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Your Sacramento weekend: Jul 5–5
Happy Friday, Sacramento. We combed the calendar so you don't have to — 12 great picks for the weekend (including 6 free ones), plus the week's best local news. Here's your plan.
This Weekend
Sunday, Jul 5
- Gold River Sunday Market
8:00 AM · 2100 Golden Centre Ln, Gold River, CA 95670 · Gold River
Join us every Sunday from 8 AM to 12 PM to explore a rotating lineup of local vendors, artisans, makers, farmers, food businesses, and community partners. Each week brings something new, from handcrafted goods and fresh…
FreeFamily & KidsFood & Drink - Capital City Cars and Coffee
8:00 AM · 2200 Front Street, Sacramento, CA 95818 · Sacramento
Capital City Cars & Coffee returns with another unforgettable morning celebrating Sacramento’s automotive community! Join hundreds of enthusiasts and explore an incredible variety of classic cars, exotics, muscle cars,…
FreeFamily & Kids - DanceFit
9:00 AM · 2791 24th St., Sacramento, CA 95818 · Sacramento
Join the hottest fitness party in Sac! DanceFit is a high-energy dance fitness class for everyone. Get out of your head and into the party. Get up. Get down. Get fit. Enter the parking lot on 4th Street. Studios are on…
Free - Downtown Mural and Art Walk
9:00 AM · 1100 12th Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 · Sacramento
Explore Sacramento’s vibrant public art scene on this family-friendly guided walking tour. Discover stunning murals, street art, and sculptures created by both local and international artists as you stroll through…
FreeFamily & Kids - Wiggle Worms Nature Play: Whitey Park
9:30 AM · 1728 Lake Washington Blvd., West Sacramento, CA 95691 · West Sacramento
July’s theme is Campout Adventures! Families can enjoy a morning of camping-inspired pretend play, including “fishing”, tent building, campfire fun, story time, and outdoor exploration. It’s a great way for little ones…
FreeFamily & Kids - Suzanne Adan: I'm No Spring Chicken
10:00 AM · 216 O Street, Sacramento, CA 95814 · Sacramento
Suzanne Adan (born 1946) creates personal universes that combine fantasy, popular culture, and autobiography. Approximately 75 of these compelling works, in a variety of media, are included in Suzanne Adan: I’m No…
Free - 5Rhythms® Dance: Sunday "Sweat Your Prayers"
10:00 AM · 2420 N St, Sacramento, CA · Sacramento
Long to set your spirit free? Yearn to belong? Be part of an intentional dancing congregation, deepening week by week? Take a pause, check in with yourself, connect to like-hearted souls and let it all go. Breathe,…
Free - Puppet Show: Red Riding Hood
10:30 AM · Fairytale Town, 3901 Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95822, United States · Sacramento
Show dates: Friday & Sunday, July 3 & 5 Show times: 10:30 & 11:30 AM Run time: Approx. 20 minutes Puppet Art Theater Company presents the tale of Little Red Riding Hood in the Children’s Theater. This production is a…
FreeFamily & KidsFood & Drink - Freedom Weekend at The Boardwalk
11:00 AM · 9426 Greenback Lane, Orangevale, CA 95662 · Orangevale
Kick off The Boardwalk Patio Grand Opening weekend on Friday, July 3, with no cover, $2.50 drink specials, line dancing, live music, and a full night to get the weekend started right. Friday Highlights: No Cover. Doors…
FreeLive MusicFood & Drink - Story Center Activities | Week 2
11:00 AM · Fairytale Town, 3901 Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95822, United States · Sacramento
Free - Mas Brunch - Mas Taco Bar
11:30 AM · 1800 15th St, Sacramento, CA 95811 · Sacramento
Make brunch a fiesta every weekend at Mas Taco Bar. Join us Saturday and Sunday from 11:30 AM–3 PM for brunch favorites, shareable Burrito Boards, Sombrero Chips, Salsa & Guac, and our Churro Carts served fresh…
FreeFood & Drink - Who Are Orientals: Magenta Realism
12:00 PM · 625 S St., Sacramento, CA 95811 · Sacramento
About forty years ago, when Sharon first came to California, she was told that she was “Oriental.” She was also told that certain tables and chests were “Oriental,” and that a particular decorative style was likewise…
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Free things to do
Sunday, Jul 5
- Surface Tension by Roma Devanbu
12:00 PM · 625 S St., Sacramento, CA 95811 · Sacramento
Roma Devanbu has been making and exhibiting her paintings and mix-media work for decades. In Surface Tension, her first exhibit exclusively of photographs, we see her hungry painters eye hunting and gathering brush…
Free - Beginning Drawing with Raina Montgomery
1:00 PM · Sacramento
Left/Right brain shift: Crossing over vase vs face + upside down drawings. Perception of edges: Drawing memories. Getting around your symbol system. Meeting edges and contours. Perception of spaces: Positive aspects of…
Free - Wheel Thrown Pottery Workshop
1:00 PM · 625 S Street, Sacramento, CA 95811 · Sacramento
Join us for a four-session introductory wheel throwing class! Over the course of four weeks, beginner potters will be guided through the entire process from throwing on the wheel to the final glazing stage. This process…
Free - July 4th Celebration
1:00 PM · 1275 Starboard Drive, West Sacramento, CA 95691 · West Sacramento
Celebrating freedom through the arts. Dancing, yoga, racial healing circles, painting, beading, acting, film, poetry, and songs. This calendar listing is brought to you by Sacramento365, the region’s one-stop, online…
Free - Live Mariachi at Casa Lola
2:00 PM · 1132 16th St, Sacramento, CA 95814 · Sacramento
LIVE MUSIC Enjoy handcrafted cocktails, bold mezcal, and live mariachi with good company. Live Mariachi Schedule: Thursday | 6PM-8PM Friday | 6:30PM-8:30PM Sunday | 12PM-2PM This calendar listing is brought to you by…
FreeLive MusicFood & Drink - The Two Kids That Blow Sh*t Up
2:00 PM · 2215 J St., Sacramento, CA 95816 · Sacramento
The Two Kids That Blow Sh*t Up by Carla Ching Directed by Jeffrey Lo June 24 – July 26, 2026 Sacramento Premiere Diana and Max meet at 9 years old, the day their parents start having an affair. In the ensuing decades,…
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The week's top stories
- Political Playback: California Budget Deal Supports Health Care, Hospitals
From a $355.9B California budget deal to hospital rescue funds, prison-to-work data, Dem strategy sessions and a new $11.25B housing bond, here’s the Capitol news you missed.
- Free State Parks Passes Highlight Black And Indigenous History
California offers a free “Historian Passport” through July 6, granting admission for four to 30+ state historic parks that spotlight Black, Indigenous and immigrant histories.
- Thousands In Sacramento Celebrate Juneteenth’s Legacy And Community
Thousands gather at Sacramento's William Land Park and Oak Park's 40 Acres Juneteenth events, celebrating Black freedom, unity and culture while passing history to the next generation.
- Black Caucus Bill Requiring Major Corporations in California to Disclose Links to Slavery Moves Forward
California’s AB 2599 advances in the Senate, seeking to require corporations with over $100M in revenue to disclose historical ties to chattel slavery.
- $28.5M modernization project planned at San Juan High School
Demolition and construction are taking place this summer at San Juan High School as part of a science wing and campus-wide modernization project, San Juan Unified School District officials say... The post $28.5M…
- Black Leadership Council Recognizes Assemblymembers Bonta, Jackson for Leadership and Service
Black Leadership Council honors Assemblymembers Mia Bonta and Corey Jackson at Sacramento luncheon for their work advancing education, wealth and racial equity.
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