Fun Places to Go Around Sacramento for Halloween and October 2008

October 3rd, 2008 categories: Fun Things, Sacramento

Sacramento October Festivals Sacramento Real Estate is happy to announce there are some fun times this month all around the Sacramento area with October Festivals and Pumpkin Extravaganzas.

It’s time to unwind let go of all the stress and have some good old fashion fun. Forget the foreclosures, bank owned homes, government bailouts and CEO rip offs. Let’s talk about where to celebrate the Fall season and have some fun with the kids.

Put those worries aside for awhile there are some free October festivals and some that cost so make your plans now to attend Sacramento, Elk Grove, Roseville, Midtown, Old Town, Apple Hill, Land Park and Fair Oaks to enjoy the month of October and all the things to do around each of our areas.

If you know of a fun place to go this month in or around the Sacramento area to celebrate Halloween be sure to leave a comment and I will help to feature that event.

Now, let’s get out and party, Sacramento…have some fun…get your Halloween pumpkin and enjoy yourselves!

Here are a list of fun things to do in and around Sacramento for October:

Elk Grove has one of the largest festival celebrations with the Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Harvest Festival. Sacramento & Company and News 10 will sponsor this annual family event Saturday, October 4 and Sunday, October 5^th from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm at Elk Grove Regional Park. FREE Admission, $5 parking.

This year there is scarecrow contest with $350 prize along with the giant pumpkin weigh off (last year’s winner weighed 1,535.5) There will be plenty of food and games plus a heck of a lot of fun at this event.

If scary is what you are looking for be sure NOT to miss the Scream Extreme Haunted House on October 11, 18 & 25^th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. They were voted #1 in Sacramento by KOVR, Channel 13. the Children’s Haunt admission is $7. Enter the haunted house at Scandia 5070 Hillsdale Blvd., Sacramento. Call (916) 860–1827

If you want to be taunted by the haunted then be sure to come October 3^rd to November 1^st from 7:00 pm until 11:00 pm with general admission $15 for the more spooky version. No one under 13 will be admitted to this without an adult. There are wicked tickets on-line that are reduced.

They are wheelchair accessible and special needs friendly with all proceeds benefiting children with Autism.

Here are some fun places to take the little ones:

Fog Willow Pumpkin Farm, 11011 Cecatra Dr, Wilton, CA for pumpkin patch, petting animals, hay bales and wagon rides. Give them a call for hours of operation at (916) 687–4547

Mother Lode Orchards, fun for the whole family with barbecues, crafts, art gallery, pumpkin hunting, hay rides and more at 4341 North Canyon Rd., Camino, CA (530) 644–5101. Check out their website for more details.

Plubell’s Family Orchard in Apple Hill where there is PLENTY to occupy your time and your tummy. For young and old alike all during the month of October it’s a great place to pick your pumpkin, eat caramel apples, old-fashioned apple pie and a whole lot more.

Fairy Tale Town In Land Park

Sacramento Land Park’s Fairy Tale Town is hosting the 22^nd Annual Safe & Super Halloween, Escape to Neverland on Friday, October 24^th thru Sunday October 26, 2008 from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm. This is a three night extravaganza with tasty treats and family fun. There will be 17 candy stations, live puppet show and bunches of Halloween fun.

Fairy Tale Town will close early at 2:00 pm to prepare for the Halloween fun.

Children under 1 are FREE, all other tickets are $7

This is a ticket event. Just click to purchase your ticket.

Fair Oaks Recreation and Park District is holding its Annual Halloween Carnival Halloween in Fair Oaks

with games, face painting, candy and more on October 31, 2008 from 11:00 to 4:00 at Plaza Park in Old Fair Oaks Village at the corner of Fair Oaks Blvd. & California Ave. Tickets are 12 for $5

Old Town Sacramento will be celebrating October with special events during the month:

October 1, 2008 Fall Harvest Day

October 11, and 18 and 25, 2008 Spookomotive Train Excursions from 11:00 to 4:00 pm

October 17, 2008 Ghost tours

October 25, 2008 Trick-or-Treat with Merchants

Midtown Sacramento Annual Trick or Treat on Saturday, October 25^th local merchants will be giving out treats from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm and I hear there will be face painting, too. So dress up in your costume and come see those Midtown Merchants.

NEW PLACE TO GO in MIDTOWN:

Grand Old gated home — Corner of 25th & I

October. 29th, October 30th and October 31st

6:00 pm to 9:00pm
with a “GateKeeper” outside .. and “GraveDigger with a Lantern” inside the fence YOU will know YOU are in the right place.
Beware of Ghosts with Top Hats welcoming YOU at the door.

This is a fantastic “Who-Dun-It ” Mystery theater event ( a walk through that takes about 15 minutes). Donations go to help kids with HIV in Sacramento. It’s filled with scary characters, foggy rooms, floating candles and other cool stuff. Be sure to check out “MORT” the butler.

A therapist in Sacramento transforms her grand old home for 1 week each year and starts decorating in August for the SPOOKY time of year.

Roseville, CA will be hosting Family Fun Night on October 28^th from 4:00 to 8:00 pm right downtown on Vernon Street where there will be free entertainment, magic show, face painting, balloons, clown, spooky reptile show, giant slide and a costume contest with awards for 5 different age groups sponsored by the Downtown Roseville Merchants.

Let me know what is happening in your neighborhood for Halloween and I’ll be sure to include it, on Sacramento Real Estate Voice to let everyone including those who have relocated to our area and wonder what’s happening in Sacramento for Halloween and for the month of October.

Now, for Adult October Fun Things around the Sacramento area:

Brew It Up! Brewery & Grill

What: Biggest, Baddest Oktoberfest in Sacramento. 15 brewery fresh German beer on tap, fun & food

Where: 801 14th Street (corner of 14th & H Downtown Sacramento)

When: Saturday, October 4, 2008, (916)441-3000

Haunted Hangtown Halloween Ball and Tour

Come for the first Haunted trip to El Dorado County!

OCTOBER 31, 2008 - FRIDAY
You will visit downtown Placerville A.K.A. “Old Hangtown” on a self guided walking tour where you can visit downtown Placerville sponsor merchants and have your card stamped to receive a free Placerville Hangtown T-Shirt from the Cary House and El Dorado County Tours. Halloween night you will attend a Dinner at 6pm followed by a private Haunted tour of the Sequoia and a Costume Ball with Shannon McCabe as your host and some of the cast from Ghost Girls. There will be a dance contest, a costume contest and prizes. Prizes include a reading from the Celebrity Psychic Nancy Bradley and a spot as an extra on a future Ghost Girls episode. Visit thir website at Ghost Girls NO HOST BAR

You will also enjoy 1 night at the beautiful, historic Cary House Hotel in downtown Placerville. It was rated the 2nd most haunted hotel in the US. All hotel fees and taxes are included in the package price. It is based on double occupancy. Call for details!!!
21 AND OVER ONLY FOR ENTRY TO BALL

Excursions such as a wine limo tour, trip to apple hill, or golfing, can be added upon request for an additional fee.
All of this for ONLY $250 per couple
EXTRA NIGHT AVAILABLE AT THE CARY HOUSE FOR $125.00 – BALL/DINNER ONLY $70.00pp
CALL FOR DETAILS OR TO RESERVE: 530-676-4990 or 866-676-4990
Ask about planning a group to charter your own trip with El Dorado County Tours.

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