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Day trips, seasons, game nights: what Sacramento does when it is not at the table. Written by the people who do the thing, and every piece ends at a restaurant from The List.

3 pieces · Updated September 18, 2026 · The List these pieces end at →

Veterans in unit ball caps marching along Capitol Mall toward the California State Capitol on a clear November morning, spectators with small American flags on the kerb Veterans Day

Veterans Day in Sacramento: two parades, the free meals, and where to eat after

By Cora Whitfield · September 18, 2026 Costumed visitors waiting at night at the entrance to a haunted trail in oak and pine woods, fog drifting between the trees under red and amber light SEP 14, 2026Halloween

Haunted houses and Halloween nights in Sacramento, and where to eat after

By Mr. Fear → An angler on the gravel point at Discovery Park where the American River joins the Sacramento at sunrise, rod out, cottonwoods and the I-5 bridge in the distance SEP 12, 2026Day trip

Fishing the confluence at Discovery Park, and where to eat after

By Ray Dodson →