AAPI Celebration in Natomas
Head to North Natomas Regional Park for an AAPI Celebration on Friday, August 8, 2025. There will be kids activities, food trucks, lion dancers, a hula performance, vendors, and more cultural performances.
Head to North Natomas Regional Park for an AAPI Celebration on Friday, August 8, 2025. There will be kids activities, food trucks, lion dancers, a hula performance, vendors, and more cultural performances.
The free Summer Movie Series at Veterans Field in Galt returns in 2025. The movie Cars will be shown on Friday, August 8, 2025.
Team Kaplan will be hosting a free backpack giveaway on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at the North Natomas Regional Park Farmers Market. Backpacks will be distributed on a first-come, first-serve basis. Free school supplies will also be distributed.
Li'l Sprouts in the Garden is a multi-sensory experience for toddlers ages 3-5 at Soil Born Farms in Rancho Cordova. There are multiple sessions, each with different theme. This session will take place on Saturday, August 9, 2025 with the theme of Insects Alive.
Families can go through a drive-thru to receive free backpacks and school supplies courtesy of Kaiser Permanente on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at Mack Road Valley Hi Community Center in Sacramento. Families are asked to drive to this backpack giveaway and stay in cars. Children do not need to be in attendance to receive supplies. Free backpacks will be provided for K-12 students while supplies last.
T.Y The Barber will host a Back To School Fair on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at Mack Rd Valley Hi Community Center. There will be free backpacks, school supplies, free food, personal hygiene, free haircuts, and more. The backpack and school supply giveaway will occur from 9-11am. Free haircuts, hygiene, and clothes will take place from 12-2pm.
Destiny Church Rocklin will have a free Backpack Giveaway on Saturday, August 9, 2025. There will be backpacks, a clothing boutique, haircuts, a BBQ lunch, entertainment, characters, and more. Children must be present at the event to receive a backpack, and accompanied by adults who need a registration ticket to attend the event.
The Dream Center Sacramento will host its 2nd Annual Back-to-School Bash on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at North Laguna Creek Park. This event serves families in Elk Grove and South Sacramento and will provide free backpacks, school supplies, and community resources.
The Reptilian Nation Expo comes to Roseville on August 9-10, 2025. There will be thousands of reptiles and educational presentations. Plus, the chance to see alligators, crocodiles, caimans, and other reptiles up close during presentations and photo ops.
Kids can meet and learn about critters and creatures up close on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at the South Davis Montgomery Library.
The Annual Japanese Food & Cultural Bazaar will take place on Saturday, August 9, 2025. This free festival that celebrates Japanese food and culture will take place at the Buddhist Church of Sacramento. There will be games for kids at the event.
Monster Jam zooms into the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on August 9 & 10, 2025. Show times vary by day.
The Sacramento Children's Museum will have a Color Lab on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at the Arthur F. Turner Community Library in Yolo County. This free event invites kids to get interactive with color through art projects, color mixing, and colors in motion wind tunnels.
Explore various musical instruments during a hands-on instrument petting zoo presented by the Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra on Saturday, August 9, 2025. This free event will take place at the Robbie Waters Pocket - Greenhaven Library.
Children with special needs and their friends and families can attend Summer Shimmy at the Sacramento Children's Museum on Saturday, August 9, 2025. Kids can dance and play during a fun night at the museum. This is a free event with registration.
Calling all wizards and muggles: The Sacramento River Cats will have Harry Potter Night on Saturday, August 9, 2025. There will be themed entertainment during the baseball game. Additionally, fireworks will take place after the game.
The Sacramento Zoo will celebrate World Lion Day, International Clouded Leopard Day, and International Orangutan Day as part of Species in the Spotlight on Sunday, August 10, 2025.
C.R.E.W. Collective is hosting a Back to School Supply Distribution in Land Park on Sunday, August 10, 2025. Free backpacks and school supplies will be distributed.
Folsom Lake will celebrate National S'mores Day with a Junior Ranger program on Saturday, August 10, 2025. There will be a storytime about the science of light, flashlight science, and a shadow puppet show.
It's My Hair Salon and Crown Connection will host a Back-To-School Block Party Community Love on Monday, August 11, 2025 at the Roberts Family Development Center in Sacramento. The free block party will include free backpacks and school supplies, kids haircuts, face painting, games, community resources, food, and more.
Danny Go! comes to Sacramento for an action-packed kids show that will help kiddos burn off all that energy on Monday, August 11, 2025.
The MIXED Fountain will have its 3rd Annual Backpack Giveaway & Community Celebration on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 in Sacramento. The free event will prepare K-12 students for the new school year with free backpacks and school supplies, free haircuts, games, family fun, music, community resources, and more. Free backpacks and supplies are first-come, first-serve.
Chicks in Crisis will be having a free back to school backpack giveaway on Tuesday, August 12, 2025 in Elk Grove. While this event is free, registration is required. To register, text "Backpack" to 916-299-0035.
The Yolo County Fair takes place from August 13-17, 2025. The fair has free enty at the gate. Parking is $10 per car.
The Tri-County Home & Garden Show will take place from August 15-17, 2025 at the Roebbelen Center in Roseville. The show will have free gardening workshops for kids and adults, tiny homes. a marketplace, food, music, and more.