The Sacramento History Museum presents Michael Romero in a Chautauqua performance portraying President Theodore Roosevelt. In 1903, Roosevelt embarked on a transformative “Great Western Tour,” punctuated by an iconic three-day camping trip in Yosemite alongside naturalist John Muir. This encounter inspired Roosevelt to lay the groundwork for the National Park Service.

Join us for a fun-filled day of stories, hands-on activities, and garden-inspired learning at the Sacramento History Museum! This family-friendly event is designed to spark curiosity, creativity, and a love of reading and nature in kids of all ages. Saturday, April 11, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Celebrate the season with the Sacramento History Museum at the fun, free, and family-friendly Old Sacramento Spring Festival Sunday, April 26 from 11 am – 3 pm, just outside the Museum. This lively, open-air event bridges the past and the present with immersive living history demonstrations, hands-on activities, lively performances, artisan vendors and interactive experiences for all ages.

The Sacramento History Museum and the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians are excited to present Mómti Market on Saturday, May 2nd, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free and family-friendly, the market will take place in the Museum in Old Sacramento and be filled with artisan-made goods crafted by talented California Native artists offering items for purchase such as jewelry, baskets, cultural art and graphic art.

In partnership with the Sojourner Truth Foundation, we present Black Soil, Our roots run deep. Featuring the history of African Americans in farming, an art and history exhibition and the discoveries George Washington Carver had in science, the agricultural impact African Americans had on tobacco, cotton, rice, peanuts, and ice cream.

April means Spring! It’s a time for new adventures…and it’s time to do a bit of time traveling… in the Underground. 

Go Underground seven days a week and learn how Sacramento lifted itself up out of the flood waters during the 1860s and 1870s! (Times are listed on the right) Your tour ticket includes museum admission! Tours run rain or shine.

As the nights draw near, the denizens of Sacramento City are raring to show fine citizens the seedier side of the Gold Rush…in a whole new way. Just as in our regular Underground tours, our guides divulge matters they just can’t discuss on the daytime tours: Murder, mischief, madness, mayhem – and madams! Meet swindlers, soiled doves and sneaky speculators!

We are proud to be part of Museums For All, an initiative of the Institute of Library and Museum Services to make museums accessible to all.

When you present your SNAP/EBT or WIC card and photo ID at the Museum’s Front Desk, you will receive FREE Museum admission for up to four people. For more information, visit the Museums For All website.