National Pickleball holds its Holiday Classic Powered by Onix on December 12 and 13, 2026, at Spare Time Indoors, 11205 Pyrites Way, Gold River, CA 95670. Registration opened September 21 and closes December 9 at 11:55 p.m. Pacific. Early entry costs $45 per player, rising to $75 once more than 75 players have signed up, and 15 players are registered as of today. Source: pickleballtournaments.com, NP Sacramento Holiday Classic listing, checked October 17, 2026.
This is not the first NP event at that Gold River facility this year. The NP Sacramento Winter Classic ran February 27 through March 1 with 372 players registered, and the NP Sacramento Classic ran September 25 through 27 with 185 players. Both are listed as completed tournaments on pickleballtournaments.com, checked October 17, 2026.
Spare Time Indoors, Gold River
Gold River sits in Sacramento County about 15 miles east of downtown Sacramento, inside the same metro area this directory covers. Spare Time Indoors runs its courts indoors, so the Holiday Classic goes on regardless of December rain.
Other places to play pickleball in Sacramento
If you are not entering the bracket but want to play while you are in town for tournament weekend, these three Sacramento venues are confirmed as of October 17, 2026:
- Garcia Bend Park, 7654 Pocket Rd, has 4 free outdoor courts with permanent pickleball lines, lit for night play, open 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Source: City of Sacramento park directory.
- Rosemont Community Park, 9326 Americana Way, has 2 free outdoor courts with permanent lines, lit for night play, open dawn to 10:00 p.m. Source: Cordova Recreation and Park District.
- North Natomas Community Park, 1839 N Bend Dr, has 2 free outdoor courts with no permanent nets, so bring your own, open dawn to dusk. Source: City of Sacramento park directory.
Garcia Bend and Rosemont both have lights, which matters in December when it gets dark by early evening. North Natomas does not have fixed nets, so plan ahead if that is where you play.
Sacramento's pickleball footprint runs well beyond these three. picklecourtsnearme.com's own database lists 15 active locations in the city, from free city parks to indoor community centers with a drop-in fee to a membership sports club with permanent courts. The full list, with court counts, fees, and hours for each, is on the Sacramento, CA pickleball courts page.