St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Old Sacramento
Don your green and head to the Old Sacramento Waterfront for its annual St. Patrick's Day on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Pre-parade performances will also take place.
Don your green and head to the Old Sacramento Waterfront for its annual St. Patrick's Day on Saturday, March 15, 2025. Pre-parade performances will also take place.
The Great Wall Youth Orchestra will perform live on traditional Chinese instruments in the California State Railroad Museum's roundhouse on Saturday, April 26, 2025.
Ring in spring with the Sacramento History Museum at a free family-friendly festival on Sunday, April 27, 2025.
The free Promenade of Mermaids will take place on Friday, May 16, 2025. The family-friendly march will take place in Old Sacramento.
The Sacramento Yacht Club will have a "Red, White & Crew" boat parade on July 4, 2025 at 1:30pm. The boat parade will float along the Sacramento River and begin at the Sacramento Marina. It will travel upriver through Old Sacramento to the Virgin Sturgeon and then return via the same route.
Set sail on the 4th of July on a family-friendly cruise along the Sacramento River, taking in scenic sights from the water.
Swing over to the Old Sacramento Waterfront for All-Star Weekend on Saturday and Sunday, July 12 & 13, 2025 for free baseball-themed family fun. This experience aligns with the MLB's All Star Break and will include batting cages, a Wiffle ball home run derby for kids, baseball cards, and more.
Join the Sacramento History Museum for their final days of their Sacramento in a Can exhibit. "You Can Do It" Days will occur over Labor Day Weekend from August 30 - September 1, 2025. Families can participate in various activities from designing a can label to a selfie with Sacratomato.
To celebrate Taylor Swift's new album, Underground Mini Golf in Old Sacramento will be playing Taylor Swift music all day on Friday, October 3, 2025. The new Taylor Swift album, The Life of a Show Girl, will begin playing at 3pm.
Get in the Halloween spirit by watching family-friendly, Halloween-themed Movies Under the Stars in Old Sacramento every Thursday and Friday in October.
The Old Sacramento Waterfront Tree Lighting takes place on Thanksgiving Eve, Wednesday, November 26, 2025. Festivities will begin at 5:30pm. The first Theatre of Lights show of 2025 will follow the tree lighting and kicks off at 6:15pm.
The Old Sacramento Lighted Boat Parade floats down the Sacramento River on Saturday, December 6, 2025. This annual boat parade is put on by the Capital City Yacht Club. The parade begins at 5pm.
Enjoy breakfast with Santa aboard the Delta King Riverboat in Old Sacramento on Sunday, December 14, 2025. The morning will include visiting Santa, breakfast, writing letters to Santa, a build-your-own hot cocoa bar, and festive holiday music.
Kick off 2026 at Noon Year's Eve on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at the Sacramento History Museum. This family-friendly event will include a balloon drop, a countdown to noon, craft stations with the Sacramento Children's Museum, face painting, and storytimes at 10:30am and 11:30am. This event is included with regular museum admission.
Countdown on the Cobblestones returns to Old Sacramento on New Year's Eve, Wednesday, December 31, 2025. This family-friendly NYE celebration will include fireworks at 9pm. There will also be interactive activities and live music from 5 to 10pm.
The Sacramento History Museum in Old Sacramento will have a family-friendly Lunar New Year celebration on Sunday, February 15, 2026. Kids can press their own Lunar New Year print, participate in arts and crafts, and pan for gold.
Don your green and head to the Old Sacramento Waterfront for its annual St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday, March 14, 2026. The parade kicks off at 12:30pm.
Hop over to Old Sacramento for a free Project Kids Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 28, 2026 at 1849 Scene in Old Sacramento on the grassy area by the California State Railroad Museum. There will be free egg hunts, inflatables, games, music, and family fun.