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Calendar of Events
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Whatever time of the year you visit Sacramento, you’re sure to find a festival, performance or special event to suit your taste. Search the calendar below to find out what’s happening while you’re here. |
Second Saturday Art Walk
On the second Saturday of each month, galleries in Sacramento stay open for a Sacramento Art Walk late into the evening, allowing people to walk from gallery to gallery, viewing, experiencing and discovering local art galleries and meeting artists.
6:00-9:00 p.m. Downtown Sacramento and Del Paso Boulevard area. www.2nd-sat.com.
California Hall of Fame Exhibit
California Museum for History, Women and the Arts. 1020 O Street, at 10th Street.
916-653-7524. www.californiamuseum.org.
California Stagecoach Days 2008
California State Parks and its partner organizations invite you to participate in this special 150th anniversary, recognizing and celebrating the history of stage lines to California. Special festivals and programs during August, September and October will feature living histories, tours, lectures, stories, songs, food, equipment displays, and actual historic stage roads.
Times and locations vary. Please visit www.parks.ca.gov/stagecoachday for more information.
Apple Hill Fall Season
Come to the Apple Hill ranches and find a day filled with old-fashioned fun. Plan a picnic on the lush land that surrounds these exciting ranches. Their doors are open and the growers have gone the extra mile to ensure your family a day that they will remember.
Camino, CA. 530-644-7692. www.applehill.com.
Scream Extreme Haunted House
Also features a Children's Haunted House - September 27, October 11 & 25, 2008 (11am - 3pm) for only $5.00 each. All proceeds benefit kids with Autism through ShadowBox Theatre Company.
5961 Birdcage Street at Birdcage Shopping Mall. Open Fridays and Saturdays only. $13 each or $10 each with a group of 12 or more. 916-256-3452. www.ScreamTonight.com.
Amador Flower Farm Daily Pumpkin Patch and Corn Maze
Amador County's only corn maze. The patch is open daily throughout the month offering pumpkins and gourds in a great country pumpkin patch setting. Find your way through the corn maze, send the kids through the hay bale tunnel and pick out the perfect jack-o-lantern pumpkins.
9:00am-4:00pm. 22001 Shenandoah School Rd, Plymouth, CA. Free. 209-245-6660. www.amadorflowerfarm.com.
Sacramento River Train Presents: The Great Pumpkin Express
Don't miss this fun-filled family train ride which will depart the Woodland Depot. Enjoy a trip out to the pumpkin patch where you can pick your own pumpkin! Tickets include train ride, entertainment, treats for the kids and, of course, a pumpkin!
The Great Pumpkin Express is available each Sunday in October. Call 800-866-1690 for details or visit www.SacramentoRiverTrain.com.
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