Gold Rush Days Coming to Old Sacramento, Labor Day Weekend
200 Tons of Dirt
SACRAMENTO, CA, March 31, 2008. More than 200 tons of dirt will be dumped on the streets of Old Sacramento as the annual Gold Rush Days festival will "turn back the clock," transforming Sacramento's historic district into a scene straight out of the 1850s. Costumed re-enactors, Wild West gun fights, musicians playing period instruments, and many aspects of life during the Gold Rush will be highlighted during the four-day event.
In 2008, the event will see the expansion of the number of ethnic and cultural components. Featured will be period artifacts, storytelling, food preparation and more. Dancers and musicians will perform according to long-held traditions. Among the ethnicities represented will be European, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, African American and California Indian. The event also features a lecture series focusing on how the Gold Rush experience unfolded for various cultures and ethnicities.
Back for 2008 will be a variety of re-enactments and activities that celebrate the Sisters of Mercy in Sacramento. When the Sisters landed on the waterfront in 1857, the city was in crisis with an epidemic of cholera under way. The Sisters of Mercy worked tirelessly and selflessly to ease the suffering of those who were sick and dying; their legacy lives on through today's Mercy Healthcare network and affiliated hospitals.
Admission is FREE; and event hours are as follows: Friday, August 29, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; Saturday, August 30, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; Sunday, August 31, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.; and Monday, September 1, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.discovergold.org/goldrush or call (916) 808-7777.
Gold Rush Days is produced and promoted in cooperation with the City of Sacramento, the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau, California State Parks, the California State Railroad Museum Foundation, the Historic Old Sacramento Foundation, Old Sacramento Management and the Discovery Museum's Gold Rush History Center. For more information about Gold Rush Days specifically, or about visiting Sacramento generally, including lodging and attractions, visit www.discovergold.org or call (916) 808-7777.
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