Enjoy food and live entertainment at the PACIFIC RIM STREET FEST in Southside Park. Saturday FREE
Hike, see live animals and a puppet show during WALK ON THE WILDSIDE. Saturday FREE
Celebrate cultures from around the world with art, music and dance at the 9th Annual iFest. Saturday FREE
Tour the inside of Fire Station 6 and learn what it’s like to be a firefighter at the first FIRE STATION OPEN HOUSE of the season. Saturday FREE
Learn about art on a KIDS & COMPANY GALLERY ADVENTURE at the Crocker Art Museum. Sunday
Listen to a local author’s reading of Our Garden at the Powerhouse Science Center’s GARDEN FUN weekend. Saturday – Sunday
Meet resident animals up close during CRITTER CORNER or learn to identify PLANTS WITH A PURPOSE at the Effie Yeaw Nature Center. Saturday FREE
Dance along to The Hoots’ live music and play games at McKinley Library’s SUMMER READING KICKOFF PARTY. Saturday FREE
Go along for an enchanting ride with a modern Alice in B Street Theatre’s ALICE IN WONDERLAND. Saturday – Sunday
Take a farm tour, get your face painted and participate in garden activities during A DAY ON THE FARM. Sunday
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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!
