Sacramento Fall Festivals for Families 2025
Fall is in the air in Sacramento, even if the temperatures might not yet reflect the season. Luckily, fall festivals in Sacramento make it feel more festive throughout the Capital City. Enjoy family-friendly Oktoberfests and one of the annual crown jewels of Elk Grove, the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival.
All of the Sacramento fall festivals on this list are kid-friendly, and I’ll continue to add more festive fall happenings as they are announced. For more autumn adventures in Sacramento with kids, discover the best pumpkin patches in the Sacramento area.
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Oktoberfest 2025 at Urban Roots Brewing will take place from Friday, September 19 to Sunday, October 5, 2025. Urban Roots Brewing is one of the best kid-friendly restaurants in Sacramento, and this event is family-friendly.
Flatland Brewing in Elk Grove will have Oktoberfest on Saturday, September 20, 2025. Oktoberfest is family-friendly and will have food specials from The Pizza Peel and live music.
Flocktoberfest: Das Barn Party is an all ages event at Drakes: The Barn where the whole family can enjoy a festive day on Saturday, September 20, 2025.
The Annual Fair Oaks Chicken Festival returns on Saturday, September 20, 2025. The free family-friendly festival will have a kids’ park, live music, chicken decorating contest, food trucks, and more!
The Placerville Oktoberfest & El Dorado County Harvest Festival takes place on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at Historic Main Street in Placerville. This free, family-friendly event will have a family fun zone with kids carnival games, corn hole, Jenga, a pretzel toss, fall fun, and lots of food.
Fall Family Fest will take place on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at Vernon Street Town Square in Roseville. This free fall festival will have tons of fun activities for kids including a Big Trucks Zone with large trucks to explore, interactive activities, and live performances.
Celebrate Oktoberfest on a farm at Goatoberfest on Saturday, September 20, 2025 at Not By Luck Ranch in Gold Run, CA. This kid-friendly fall festival will include feeding animals, meeting dressed-up donkeys, festive eats, and more fun.
Celebrate fall and the role oak trees play in the environment’s ecosystem at the free OAKtober Festival on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at the Maidu Museum in Roseville. This family-friendly event will have crafts for kids, a pumpkin patch, games, acorn pounding, and museum access.
The Annual Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival returns the first weekend in October on October 4 & 5, 2025. This fall festival is a yearly staple at Elk Grove Regional Park. A highlight is the Pumpkin Regatta where pumpkin growers race in canoes made out of giant pumpkins they grew. The pumpkins are then dropped[…]
Green Acres Nursery will have a free fall festival on October 4, 2025 at their Sacramento, Folsom, Roseville, and Auburn locations. This family-friendly event will have different kids’ activities at each location.
Goathouse Brewing in Lincoln will have Goatoberfest on Saturday, October 4, 2025. Food and drink specials, vendors, and more will be at this family-friendly brewery.
The Hoes Down Harvest Festival will take place on Saturday, October 4, 2025 at Full Belly Farm. Hoes Down is an annual fundraiser hosted by EcoFarm to educate about farming. The festival will have interactive farming activities such as milking a cow, seasonal cooking, pruning trees, and a children’s area with activities ranging from arts[…]
Jackrabbit Brewing Company will have a free family-friendly Oktoberfest on Saturday, October 4, 2025 in West Sacramento. Activities will include chalk coloring, face painting, a pretzel necklace making station, cornhole, live music, and more. Gourmet hot dogs and German Sausages will be available for purchase.
The Flower Farm Gift Shop in Loomis will have a free Fall Festival on Sunday, October 5, 2025. There will be a pumpkin patch, flower field, live music, vendors, and more.
The Annual Sacramento Turn Verein Oktoberfest returns for two days on October 10 & 11, 2025. There will be authentic German food and beer, live music, and dancers. Oktoberfest is family-friendly and will have activities for kids.
The Falling Leaf Food & Crafts Festival takes place on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at Vernon Square in Roseville. There will be fall family activities like a pumpkin patch and painting, and a pre-halloween costume contest. A kids zone will have inflatables and carnival games. Food and vendors will be at the event.
Founder’s Harvest Festival will take place on Saturday, October 11, 2025 at Carmichael Park. This free fall festival will have a Kids Zone with games, a pumpkin patch, petting zoo, live entertainment, food trucks, and more.
Celebrate the Fall Festival & 75th Anniversary Celebration of Arden Park Recreation on Saturday, October 11, 2025. This fall festival will have a large kids zone with a pumpkin patch, petting zoo, carnival games, inflatables, and more.
The Annual Lodi Pumpkin Harvest Festival at Jessie’s Grove Winery will take place on Saturday, October 11, 2025. There will be gondola rides around the pumpkin patch, bubble shows, a trunk-or-treat for kids, and more. Tickets purchased before October 4 will include a free pumpkin. Kids 5 and under receive free admission.
Oktoberfest at Touchstone Brewing in Sacramento will take place on Saturday, October 11, 2025. This is an all ages event and there will be hay rides from 2-5pm. Traditional German food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Visit various farms on the annual Placer County Farm & Barn tour on Sunday, October 12, 2025. Each farm will have its own experiences and activities for families to check out. Map out. your route and visit one, a few, or as many farms as you want!
Sunrise MarketPlace in Citrus Heights will have a free Harvest Festival & Beetlejuice Movie Night on Friday, October 17, 2025. There will be face painting, trackless train rides, pumpkin decorating, magic shows, games, and more. An outdoor movie screening of Beetlejuice will begin at 7pm.
Acorn Day will take place at the State Indian Museum on Saturday, October 18, 2025. This free, family-friendly festival will celebrate the significance of acorns in California Native culture. There will be interactive activities such as acorn preparation and basket weaving.
Pumpkin Fest will take place on Saturday, October 18, 2025 at Big Oak Nursery in Elk Grove. This family-friendly event will have pumpkin picking, fall crafts, photo ops, vendors, and more.
The Downtown Winters Harvest Fest will take place from October 24 – 26, 2025. Each day will have different activities at different times, celebrating fall and Halloween at these free family-friendly festivities.
Family Fall Festival takes place on Sunday, October 26, 2025 near the entrance of River Bend Park in Sacramento. This free fall festival will have nature walks, live music, arts and crafts, a live animal show, and more. Free lunch and beverages will also be provided.
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.
Child Action, Inc. will be having a free Harvest Festival on Saturday, November 8, 2025. Note that this event is currently full at capacity, but you can add your name to the waitlist if spots open up. This family-friendly fall festival will include games, sensory bins, a cake walk, obstacle course, face painting, balloon twisting, as[…]
The Annual Delta Shores Fall Festival will take place on Saturday, November 8, 2025. This free, family-friendly festival will have a petting zoo, face painting, interactive activities for kids, and more.
