St. Louis summers are full of free concerts, movies, kids events and more.

The St. Louis Zoo is great to visit any time of the year, but summer is when the Zoo really shines. From Memorial Day to Labor Day the Zoo is open extended hours until 7 p.m., on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The Zoo also opens an hour earlier every day at 8 a.m.

If you visit on a Friday night, you can also enjoy Jungle Boogie, free outdoor concerts featuring popular local musicians from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The concerts are held at Schnuck Family Plaza near the sea lion basin. Jungle Boogie is just one of many free concert series held in St. Louis each summer. For more information, check out Free Summer Concerts and Live Music in St. Louis.

Twilight Tuesdays at the Missouri History Museum Whitaker Music Festival at Missouri Botanical Garden Celebrate Summer Concerts (Live on the Levee)

Looking for a place to have drinks with friends? Try the summer happy hour in downtown St. Louis. Nineteen downtown restaurants are taking part in the summer happy hour called Wednesday Night Out. Each restaurant will be offering drink specials and reduced-price appetizers from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., every Wednesday from May through the end of August. For more information on participating restaurants, check out the downtown St. Louis website.

Its that time of year when we can start getting fresh produce from local farmers markets.