Go back in time during the annual GOLD RUSH FESTIVAL in Old Sacramento. Friday – Monday FREE
Enjoy live music and amazing sidewalk art at the CHALK IT UP FESTIVAL. Saturday – Monday FREE
Take a martial arts class at the Sacramento Children’s Museum HAPPY HEARTS HEALTHY EATING DAY. Saturday- Sunday FREE
Build a Football Toss Game at Home Depot’s KIDS WORKSHOP. Saturday FREE
Go on a miniature STEAM TRAIN RIDE through Hagan Park. Saturday FREE (donations appreciated)
Follow clues together on a SCAVENGER HUNT at the Placer Nature Center. Saturday FREE
Learn to spot wildlife on a guided WALK IN THE WILD at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center. Saturday FREE
Build a SPACE ELEVATOR and see a planetarium show at the Discovery Science & Space Museum. Saturday – Monday
Watch Runaway Stage Productions’ Storytime Theater version of SLEEPING BEAUTY. Saturday
Play pioneer games, check out the petting zoo and make a paper banjo during LITTLE BUCKAROOS DAY at the Crocker Art Museum. Monday FREE
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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!
