Events

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.

Learn more about Thursday Nights at the Museum

Upcoming events

Aug

19

Siteman Mammogram Screening Van at St. Louis County Libraries

August 19, 2026, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm

St. Louis County Library Natural Bridge Branch, 7606 Natural Bridge Rd. St. Louis, MO 63121-4905

Aug

20

Thursday Nights at the Museum: Bridging Worlds Through Art, Part 2: An Evening with Cbabi Bayoc

August 20, 2026, 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

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

Aug

20

Shakespeare in the Park: Two Gentlemen of Verona

August 20, 2026, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Sumers Welcome Center, 1 Wrighton Way, St. Louis, Missouri 63105

Aug

20

The Trials of Muhammad Ali Documentary Screening

August 20, 2026, 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

Hi-Pointe Theater, 1005 McCausland Ave, St. Louis, MO 63117

Aug

21

X-ray Astronomy in Living Color: St. Louis Astronomical Society August 2026

August 21, 2026, 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

McDonnell Hall, Room 162, Danforth Campus

Aug

29

Festival of Nations 2026

August 29, 2026 and August 30, 2026, 10:00 am

Tower Grove Park, 4257 Northeast Dr, St. Louis, MO 63110

Aug

30

Festival of Nations 2026

August 29, 2026 and August 30, 2026, 10:00 am

Tower Grove Park, 4257 Northeast Dr, St. Louis, MO 63110

Sep

11

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

14

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

14

St. Louis Symphony on the South 40

September 14, 2026, 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm

South 40, Shepley Drive

Sep

18

The Great Forest Park Balloon Glow

September 18, 2026, 5:00 pm – 9:15 pm

Emerson Central Fields, Forest Park

Sep

19

The Great Forest Park Balloon Race

September 19, 2026, 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Emerson Central Fields, Forest Park

Sep

19

We Bear Witness: The African American Legacy of Hadley Township, MO

September 19, 2026, 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Brown Hall, Room 100, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63130

Sep

20

Porchfest STL 2026

September 20, 2026, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Greg Freeman Park, 6008 Kingsbury

Sep

22

A Conversation with Eric Horvitz, Chief Scientific Officer at Microsoft

September 22, 2026, 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm

Graham Chapel

Sep

24

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

Oct

08

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

19

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

Oct

22

Innovators Hour: St. Louis Bioscience Startup Talks

October 22, 2026, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

Catalyst in Cortex, 4340 Duncan Ave, St. Louis, 2nd Floor

Nov

19

Innovators Hour: St. Louis Bioscience Startup Talks

November 19, 2026, 4:30 pm – 6:30 pm

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

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