Fun in Sacramento In October

Sacramento, CA

Sacramento Real Estate is excited to announce some fun times in October all around the Sacramento area with October Festivals and Pumpkin Extravaganzas. Be sure to check below for Sacramento’s 10 Most Haunted Places. 

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. This annual family event was held Saturday, October 3rd and Sunday, October 4^th from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm at Elk Grove Regional Park. FREE Admission, $5 parking. Happened so fast…hope those that attended enjoyed.

If scary is what you are looking for be sure NOT to miss the Premier Haunted House on October 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and Nov. 1, 2009 click to buy tickets for the Sacramento Haunted House Call 1–877–554–4048 or go directly to 547 L Street, Sacramento. For directions, click Google map

Fright Planet World of Fear located at 6130 Birdcage Center Lane, Citrus Heights (old Linens N’ Things) will have 4 massive haunted houses and 1 ticket gets you in all. Click to buy ticket for haunted house. Open for spookiness Oct.9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 34, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and Nov. 1, 2009. Questions, call the Fright line at 1–866–666–1313 click for Google Map to Fright Planet

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 and a heck of a lot more. Give them a call for hours of operation at (916) 687–4547 click for Google Map directions.

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.  Click to see the map to all the farms at Apple Hill.

Sacramento Land Park’s Fairy Tale Town is hosting the 22^nd Annual Safe & Super Halloween, Magical Mystery Tour, October 23^th thru Sunday October 25, 2009 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.  Click Google map for directions to Fairy Tale Town.

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

with games, face painting, candy and more on October 30, 2009 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   Click Google map for directions to Halloween fun in Fair Oaks.

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

Oct.19 thru Oct. 31, 2009 Old Sacramento School Museum hosts annual Scarecrow contest

October 17, 18, 24, 25 and 31 2009 Spookomotive Train Excursions from 11:00 to 4:00 pm

October 16, 17, 23, 24 and 30, 2009 Ghost tours

October 24, 2009 Old Sacramento Scavenger Hunt 10:00 am-4:30pm

October 31, 2009 Trick-or-Treat with Merchants

Click Google map for directions to Old Town Sacramento

Midtown Sacramento Annual Trick or Treat on Saturday, October 31st local merchants displaying poster for trick or treat will be giving out treats from 11:00 am until 3:00 pm and I hear there will be face painting, too. So dress up in your costume and come see those Midtown Merchants.  Be sure to say thank you! 

Here are top 10 Haunted Places in Sacramento…for real by Ghostwriter, Paul Dale Roberts!

Click to read more about each of the 10 Sacramento Haunted places listed below.

1. The Record Storeon K Street Mall
2. Old Sacramento Tunnels
3. California State Library
4. Pocket Area Homes
5. Richard Trenton Chase aka The Vampire of Sacramento Victim’s Homes
6. Paradise Beach
7. A House on Parkshore Circle – Greenhaven
8. Sacramento River – Greenhaven Area- Gloria Drive
9. Feeway exit to San Francisco off W Street
10. A House in Antelope

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