Enjoy hot cocoa, crafts, magic, and critters at Placer Nature Center’s HARVEST FESTIVAL. Saturday
Climb on a bulldozer and look inside an ambulance at TOUCH A TRUCK. Saturday Free
Build a Ghoul Bus at Lowe’s BUILD AND GROW CLINIC. Saturday Free
Watch Polynesian dancers, make a Hawaiian flag, and listen to story telling in Keiki Korner at the SACRAMENTO ALOHA FESTIVAL. Saturday
Check out spider web cotton candy and take a spider safari nature walk during the FALL FAMILY FESTIVAL at Explorit. Saturday
Pick out a pumpkin, navigate a corn maze, and go on a hay ride at a PUMPKIN PATCH. Saturday-Sunday
Decorate a pumpkin, play carnival games, and take a train ride at the FALL FESTIVAL at El Dorado Hills Town Center. Saturday
Play traditional Native American games and learn about the tradition of preparing acorns for food at the California Indian Museum’s ACORN DAY. Saturday
Go on a hay ride and listen to live music at Scribner Vineyard’s DELTA FALL HARVEST FESTIVAL. Sunday Free
Get into the Halloween spirit by taking a SPOOKAMOTIVE TRAIN RIDE with whimsical decorations and a skeleton crew. Saturday-Sunday
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!
