The annual International Kids Festival is a free outdoor family-friendly festival that will take place in Land Park on Saturday, May 23, 2026. Kids will love the pony rides, train rides, dancing, performances, bounce houses, face painting, and tons more fun.
Kick off summer at the Sacramento County Fair! The family-friendly fun returns to Cal Expo for five days from May 21-25, 2026. There will be farm animals, carnival rides, and fried fair food. Expect live entertainment, hands-on exhibits, and more family fun. Children ages 11 and under receive free admission.
SMUD MOSAC will have a K-Pop Demon Hunters Laser Show on select Saturdays March to May 2026. Two show times will include 10:30am and 4pm. Museum admission is required for entry, and is an additional $5 for the Laser Show. Online advance purchase of tickets is recommended as shows are likely to sell out.
The free Mack Road Block Party will take place on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at Mack Road Valley Hi Community Center in Sacramento.
Roseville Golfland Sunsplash opens its water park for the 2026 season on Saturday, May 23, 2026. As the temperatures in Sacramento begin to warm up, cool down with water attractions for all ages at this entertainment center in Roseville.
The Sacramento Lebanese Festival returns May 22-24, 2026 to 12th Street in Sacramento. The family-friendly event will include favorite food from shawarma to baklava, entertainment, and more.
As part of Broadway Sacramento, BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical will take the stage in Sacramento at SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center from May 13 to May 24, 2026.
Teens are welcome to attend the free Teen Takeover - Party Edition on Saturday, May 23, 2026 at the Wackford Community Complex. There will be open gym time, plus food and drinks will be available. This is a free event but registration is required.
The Sacramento River Cats will be having a DC Comics Night on Saturday, May 23, 2026 versus the the Sugar Land Space Cowboys. Don your cape and get ready for a superhero evening at the ballpark.
Listen to Indigenous stories while roasting marshmallows around a campfire at the Maidu Museum in Roseville on Saturday, May 23, 2026. This is a family event that includes museum admission.
Celebrate Memorial Day at the 2nd Annual Village Westpark Block Party on Monday, May 25, 2026 at Nela Luken Park in Roseville. This free holiday event will have a pancake picnic, bounce houses, bike decorating parade, bubbles, games, and more.
Kids can check out different kinds of trucks for free at the 5h annual Trucktopia on Saturday, May 30, 2026 in West Sacramento.
Celebrate the arrival of spring and the Sakura season at the annual Davis Cherry Blossom Festival on Saturday, May 30, 2026 at its new location this year at Russell Field at UC Davis. The free community festival features live music like Taiko drumming, delicious food and drinks, and activities for all ages, like mochi pounding.
Orangevale's Summer Palooza is a three-day community festival taking place May 29-31, 2026 at Orangevale Community Park. The summer celebration will have carnival rides, games, live entertainment on a main stage, a free kids zone, vendors, food, and more. The Red, White & Blue Parade takes place on Saturday, May 30, 2026 at 9am.
Head to Michael David Winery for a free Family Night Carnival on Saturday, May 30, 2026. There will be carnival games, face painting, bubbles, and more family fun at this family-friendly vineyard in Lodi.
Movies in the Park return in Elk Grove for 2026. Free family-friendly movies will be shown in various Elk Grove park. Seating begins at 6pm and movies are shown around sundown.
Barnflix is a free outdoor movies series at Drake's: The Barn in West Sacramento taking place the first Wednesday of the month in 2026 from May to October. While all ages are welcome, this movie series is particularly good for teens.
Southgate Recreation & Park's District free annual Movie in the Park series returns on various Tuesday and Thursday summer evenings in 2026. Each movie will be shown at a different park. Arrive early at 6pm for kid-friendly activities from the R.E.C. Van, games, and crafts. Movies will begin playing at sunset.
Families can head to Village Green Park in Rancho Cordova for free Friday Moonlight Movies during every Friday in June 2026. Two different movies will be shown each Friday night (first one at 5:30pm, second one at 7pm). This year's theme is Red, White, & Movie Night.
Once upon a time, there was a Fairytale Royalty Float-In Movie Night happening on Friday, June 5, 2026 at the Christine Thompson Aquatic Center in Sacramento. Watch Snow White (live action version) from the pool and enjoy free ice cream, arts and crafts, and more pre-movie fun.
World of Wonder Science Museum (WOW) in Lodi will have free all-day admission for all on select Sundays in 2026.
Families can attend the free Arden Fair Kids' Club Summer Program every Friday and Saturday from June 12 to July 25, 2026, from 1pm to 2pm. The free hour of kids' activities will include hands-on activities, performances, and games.
Nature Explorers is a monthly, open play, drop-in program at the Sacramento Zoo that includes sensory play, interactive activities, nature observation, and more on the first Saturday of every month, all year. The theme changes each month. Nature Explorers takes place from 10am to 2pm behind the restroom near The Okapi Trail, and is included with regular zoo admission.
Celebrate the opening of Washington Park Playground in West Sacramento at a Ribbon Cutting Ceremony on Thursday, June 18, 2026. Anyone is welcome to attend this free community celebration, which will have light refreshments and snacks.
The Crocker Art Museum screens Movies Off the Wall on monthly Thursday evenings the summer. Films will be showed in the museum's outdoor courtyard. This movie series is better for teens and college students. The 2026 movie theme is romantic comedies from the 90s and early 2000s.