Events
Discover events, activities and training for children 0-5, families and service providers.Redding Farmer's Market - Saturday
Category: Children 0 - 5, ParentsSaturday, May 23, 2026 at 7:30am - 12:00pm
Organizers: Redding Farmer's MarketVenue: Behind Redding City Hall | 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA 96001
Redding Farmer's Market - Sunday
Category: Children 0 - 5, ParentsSunday, May 24, 2026 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Organizers: Redding Farmer's MarketVenue: Sundial Bridge | 800 Sundial Bridge Drive, Redding, CA 96001
Cottonwood Community Library Storytime!
Category: Children 0 - 5, ParentsWednesday, May 27, 2026 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Organizers: Cottonwood Community LibraryVenue: Cottonwood Community Library | 3427 Main Street, Cottonwood, CA 96022
Phone: 530-347-4818Join us for stories, crafts and fun! Young children with a parent/caregiver are welcome.
Smart Lunch! Putting Resources to Work: Partnership Health Supports for 0-5
Category: Parents, ProvidersThursday, May 28, 2026 at 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Organizers: First 5 ShastaVenue: First 5 Shasta | 393 Park Marina Circle, Redding, CA 96001
Join the Partnership HealthPlan's Manager of First 5 Commissions to learn how Partnership HealthPlan supports families with young children ages 0-5 in Shasta County. This Smart Lunch presentation will highlight key resources available to providers and the families they serve, including the Growing Together Program, which promotes healthy child development and family connection, comprehensive perinatal support services that support parents before and after birth, and transportation benefits that help families access essential medical and supportive care.
Michele Grupe, the Manager of First 5 Commissions at Partnership HealthPlan, works collaboratively with First 5 Commissions across Partnership's 24-county region. She brings a strong background in family support services and prevention, with over twenty years of experience at a Family Resource Center in Napa, CA and served as a Commissioner of the First 5 Napa Commission for over a decade. Michele is deeply committed to strengthening early childhood education and family support systems through thoughtful improvements in policy, practice, and cross-sector partnerships.
Join in person at First 5 Shasta, 393 Park Marina Circle, or on Zoom.
RegisterAnderson Library Storytime
Category: Children 0 - 5, ParentsThursday, May 28, 2026 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Organizers: Friends of the Shasta County Library, First 5 ShastaVenue: Anderson Library | 3200 W. Center Street, Anderson, CA 96007
Price: $0
Join us for stories, crafts, and fun every Thursday at 3:30 pm!
Nourish & Flourish
Category: Children 0 - 5, Parents, ProvidersSaturday, May 30, 2026 at 7:30am - 12:00pm
Venue: Redding Farmers Market | 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA 96001
This free community event will offer health screenings, education demonstrations, mobile mammograms, and free back-to-school seventh-grade vaccinations while supplies last. Visitors can also meet local doctors, explore health care scholarships and career paths, and enjoy fresh food from the farmers market alongside giveaway prizes, free farm bucks, and family-friendly activities.
Redding Farmer's Market - Saturday
Category: Children 0 - 5, ParentsSaturday, May 30, 2026 at 7:30am - 12:00pm
Organizers: Redding Farmer's MarketVenue: Behind Redding City Hall | 777 Cypress Avenue, Redding, CA 96001
From School Days to Summer Play - Simple Tools to Boost Connection During Break
Category: Parents, ProvidersSaturday, May 30, 2026 at 9:00am - 3:00pm
Organizers: Strengthening FamiliesVenue: Shasta County Office of Education, Early Childhood Services | 43 Hilltop Drive, Redding, CA 96003
Price: $0
A FREE positive parenting training series where participants will learn social-emotional strategies to build resilience in their children.
Learning Objectives:
- Build nurturing and responsive relationships
- Create predictable and safe environments
- Build sensory and emotion literacy
- Manage big emotions to support self-regulation
- Teach children problem-solving skills
- Understand the brain and behavior
Redding Farmer's Market - Sunday
Category: Children 0 - 5, ParentsSunday, May 31, 2026 at 9:00am - 1:00pm
Organizers: Redding Farmer's MarketVenue: Sundial Bridge | 800 Sundial Bridge Drive, Redding, CA 96001
Cottonwood Community Library Storytime!
Category: Children 0 - 5, ParentsWednesday, June 3, 2026 at 11:30am - 12:30pm
Organizers: Cottonwood Community LibraryVenue: Cottonwood Community Library | 3427 Main Street, Cottonwood, CA 96022
Phone: 530-347-4818Join us for stories, crafts and fun! Young children with a parent/caregiver are welcome.