Major Events 2010 in Sacramento
January 9, 2010
JANUARY
Dine Downtown Restaurant Week
January 8-17, 2010
(916) 442-8575
Experience the best of Downtown Sacramento's dining scene. For one week, local chefs will create special three-course prix fixe dinner menus for $30 at participating restaurants. www.downtownsac.org/dinedowntown
Martin Luther King Celebration
January 18, 2010
(916) 920-8655
Oak Park Community Center & Sacramento Convention Center.
www.mlk365.org
FEBRUARY
12th Annual Sacramento Museum Day
February 6, 2010
(916) 641-3501
(916) 808-7777
Free admission to Sacramento museums including the Aerospace Museum of California, California Auto Museum, California Military Museum, California Museum, California State Capitol Museum, California State Indian Museum, California State Railroad Museum, Crocker Art Museum, Discovery Museum, Fairytale Town, Governor's Mansion, Historic Sacramento Cemetery, Leland Stanford Mansion, Sacramento History Museum, Aerospace Museum of California, Sutter's Fort State Historic Park, Wells Fargo History Museum and the Sacramento Zoo. www.sacmuseums.org
13th Annual Sacramento Jewish Film Festival
February 6-7, 2010
(916) 442-7378
Crest Theatre. For more information, visit www.sacjff.org
MARCH
Sacramento International Film Festival
March 27 - April 3, 2010
(916) 442-7378
Crest Theatre. For more information, visit www.sacramentofilmfestival.com
APRIL
17h Annual Festival de la Familia
April 25, 2010
(916) 422-2700
Sacramento's largest celebration of Latino cultures will include music, food and arts & crafts, in addition to other highlights from 26 Latin American countries. Visitors will enjoy all-day activities on entertainment stages, demonstrations for children, food from many nations and a Mercado (open-air-market) filled with the sights, sounds and aromas of the festival. www.festivaldelafamilia.org
MAY
AMGEN Tour of California
May 15 - 16, 2010
(916) 808-7777
The heart pumping action and excitement of professional bicycle stage racing will take California by storm with the AMGEN Tour. Sacramento is the Stage 1 finish on May 16th in this 800-mile race which is considered to be cycling's most important and successful road race in the United States. Lance Armstrong and Levi Leipheimer will participate. Watch the intense sprint for the finish, the traditional awards ceremony and jersey presentation or join in the race day festivities; learn about cancer awareness, bike safety and more. There will be plenty of food, family fun and entertainment on Saturday and Sunday. www.amgentourofcalifornia.com
17th Annual Pacific Rim Street Festival
May 23, 2010
(916) 451-6200 M-F 9am-5pm
(916) 558-3912
When the annual Pacific Rim Street Fest convenes in Old Sacramento, a menu of Japanese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Indian, Korean, Chinese and Thai foods will share the program with Asian martial-arts masters, acrobatics, children's activities and public health & career fairs. www.pacificrimstreetfest.com
37th Annual Sacramento Jazz Festival
May 28-31, 2010
(916) 372-5277
Musical excitement takes over the city Memorial Day weekend for the largest traditional jazz festival west of the Mississippi featuring 600 performances by 65 bands on 22 stages. Some 65,000 music lovers come out to enjoy bands influenced by Blues, Country and Zydeco in addition to the traditional sounds. www.sacjazz.com
JUNE
8th Annual Grape Escape
June 5, 2010
(916) 808-7777
Celebrate our region's wineries and restaurants and sample countless varietals of award-winning wines from more than 50 participating wineries. Event will also feature food pairings and chef cooking demonstrations. www.sacramentograpeescape.com
Croatian Extravaganza
June 12-13, 2010
(916) 971-0663
The 25thannual fete is expected to serve up about 50 barbecued lambs, 25 pigs, sausages and sauerkraut, baklava, cookies and 350 pounds of apples converted into strudel at the Croatian-American Cultural Center. www.cacc.com
9th Annual Sacramento French Film Festival
June 18-27, 2010
(916) 455-9390
The Sacramento French Film Festival is an annual event held at the Crest Theatre. It celebrates the present as well as the rich history of French cinema featuring new releases and rarely seen classics.
www.sacramentofrenchfilmfestival.org
Annual Juneteenth Celebration
June 19-20, 2010
(916) 808-7777
Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery. To commemorate this important date in history, thousands will gather at William Land Park for a festive day of entertainment, barbecue, children's activities and a steppin' contest -- all in the name of freedom! www.discovergold.org
Sacramento Pride Festival
June 19, 2010
(916) 442-0185
For twenty years, Sacramento's LGBT community has joined in celebration at the annual Pride Festival, drawing folks from Chico, Reno, Fresno and the Greater Sacramento area. www.sacramentopride.org
JULY
4th Annual Sacramento Wine & Dine
July 5-11, 2010
(916) 808-7777
Enjoy a three to four-course dinner at the Sacramento region's best restaurants for a fraction of the regular price. Even better, each meal comes with tastes from the region's award-winning wines.
www.sacramentowineanddine.com
California's Grape & Gourmet
July 7, 2010
(916) 808-7777
The Grape & Gourmet is the culmination of the California State Fair Commercial Wine Competition, the oldest and most prestigiously judged wine competition in the nation. At Grape & Gourmet we taste from the best of the best wines from more than 200 wineries and sample from dozens of Northern California's finest restaurants.
www.thebestcaliforniawine.com/grape-and-gourmet/event
157th Annual California State Fair
July 14 - August 1, 2010
(916) 263-3000
Top-name entertainment, California county exhibits, livestock nursery, culinary delights to satisfy any appetite, award-winning wines, micro-brews, a magnificent midway and nightly fireworks are traditions that attract fairgoers in droves. www.bigfun.org
36th Annual Courtland Pear Fair
July 25, 2010
(916) 775-2000
The Courtland Pear Fair, with its pear smoothies, pear fritters and pear pies, is always a big summer to-do in the Delta. www.pearfair.com
11th Annual Sacramento Film & Music Festival
Dates TBD
(916) 442-7378
A centerpiece for the arts in Sacramento and a celebration of both visual and musical works from around the world, this festival is held annually at the historic Crest Theatre. www.sacfilm.com
AUGUST
Festa Italiana
Dates TBD
(916) 482-5900
Experience authentic Italian food or peruse the marketplace where vendors sell Italian charms, olive oil, t-shirts and other delights. This festival, named best in Northern California, also features cooking demonstrations, children's games, rides, singers and dancers. Children 15 and under are free. www.italiancenter.net
64th Japanese Food and Cultural Bazaar
August 14-15, 2010
(916) 446-0121
Traditional Japanese dishes ranging from teriyaki chicken to sushi are on the menu at the Sacramento Buddhist Church's yearly food and cultural bazaar. Thousands gather to enjoy cultural performances, demonstrations and children's games. www.buddhistchurch.com
SEPTEMBER
47th Annual Greek Food Festival
September 3-5, 2010
(916) 443-2033
Tempting smells of grilled lamb, seasoned spanakopita and honeyed pastries compete with Hellenic cultural displays, music and dancing at the popular festival held annually at the Sacramento Convention Center.
www.sacramentogreekfestival.com
Gold Rush Days
September 3-6, 2010
(916) 808-7777
Experience a step back in time as living history characters re-enact the Gold Rush era in Old Sacramento. The streets are closed to automobiles and then covered with dirt, while horse and carriages are the modes of transportation and period costumes prevail. Learn the ways of early ancestry life from diverse nationalities as entertainment, food, drink, arts and crafts demonstrations make for a great family outing. www.sacramentogoldrushdays.com
California Capital Air Show
September 11 -12, 2010
(916) 808-7777
Military and civilian aircraft as well as high tech equipment will be on display. Experience fun for the whole family! www.californiacapitalairshow.com .
Sacramento World Music & Dance Festival
Dates TBD
(916) 808-7777
The Sacramento World Music & Dance Festival will celebrate the music, dance, cuisine and crafts of the diversity of the Sacramento region. www.sacramentoworldfestival.com
OCTOBER
17th Annual Sacramento International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
Dates TBD
(916) 442-7378
Crest Theatre, www.siglff.org
NOVEMBER
Events TBD
DECEMBER
California International Marathon
December 5, 2010
(916) 983-4622
Drawing more than 5,000 competitors and one of the fastest marathon routes, this course begins in Folsom and finishes at the State Capitol in Sacramento.
www.runcim.org
New Year's Eve Sky Spectacular
December 31, 2010
(916) 808-7777
Ring in the New Year with family entertainment, bands, and two fireworks shows in Old Sacramento. www.discovergold.org
Holidays Events
TBD
(916) 558-3912
Old Sacramento recalls the holiday seasons of yore with historically themed decorations, lights, Living History carolers, gingerbread house display, Santa's train, sleigh bells and good old-fashioned holiday hospitality. www.oldsacramento.com
***SEASONAL EVENTS ***
Broadway Series
October 2009-May 2010
(916) 557-1999
The brilliance of Broadway revisits Sacramento. The Broadway Series offers the glitter, excitement, theatricality and even the stars of Broadway. The 2008-09 Broadway Series is packed with popular, critically acclaimed musicals, including Legally Blonde, Spring Awakening, A Chorus Line, Xanadu, Chicago, Little House on the Prairie. www.californiamusicaltheatre.com .
The Sacramento Ballet
October 2009-May 2010
(916) 552-5800
The 2009 -10 season includes productions of The Nutcracker, Nine Sinatra Songs and Carmina Burana. www.sacballet.org
The Sacramento Theatre Company
October 2009-May 2010
(888) 478-2849
The 2009 -10 Season includes productions of Noises Of, Fully Committed and Tuesdays with Morrie. www.sactheatre.org
NBA Sacramento Kings
November 2009-May 2010
(916) 928-6900
Considered one of the most supportive and enthusiastic home courts in the NBA, Kings fans have enabled them to achieve an NBA's record for most consecutive home court sell-outs. www.kings.com
Sacramento River Cats Baseball
April-September 2010
(916) 447-4487
The Sacramento River Cats, the Triple-A minor league affiliate of the Oakland A's, are the 2007 Triple-A & PCL Champions. The 2010 season will be the team's 11th at Raley Field. www.rivercats.com
Music Circus
July-August 2010
(916) 557-1999
The Wells Fargo Pavilion is home to the renowned Music Circus, a 2,200 seat arena-style 'tent' theatre that showcases musical favorites. For the 2010 season schedule visit www.californiamusicaltheatre.com .
Visit www.sacramento365.com for a complete events calendar
Media Contact :
Lucy Steffens
[email protected]
+1 (916)808-5553
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is a global leading lodging company based in Bethesda,Maryland, USA, with more than 4,200 properties in 80 countries and territories. Marriott International reported revenues of nearly $14 billion in fiscal year 2014. The company operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts under 19 brands, including: The Ritz-Carlton®, BVlgari®, EDITION®, JW Marriott®, Autograph Collection® Hotels, Renaissance® Hotels, Marriott Hotels®, Delta Hotels and Resorts®, Marriott Executive Apartments®, Marriott Vacation Club®, Gaylord Hotels®, AC Hotels by Marriott®, Courtyard®, Residence Inn®, SpringHill Suites®, Fairfield Inn & Suites®, TownePlace Suites®, Protea Hotels® and MoxyHotels®. Marriott has been consistently recognized as a top employer and for its superior business ethics. The company also manages the award-winning guest loyalty program, Marriott Rewards® and The Ritz-Carlton Rewards® program, which together surpass 50 million members. For more information or reservations, please visit our website at 
