{"id":250868,"date":"2021-10-15T11:38:17","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T16:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/?p=250868"},"modified":"2024-02-29T10:00:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T16:00:41","slug":"metrofest-2021-thank-you-for-a-great-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/nextstop\/metrofest-2021-thank-you-for-a-great-event\/","title":{"rendered":"MetroFest 2021 &#8211; Thank You for a Great Event!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-250870\" src=\"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/51588371676_32c5bde312_c-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Photo from MetroFest: Child and juggler passing hoops back and forth at MetroFest with the festival in the background\" width=\"400\" height=\"267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/51588371676_32c5bde312_c-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/51588371676_32c5bde312_c-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/51588371676_32c5bde312_c.jpg 799w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>On October 10, 2021, Metro Transit hosted MetroFest at the North Hanley Transit Center.<\/p>\n<p>The event was filled with all things Metro, music, food, face-painting, jugglers, crafts, helmets for kids, prize giveaways, a chance to check out our new electric buses, and career opportunities onsite.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to everyone that joined us for all the excitement. And a special thank you to our partners for helping us put on this event:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audacy.com\/hot1041\">HOT 104.1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/stlouiscountypolice.com\/\">St. Louis County Police Department<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.slmpd.org\/\">St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The Bureau of Transit Police<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helmetsfirst.com\/\">Helmets First!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cmt-stl.org\/\">Citizens for Modern Transit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatewayarch.com\/\">Gateway Arch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gatewayarch.com\/experience\/riverboat-cruises\/\">Riverboats at the Gateway Arch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metrostlouis.org\/via\/\">Via Metro STL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/circuskaput.com\/\">Circus Kaput<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thiesfarm.com\/\">Thies Farm<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.guspretzels.com\/\">Gus&#8217; Pretzel Shop<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out our photos and videos from the event below, and stay tuned for upcoming community events with Metro!<\/p>\n<p><center><a title=\"MetroFest 2021\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/stlmetro\/albums\/72157720006459356\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51581685589_732d8a34a1_z.jpg\" alt=\"MetroFest 2021\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/CU5MsQ0g-x4\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; 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