Sacramento family events
Family-friendly events in Sacramento, Roseville, Elk Grove and Folsom: libraries, museums, parks and festivals for young kids.
Fri, Nov 6 to Sun, Nov 8
Fri, Nov 13 to Sun, Nov 15
Saturday10aFamily Storytime at Franklin Library, Elk Grove10aFamily Storytime at Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library10aSat SunHistoric Folsom Ice Rink Public Skating2pSTEAM for Kids at Rancho Cordova Library2pAuthor Reading: Acacia, A Rapunzel Tale, with Dr. JaNay Brown-Wood3pLEGO Building at North Natomas Library5 more7 more
Fri, Nov 20 to Sun, Nov 22
Fri, Nov 27 to Sun, Nov 29
Saturday, November 7
9am to 3pmFree
Maidu Museum & Historic Site, Roseville, CAA family-friendly outdoor fair where kids can meet Native artisans, see handmade jewelry, pottery and carvings, and explore the museum exhibits on Nisenan Maidu history and culture.
10am to 1pmFree
Discovery Park, Sacramento, CAA free festival at Discovery Park where the American and Sacramento rivers meet, with live music, cultural performances and kids activities celebrating clean water and the environment.
10 to 11am, every Saturday
Franklin Library, Elk Grove, CAA Saturday storytime for young children with songs, rhymes, movement activities and stories that support early learning skills.
10 to 11:30am, one of 2 dates
Robbie Waters Pocket-Greenhaven Library, Sacramento, CAA Saturday storytime for young children with songs, rhymes, movement activities and picture-book stories that build early learning skills.
10 to 11:30am, through Nov 8
Historic Folsom Ice Rink, Folsom, CAOpening weekend of the outdoor Historic Folsom Ice Rink season, which runs November 7 to January 18. Families skate 90-minute sessions around the plaza Christmas tree, with fireside seating and s'mores kits available. The times listed are the first public session of the day; further sessions start every two hours.
10:30 to 11am, every Saturday
Colonial Heights Library, Sacramento, CAA half-hour storytime in Spanish and English with stories, songs, rhymes and movement for young children and their caregivers.
10:30 to 11am, every Saturday
Central Library, Kid's Place (Lower Level), Sacramento, CAA gentle half-hour for babies and caregivers with shared singing, movement, book sharing and bonding time in the Central Library children's area.
10:30 to 11:30am, every Saturday
North Natomas Library, Sacramento, CAA Saturday storytime for young children with songs, rhymes, movement activities and picture-book stories that build early learning skills.
11am to 3pmFree
Sacramento History Museum, Sacramento, CAA free family festival celebrating the opening of the Sacramento Japantown exhibit, with food, entertainment, cultural demonstrations, hands-on activities, community resources and a children's zone inside and outside the museum. Museum admission is free all day.
1 to 3pmFree
Mahany Fitness Center, Roseville, CAA dinosaur afternoon for kids with a dinosaur-themed magic show, a sand fossil dig, dinosaur crafts and a selfie with a T-Rex. Parent participation is required.
1 to 4pm
California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento, CAA community celebration inside the railroad museum with a family craft activity and resource tables in the lobby from 1 to 4 pm, plus talks and a book signing about Biddy Mason's life for older family members.
1:30 to 2:30pm, through Nov 8
SMUD Museum of Science and Curiosity (MOSAC), Design Lab, Sacramento, CAA one-hour beginner and family-friendly makerspace workshop where kids design, build and customize their own marble maze with simple tools and a laser cutter, then take the toy home. Tickets are available at the front desk on the day.
2 to 3pm, every Saturday
Southgate Library, Sacramento, CAA Saturday session where kids explore hands-on STEAM activities and projects across science, technology, engineering, art and math in the Southgate Library meeting room.
2 to 3:30pm
Rio Linda Library, Rio Linda, CAA Saturday afternoon of free building with LEGO bricks at the Rio Linda Library. The library provides the bricks and kids bring their creativity to build whatever they imagine.
5 to 6pm
Take Note Troupe Studio Theater, Roseville, CAA one-hour children's theater musical performed by elementary and junior high students, bringing the Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant and the Whos of Whoville to life with songs about imagination and standing up for others. Note: the organizer's URL slug says 11-6 but the page itself is the November 7, 5:00 pm show.
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