Things to do in Sacramento this weekend, Nov. 12 to 15
Roller derby ends its season with a triple header
By Lou P. and the Sacramento Loop editors. Thursday, November 12, 2026
Sacramento Roller Derby plays three bouts Saturday afternoon to finish its regular season. The Crest has Pan's Labyrinth Thursday and Singin' in the Rain Sunday, and Fair Oaks gets a mariachi night. Humpty Dumpty is taking visitors at Fairytale Town.
IF YOU ONLY DO ONE THING
Regular-Season Finale Triple Header
Sacramento Roller Derby closes its regular season with three bouts in one Saturday afternoon on Thornton Ave.
Sacramento Roller Derby wraps its regular season with three games in one afternoon at the Bearhouse. There's a concessions stand, beer and cider, a food truck and Vendor Alley. Kids 7 and under get in free.
Saturday at 2 pm · Sacramento Roller Derby, 1701 Thornton Ave, Sacramento, United States
WITH KIDSbring them
Theme Week Activity: Meet Humpty Dumpty!
Saturday at 10 am; also Sun 10 am
Fairytale Town, 3901 Land Park Drive, Sacramento, CA, 95822
Humpty Dumpty visits the Mother Goose Stage as part of World Nursery Rhyme Week at Fairytale Town. A easy morning for little ones who love classic rhymes, songs and stories.
Family Comedy Night
Saturday at 8:30 pm
Fair Oaks Performing Arts Center - Black Box Theatre - 7991 California Avenue Fair Oaks CA 95628
Trent Babb headlines a night of family, marriage and getting-older humor, with Mike Betancourt, Ron McGehee and Bassil Kamas. The lineup includes comics who have appeared on Last Comic Standing and written for Jimmy Kimmel.
OUTSIDEfresh air
Herb Walk, Talk & Tea
Saturday at 9 am
American River Ranch, 2140 Chase Dr, Rancho Cordova, California
A guided stroll through the farm, garden and waysides with herbalist Kellan MacKay of Khela Herbs, geared to beginners. Bring walking shoes, layers and a notebook. Herbal tea is served.
Outdoor Walking Tour (November)
Saturday at 2 pm
East Lawn East Sacramento, 4300 Folsom Blvd., Sacramento, CA, 95819
A free guided walk through East Lawn's outdoor gravesites and mausoleums, introducing Sacramento pioneers, brewers, bankers and politicians. The cemetery dates to 1904 and has an Art Deco main building. RSVP by phone.
THE WEIRD ONE with Lou P.
Karen Rontowski - The Psychic Standup
Karen Rontowski is billed as the psychic standup, so she may already know whether you're coming Thursday.
Thursday at 7 pm; also 9:30 pm · Laughs Unlimited, 1207 Front Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814
DATE NIGHTfor two
Pan's Labyrinth
Thursday at 7 pm
Crest Theater, 1013 K Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814
Guillermo del Toro's 2006 fairy tale follows a 12-year-old in 1943 Spain who finds a fawn in a ruined labyrinth behind her family's new home. Rated R, 112 minutes. Doors open at 6.
Mariachi Bonitas de Dinorah Klingler
Friday at 7:30 pm
Fair Oaks Performing Arts Center - Black Box Theatre - 7991 California Avenue Fair Oaks CA 95628
Mariachi Bonitas is an all-female ensemble from the Sacramento region, founded in 2020 by Dinorah Klingler. They have appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show, and they play in the intimate Black Box Theatre.
Singin' In the Rain
Sunday at 7 pm
Crest Theater, 1013 K Street, Sacramento, CA, 95814
Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds and Donald O'Connor star in the 1952 musical about Hollywood's shift from silent films to talkies. Rated G, 103 minutes, with doors at 6.
BRING A TOTEmarkets and sales
Midtown Farmers Market
Saturday at 8 am
1050 20th Street, 20th Street, Sacramento, California, 95811
A free Saturday market with 200+ vendors, fresh local food, live music and entertainment, running every week until 1. It's billed as ranked the number one farmers market in California.
BIG SHOWSyou've heard of these
- SAT 8 PMJo Koy: Koy Meets World Tour, Golden 1 Center
- SAT 7 PMKATHY GRIFFIN: New Face, New Tour, Crest Theater
- FRI 8 PMISAIAH RASHAD: Lil Sunny's Awful Road Trip, Channel 24
- SUN 6 PMSTATE CHAMPS - 10 YEARS OF "AROUND THE WORLD AND BACK', Ace of Spades
PLAN AHEAD
WHAT DID WE MISS?
We do our best to read every calendar in Sacramento, and we still miss good stuff. The church supper, the band at the corner bar, the block party your neighbor is throwing. If you know about something, tell us. Just write hello@loopcities.com. We read every note.
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