25 Can’t-Miss Events to Check Out in 2025
Concerts, food festivals, films, art exhibits, plays, musicals, comedy & more.
The Maestro of Mardi Gras
Meet Wes Samms, the bedazzled master of ceremonies behind the City of Trees Parade—one of Sacramento’s biggest, loudest and most joyful civic celebrations.
Can't-miss events kicking off in February
A seldom-told part of World War II history lands at the California Museum, Drag Race winner and author Sasha Velour takes the Mondavi Center stage, star-crossed lovers dance a world premiere at the SAFE PAC, and more.
Start 2025 Off Right with Can't-Miss Events Around the Region
Concerts, art exhibits and more are starting the year on a high note.
Out and About in January and February 2025
High-flying adventure abounds in Cirque Kalabanté's Mondavi Center debut, The FORCE is with LL Cool J at Thunder Valley, we’re going nuts for the 110th Capay Valley Almond Festival, and more. Here are 10 local events to help start the year off right.
The Art of Polaroid Impressionism.
In her Sacramento Icons series, local multimedia artist Paula Bellacera presents images that are at once new and nostalgic, using tools like a vintage Polaroid SX-70 camera, watercolor paint, markers and pencils. The end results are evocative, impressionistic depictions of our city’s landmarks, from the Tower Bridge to the Tower Theatre and many more.
Back to the Future
A new Retrowave cantina in midtown dials the ’70s and ’80s up to 11. Artoo, we have a good feeling about this.
Steering the Ship in the Early Days of Disney
Walt Disney may have created the House of Mouse, but bringing Disney magic to the big screen took a pixie-dusted village. For his recently released book, Directing at Disney: The Original Directors of Walt’s Animated Films, longtime Davis resident and Disney historian Don Peri teamed up with Pixar’s Oscar-winning chief creative officer Pete Docter to tell the story of the forgotten pioneers of animated movies.
Out and About in November and December 2024
From a juicy-sweet food fest in Roseville and a return to stand-up for CNN host W. Kamau Bell at the Mondavi, to Placer County artists throwing open their studio doors, and holiday celebrations—both classic and “with a splash of sass”—here are 10 can’t-miss events before the end of the year.
A Mainstage Milestone
Ever since its earliest days as an ambitious theatrical upstart, Capital Stage has leaned into thought-provoking fare to carve out its niche in the Sacramento theater scene. Now, as it prepares for its 20th anniversary season, the resilient midtown troupe is taking steps to ensure that its next act is bigger and bolder than ever.
The Art of Gratitude
When his wife embarked on an arduous cancer journey, Dave Webb—a Davis-based multimedia artist—walked alongside her, processing his emotions through film, images, words and music. A new exhibition at the Pence Gallery, the grateful chair, chronicles the couple’s shared experience of going to the brink and coming back.
Fall Arts Preview 2024
Like the leafy canopies in our City of Trees, opportunities to catch our region's creative excellence are rarely more breathtakingly golden than during the fall. From Beethoven to Sondheim, and from Dracula in pointe shoes to Joan Miró in an A-list art exhibit, here are a dozen can't-miss cultural showstoppers.
On Sale Now!
Stay in the know!
Get Sactown's top stories in your inbox by signing up for our weekly newsletter.
