Family Events

Do you come alive in the great outdoors of Northern California? Do you love to hunt, fish or just be out in the wild every chance you get? If so you can’t miss Redding Sportsman’s Expo April 24th and 25th at the Redding Civic Auditorium! All you could possibly want to gear up for the...

Cirque Dreams Holidaze has been hailed by the New York Daily News as “A delicious confection of charm, sparkle and talent by the sleigh load.” It’s “the perfect holiday gift and show everyone will enjoy,” raved BroadwayWorld of the sold-out performances that “dazzled…at The Kennedy Center,” Washington Post. The Tennessean proclaimed it “A dazzling Holidaze...

Missing this film would be inconceivable! Heroes. Giants. Villains. Wizards. True Love. – Not just your basic, average, every day, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, ho-hum fairy tale, this beloved family-friendly cult-classic is the perfect, funny, post-modern fairytale. Spend an evening with us scaling the Cliffs of Insanity, Battling Rodents of Unusual Size, and searching for treasure. Rated...

A visually stunning cirque-style show, “B” is a fairytale blend of drama, mime, dance, puppetry, juggling, contortionism, sand art and magic. Colorful costumes, bright effects—and millions upon millions of bubbles large and small—make this a one-of-a-kind, interactive experience for the whole family.

Part mechanical invention, part high-flying circus, Cirque Mechanics’ new show plays tribute to the lore of the circuses of the 1800’s. Acrobatics, aerialists, mechanical marvels, and a bit of clowning around–step right up to Cirque Mechanics’ world of gears and canvas, pulleys and sawdust for a night the New York Times calls “engrossingly entertaining,” the...

Join us to celebrate Shasta County’s Indigenous Peoples. There will be a street fair with art, food and info. We will have presentations and documentary films highlighting the resilience of our local Native community.

Bubbles are back at Turtle Bay! Blowing bubbles, stacking bubbles, being inside a bubble… with so many activities to choose from, you and your family are sure to have some good clean fun. Free for Members / Included with Park admission. About Family 2nd Saturdays at Turtle Bay Every 2nd Saturday of the month, join...

Join us August 3, 2019 from 5 PM to 8 PM on Market Street in front of the Cascade Theater to raise money to support the Whiskeytown Environmental Camp destroyed by the Carr Fire! It is time to rise up from the ashes and with your help through the Redding Host Lions 501C Charity and...

When one from Redding wants to see Contemporary Art, they make the 3-4 hour drive to the Bay Area to the galleries and museums there. I doubt that they would think to drive an hour in the opposite direction up I-5 to the mountains of Siskiyou County. Surprisingly though they could encounter a selection of...

Join us for Sensory Hour at the Museum, a FREE access program for children on the Autism spectrum, taking place Saturday, July 27, 9am-10am. The Musem lights will be dimmed, creating a quiet and a relaxed atmosphere. Our goal is to provide a comfortable environment for children to explore the Museum with a variety of...

Live Hip-hop & dance music two nights in a row, downtown Redding. On tour from the midwest, Wizdum stops at The Brasserie Friday, July 26th and Brew Craft Coffee Saturday, July 27th. DJ music by spiritualeyes. Genre bending music & spoken word Poetic Ink Matt Balane, hip hop by Mr Grinch, and more TBA Doors...

The City of Redding and the Shasta Regional Community Foundation are hosting a community gathering on July 26th to acknowledge the impact of the Carr Fire and honor the community’s grit and generosity in the aftermath. Join us for a relaxing evening by the Sacramento River with live music, activity & art stations, and cool...

Join us as we paint this sweet little Bee while enjoying the hand crafted brews! $30 will get you all the supplies needed, instruction from local artist Kris Dickey, and your first drink! This is a family friendly event!

Sundial Music Festival & Nor-Cal Jazz Festival come together for this special event at the Riverfront Amphitheater (next to Redding Civic Auditorium) on Summer Solstice (the only day of the year our Sundial Bridge is actually a sundial)! LINE UP- first act World Jazz (Dunsmuir) 6:15 – 7:10- Allison Scull and Victor Martin – with drummer Kenji Kato...

On your mark, get set, GO! The messiest game show on TV is now the messiest game show on the road. Double Dare Live is coming to your town and will bring all the action and excitement of Nickelodeon’s hugely popular TV show to the stage. All the Slime soaking, pie plastering, and booger busting...

Ignite your passion for adventure, action, and travel! The Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour will exhilarate you with amazing big-screen stories when it comes to Cascade Theatre on Saturday, April 13th, 2019 (Doors open at 6pm, Show starts at 7pm). Journey to exotic locations, paddle the wildest waters, and climb the highest peaks. Get...

Join us at California Street Labs for First Thursdays as we partner with KIXE Independent Lens | PBS April 4th 5:30 PM Meet Daniel Tiger and watch original episodes of “Mister Rogers Neighborhood” 6:00 PM Join in the Mr McFeely Speedy Delivery Bike Ride for children 7:00 PM Watch the Academy Award nominated “Won’t You...

Follow the adventures of Shrek, his sidekick Donkey, Princess Fiona, Lord Farquaad and everybody’s favorite fairy-tale creatures. With an original new score, this show proves there’s more to the story than meets the eye. Set in a mythical “once upon a time” sort of land, Shrek the Musical is a fantastical and hilarious fairy tale...

Discover the unique partnership between cutting-edge western science and traditional indigenous knowledge in Turtle Bay’s newest exhibition, Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge, Shared Science, on display January 26 through May 5. Though the voices of elders and youth, storytelling, and hands-on activities, join the growing movement toward sustainability and the age-old ingenuity of indigenous practices....

What Is the Story of Newsies? Based on the real-life Newsboy Strike of 1899, this new Disney musical tells the story of Jack Kelly, a rebellious newsboy who dreams of a life as an artist away from the big city. After publishing giant Joseph Pulitzer raises newspaper prices at the newsboys’ expense, Kelly and his...