At Best of Missouri Market® you can enjoy the beautiful sights of the Missouri Botanical Garden in early autumn while shopping for artisanal items and goods from the region's best creators at this outdoor market. This local favorite for outdoor fall markets in St. Louis features 150 local vendors selling food, crafts, native plants, herbs, beer, wine, craft spirits, custom jewelry and more. A full list of 2024 vendors can be found on the Missouri Botanical Garden's website.

For kids, enjoy family-friendly fall activities and treats like exploring a mini pumpkin patch, pumpkin decorating, face painting, balloon animal art and cake pops. Plus, learn about plants and bugs from experts of the Botanical Garden, Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House and Shaw Nature Reserve.

The 2024 Best of Missouri Market® takes place October 4th through 6th, from 9am to 7pm on Friday and 9am to 5pm on Saturday and Sunday. The market is set up in the East Lot of the Missouri Botanical Garden, near the Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center.

What’s in bloom?

In the early fall, enjoy our roses, pincushion flowers, butterfly bush, asters and garden phlox which are typically in peak bloom in early October