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⚾ Soccer, baseball + sandwiches
The A’s are making Sutter Health Park home for a little while starting in spring 2025. | Photo via Quintin Soloviev + Wikimedia Commons
Yes, Goldensky Festival is canceled for 2025, but there are still so many great events happening this year in the City of Trees. Here are three upcoming events you won’t want to miss.
Saturday, March 8 | Heart Health Park
Our city’s pro soccer team will kick off its 2025 season with a match against New Mexico United, and tickets are still available. The team will go on to play 16 additional home games through late October 2025.
Monday, March 31-Tuesday, Sept. 28 | Sutter Health Park
The A’s have temporarily moved to West Sac’s Sutter Health Park while their permanent stadium is being built in Las Vegas, and single-game tickets are now available. The team will play 81 home games at the 14,000-capacity venue in 2025.
Saturday, April 12 + Sunday, April 13 | Southside Park
This festival dedicated to the beloved comfort food will feature a beer garden during Saturday’s 21+ event, and live music and activities for the kids during Sunday’s all-ages event. Get tickets.
“FENCES” | Through Sunday, March 2 | 7 p.m. | Celebration Arts | $15+ | August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning production explores the strained relationship between a father and his son as they grapple with dreams deferred and the weight of societal expectations.
Friday, Feb. 28
Warp Tour: A Tribute to Warped Tour Bands | 10 p.m. | Powerhouse, Folsom | $18 | Rock out to this NorCal cover band inspired by groups who have performed at Warped Tour.
Saturday, March 1
2025 Greater Sacramento 5K and Polar Plunge | 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | Granite Bay Main Beach, Granite Bay | $24+ | Join Special Olympics Northern California for this cool event that includes a trail run or a 5K paired with a quick plunge into the chilly bay.
Golden Empire Music Festival: Jazz | 9 a.m.-6 p.m. | CRC Recital Hall, Davis | Free | This 69th annual fest showcases high school jazz bands and jazz combos from throughout Northern California.
Free Museum Weekend | Saturday, March 1-Sunday, March 2 | 10 a.m. | Locations vary | Free | The annual event returns with 20+ local museums offering free admission; capacity is limited and pre-registration for tickets is required.
Deftones: “North American Tour 2025" | 7 p.m. | Golden 1 Center | $100+ | Talk about a homecoming — the Sacramento-formed alt-rockers headline Golden 1, hoping to perform to a sold-out crowd in the city that made them.
Sunday, March 2
R&B Brunch | 11 a.m. | Our Place | Cost of purchase | Soulful vibes and mimosas? Say less.
Monday, March 3
Women in Jazz feat. Mary Fettig | 7 p.m. | Harris Center, Folsom | $15+ | Enjoy performances from the Folsom Lake College Jazz Band, Sutter Middle School, and Folsom High School Jazz Band, all celebrating ensembles directed by women.
Tuesday, March 4
“TINA: The Tina Turner Musical” | 7:30 p.m. | SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center | $44+ | This touring Broadway musical is “Simply the Best": It tells the triumphant story of the life of Tina Turner set to her beloved hits.
Wednesday, March 5
Badfish with Fayuca | 8 p.m. | Goldfield Trading Post - Roseville, Roseville | $23 | The group that pays tribute to Sublime and has teamed up with the reggae rock band for their 2025 “Gimme the Gold” West Coast tour.
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Six blocks in South Sac’s Colonial Heights neighborhood could soon earn landmark designation. The Sacramento Preservation Commission recently approved the proposed designation for the stretch of unique architecture spanning San Francisco Boulevard between Stockton Boulevard and 55th Street. The designation now goes to Sacramento City Council for approval. (ABC10)
Outdoors
Sac’s spring + summer watering schedule starts Saturday, March 1 and runs through Oct. 31. Sacramento residents and businesses can use sprinklers a maximum of two days per week on certain days, before 10 a.m. or after 7 p.m. Pro tip:Join the city’s webinar on water-efficient landscapes on Tuesday, March 4.
Festival
GoldenSky Festival has been canceled for 2025, but organizers are planning its “bigger and better” return to Sacramento in 2026. The country music fest brought 75,000 fans to Discovery Park in October 2024 and gave the region an economic boost of $14 million. (CBS News)
Transit
Local leaders and the Sacramento Regional Transit District broke ground on the Blue Line’s future Dos Rios Station, which is designed to improve connection for River District and Mirasol Village residents. Construction will begin this summer and is slated for completion by the end of 2026.
Open
Cariño Mexican Cuisine is now open at 729 J St. in downtown Sac at the former Backbone Cafe site. The restaurant offers tacos, salads, soups, and other dishes inspired by Mexico City, all made with cariño. It’s open Monday-Saturday starting at 10 a.m.
Announced
Actress and singer Coco Jones will bring her “Why Not More?” world tour to Ace of Spades with special guest Lady London on Monday, June 2. Presale tickets are now available, or grab general public tickets starting tomorrow, Feb. 28, at 10 a.m.
Real Estate
Two modern townhouse and duet communities will debut this Saturday, March 1 at Delta Shores. You can tour six new model homes at the grand opening of Avalon + Balboa from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The 3- and 4-bedroom homes start from the low $500,000s.
Tech
The Kings, Golden 1 Center, and Ticketmaster are offering OneCourt Technologies’ cutting-edge haptic devices for fans who are visually impaired. The devices convert live game action into vibrations and audio, so fans can track plays in real-time with their fingertips. The tech is available for the remainder of the 2025 season.
The Word
“Be more. Do Greater Sacramento.” That’s the Greater Sacramento Economic Council’s new brand and slogan, meant to reflect the region’s transformation, ambition, and possibilities. The slogan launched with colorful banners at Golden 1 Center, and the Economic Council urges locals to use #DoGreaterSacramento on social media to “help build our region’s identity.”
Arts
“Women Make the City,” a new exhibition highlighting women artists and stories of resilience, will debut at The Gallery by We Are Sacramento with an opening reception this Saturday, March 1, 5-9 p.m. The works will remain on display through Sunday, March 30.
Sports
Can Bryce Eldridge become the next big thing for the Giants? With a jaw-dropping 450-ft home run in his spring training debut, the young prospect is turning heads. Hear from the local experts on the San Francisco Giants with Locked On’s daily, team-focused podcasts.
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Here at SACtoday, you may already know we’re big on celebrating local, especially our city’s small businesses. Which is why a week dedicated to highlighting the heart of our communities is right up our alley.
Enter: Small Business Week — a national initiative that acknowledges and celebrates the contributions of small businesses — that we’ll be celebrating from Sunday, May 4 to Saturday, May 10.
We want to join in on the celebrations by highlighting some of the best small businesses in our city.
This is where we need your help.
If you own a local small business or know someone who does, celebrate Small Business Week with us by filling out a form about your business. We’ll be selecting businesses to feature in our newsletter that week. Psst: There’s no charge to participate.
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