{"id":358874,"date":"2025-11-18T15:25:46","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/?p=358874"},"modified":"2025-11-18T15:25:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:25:46","slug":"metro-is-your-ride-to-winterfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/nextstop\/metro-is-your-ride-to-winterfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Metro is Your Ride to Winterfest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ll admit it, there\u2019s no better way to get into the holiday spirit than heading downtown for skating, lights, igloos, music, and all the magic that takes over Kiener Plaza each year. If you\u2019re planning your visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archpark.org\/events\/winterfest\"><strong>Winterfest<\/strong><\/a>, Metro Transit has you covered.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re coming from North County, South City, the Metro East, or anywhere in between, MetroLink is the best way to get downtown for Winterfest.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-358875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Winterfest1-8752c215bdd14a4b8c084fea64b6780a-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Winterfest1-8752c215bdd14a4b8c084fea64b6780a-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Winterfest1-8752c215bdd14a4b8c084fea64b6780a-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Winterfest1-8752c215bdd14a4b8c084fea64b6780a-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Winterfest1-8752c215bdd14a4b8c084fea64b6780a.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Just hop on the Red or Blue Line and ride to either:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/metrolink-station\/stadium-station\/\"><strong>Stadium Station<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 just steps from Kiener Plaza, with a quick walk past Busch Stadium and right into the holiday action<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/metrolink-station\/8th-pine-station\/\"><strong>8th &amp; Pine Station<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 another great option that drops you right into the center of downtown<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From either station, you\u2019ll be only a short walk away from Winterfest activities. Opening day is November 22 and you can enjoy the fun every weekend through Jan. 11, 2026. Check <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.archpark.org\/events\/winterfest\">here<\/a> <\/strong>for the full season itinerary.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Plan Your Trip<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Plan your MetroLink ride with ease by downloading the free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/transit-toolbox\/\">Transit App<\/a> to purchase fare and find the best route from your neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>Bundle up, grab your skating gear, and let MetroLink take you straight to St. Louis\u2019 favorite winter tradition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ll admit it, there\u2019s no better way to get into the holiday spirit than heading downtown for skating, lights, igloos, music, and all the magic that takes over Kiener Plaza each year. If you\u2019re planning your visit to Winterfest, Metro Transit has you covered. Whether you\u2019re coming from North County, South City, the Metro East, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-358874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-metro-lifestyle"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"featured_media_urls":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358874","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=358874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/358874\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=358874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=358874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=358874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}