Our Top Daytime Picks, sun-soaked plans, local gems, and family events to enjoy before dark.

Daytime picks in Sacramento

Sat, Oct 17

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Bodies The Science Within
FRI

Bodies The Science Within

Memorial Auditorium

11:00 AM

10/02
Sinister Pop-Up Market and Sinister Film Festival
SAT

Sinister Pop-Up Market and Sinister Film Festival

Colonial Theatre

12:00 PM

10/17
Birds and Bikes
FRI

Birds and Bikes

Axis Gallery

12:00 PM

10/02
Sac-Sierra TCA Train Club Semi-Annual Train Show
SAT

Sac-Sierra TCA Train Club Semi-Annual Train Show

Elks Lodge 2103

10:00 AM

10/17
Wonderfully Weird Night Market
SAT

Wonderfully Weird Night Market

Succulent Sirens

4:00 PM

10/17
Highwater Jamboree: Flood Prep Expo
SAT

Highwater Jamboree: Flood Prep Expo

Garcia Bend Park

10:00 AM

10/17
Artazan Handcraft Market
FRI

Artazan Handcraft Market

Scottish Rite Center

10:00 AM

10/16
Look & Learn Tours
SAT

Look & Learn Tours

Crocker Art Museum

12:00 PM

10/17
Pumpkin Patch Express
SAT

Pumpkin Patch Express

River Fox Train

10:00 AM

10/03
Celebrating the Fall Season with Watercolor
SAT

Celebrating the Fall Season with Watercolor

Sierra 2 Center and 24th Street Theatre

10:00 AM

10/03
Within the Shadow
WED

Within the Shadow

Viewpoint Photographic Art Center

12:00 PM

10/07
Slice of Sac
WED

Slice of Sac

Downtown Sacramento

9:00 AM

09/30
2026 Journey of Hope
THU

2026 Journey of Hope

Mills Station Arts and Cultural Center (The MACC)

2:00 PM

10/01
Sacramento Spooky Sights and Sips
SAT

Sacramento Spooky Sights and Sips

Sacramento City Cruises

3:00 PM

10/03
Collector's Edition: Art Sale Fundraiser
WED

Collector's Edition: Art Sale Fundraiser

Viewpoint Photographic Art Center

12:00 PM

10/07
Water for Elephants (Touring)
SAT

Water for Elephants (Touring)

SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center

1:30 PM

10/17
Sacramento Spooky River Cruise
SAT

Sacramento Spooky River Cruise

Sacramento City Cruises

1:00 PM

10/03
UCP Saddle Pals Volunteer Training
FRI

UCP Saddle Pals Volunteer Training

Sacramento Horseman’s Club

4:00 PM

10/16
Bold Expressions 2026
TUE

Bold Expressions 2026

Sacramento Fine Arts Center

11:00 AM · FREE

10/06
Sacramento Archives Crawl
SAT

Sacramento Archives Crawl

Center for Sacramento History

10:00 AM · FREE

10/17