Gateway Arch National Park News
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Gateway Arch National Park Implements Mask Requirement for COVID-19 Prevention and Protection
June 6, 2022 | 2:36 pm
The park is implementing a mask requirement for employees, visitors, partners and contractors that will remain in effect until the high COVID-19 transmission and positivity rate in St. Louis City and County return to medium or low levels.
Summertime Events and Programming at Gateway Arch
May 25, 2022 | 12:03 pm
Free activities for all ages, all season long. Gateway Arch Summer Hours Saturday, May 28 through Labor Day, Monday, September 5, the Gateway Arch operates in extended summer hours of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The last Tram Ride to the Top of the Arch leaves approximately one hour before closing.
National Park Service to Turn Off Gateway Arch Exterior Lights for Bird Migration
April 28, 2022 | 5:14 pm
The National Park Service will not illuminate the Gateway Arch at night from May 1-14, 2022, due to the spring bird migration season.
Gateway Arch Announces 2022 Entrance Fee-Free Days
January 7, 2022 | 7:56 am
Five days in 2022, all National Park Service sites that charge an entrance fee will offer free admission to everyone. At Gateway Arch National Park the $3 entrance fee included in each adult Tram Ride to the Top ticket and adult Documentary Movie ticket is waived.
1772 Twelfth Afternoon Ball at the Gateway Arch
January 3, 2022 | 9:55 am
Experience the Sights and Sounds of an 18th-Century Holiday Ball. Gateway Arch National Park celebrates the end of the holiday season as St. Louisans did in 1772 with the Twelfth Afternoon Ball in the Gateway Arch Visitor Center on Saturday, January 8, 2022, from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Jeremy Sweat selected as Superintendent of Gateway Arch National Park
November 19, 2021 | 4:27 pm
National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Bert Frost announced the selection of Jeremy Sweat as superintendent of Gateway Arch National Park in St. Louis, Missouri. In this capacity Sweat will serve as the Group Superintendent overseeing operations at for both Gateway Arch National Park and Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park.
Gateway Arch National Park Thanksgiving Holiday Hours 2021
November 15, 2021 | 2:03 pm
ST. LOUIS—Gateway Arch National Park will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, and will re-open on Friday, Nov. 26. On Friday, Nov. 26 and Saturday, Nov. 27, the Visitor Center will operate on extended holiday hours of 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Meet the Builders of the Gateway Arch in Celebration of Monument’s 56th Anniversary
October 21, 2021 | 1:59 pm
On Oct. 23 and Oct. 28 from 10:00am to noon, come to the Gateway Arch to Meet the Builders! The National Park Service will host its annual reunion to honor the engineers, tradesmen and support staff who contributed to the construction of the Gateway Arch from 1963-1965.
National Park Service to Turn Off Gateway Arch Exterior Lights for Fall Bird Migration Season
September 17, 2021 | 2:37 pm
Lights will be off September 18-30, 2021
National Park Service and Gateway Arch Park Foundation Celebrate National Public Lands Day at Gateway Arch National Park
September 16, 2021 | 12:51 pm
Highlights include yoga, Mississippi River clean-up, Great MonArch Migration Event, and a family movie night under the Arch.