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Sacramento Museum Day

Looking for something cool to do with your kids this weekend?   Need something that’s fun, educational, and cheap?

Well, Saturday, Feb 5, is the 13^th Annual Sacramento Museum Day.  26 area museums and the Sacramento Zoo are offering free admission!  The event takes place from 10 am to 4 pm (all museums close at 5 pm).  The following website offers event specifics and a complete list of participating museums as well as tips and helpful suggestions for getting through the day:

http://www.sacmuseums.org/museumday.html#

Because the museums can get over crowded and parking can be at a premium, please take the time to plan out your day before going.  Certain locations have shuttle buses that will take you to almost all other locations and may be a good place to start.

The sheer number of participating museums can be overwhelming and it will be impossible to visit all of them, so take into account what interests your family and then plan on attending two or three that interest you most.  Also, some museums may have long waiting lines, so if you’re anything like me and don’t like waiting, have some backups in mind and remain flexible.

Some favorites for children, listed in the FAQ on the above website, are Discovery Museum Science and Space Center, Fairytale Town, the California State Railroad Museum (one of my favorites), Sutter’s Fort State Historic Park, and the Sacramento History Museum.

It looks like the weather on Saturday will be partly cloudy but with temperatures in the mid-sixties.  Perfect museum weather.  If the clouds don’t bother you, I would suggest starting early in the morning and ending your tour at the Sacramento Zoo or Fairytale Town.  You can pack a lunch and picnic either inside the zoo or anywhere in Land Park.  It gets crowded there on the weekends, so my suggestion would be to park at one of the other museums and ride the shuttle over.  If you have young kids and start early, you can finish your tour in plenty of time to get home for an afternoon nap. 

The event promises to be a fun-filled family day.  And what’s better than getting a little bit of education along with a whole lot of FREE family time?  Have fun!