Parties, Movies, Arts & Crafts, Stories, Music & more!
We are lucky to have Sacramento Public Libraries consistently offering us FREE fun! Now that school has started and our budgets are tighter, local libraries’ September events are great options for family afternoons, evenings, and weekends! Find more details on the Sacramento Public Library website events page.
Fancy Nancy Party @ McKinley; Friday, Sept 4, 3:30-4:30pm
Family Flick Iron Man 3 @ North Sac-Hagginwood; Friday, Sept 4, 3:30-5:30pm
Fancy Nancy Party @ McClatchy; Saturday, Sept 5, 2-3pm
Fall Family Craft Program @ Arcade; Saturday, Sept 5, 3-4pm
Chicken Art Show @ Fair Oaks; Tuesday, Sept 8, All day
Movie Matinee @ Carmichael; Thursday, Sept 10, 3-5:30pm
Storytelling with Kirk Waller @ Belle Cooledge; Thursday, Sept 10, 3-4pm
Family Movie Night Matilda @ Franklin; Thursday, Sept 10, 5:30-7:30pm
Lego Block Party @ Franklin; Saturday, Sept 12, 10am-3pm
Chess @ Martin Luther King, Jr.; Saturday, Sept 12, 2-3pm
Lego Building Bash @ Arcade; Saturday, Sept 12, 2-3pm
Lego Mania @ McClatchy; Saturday, Sept 12, 2-4pm
Neighborhood Dog Days @ Southgate; Sunday, Sept 13, 9am – 12pm
Reading Heroes @ Central; Sunday, Sept 13, 1-2pm
Storytime on the Run! @ Central; Tuesday, Sept 15, 11am-11:45am
Celebrate Mexican Independance Day with Art @ Sylvan Oaks; Wednesday 4-4:45pm
Family Pajama Storytime @ Southgate; Wednesday, 6:30-7:15pm
Chess Club @ South Natomas; Thursday, Sept 17, 4-5:30pm
Food Truck Mania @ North Natomas; Thursday, Sept 17, 5-8pm
Cardboard Kingdom @ Valley Hi-North Laguna; Friday, Sept 18, 3-5pm
Friday Family Flick @ Southgate; Friday, Sept 18, 4-6pm
Create Oaxacan-inspired Butterfly Art @ Galt; Saturday, Sept 19, 1-3pm
Lego Builder’s Ball @ Belle Cooledge; Saturday, Sept 19, 1-2pm
Chess @ Martin Luther King, Jr.; Saturday, Sept 19, 2-3pm
Celebrate Pirate Day @ Del Paso Heights; Saturday, Sept 19, 2:30-4:30pm
Movie Matinee @ Carmichael Library; Thursday, Sept 24, 3-5:30pm
Family Movie Matinee Cinderella @ Robbie Waters; Thurday, Sept 24, 3:30-5:30pm
Lego Mania @ Valley Hi-North Laguna; Friday, Sept 25, 3:30-4:30pm
Lego Mania @ Rancho Cordova; Friday, Sept 25, 3:30-5pm
Shadow Puppets with Daniel Barash @ McKinley; Friday, Sept 25, 3:30-4:30pm
Movie Matinee @ Colonial Heights; Friday, Sept 25, 4-5:30pm
Board Game Fun @ North Highlands-Antelope; Friday, Sept 25, 4-5:45pm
24 Hour Comics Challenge @ Valley Hi-North Laguna; Saturday, Sept 26, 10am-6pm
Lego Block Party @ Franklin, Saturday, Sept 26, 10am-3pm
3D Printer Open Hose @ Robbie Waters; Saturday, Sept 26, 1-4pm
Pirate Party @ South Natomas; Saturday Sept 26, 2-3pm
Family Game Night @ Colonial Heights; Tuesday, 6:30-7:30pm
Movie Matinee Finding Nemo @ Elk Grove; Wednesday, Sept 30, 3:30-5:30pm
Move Night @ South Natomas; Wednesday, Sept 30; 5:30-7:30pm
Movie Madness @ Arden-Dimick; Wednesday, Sept 20; 6-7:45
For young kids (5 and under) be sure to also check out storytimes and Mister Cooper’s Sing-Along clubs!
Written by Keilah Woodard
My love for exploring and creating experiences with my three kids led to the founding of SacramentoSidetracks.com in 2009. I realized that Sacramento has so much to offer and I was excited to share my findings with other parents. Besides simply having fun, these are the other positive side effects of taking my kids on outings that I’ve discovered: we have quality time together away from the distractions at home, we cultivate our curiosity, learn new things, conversations are triggered by what we see and do, we connect and bond as a family, and we create new memories. Ready to get sidetracked, too? Let me be your guide!
