# Things to do with kids in Elk Grove, CA

> 9 upcoming family events and 2 places and ongoing programs in Elk Grove, CA (Sacramento County, CA), in the Sacramento–Roseville–Folsom area. Listings whose address is in this town. Dates and times are Pacific Time. Today is Sat, Oct 24.

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## Events ahead

- [Día de los Miles 5K and Kids' Fun Runs — Elk Grove](https://grassyknees.com/sacramento/activities/dia-de-los-miles-5k-and-kids-fun-runs-elk-grove--listing-20b0f0cb27aa2992d8e154a8) — Sun, Oct 25 · 7:00 AM – 11:00 AM · District56 (Elk Grove civic center) · Paid · checked Oct 24. The fourth annual Día de los Miles celebrates Hispanic heritage with a 5K and separate kids' fun runs on a course through District56, Elk Grove's civic center campus. Strollers…
- [Free Fall Festival at Laguna Town Hall — Elk Grove](https://grassyknees.com/sacramento/activities/free-fall-festival-at-laguna-town-hall-elk-grove--listing-7afbd84d3649617caa1f1a34) — Fri, Oct 30 · 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM · Laguna Town Hall, Elk Grove · Free · checked Oct 24. Christ Community Fellowship Church hosts a free fall festival for the whole community the night before Halloween at Laguna Town Hall, with sponsorship from the City of Elk Grove…
- [Elk Grove Veterans Day Parade 2026](https://grassyknees.com/sacramento/activities/elk-grove-veterans-day-parade-2026--listing-3c4b75e63748842c70f134fa) — Wed, Nov 11 · 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM · Cosumnes CSD building (parade start), Elk Grove Blvd · Free · checked Oct 24. Elk Grove's Veterans Day parade is organized by American Legion Post 233, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Marine Corps League Detachment 1238. The parade steps off at 11:11 a.m…
- [Family Movie Time: Brother Bear](https://grassyknees.com/sacramento/activities/family-movie-time-brother-bear--listing-6c8fa5c8bc4ee6d7e2dec823) — Fri, Nov 20 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Franklin Library, Elk Grove · Free · checked Oct 14. Join us for Family Movie Time on the 3rd Friday of every month. This month we will be watching Brother Bear , a movie about a young Native child, Kenai, who is transformed into a…
- [Gobble Wobble 5K — Elk Grove Thanksgiving Morning Run](https://grassyknees.com/sacramento/activities/gobble-wobble-5k-elk-grove-thanksgiving-morning-run--listing-cfaaf0e980c0889c928dee7b) — Thu, Nov 26 · 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM · 8280 Longleaf Drive (Gobble Wobble start), Elk Grove · Paid · checked Oct 24. A Thanksgiving-morning 5K that invites people to run, walk or simply wobble to the finish before the holiday meal. The organizer, Chicks in Crisis, describes it as…
- [Elk Grove Lions Holiday Parade of Lights](https://grassyknees.com/sacramento/activities/elk-grove-lions-holiday-parade-of-lights--listing-f32529879281ab27af56ce66) — Sat, Nov 28 · 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM · Elk Grove Boulevard, Old Town Elk Grove (Cosumnes CSD building to 2nd Street) · Free · checked Oct 24. The Elk Grove Lions Foundation's annual Holiday Parade of Lights moves back to the night of the Dickens Street Faire, returning the tradition to Old Town Elk Grove's Main Street…
- [Old Fashioned Christmas at the Elk Grove Historical Society](https://grassyknees.com/sacramento/activities/old-fashioned-christmas-at-the-elk-grove-historical-society--listing-7159895409ea23b40d8ff389) — Fri, Dec 4 (+4 more dates) · 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM · Elk Grove Historical Society · checked Oct 16. The Elk Grove Historical Society's museum and grounds are decorated for an old-fashioned Christmas on five December afternoons. Young children can decorate cookies and make…
- [Light Up Elk Grove — Chabad of Elk Grove Hanukkah Menorah Lighting](https://grassyknees.com/sacramento/activities/light-up-elk-grove-chabad-of-elk-grove-hanukkah-menorah-lighting--listing-1cebe1964b12de027f5d1251) — Sun, Dec 6 · 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM · Old Town Elk Grove (Railroad Street) · Free · checked Oct 24. Chabad of Elk Grove's public Hanukkah celebration on the third day of the 2026 festival (Hanukkah begins the evening of December 4). The free afternoon in Old Town Elk Grove has…
- [Family Movie Time: Abominable — Franklin Library](https://grassyknees.com/sacramento/activities/family-movie-time-abominable-franklin-library--listing-98504f0829e2b4a1211b66a1) — Fri, Dec 18 · 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM · Franklin Library, Elk Grove · Free · checked Oct 16. Franklin Library in Elk Grove holds Family Movie Time on the third Friday of each month. In December the film is Abominable (rated PG), about three teenagers who help a Yeti…

## Places and ongoing programs

- [Family Storytime (Elk Grove)](https://grassyknees.com/sacramento/activities/family-storytime-elk-grove--listing-8d41e5404a6b313fd2686061) — Thursdays 10:30-11:30am (weekly; no end date shown) · Elk Grove Library · Free · checked Oct 14. Join us for songs, rhymes, movement activities and stories all designed to support the early learning skills of young children. The program starts with storytime followed by…
- [Parent/Child toddler gymnastics classes (Beasts, Super Beasts, Sporty Beasts)](https://grassyknees.com/sacramento/activities/parent-child-toddler-gymnastics-classes-beasts-super-beasts-sporty-bea--listing-adb30f94733c33c8a566400a) — Weekly; sample times on the online schedule: Beasts 09:30–10:15 AM, Super Beasts… · The Little Gym of Elk Grove · Paid · checked Oct 14. Weekly 45-minute parent-child classes for toddlers. Beasts (19-30 months) lets toddlers climb, roam and explore while practicing listening and following directions; Super Beasts…

## Recently ended

- [Monster Mash Parent Survival Night](https://grassyknees.com/sacramento/activities/monster-mash-parent-survival-night--listing-28c89a3fcd1c974b12b5e244) — ended Fri, Oct 23
- [Boo Bash at The Little Gym Elk Grove](https://grassyknees.com/sacramento/activities/boo-bash-at-the-little-gym-elk-grove--listing-3928bbbad0c99a6b5d662b0f) — ended Fri, Oct 16

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