Skip To Content
Close mobile menu
Menu
Live Arch Web Cam

Events /

Picnic in Your Park

Artboard 1

June 7, 2026 | 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The sixth annual Picnic in Your Park fundraiser, benefiting Gateway Arch Park Foundation, the official nonprofit conservancy of Gateway Arch National Park

Gateway Arch National Park

Support Your Hometown National Park with a Picnic!

Picnic in Your Park, hosted by Gateway Arch Park Foundation's Friends Advisory Board, is our signature fundraiser raising awareness and critical support for our mission of conservation, preservation, education, and community programming.

Your support helps keep Gateway Arch National Park a vibrant, welcoming, and well cared for space today and for years to come.  

Picnic basket sales have closed, but it’s never too early to start planning your next Picnic.

Want to be the first to know when baskets go on sale for next year’s Picnic in June 2027? Sign up here or click the button below and we'll notify you the moment they're available.

Sign up for Picnic Reminders!

What's in Your Basket?

A delicious lunch, custom picnic basket, and more await you

We can't wait for you to join us at Picnic in Your Park! You'll be able to choose between a classic basket, which includes a Foundation basket and light picnic lunch, or upgrade to a deluxe basket featuring a 4-course lunch and comfortable picnic blanket.

Picnic basket sales have closed, but it’s not too late to show your support! Click here to make a fully tax-deductible contribution and be sure to browse our Picnic in Your Park merchandise.

Your Impact

By attending Picnic in Your Park, you're making a monumental impact that will last generations.

Generous contributions in all forms go toward supporting conservation to maintain the beautiful park grounds, preservation of the park’s storied history, hosting free-to-the-public community events, like Winterfest and Blues at the Arch, and funding educational programs for students from under-resourced communities. 

Your basket reservation goes toward our mission to uplift our hometown national park and the region.

Conservation

Gateway Arch Park Foundation proudly supports the conservation of our hometown national park and its neighboring public spaces.

Learn more about our conservation efforts

Preservation

Gateway Arch Park Foundation plays a critical role in preserving the historic and cultural assets of Gateway Arch National Park, including the Museum at the Gateway Arch and the Old Courthouse.

Learn more about our preservation efforts

Education

Gateway Arch Park Foundation supports education at and around Gateway Arch National Park in a variety of ways, such as the Journey Fund and Paddle in Your Park. 

Learn more about our education efforts

Community

Perhaps more than anything else, Gateway Arch Park Foundation is most known to St. Louisans as the host of two of the biggest, non-sports-related annual events in Downtown St. Louis: Blues at the Arch and Winterfest. These two signature events bring tens of thousands of people to Gateway Arch National Park and Kiener Plaza each year. They also support dozens of local businesses, artists and entrepreneurs, and boost economic activity in Downtown St. Louis. 

Gateway Arch Park Foundation is also proud to host Sunrise Yoga, our weekly yoga series held in the heart of St. Louis - Kiener Plaza - during the summertime. This series is free and open to the public thanks to supporters like you. 

Learn more about our community programming

Support Picnic in Style

Get Your Picnic in Your Park Merchandise

Show your support of Gateway Arch Park Foundation with these stylish t-shirts, hats, and children's tees. 

All proceeds support our mission of preservation, conservation, education, and community programming at Gateway Arch National Park. 

Shop the Full Store

Supporters

Presented By

Platinum

Picnic Patrons

Great Southern Bank
Moneta
Regional Business Council

Basket Backers

Anders

BJC HealthCare

Brinkmann Constructors

ButcherJoseph & Co.

Clayco

Forvis Mazars

Lewis Rice

Richard and Melissa Mark Foundation

The Korte Company

UB Greensfelder

Picnic Pals

Ambetter Health

Ceres Barge Line

ECO Constructors

icon Mechanical

Pier Property Group

SLY Family Foundation

SPACE Design + Construction

Subtext

SWT Design

In-Kind Partners

--}