Gateway to the Stars Archives | The Gateway Arch https://www.gatewayarch.com/about/arch-events/series/gateway-to-the-stars/ A Bi-State Development Enterprise Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:19:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 Gateway to the Stars: Ghosts of the Arch Grounds https://www.gatewayarch.com/about/arch-events/event/gateway-to-the-stars-10-24-2026/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:19:27 +0000 https://www.gatewayarch.com/?post_type=arch-event&p=4679 The area where the Gateway Arch stands today has always been central to local history. Learn about the various “incarnations” of the Park Grounds and the fortunes and misfortunes of historical figures such as Eero Saarinen, James Eads, Thomas Targee, Percy Green, and Kenneth Swyers. Meet at the Entrance Plaza outside the Arch Visitor Center. […]

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The area where the Gateway Arch stands today has always been central to local history. Learn about the various “incarnations” of the Park Grounds and the fortunes and misfortunes of historical figures such as Eero Saarinen, James Eads, Thomas Targee, Percy Green, and Kenneth Swyers. Meet at the Entrance Plaza outside the Arch Visitor Center.

Visit the Gateway Arch National Park calendar for more information.

Gateway to the Stars programs are hosted by the National Park Service and its partners, the St. Louis Astronomical Society and Dark Sky Missouri. Weather permitting, these programs will be followed by free telescope viewing of the Moon & other objects out on the Entrance Plaza, provided by the Park & volunteers from the St. Louis Astronomical Society.

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]]> Gateway to the Stars: Ranger Night Walk https://www.gatewayarch.com/about/arch-events/event/gateway-to-the-stars-9-26-2026/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:18:34 +0000 https://www.gatewayarch.com/?post_type=arch-event&p=4678 Enjoy a walk around the Park and learn about area history. Meet at the Entrance Plaza outside the Arch Visitor Center. Visit the Gateway Arch National Park calendar for more information. Gateway to the Stars programs are hosted by the National Park Service and its partners, the St. Louis Astronomical Society and Dark Sky Missouri. Weather […]

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Enjoy a walk around the Park and learn about area history. Meet at the Entrance Plaza outside the Arch Visitor Center.

Visit the Gateway Arch National Park calendar for more information.

Gateway to the Stars programs are hosted by the National Park Service and its partners, the St. Louis Astronomical Society and Dark Sky Missouri. Weather permitting, these programs will be followed by free telescope viewing of the Moon & other objects out on the Entrance Plaza, provided by the Park & volunteers from the St. Louis Astronomical Society.

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]]> Gateway to the Stars: Kids Explorer Night https://www.gatewayarch.com/about/arch-events/event/gateway-to-the-stars-8-22-2026/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:15:54 +0000 https://www.gatewayarch.com/?post_type=arch-event&p=4677 Renowned storyteller Bobby Norfolk will discuss the star stories of cultures around the world. This will be followed by the annual Junior Ranger Night Explorer Workshop, in which children ages 4-12 can earn a special patch customized to our Park. Meet at Tucker Theater inside the Arch Visitor Center. Visit the Gateway Arch National Park […]

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Renowned storyteller Bobby Norfolk will discuss the star stories of cultures around the world. This will be followed by the annual Junior Ranger Night Explorer Workshop, in which children ages 4-12 can earn a special patch customized to our Park. Meet at Tucker Theater inside the Arch Visitor Center.

Visit the Gateway Arch National Park calendar for more information.

Gateway to the Stars programs are hosted by the National Park Service and its partners, the St. Louis Astronomical Society and Dark Sky Missouri. Weather permitting, these programs will be followed by free telescope viewing of the Moon & other objects out on the Entrance Plaza, provided by the Park & volunteers from the St. Louis Astronomical Society.

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]]> Gateway to the Stars: Telescopes for Beginners https://www.gatewayarch.com/about/arch-events/event/gateway-to-the-stars-7-18-2026/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:08:49 +0000 https://www.gatewayarch.com/?post_type=arch-event&p=4676 Interested in exploring the night sky on your own? Getting your own telescope is one of the best ways to do this. Don Ficken, President of the St. Louis chapter of Dark Sky Missouri, will bring in various telescopes and show how to use them. Meet at the Education Classroom inside the Arch Visitor Center. […]

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Interested in exploring the night sky on your own? Getting your own telescope is one of the best ways to do this. Don Ficken, President of the St. Louis chapter of Dark Sky Missouri, will bring in various telescopes and show how to use them. Meet at the Education Classroom inside the Arch Visitor Center.

Visit the Gateway Arch National Park calendar for more information.

Gateway to the Stars programs are hosted by the National Park Service and its partners, the St. Louis Astronomical Society and Dark Sky Missouri. Weather permitting, these programs will be followed by free telescope viewing of the Moon & other objects out on the Entrance Plaza, provided by the Park & volunteers from the St. Louis Astronomical Society.

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]]> Gateway to the Stars: Planets around other Suns https://www.gatewayarch.com/about/arch-events/event/gateway-to-the-stars-6-20-2026/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:04:58 +0000 https://www.gatewayarch.com/?post_type=arch-event&p=4675 Do planets around other stars actually exist? How do we know they are there? Could any of them be like the Earth and possibly harbor life? Dr. Pamela Gay, Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute, will try to answer these fascinating questions. Meet at the Education Classroom inside the Arch Visitor Center. Visit the […]

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Do planets around other stars actually exist? How do we know they are there? Could any of them be like the Earth and possibly harbor life? Dr. Pamela Gay, Senior Scientist at the Planetary Science Institute, will try to answer these fascinating questions. Meet at the Education Classroom inside the Arch Visitor Center.

Visit the Gateway Arch National Park calendar for more information.

Gateway to the Stars programs are hosted by the National Park Service and its partners, the St. Louis Astronomical Society and Dark Sky Missouri. Weather permitting, these programs will be followed by free telescope viewing of the Moon & other objects out on the Entrance Plaza, provided by the Park & volunteers from the St. Louis Astronomical Society.

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]]> Gateway to the Stars: Birds, Migration, & Buildings https://www.gatewayarch.com/about/arch-events/event/gateway-to-the-stars-5-23-2026/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:01:44 +0000 https://www.gatewayarch.com/?post_type=arch-event&p=4674 Join St. Louis Audubon Society Urban Conservation Specialist Matt Barton and learn about how buildings and their attendant light effect bird migration. Meet at the Education Classroom inside the Arch Visitor Center. Visit the Gateway Arch National Park calendar for more information. Gateway to the Stars programs are hosted by the National Park Service and its […]

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Join St. Louis Audubon Society Urban Conservation Specialist Matt Barton and learn about how buildings and their attendant light effect bird migration. Meet at the Education Classroom inside the Arch Visitor Center.

Visit the Gateway Arch National Park calendar for more information.

Gateway to the Stars programs are hosted by the National Park Service and its partners, the St. Louis Astronomical Society and Dark Sky Missouri. Weather permitting, these programs will be followed by free telescope viewing of the Moon & other objects out on the Entrance Plaza, provided by the Park & volunteers from the St. Louis Astronomical Society.

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]]> Gateway to the Stars:  Ghosts of the Arch Grounds https://www.gatewayarch.com/about/arch-events/event/gateway-to-the-stars-ghosts-arch-grounds-11-28-2025/ Mon, 18 Aug 2025 14:57:40 +0000 https://www.gatewayarch.com/?post_type=arch-event&p=4287 The area where the Gateway Arch stands today has always been central to local history. Learn about the various incarnations of the park grounds and the fortunes and misfortunes of historical figures such as Eero Saarinen, James Eads, Thomas Targee, Percy Green, and Kenneth Swyers. Meet in the Education Center inside Gateway Arch National Park […]

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The area where the Gateway Arch stands today has always been central to local history. Learn about the various incarnations of the park grounds and the fortunes and misfortunes of historical figures such as Eero Saarinen, James Eads, Thomas Targee, Percy Green, and Kenneth Swyers.

Meet in the Education Center inside Gateway Arch National Park visitor center. This program will be followed by free telescope viewing on the entrance plaza. 

The telescope viewing will be cancelled in the event of rain or too much cloud cover.  Call 314-655-1704 the afternoon of November 28 if you’re not sure of the status.

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]]> gATEWAY TO THE sTARS: Junior Ranger Night Explorer Program https://www.gatewayarch.com/about/arch-events/event/gateway-to-the-stars-junior-ranger-night-8-30-2025/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:54:59 +0000 https://www.gatewayarch.com/?post_type=arch-event&p=4275 Kids 4-13 can join our Park’s Sky Ranger and fulfill the requirements for a Junior Ranger Night Explorer patch customized to Gateway Arch National Park!  Along the way, learn about some sky legends and also get some tips on exploring the night sky. This presentation will take place in Tucker Theater at 7 pm on […]

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Kids 4-13 can join our Park’s Sky Ranger and fulfill the requirements for a Junior Ranger Night Explorer patch customized to Gateway Arch National Park!  Along the way, learn about some sky legends and also get some tips on exploring the night sky.

This presentation will take place in Tucker Theater at 7 pm on August 30th, rain or shine. 

Weather permitting, telescope viewing will take place on the Entrance Plaza after this program.  Call 314-655-1704 the afternoon of August 30 to check on the status of the event.

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]]> Gateway to the Stars: Ranger Night Walk https://www.gatewayarch.com/about/arch-events/event/gateway-to-the-stars-night-walk-9-27-2025/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 19:47:05 +0000 https://www.gatewayarch.com/?post_type=arch-event&p=4263 Enjoy a walk around Gateway Arch National Park with a ranger and learn about the surrounding area’s history. Meet at the visitor center entrance plaza. Following the program, there will be telescope viewing of the Moon and other celestial objects on the entrance plaza (weather permitting). Select tram or movie tickets for 5 pm or earlier in […]

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Enjoy a walk around Gateway Arch National Park with a ranger and learn about the surrounding area’s history. Meet at the visitor center entrance plaza.

Following the program, there will be telescope viewing of the Moon and other celestial objects on the entrance plaza (weather permitting).

Select tram or movie tickets for 5 pm or earlier in order to accommodate this program, or riverboat cruise tickets for 4:30 pm or earlier.

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]]> Gateway to the Stars: Kids Explorer Night https://www.gatewayarch.com/about/arch-events/event/gateway-to-the-stars-kids-explorer-night-8-2-2025/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:33:31 +0000 https://www.gatewayarch.com/?post_type=arch-event&p=4152 Join renowned storyteller Bobby Norfolk and our Sky Ranger and fulfill the requirements for a Junior Ranger Night Explorer patch customized to our Park!  Learn about the sky legends of cultures from around the world as well as information on space and exploring the night sky.  This one time presentation will take place in Tucker […]

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Join renowned storyteller Bobby Norfolk and our Sky Ranger and fulfill the requirements for a Junior Ranger Night Explorer patch customized to our Park!  Learn about the sky legends of cultures from around the world as well as information on space and exploring the night sky.  This one time presentation will take place in Tucker Theater at 6 pm on August 2nd.  Weather permitting, telescope viewing will take place on the Entrance Plaza after this program. 

Select tram or movie tickets for 5 pm or earlier in order to accommodate this program, or riverboat cruise tickets for 4:30 pm or earlier.

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]]> Gateway to the Stars:  Summer Star Trek https://www.gatewayarch.com/about/arch-events/event/gateway-to-the-stars-summer-trek-7-5-2025/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:29:38 +0000 https://www.gatewayarch.com/?post_type=arch-event&p=4151 Learn how to find the major stars, planets, and constellations in the current night sky, along with some of the stories behind them.  One time program- Meet in the Education Classroom at 7 pm on July 5th.  Weather permitting, telescope viewing will take place on the Entrance Plaza, following this presentation.  Select tram or movie […]

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Learn how to find the major stars, planets, and constellations in the current night sky, along with some of the stories behind them.  One time program- Meet in the Education Classroom at 7 pm on July 5th.  Weather permitting, telescope viewing will take place on the Entrance Plaza, following this presentation. 

Select tram or movie tickets for 6 pm or earlier in order to accommodate this program, or riverboat cruise tickets for 4:30 pm or earlier.

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]]> Gateway to the stars: Echoes of the Night https://www.gatewayarch.com/about/arch-events/event/gateway-to-the-stars-nocturnal-bird-flight-6-7-2025/ Tue, 27 May 2025 14:21:11 +0000 https://www.gatewayarch.com/?post_type=arch-event&p=4098 Join this free event as we explore nocturnal bird flights at Gateway Arch National Park Last September, the Lights Out Heartland organization and the Park partnered to install an acoustic logger to monitor bird calls during the fall migration.  Learn about the results of this study during this fascinating presentation by LOH Founder Don Ficken.  […]

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Join this free event as we explore nocturnal bird flights at Gateway Arch National Park

Last September, the Lights Out Heartland organization and the Park partnered to install an acoustic logger to monitor bird calls during the fall migration.  Learn about the results of this study during this fascinating presentation by LOH Founder Don Ficken.  The presentation will be held in the Education Classroom inside the Gateway Arch visitor center.

Weather permitting, the program will be followed by free telescope viewing on the Entrance Plaza.

This event may be cancelled in the event of rain. Check Gateway Arch National Park on social media and its events page for updates.

If you can’t make it this time, there are future events scheduled for July 5, August 2, September 27, and October 25.  A guest speaker or Park Ranger led talk will precede free telescope viewing at the Gateway Arch entrance plaza. Learn more about the Gateway to the Stars program through Gateway Arch National Park, here.

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