Events | In St. Louis, For St. Louis | Washington University in St. Louis

Join us for on-campus and community events brought to you by WashU.

From lectures to athletic events, art openings to family fun, WashU partners with regional stakeholders on key community events while hosting on-campus opportunities to engage with and explore all the university has to offer.

Thursday Nights at the Museum

Join WashU for Thursday Nights at the Missouri History Museum.

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Upcoming events

Sep

St. Louis Reads Dante

September 8, 2026, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Olin Library, 1 Brookings Dr, St. Louis, Missouri 63130

Sep

Learning to Live Inside a Novel: A Conversation with Writer-in-Residence Laure Gouraige

September 9, 2026, 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Hurst Lounge | Duncker Hall (2nd Floor)

Sep

Panel Discussion—Buenos Aires Modern, 1935–1950

September 9, 2026, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Steinberg Auditorium, One Brookings Dr, St. Louis, Missouri 63130

Sep

Public Reception—Buenos Aires Modern, 1935–1950 & Carolina Caycedo: Growing Deep Roots

September 9, 2026, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, MO 63112

Sep

Counterplanning from St. Louis

September 10, 2026

Steinberg Hall Gallery

Sep

How We Thrive: ‘Rehumaning’ Childhood

September 10, 2026, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Brown Lounge, Brown Hall, Centennial Greenway, St. Louis, Missouri 63105

Sep

Modeling Alternatives: a conversation with Candace Borders and Sarah Rose

September 10, 2026, 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Steinberg Hall Gallery

Sep

Centennial Greenway Nature and History Tour

September 11, 2026, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Centennial Greenway: Warson Park, 1200 North Warson Road, Olivette, MO, USA

Sep

Making Saint Louis the Nature City of the 21st Century Symposium

September 14, 2026, 8:30 am – 6:00 pm

Bayer Event Center, Missouri Botanical Garden, 4344 Shaw Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63110

Sep

St. Louis Symphony on the South 40

September 14, 2026, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

South 40, Shepley Drive

Sep

CONSTITUTION DAY EVENT | Book Talk: U.S. Presidency: Power, Responsibility, and Accountability

September 16, 2026, 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Anheuser-Busch Hall, Bryan Cave Moot Courtroom 310, Anheuser-Busch Hall, St. Louis, MO 63105

Sep

The Great Forest Park Balloon Glow

September 18, 2026, 5:00 pm – 9:15 pm

Emerson Central Fields, Forest Park

Sep

The Great Forest Park Balloon Race

September 19, 2026, 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Emerson Central Fields, Forest Park

Sep

Porchfest STL 2026

September 20, 2026, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Greg Freeman Park, 6008 Kingsbury

Sep

A Conversation with Eric Horvitz, Chief Scientific Officer at Microsoft

September 22, 2026, 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm

Graham Chapel

Sep

The State of Higher Education in St. Louis

September 23, 2026, 8:00 am – 9:30 am

Missouri History Museum, 5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri 63112

Sep

Leading with Listening: Modernizing Public Health Communication in a New Information Age

September 23, 2026, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm

Clark Fox Forum in Hillman Hall, St. Louis, Missouri 63105

Sep

The Odyssey Wars: Nolan, Homer, and Reimaginings

September 23, 2026, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Seigle 006, Seigle Hall

Sep

Innovators Hour: St. Louis Bioscience Startup Talks

September 24, 2026, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

BioSTL Building, 4340 Duncan Ave, St. Louis, 2nd Floor

Sep

Mid-Autumn Festival: Blooming Flowers and Full Moon

September 25, 2026, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

Holmes Lounge, Ridgley Hall, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130

Sep

LeadINg STL: Professional Development Series for St. Louis Nonprofit and Community Leaders

September 29, 2026 to June 15, 2027, 2:00 pm

Oct

Smart Retail: Driving Local Sales Through Search and Maps

October 8, 2026, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

St. Louis County Library Clark Family Branch, 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, MO 63131-3598

Oct

Delish on Delmar

October 16, 2026, 5:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Delmar Maker District, 5127 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri 63108

Oct

Book Talk with G’Ra Asim, author of 99 Problems Finding the One

October 16, 2026, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

High Low, 3301 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63103

Oct

Doris Kearns Goodwin: Leadership for a More Perfect Union: Lessons from America at 250

October 19, 2026, 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm

Emerson Auditorium – Olin Business School, 1 Snow Way Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130

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