Head to the El Dorado Hills Town Center for Halloween Spooktacular on Halloween, October 31, 2025. There will be a festive environment for kids to safely trick-or-treat at participating businesses. The event will commence with a costume contest at 5pm at the Steven Young Amphitheater.
Join in on the fun at the River District Halloween Costume Parade on Friday, October 31, 2025 at Mirasol Village Park. This free community event on Halloween will have a costume parade for kids of all ages, and trick-or-treating.
Join the Neighbors of College Glen for a Safe & Sweet Trunk or Treat on Halloween night, October 31, 2025. There will be a free trunk-or-treat, kid-friendly activities, crafts, a costume contest, and more.
Trick-or-Treat on Friday, October 31, 2025 at Space To Play in Elk Grove. In addition to trick-or-treating, there will be activities, a costume parade, and more fun for families.
The Annual #STYN Trunk-or-Treat at Mack Road Valley Hi Community Center takes place on Friday, October 31, 2025. This is a free Halloween event for the community with candy, games, food, and more.
Southgate's Jose P. Rizal Community Center will turn into a Halloween Carnival & Haunted House on Friday, October 31, 2025. The Halloween carnival will have games with candy prizes. There will be a candy walk, as well as arts and crafts. A family-friendly Halloween movie will also be playing. Older kids can enjoy the Haunted House, and there will be a designated scare-free zone for younger children.
The Garden at The Line will have a free family-friendly Halloween Party on Friday, October 31, 2025. There will be a scavenger hunt and a kids' edition costume contest.
Get in the Halloween spirit by watching family-friendly, Halloween-themed Movies Under the Stars in Old Sacramento every Thursday and Friday in October.
Things get eerie at Dave's Pumpkin Patch in West Sacramento during the last weekend in October. Dave's Haunted Corn Maze will take place October 25 & 26, 2025.
The Día De Los Muertos 5k Race will take place on Saturday, November 1, 2025. The race will occur at North Natomas Regional Park on a fully paved loop around the park. The course is flat and strollers are welcome.
Celebrate Galt takes place on Saturday, November 1, 2025, and concludes the Saturday Market season. There will be a carnival, children's makers mart, local vendors, live music, and more.
NorCal Resist will host a free Dia de Muertos Trunk-or-Treat on Saturday, November 1, 2025. The trunk-or-treat will be in connection to their free auto light repair program. There will be candy, food, and more.
Culture Without Borders will focus on Dia de los Muertos on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at the Maidu Library in Roseville. There will be sugar skull decorating, Dance ballet folklorico, and play Loteria at this free community event.
The Koobs Nature Area will be open to the public for Geology Day on Saturday, November 1, 2025. This free event will have activities for families ranging from kindness rocks, watercolor geodes, painting, sand, and rocks and crystals for kids to observe.
The Sacramento Water Festival takes place on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at Discovery Park. This free festival will have kids' activities, live music and performances, vendors, and more.
Create a mini ofrenda with the Sacramento History Museum on Saturday, November 1, 2025. This event is for all ages. Kids will get to make a mini shoebox ofrenda. The workshop will begin at the Sacramento History Museum to view the museum's Día de los Muertos exhibition. The workshop will then move over to the Hastings Annex building at 1002 2nd Street in Old Sacramento. Spots are limited and registration is required.
The Annual Winters Salmon Festival takes place on Saturday, November 1, 2025. This free family-friendly event honors the Fall-Run Chinook Salmon returning to Putah Creek. The festival will have activities for kids, vendors, live music, food trucks, and more.
The Golden Harvest Parade & Festival takes place on Saturday, November 1, 2025. The parade celebrates peace and harmony and begins and ends at 9th Street / Capitol Mall. There will be marching bands, floats, and more. A festival occurs after the parade at the West Side of Capitol. There will be food, vendors, children's games, performances, and more.
The free two-day Autumn Lantern Festival & Night Market will take place on November 1-2, 2025. There will be free lanterns for kids with pre-registration. There will be performances, a Silk Lantern display from Hoi An, food vendors, and more.
The Davis Chamber of Commerce Dia de Muertos celebration takes place on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at G Street Plaza. There will be ofrendas from 4-7pm, and vendor booths from 4:30-7pm.
Celebrate Día de los Muertos at Dave's Pumpkin Patch on Saturday and Sunday, November 1 & 2, 2025. There will be Mariachi performances, face painting, and an Ofrenda that visitors can contribute photos and notes.
Kids can check out a free Mad Science performance at the Arcade Library on Saturday, November 1, 2025. There will lively experiments and demonstrations including the loud dinosaur-in-a-can, a kid-created thunderstorm, a glowing electric pickle, and more.
A kid-friendly four-person operatic of Goldie B. Locks and the Three Singing Bears will be performed for kids of all ages on Saturday, November 1, 2025 at the Knights Landing Branch Library. This free performance is presented by the Sacramento Philharmonic and Opera, and Yolo County Library.
TANA’s Día de Muertos Celebration will take place on Saturday, November 1, 2025 in Woodland. This family-friendly event will have interactive crafts and a community altar.
Celebrate Día de los Muertos Community Night at the Sacramento Children's Museum on Saturday, November 1, 2025. Kids will be able to add mementos to the museum's ofrenda, enjoy face painting, interactive activities, and participate in a sugar skulls workshop for an additional fee.