Bounce, listen to live music, get your face painted, and play games at the MEGA FAMILY CARNIVAL in Countryside Community Park. Saturday
Be amazed by the tricks of MAGICAL MARY at the McClatchy Library. Saturday FREE
Learn about bats and meet live ones at Placer Nature Center’s WINGS OF THE NIGHT. Saturday
Be inspired by a work of art to create your own during the Crocker Art Museum’s ART BLAST. Saturday
Make a Harvest Headdress at Lakeshore Learning’s FREE CRAFT FOR KIDS day. Saturday FREE
Get your wiggles out at COSMIC GLOW-IN-THE-DARK BOUNCE at BounceU Rancho Cordova or BounceU Roseville. Saturday, Sunday
Travel back in time and learn about the Wright Brothers at B Street Theatre’s THE FLYING MACHINE. Saturday
Get into the holiday spirit while you skate together at the outdoor Downtown Sacramento ICE RINK. Daily
Take a SALMON STROLL with a naturalist or create colorful fall art during FALL COLORS at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center. Saturday, Sunday FREE
Craft with ArtBeast, then watch a zany version of THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF by Puppet Art Theatre at the downtown Central Library’s Family Sunday. Sunday FREE
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!
