On June 24, 1876, Forest Park opened to "the people of St. Louis…for the enjoyment of yourselves, your children and your children's children forever."
Forest Park turned 150 on June 24, 2026 and the Forest Park Passport is your gift. The Passport is an activity-based celebration with 150 things to do, seasonal challenges and prizes!
Pick up a physical copy of your Forest Park Passport at any one of these locations through August 2027.
More Ways to Celebrate Forest Park at 150
We are grateful to the community partners, creators and fellow park-lovers who are offering the following ways to commemorate Forest Park’s anniversary while supporting our work to restore, maintain and sustain this community treasure.
Book: St. Louis’s Gathering Place Since 1876
St. Louis-based authors Amanda E. Doyle and Cameron Collins have written and illustrated Forest Park: St. Louis’s Gathering Place Since 1876, packed with the history, personalities, events, cultural institutions and civic gumption that have defined the park since its inception.
Purchase by Aug. 31 and 20% of the proceeds will be donated to Forest Park Forever.
Photo Exhibit: Forest park at 150
Steve Springmeyer’s photos of Forest Park will be on exhibit July 1-30, 2026, at the St. Louis Public Library - Schlafly Branch. An artist reception will be held on Saturday, July 11, 2026, 1:30-3 p.m.
100% of proceeds from sales of work in this exhibit will be donated to Forest Park Forever. To arrange purchase, email springartphoto@gmail.com or call 314-443-4012.
Book: Restoring the Glory, 1986-2026
Picking up where a book by Forest Park Forever co-founder Caroline Loughlin concluded in 1985, Alan Kretchmar’s Restoring the Glory: Forest Park from 1986 to 2026 chronicles restoration efforts since our nonprofit’s founding.
Kretchmar is donating proceeds from book sales to Forest Park Forever. It can be found on Amazon or at the Missouri History Museum, Left Bank, Subterranean and Leviathan. An author talk will be held June 30.
History Museum Exhibit - ‘Yours Forever: Forest Park at 150’
For 150 years, Forest Park has hosted pivotal historic moments and countless everyday stories shared by St. Louisans. The Missouri History Museum exhibit, Yours Forever: Forest Park at 150, explores how St. Louisans have used and adapted the park throughout its history and the moments and memories—big and small—that make it special.
Finding Forest Park: a seek and find book
This dynamic mix of seek and find, picture book, and history adventure bridges generations by introducing kids ages 3–7 to Forest Park’s beloved traditions. Playful illustrations combine different eras with different seasons, and fun facts turn history into a game of discovery.
Forest Park poster
St. Louis studio 5BYFIVE Creative has created a series of posters featuring three of the region’s beloved parks. Profits from print sales of these posters go back to the nonprofit organizations that sustain them.