deron, City Winery St. Louis, 3730 Foundry Way, St. Louis, MO 63110. For more information, visit www.citywinery.com.
SPECIAL EVENTS
Thurs., Nov. 12, 5 pm., Voices of America: A St. Louis Storytelling Event, Missouri History Museum. For more information, visit www.mohistory.org.
Sat., Nov. 14, 7:30 p.m., Dance St. Louis presents Ballet Hispanico New York, The Touhill Performing Arts Center. For more information, visit www.dancestlouis.org.
Through Nov. 15, Cinema St. Louis presents the 35th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival. For more information, visit www.cinemastlouis.org.
Through Nov. 15, St. Louis County Library will host the 47th annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival from November 8-15, 2026. The festival will include performances by eight nationally renowned storytellers, along with a variety of other programs and presenters. A complete schedule is available at www.slcl.org/storytelling.
Sun., Nov. 15, 9:45 a.m., First Baptist Church of Chesterfield 180th Anniversary Worship Service. 17103 Wild Horse Creek Road
Chesterfield, MO 63005. For more information, visit www.firstbcc.org.
COMEDY
Nov. 11-15, Flyover Comedy Festival. Nearly 150 artists will perform throughout the five day festival (expanding from four to five days for 2026). Headliners include David Cross, Roy Wood Jr., Dropout Improv, The Sklar Brothers, Dulcé Sloan, Casey Rocket, Cameron Esposito, Katherine Blanford, Tone Bell, Yakov Smirnoff, Dean Delray, Leslie Liao, Libbie Higgins, Reggie Conquest and more. For more information, visit www.FlyoverComedyFest.com.
Nov. 20 – Nov. 21, Helium Comedy Club welcomes Chico Bean, Helium & Elements Restaurant, 1151 St Louis Galleria Street, St Louis MO 63117. For more information, visit https://st-louis.heliumcomedy.com/
Wed., Nov. 25, 7:30 p.m., Helium Comedy Club welcomes East St. Louis’ own Tahir Moore. Helium & Elements Restaurant, 1151 St Louis Galleria Street
St Louis MO 63117. For more information, visit https://st-louis.heliumcomedy.com/
Fri., Nov. 27 – Sun., Nov. 29, Helium Comedy Club welcomes St. Louis’ own Lavell Crawford. Helium & Elements Restaurant, 1151 St Louis Galleria Street
St Louis MO 63117. For more information, visit https://st-louis.heliumcomedy.com/
ST. LOUIS MUSIC SPOTLIGHT
Sat., Nov. 21, 12 noon, City Winery and Pure Soul presents Soul Brunch: The O’Jays vs. The Ohio Players, City Winery St. Louis, 3730 Foundry Way. For more information, visit citywinery.com.
Sun., Nov. 29, 3 p.m., The Erykah Badu Experience starring Crystal Lynn and The Black and White Band, Blue Strawberry, 364 N. Boyle. For more information, visit bluestrawberrystl.com.
THEATRE
Sat., Nov. 14, 7 p.m., The Black Rep’s 50th Anniversary Tell Me Something Good Gala Concert, 560 Music Center, 560 Trinity Ave. For more information, visit www.theblackrep.org.
Fri., Nov. 20 – Sat., Nov. 21, Grand Center Arts Academy One Act Festival directed by Keith Tyrone Williams, Sun Theatre, 3625 Grandel Square. For more information, visit GCAA.BookTix.com.
ART
Through February 7, 2027, Ayana Evans: Nobody’s Gonna Love You the Way I Do, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, 3750 Washington Boulevard
St. Louis, MO 63108. For more information, visit camstl.org.
Through Dec. 12, Counterpublic 2026: Coyote Time, various locations. For more information, visit counterpublic.org.