VP Parade

Celebrate St. Louis, the sponsor organization that puts on the parade, will still hold a July 4th event in downtown St. Louis. The two-day festival will feature live music, food vendors and fireworks and will remain on the grounds of Gateway Arch National Park.

The chief operating officer says “VP is just letters” as the nonprofit seeks to move on from its racist past.

One of the most audacious protests in St. Louis history is the inspiration behind a new play chronicling the efforts of the activist group ACTION.

Later this week several longstanding St. Louis traditions get underway, including Fair St. Louis and the VP Parade. Both events have connections to the…