Dance your heart out in costume and play at the Sacramento Children’s Museum MONSTER BASH. Friday
Play carnival games, trick or treat, and see a magic show at Safetyville’s Annual HALLOWEEN HAUNT. Saturday
Join the costume parade, check out the giant pumpkin contest, and enjoy live music at the AUBURN COMMUNITY FESTIVAL. Saturday Free
Navigate the pumpkin patch maze, do crafts, and play games at the Cameron Park HALLOWEEN CARNIVAL. Saturday Free
Eat a caramel apple, walk in the costume parade, and play carnival games at the Denio’s SCARECROW FESTIVAL. Saturday
Take a hay ride and pick out the perfect pumpkin at a PUMPKIN PATCH. Saturday-Sunday
Climb into and explore the many aircrafts at the Aerospace Museum’s OPEN COCKPIT event. Saturday
Enjoy a PARENTS NIGHT OUT while the kids dance and play at Art Beast Studio. Saturday
Meet Clem the turtle and his POND CRITTER friends at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center. Sunday Free
Decorate a sugar skull and learn about the DAY OF THE DEAD at the Discovery Museum Science & Space Center. 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!
