“PIRATES & PUMPKINS” INVADING THE

ST. LOUIS AQUARIUM AT UNION STATION

Ahoy Mateys! The St. Louis Aquarium at Union Station is being invaded by Pirates and a spooky patch of magnificently carved pumpkins this fall.

“Pirates & Pumpkins,” a family adventure, is open now through October 31, 2024 with special trick-or-treat activities on Fridays and Saturdays in October.

The Aquarium is decorated with pirate-themed scenes, including a ghost ship with smoking, booming cannons. On the exciting treasure hunt inside the Aquarium, guests can take a self-guided tour through a highly themed wonderland of treasure caves and grottos.

Social media fans will love the Instagram-worthy photo opportunities throughout the transformed Aquarium during their fall journey.

Patches of realistically carved and lighted pumpkins representing the Aquarium’s sea life will greet visitors as they explore the attraction. One of the highlights is a pumpkin shark scene complete with a boat for family pictures and scary selfies.

Guests make their way through the marine habitats and hands-on, hands-wet animal adventures at the Aquarium, learning amazing animal facts and enjoying pun-filled pirate jokes. Along the way little buccaneers can learn to talk like a pirate and can create their own pirate names.

Treasure seekers will explore elaborate pirate scenes and kids can fire the pirate ship’s fearsome cannons. At the end of the quest, only the bravest adventurers can sit at the Pirate King’s Throne for a triumphant picture.

Pirate-costumed scuba divers will carve pumpkins underwater inside the Aquarium’s Shark Canyon habitatat 1:15 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays in October.

“Pirates & Pumpkins” is included with admission to the Aquarium. Tickets are available online at www.stlouisaquarium.com. Prices vary.

PIRATES & PUMPKINS TRICK OR TREAT NIGHTS IN OCTOBER

After the Aquarium closes, a special after-hours event with Pirates & Pumpkins will turn the venue into a trick or treat festival every Friday and Saturday in October from 5 to 8 p.m. (last admission at 7 pm.). Kids can gather candy treats from the pirates. Walk the plank-o, dig for buried treasure, make their own pirate hat and even more challenges await. Guests who complete them all become honorary pirates and leave with a share of the candy loot. Pirates & Pumpkins Trick or Treat Nights are bigger and better this year with more pirates, more fun and more candy. Admission to this special event is $30 for adults and $25 for kids 3-12 years of age. Children 2 and under are free. Annual Pass Holder admission is $15 for adults and $10 for kids 3-12 years of age

In addition to the Aquarium, St. Louis Union Station — built in 1894 and once the largest and busiest train terminal in the nation — offers attractions, restaurants and the St. Louis Union Station Hotel. Visitors can ride the 200-foot-tall St. Louis Wheel for views high over the St. Louis skyline. The Wheel rolls along with the St. Louis Carousel every day from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Next to the Carousel, St. Louis Mini Golf presents 18 holes of fun under the historic train shed. The Mirror Maze takes guests on a funhouse romp back to the days of the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair, and Selfie Express is a train-themed interactive photo illusion experience. The St. Louis Ropes Course is an adventure with obstacles and zip lines poised high over th Aquarium lobby. Combination tickets for the attractions are available at www.stlouisaquarium.com.

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