Sacramento sacramento museums events

A Simple Emigrant Christmas and Candlelight Tours!

Saturday, Dec 14 11:00a

Sutter's Fort State Historical Monument, Sacramento

Join us at Sutter's Fort for this special seasonal event...

Women's Suffrage Living History

Sunday, Oct 13 10:00a

California State Capitol Museum, Sacramento

Women's Suffrage Living History. (916) 324-0333

Continuing Culture Skills Workshops

Saturday, Nov 16 10:00a

California State Indian Museum, Sacramento

Join us for a day of adult-level traditional skills learning. Workshops include soapstone carving, Indian-style beadwork, clapstick making, Native hand games instruction and more...

Admission Day

Monday, Sep 9 11:00a

California State Capitol Museum, Sacramento

Happy Birthday, California! Please join us at the north steps of the State Capitol for cake and ice cream, as we celebrate California's admission to the Union, 164 years ago! (916) 324-0333

"Building America: Abraham Lincoln, California and the Union Pacific Railroad" Exhibit

Monday, Jun 17 10:00a

California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento

Attention railroad and history enthusiasts of all ages.....

Midsummer's Night Evening

Wednesday, Jul 17 11:00a

California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento

Midsummer's Night Evening

Trainmaster's Reception

Saturday, Nov 2 11:00a

California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento

Trainmaster's Reception

The Haunted Fort

Friday, Oct 25 6:30p

Sutter's Fort State Historical Monument, Sacramento

Sutter's Fort, once a portal for weary pioneers, again serves as the gateway to their restless spirits, who return to tell the tales of their lives and melancholy deaths at this special family frie...

Acorn Day

Saturday, Oct 12 10:00a

California State Indian Museum, Sacramento

Join us for an educational and fun-filled day for the entire family! Observe the time-honored tradition of preparing accord for food and learn Native arts and crafts making...

Cars Under the Stars

Thursday, Jun 20 5:00p

California Automobile Museum, Sacramento

Free coffee, hot chocolate, and tours! Every 3rd Thursday of the month, the California Automobile Museum stays open until 9:00pm...

Indian Arts & Crafts Holiday Fair

Friday, Nov 22 10:00a

California State Indian Museum, Sacramento

Native artisans from all over California offer their wares for sale each year, on the two days following Thanksgiving...

“Trouble in River City” exhibit

Monday, Jun 17 10:00a

Sacramento History Museum, Sacramento

Imagine a trial in Sacramento that includes such sensational elements as faked kidnappings, beatings and media leaks that captivated the nation and played out during the Great Depression...

Native Literature Showcase - Meet the Authors!

Saturday, Nov 9 10:00a

California State Indian Museum, Sacramento

Authors from across the U.S. will be here to discuss and sign their latest publications on Native topics. Lectures begin at 10 and continue on the half hour throughout the day...

Time Travel Weekends

Saturday, Jun 29 11:00a

Sacramento History Museum (outside), Sacramento

Get ready to step back in time to the rollicking 1800s when the past mingles with the present once again in Old Sacramento! For the fourth consecutive summer, visitors to Old Sacramento will enjo...

"Sweet Stop: Mike Kotowski's Sugar Cane Trains of Hawaii" Exhibit

Monday, Jun 17 10:00a

California State Railroad Museum, Sacramento

Visitors to the California State Railroad Museum are in for a sweet treat for the eyes -- a collection of 11 original paintings that capture the heyday of Hawaii's sugar plantation railroads showca...

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