Fair Saint Louis Review

Clean. Great place for pictures. Also great for families and kids.

Fair STL, thank you for a fabulous celebration!! You all did an outstanding job of organizing and staffing. PLEASE keep it at Forest Park; it seemed so convenient for all! The musical roster was great, The Flying Wallendas were fun to watch. The water show - meehhh, so-so. The parade was fun for my grandkids and my son-in-law loved the fair food. Fun for ALL!! Thanks again.

The security made me throw away my menacing Cardinal backpack but let my son in law walk right in with his conceal and carry gun. Awesome security, I felt so safe!
Otherwise the show was good.

From Mr Windell Moreland Thank you,Down Town ST,Louis Missouri for a blast last year fire works show at forest park, I pray that it be a none violence gathering at this years fire works show at Forest park May the Lord Jesus Christ be there also, remember a state that prays together stay's together Yours Truly Windell Alan Moreland....

Probably the best parade/air show/festival I ve been to. It s a free gift to the city, with great music, and you can t beat the location. Looking forward to heading down there with my family again this year!

Fair St. Louis... what a joke. Can't even park anywhere in Forest Park to go to Zoo, Art Museum anything without $20 fee... and this on a rainy day. Forest Park was rated one of the top parks in country recently... wow way to celebrate that by hosting Fair St. Louis which does nothing but ruin the experience for everyone.

Stupid food policy where food and water is not permitted inside. Luckily, I was able to sneak in some.If I hadnt, I would have been forced to pay over-the-top prices for suboptimal food, like many of the people whose food had been thrown out. There really isn't much to do other than the music. The 2016 music lineup looks awful. If you aren't a fan of country music or redneck culture, you will likely be out of place at this event. I think it's probably a good call to avoid 2016 Fair St. Louis.

I would do no stars if possiable, this was the sadsest attempt to put on a fireworks show I have ever seen. Will not be back. Embarrassing for St Louis.
Just sad.

Very unprofessional staff at Fair STL. Traveled more than an hour to Forest Park to take photos during the firework display. Was told that I couldn't bring a tripod in for "security reasons" which basically ruined all my photos right there. No accomodations were made what-so-ever and I ended up having to spend money putting the tripod in a locker. I would understand thinking twice about bringing items like skateboards, knifes, etc. but why would I have thought about the possibility of tripods being banned in Forest Park? Very dissapointed! They should not be allowed to make up random rules like this with the only warning being put in the corner of their website. My family will not be donating to them this year or in any upcoming years unless this changes and they become more accomodating toward their guests, and we urge other families to act in the same way that we are. Will be speaking to whomever gave them the permits for land use in hopes that we can get some clarification on a few questions we have. If you are a representative of this event please contact me/us because we want to resolve the issue.

Fair St. Louis is nothing compared to what it used to be. For 2018, it was brought back to the newly remodeled and redesigned Arch grounds and they didn't just miss the mark with returning this classic fair, they plain out didn't even try. Once arriving, it was the biggest let down. Midway that used to line the street along the floodwall stairs are gone. In that location there used to be tons of rides, so many more vendors and booths, now it's nothing, the entrance itself wasn't until you're almost at the Arch. Up top, was the same, very little to do and small selection of vendors and booths. Stage for the concerts is small, atvkeast the acts they gired were ok, but thats it. THE WORST PART OF ALL.... Bathrooms only at the entrances, NONE ON THE FAIRGROUNDS themselves. The second you think you might have to go, you better start walking. Air show lineup, well let's just say you might as well go to airport and watch the planes take off and land and it would be better. Fireworks are nothing compared to their former glory. The fireworks at Fair St. Louis used to go for 30 minutes and have a hell of a finale, now it goes 10-12 minutes with the most pathetic grand finale ever that lasted at best 20 seconds. It is official that Chesterfield MO fireworks can now be classified as the biggest and best show around. Food and drink prices were ok, but selection was slim, thank God it wasn't busier though because some stands already had items marked off the boards. The coordinators of Fair St. Louis should be beyond ashamed of themselves and need to research how to throw a good festival.

What a joke!!! No one wants to deal with the traffic and no parking. So we decided to try and watch the fireworks from outside the park. No way that could have happened. I remember when you could park really far from the V.P.Fair and see the fireworks . We sat by the highway and seen nothing because the fireworks didn't even go high enough to see them. I guess it's my own fault for not wanting to drag and infant and 8 year old through the crowd , but the fireworks were nothing like the use to be when they were downtown.

I have been a St.Louis resident my whole life 40 plus years. I have been coming to this fair as long as I can remember. This year was the worst fair I have ever attended. Not sure if the city didn't have the budget or they need to hire a new director. Saturday's 5pm air show consisted of 4 planes total of which only 1 actually performed stunts. The vendors where insurance and phone companies. Food options was weak at best. The concerts well not really even sure I would call it that. Local talent would have been better. The 15 min fireworks display was great just short. Honestly, unless there are improvements not sure I will be supporting this again.

Great time. Between the run, parade, air shows, concerts, and fireworks, it's always been a great celebration of America!