ST. LOUIS, MO
For the first time since before the COVID pandemic, the Great Train Show is returning to Belleville, and we will be there! The show will once again be in what we’re told is a newly-refurbished Belle-Clair Fairgrounds and will feature fun model train displays and vendors.
Tickets and information should be coming soon on the Great Train Show website.
August 22nd – 23rd, 2026
Times TBD
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds
200 South Belt E.
Belleville, IL 62220
We are excited to announce that we will be returning to The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows as part of the Way of Lights activities this holiday season! We will once again be located in the Visitor’s Center. This is our premiere annual event and a great time to celebrate the holidays and see some great LEGO displays of all sizes and themes, including our huge, lighted city with running trains!
Hours and directions, as well as a few photos from last year’s display, are below. Note that just like the past few years we are not opening at the same time as the rest of the lights this year in order to give us ample time for setup.
November 23rd – December 31st, 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
(closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Years Day)
Tickets are $5 for Adults and children 4 and over (children 3 and under are free). Tuesday night is family night, and tickets are only $4. Monday night veterans and active service military members can also get tickets for $4.
Visitor’s Center
The National Shrine of Our Lady of the Snows
442 S. DeMazenod Dr.
Belleville, IL 62223
Some photos from last year’s display (every year is entirely different!):
The GtwLUG is excited to return for the third straight year to GATEway FATE, an unofficial Final Fantasy fan event put on by the same company that organizes the annual Anime St. Louis convention that we have also participated in. We will have opportunities for free-building as well as some fantastic displays.
October 17th – 18th, 2026
St. Charles Convention Center
1 Convention Center Plaza
St. Charles, MO 63303
We’re excited to be returning to the Greater St. Louis Metro Area Train Show for the fourth straight year, this time at the Kirkwood Community Center. Our train-crazy members always love to bring out their engines, rolling stock and other railroad goodies, all made of LEGO parts old and new.
See the Mississippi Valley N Scalers website for complete details. Adult admission is $10 at the door, and kids 12 and under are free!
Saturday, October 3rd, 2026
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Kirkwood Community Center
111 S Geyer Rd
Kirkwood, MO 63122
Here are some photos from last year’s event:
We are excited to participate for the third time in the St. Louis Science Center’s SciFest (our second straight year in the Play and Creativity Expo)! We are just one of many local groups participating in this day full of great STEM activities and creative opportunities. See the St. Louis Science Center for a full list of activities and scheduled events.
Saturday, August 8th
9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
St. Louis Science Center
5050 Oakland Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63110