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Alice Montelius waters a potted plant at the Lubin home in East Sacramento, Thursday, April 21, 2016. The East Sacramento Garden Tour has become a Mother’s Day weekend tradition, with the 2026 garden tour scheduled for this Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n
Lezlie Sterling<\/p>\n
Sacramento Bee file<\/p>\n
Did you miss out on that brunch reservation Mom was hoping to snag this weekend? We\u2019ve got you covered.<\/p>\n
If Mother\u2019s Day snuck up on you this year, there\u2019s still time to make fun plans without a difficult reservation.<\/p>\n
Though brunch is a classic for celebrating the most important women in our lives, the Sacramento region has a wide variety of other activities going on this Mother\u2019s Day weekend, from sporting events to a fruit-filled festival.<\/p>\n
Whether Mom prefers to sleep in or wants to make plans for the morning, here are seven things to do in the Sacramento area this Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n
Sacramento activities for Mother\u2019s DayPaint and sip<\/p>\n
Address: Multiple locations<\/p>\n
Time: Various times<\/p>\n
For a hands-on activity to bond with Mom and bring home a memory of the day spent together, take her to a paint and sip hosted at a number of spots throughout the capital region.<\/p>\n
In East Sacramento, Porchlight Brewing Co.,<\/a> 866 57th St., will have an evening paint and sip session<\/a> starting at 6 p.m. Sunday. Tickets for the brewery\u2019s event cost $40 plus online fees, and admission includes all necessary painting supplies, one free beer or cocktail and a complimentary dessert.<\/p>\n If Sunday is already filled up, some spots have paint and sip nights scheduled on Saturday. Elk Grove\u2019s The Bank Shot<\/a>, 8535 Elk Grove Blvd., has a family-friendly \u201cLet\u2019s Sip, Paint, and Celebrate Mom!\u201d<\/a> event 2-4 p.m. Saturday, with painting materials and one free drink included in every $38 ticket.<\/p>\n DIY jewelry making<\/p>\n Address: 805 Riverfront St., West Sacramento<\/p>\n Time: noon-2 p.m. Sunday<\/p>\n Local jewelry business Seodra Jewelry<\/a> is hosting a clay earring workshop<\/a> in West Sacramento for Mother\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n According to the event host, no experience is required to participate, and all admissions include the required materials. Tickets are available online, with early-bird pricing at $35 until Thursday. General sale tickets after Thursday will cost $39 per person.<\/p>\n East Sacramento Garden Tour<\/p>\n Address: 3535 M St., Sacramento<\/p>\n Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday<\/p>\n Visit beautiful local gardens, sip on some wine and support a local elementary school with Mom on Sunday in East Sacramento.<\/p>\n The annual East Sacramento Garden Tour<\/a>, supporting the David Lubin Elementary School, includes a self-guided walking tour of six elaborate gardens around the area of the elementary school, plus additional gardens and a small cafe and boutique hosted on the David Lubin Elementary campus.<\/p>\n Tickets for the walking tour plus access to the school\u2019s market cost $25 online or $30 in person on the event day. Children ages 12 and under get in for free.<\/p>\n The school fundraising team is also setting up a wine garden at the nearby Sutter Lawn Tennis Club, 3951 N St. Admission to the wine garden includes a four-pour wine tasting, and the first 100 visitors will get a souvenir wine glass.<\/p>\n Wine garden tickets cost $25 online ahead of time or $30 on the day of the event, and guests can purchase a combo ticket for the walking tour and wine garden for $50 online.<\/p>\n Raffle tickets with prizes from local businesses will be for sale, costing $5 each or five for $20. All proceeds from admissions and raffle ticket sales will help fun art, music and STEM programs at the East Sacramento elementary school, according to the event\u2019s website.<\/p>\n Address: Various locations in Roseville<\/p>\n Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday<\/p>\n Out in Roseville, the University of California Master Gardeners of Placer County is hosting its 39th annual local garden tour on Mother\u2019s Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n For $20 per person \u2014 or free for children under 12 \u2014 guests can visit six master gardener-created gardens in Placer County. The private gardens feature California native wildflowers, French-inspired floral displays, butterfly gardens and more thoughtful details.<\/p>\n Tickets are available online at the UC Master Gardeners of Placer County website or in-person at three Green Acres Nursery & Supply stores in Auburn, Roseville and Rocklin.<\/p>\n Golden State Valkyries watch party<\/p>\n Address: 1610 R St., Suite 130, Sacramento<\/p>\n Time: 5:30 p.m. Sunday<\/p>\n Though it\u2019s not specific to Mother\u2019s Day, moms who love the WNBA can bring the whole family to Bambina\u2019s in downtown Sacramento<\/a> to watch the Golden State Valkyries face off against the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday evening.<\/p>\n The Monarch Matchups<\/a> WNBA watch party community \u2014 named after the championship-winning but now-defunct Sacramento Monarchs WNBA team \u2014 is kicking off its first season with a pizza party at the pie shop in the Ice Blocks starting at 5:30 p.m., according to the group\u2019s Instagram. The organizers said in a post that they plan to host watch events every few weeks at Bambina\u2019s.<\/p>\n No tickets or basketball knowledge are required to attend.<\/p>\n BerryFest Strawberry Festival<\/p>\n Address: 1250 East Gum Ave., Woodland<\/p>\n Time: 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday<\/p>\n A local Mother\u2019s Day weekend tradition, BerryFest<\/a> returns to the Yolo County Fairgrounds this weekend.<\/p>\n Families can enjoy the signature strawberry pancake breakfast starting at 8 a.m., with rides, games, live music and more starting throughout the morning. A car show, strawberry cooking demos, a farmer\u2019s market and a craft fair are among the popular events ongoing during the festival.<\/p>\n Moms can even get a respite from the festivities at the \u201cMom\u2019s Retreat\u201d area, according to the festival website.<\/p>\n Early-bird admissions cost $15 for visitors aged 14-59 and $7 for guests aged 6-13 and 60+. Children aged 5 and under, veterans and active military members get in for free. Ticket discounts end Wednesday, and full-price tickets will be on sale while supplies last, according to the festival website.<\/p>\n In addition to the plethora of berry celebrations, guests can also purchase tickets to the BerryJam Monster Truck Show<\/a>, starting at noon on both days of the festival. Tickets are on sale now, costing $35 for guests aged 14 and up and $30 for children aged 3-13, with free entry for toddlers 2 and younger. Pre-sale tickets for the monster truck show are $15 off ahead of the weekend, according to the festival\u2019s website.<\/p>\n K Street Market<\/p>\n Address: 1002 Second St., Sacramento<\/p>\n Time: noon-6 p.m. Sunday<\/p>\n Every Sunday in spring and early summer, the Old Sacramento Waterfront turns K Street into a free, open-air market<\/a>.<\/p>\n Local vendors, food pop-ups, lawn games and more will be available throughout the afternoon of Mother\u2019s Day for families to enjoy time with Mom. The weekly markets run on Sundays through June 28.<\/p>\n Related Stories from Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n Participants in the annual East Sacramento Garden Tour get a look at the David Lubin home and garden in 2016. The tour benefits the school named for Lubin. Lezlie Sterling Sacramento Bee file Placer County Garden Tour<\/p>\n
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