Summer is both a magical time of memory making and a daunting time for parents as we try to find ways to keep the kids busy. My mission: to round up all the very best things to do around town in order to ensure you have solutions when you hear “I’m bored” or better yet – avoid ever hearing it!
This guide is one enormous round-up of places to play in the water, fairs and festivals, movies in the park, where to get creative, free things to do, and so much more! I hope it comes in handy as you’re trying to keep the kids busy, getting together with friends, and planning quality family time.
Summer Fun Guide 2023 includes:
Water Fun
Concerts & Movies in the Park
Dollar Movies
Fairs & Festivals
Indoor Play
Nature
Cold Treats
Amusement Parks
Spraygrounds
- FREE spraygrounds – A.K.A. splash pads, fountains, spray parks
Aquatic Centers
- Wackford Aquatic Complex
- Elk Grove Aquatics Center
- Folsom Aquatic Center
- Roseville Aquatic Complex
- West Sacramento Aquatic Center
- Antelope Aquatic Complex
City Pools
Water Rides, Splash Pads & Dolphin Shows
Water Sports
Water Parks
Dollar Movies
Free Concerts in the Park
- Friday Night Concerts in the Park – Downtown
- Pops in the Park – East Sacramento
- Summer Concerts in the Park – El Dorado Hills
- Concerts in the Park – Fair Oaks
- Palladio Summer Concert Series – Folsom
- Hot Summer Nights Concert Series – Elk Grove
- Friday Night Concerts – Rancho Cordova
Free Movies in the Park
- Movies in the Park – Fair Oaks
- Screen on the Green – Sacramento
- Moonlight Movies – Rancho Cordova
- Movies in the Park – Roseville
- Free Movie Fridays– Rocklin
- Sacramento County Fair
- El Dorado County Fair
- Placer County Fair
- Folsom Pro Rodeo
- California State Fair
- Multicultural Festival
- Chalk It Up! Festival
TRAMPOLINES
- Sky High Sports – Rancho Cordova
- Sky Zone – Rocklin
- Rockin’ Jump – Elk Grove
- Urban Air Adventure Park – Arden
INDOOR PLAYGROUNDS
- Wacky Tacky – Roseville
- Wacky Tacky – Rancho Cordova
- Climbaroo – Natomas
- Luv 2 Play – Folsom
IMAGINATION
- Busy Kidz – Folsom
- Sacramento Children’s Museum – Rancho Cordova
MALL TOT PLAYGROUNDS
ROLLER SKATING
- Roller King – Roseville
- King’s Skate Country – Elk Grove
- Foothill Skate Inn – Sacramento
- Sunrise Rollerland – Citrus Heights
- The Rink – Sacramento
ICE SKATING
- Skatetown – Roseville
LAZER TAG
- Laser Tag of Carmichael
- Laser X at Country Club Lanes
- Laser Tag of Golfland Sunsplash
- Xtreme Craze in Rocklin
ROCK CLIMBING
- Pipeworks – Sacramento
- Granite Arch Climbing Center – Rancho Cordova
- Alpha Fired Arts – Sacramento
- ArtBeast – Midtown
- Blue Line Arts – Roseville
- Color Me Mine – Elk Grove, Folsom & Roseville
- Firefly Art – Natomas
- Home Depot Kids Workshops – all locations
- Kids Studio of Fine Arts – Roseville
- Michaels Arts & Crafts Kids Club – all locations
- The Art Box – Fair Oaks
- Black Chasm Cavern & Indian Grinding Rock Park
- Cosumnes River Preserve
- UC Davis Arboretum
- Effie Yeaw Nature Center
- Hidden Falls Regional Park Hike
- Placer Nature Center
- Soil Born Farms
- Stone Lakes Refuge
- WPA Rock Garden
- Aerospace Museum of California
- Bohart Museum of Entomology
- California Agriculture Museum
- California Automobile Museum
- California State Railroad Museum
- California Raptor Center
- Capitol Museum
- Children’s Museum of Stockton
- Crocker Art Museum
- Discovery Science and Space Museum
- Explorit Science Center
- Folsom History Museum
- Leland Stanford Mansion
- Maidu Indian Museum
- Sacramento Children’s Museum
- State Indian Museum
- Sutter’s Fort
- The California Museum
- WOW Science Museum
- Sacramento Public Library
- Folsom Public Library
- Roseville Public Library
- Barnes & Noble
- California State Railroad Museum
- Sacramento Children’s Museum
- Sacramento Library Events
- Folsom Library Events
- Roseville Library Events
- Placer County Library Events
- Yolo County Library Events
- Baskin Robbins
- Big Spoon Yogurt
- Cafe Roma
- Coldstone Creamery
- Dairy Queen
- Fahrenheit 8
- Fosters Freeze
- Gunther’s Ice Cream Shop
- Leatherby’s
- Vampire Penguin
- Vic’s Ice cream
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