Best of Missouri Market

Couple shopping under large tent

October 4–6, 2024

Friday, October 4 | 9 a.m.–7 p.m.
Saturday and Sunday, October 5–6 | 9 a.m.–5 p.m.
Members-only Shopping Hour: Saturday, October 5 | 8–9 a.m.

Shop more than 140 vendors of handcrafted items, locally produced food, and much more at this beloved fall festival. 

The Best of Missouri Market® features food, crafts, native plants, herbs, beer, wine, craft spirits, custom jewelry, and more. 


Sponsors:
GOLD
Missouri Life Magazine

SILVER
Nora Stern
Waterway Carwash

BRONZE
Buy Missouri 
Hermannhof
Kaldi’s Coffee
Traube

Best of Missouri Market is a rain or shine event. Best of Missouri Market admission required for Garden entry October 4–6; St. Louis City/County resident discounts do not apply. Tram service, Café Flora brunch, and Saturday walking hours do not take place during the Best of Missouri Market.

Admission 

$18

$9

$9

Free
General
(ages 13 & up)		 Children
(ages 3–12)		 Garden member
(ages 13 & up)		 Festival-level+ members (limit six adults)
and member children (ages 12 and under)


Save time upon entry by purchasing your tickets in advance. 

Purchase Tickets  

Vendor speaking with a customer

Shop and Sample the Region's Finest Wares—and More!

With more vendors than ever before, this year's Market offers something for everyone.   

As you shop, sip on samples from local wineries, breweries, and distilleries and enjoy delicious bites from artisanal food producers from throughout Missouri. 
 

View Market Program and Vendor List

Vendor smiling with bottle of Missouri Botanical Garden gin

Dine, Drink, and Dance

Stop by the Best of Missouri Market Food Court to taste local flavors from:

Grace Meat + Three Sando Shack
Go Gyro Go Seoul Taco
Heaterz Chicken TreauX’s Cajun BBQ
Honey Bee Tea Wok N Roll
The MOObile Wok O Taco
Pizza Head  
   

View program for full schedule > 

The Craft Beer and Cocktail Court offers beverages and bottles from local breweries, wineries, and distilleries including:

1220 Spirits/4 Hands Brewery Rockwell Beer Co.
Charleville Brewing Co. Sandy Valley Brewing Company
Edelbrand Pure Distilling StilL 630 Distillery
Mead Hall Switchgrass Spirits
Naked Spirits Wild Sun Winery & Brewery
Pour Decisions Wood Hat Spirits
Public House Brewing Company  
   

 

Band performing under tent

Enjoy local music at the Market with live performances starting Friday morning.

 

Friday, October 4
10 a.m.–noon | Joe Park Trio
2–4 p.m. | Saint Chuck

Saturday, October 5
10 a.m.–noon | Tele-Starr
2–4 p.m. | Rachel Brandt & Bradley Johnson

Sunday, October 6
10 a.m.–noon | Fanfare
2–4 p.m. | The Yard Darts

Mother and child with pumpkin crafts

Learn, Play, and Create

Kids' Corner

The popular Best of Missouri Market Kids' Corner returns with face painting, a petting zoo, pot-a-plant activities, crafts, and a pumpkin patch with sustainable pumpkin decorating, and circus performers.

 

Makers Stage

The Best of Missouri Market Makers Stage in the Bayer Event Center features lively half-hour presentations from local experts and Garden staff on topics to help you enjoy fall to the fullest! Seating for these free programs is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Presented by the Members’ Board of the Missouri Botanical Garden.

Friday Sessions | October 4

Garden Spirits   The Apple of My Pie: Which Apple is Pie-perfect? 
11–11:30 a.m.
Did you know the Missouri Botanical Garden collaborated with 1220 Spirits to create a new gin inspired by the Garden’s living collection? Join Andy Burgio and Liz Swyers from 1220 Spirits as they tell the story behind this botanical gin and mix up cocktails, sharing secrets so you can re-create them at home. Gin samples provided!  		   2–2:30 p.m.
Apple pie is the quintessential autumn dessert, and the secret to the perfect apple pie lies in the apples you choose. Join Anne Carpenter, owner of Kitchen Conservatory, to hear about her choice for the best baking apples and other pie-making tips from her new book, You Had Me at Pie.

 

Saturday Sessions | October 5

The Beauty and Benefits of Fall Color in Your Garden    Botanical Sketching for Beginners 
11–11:30 a.m.
Watching leaves change colors is one of the best things about fall. Beyond the beauty, our plants are focusing their energy on winter protection and rejuvenating the soil. Join horticulturist and certified arborist Dan Billman to learn about what’s really happening to our plants in the fall and get Dan’s recommendations for the best fall-color native plants. 		   2–2:30 p.m.
Thanksgiving is just around the corner! For this festive demo, Trisha Haislar of the North Central Chapter of the American Institute of Flora Designers, will create an elegant fall centerpiece and tablescape with seasonal blooms, berries, and other natural elements. Learn tips and tricks to dazzle your holiday guests.
     
     


 

Sunday Sessions | October 6

Fall Porch Pots     The Art of Charcuterie 
11–11:30 a.m.
Create warm and inviting containers to decorate your porch this autumn. Join Beth Kusmin and Janet Passiglia from Greenscape Gardens for inspiration for your fall and winter containers using their favorite cool-weather flower combos and seasonal accents.   		   2–2:30 p.m.
Charcuterie boards are fun to assemble and always make for an impressive spread. Join Allison Schilling from St. Louis Cheese Boards as she demonstrates how to create fall-themed boards using fresh, local items—many from our Market vendors—that combine flavors, textures, color, and whimsy. 
     
     

 

 

Location & Parking

The Missouri Botanical Garden is easily accessible from the St. Louis metro area and conveniently located near Interstate 44.

Please respect our neighbors and refrain from parking on residential streets or private lots. Vehicles parked on private lots are subject to towing at the vehicle owners' expense.