Weekend Planner: Sauce Off, Bikefest, Help a Hero, More

If you’re staying in Roseville this weekend, there are plenty of things to do: sample the city’s best pasta sauces, get your photo taken with a K9, make sure your kids’ car seats are properly installed at a free event and more. Here’s a look at what’s going on in Roseville this weekend.

Friday

Car Seat Inspection – Make sure your kiddos are strapped in tightly and correctly at a free car seat inspection hosted by Safe Kids Placer County. The free event is in recognition of National Child Passenger Safety Week. Your seats will be inspected for proper installation and use. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the , station 1 at 401 Oak St. in Roseville. For more information, contact Safe Kids Placer County at 916-772-6300.

Sauce Off – Locals will compete for the title of Roseville’s best pasta cause during Friday’s Sauce Off. The fundraiser event raises funds for Crime Stoppers and Roseville Parks and Recreation senior programs and runs from 6-8:30 p.m. tonight. You’ll get to sample some of Roseville’s best pasta sauce, listen to live music by the “Dean-O-Holics” and leave with a full stomach. The Sauce Off will be held at the Roseville Sports Complex, 1545 Peasant Grove Blvd. For more information, visit the city’s website here. 

Boot Scootin Benefit - Nevaeh's Hope, a nonprofit for displaced pregnant women and their children, promise a boot scootin' good time at their second annual benefit. From 6-10 p.m. at , 6401 Stanford Ranch Road in Roseville, you can enjoy a barbecue dinner and a live concert by "The Chris Gardner Band." All proceeds from the event to to Nevaeh's Hope. Call 916-316-9644 or visit the website here for more information.

Saturday

Roseville Bikefest – Strap on your helmet and pedal your bike over to the Roseville Bikefest Saturday. The 18^th annual event will feature obstacle courses, riding demonstrations, helmet fittings, bike safety inspections, giveaways and entertainment. The event runs from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at , 750 Central Park Drive in Roseville. Call 774-5365 or visit the city's website here for more information.

Halloween Costume Swap – Make this Halloween a “green” one by donating your kids’ costumes and swapping for another gently used costume. Rocklin peace. love. swap. will host a Halloween costume swap. Bring your gently used baby, kids, teen and maternity items and swap them for things you could use. All of the items left over from the swap will go to charity. Drop off your items between 10-11 a.m. and the swap runs from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Lone Tree Park, 6101 West Oaks Blvd. in Rocklin. More information is available here.

Stand Out Talent Gala – will celebrate its grand opening with a gala fundraiser Saturday. From 5:30-9 p.m. at the Tower Theatre, special guest artists Glee's Brad Ellis and Broadway's Danny Gurwin will be featured, as well as entertainment by Jennifer and Jason Bortz. The reception begins with a ribbon cutting at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $12 for adults, $5 for students and children. More information is available here. 

Sunday

Help a Hero – See K9 demos, watch people get soaked in a dunk tank and smile for the camera with a K9 at Sunday’s Help a Hero fundraiser. The event is hosted by the in Roseville and funds go to help cover medical expenses. Local band “Autal Austerity” will also perform. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the grooming center, located at 1805 Cirby Way, Suite 10. For more information, call 916-782-7300 or go to the Foothills K9 Association website here.