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Fourth of July BBQ with The Delta King
The Delta King
Enjoy live music from Pinkie Rideau & Cordon Blues on Monday, July 4th
2 PM – End of fireworks
$15 – Adults
$5 – 12 & Under
Tickets include one cocktail, beer or wine for adults, or one soda for kids.
Purchase tickets at the door.
Independence Day Boat Parade
Old Sacramento Waterfront
The Sacramento Yacht Club is excited to announce the annual Independence Day Boat Parade ready to sail away!
Decorated boats will be leaving The Sacramento Yacht Club in West Sacramento, cruising north up the Sacramento River, and passing through Old Sacramento. The boats will continue up the river, turn around at Virgin Surgeon, and head back to West Sacramento.
How the West Was Drawn!
Sacramento History Museum
Comics are as old as recorded history, and a surprisingly
big part of the Old West. Join the Sacramento History
Museum and Eben Burgoon this summer for How the West Was
Drawn! – A hands-on, visual storytelling workshop tracing
the lineage from the 1800s dime novel to the graphic
novel of today.
Fourth of July Picnic and Croquet Game
Sacramento History Museum
Fourth of July Picnic and Croquet Game – Join the Living History volunteers to play croquet, and to determine the winners in various contests. Living History will also be making a parade loop around Old Sacramento.
10 a.m.–2p.m.
1849 Scene (Green Area by the Sacramento History Museum)
Old Sacramento Paranormal Investigations Tour
Sacramento History Museum
Old Sacramento Paranormal Investigations Tour – An investigation of the Hall, Luhrs building.
7 p.m.
4th of July Alive After Five Cruise
City Cruises by Hornblower
Looking for the best 4th of July happy hour in Sacramento? Step aboard City Cruises’ Alive After Five cocktail cruise on the Sacramento River! Sip on drinks from the bars and take in the fresh river breezes as you cruise under the Tower Bridge and past the Sacramento city skyline. Can a Sacramento happy hour get much better? Set sail at 5:30pm for Alive After Five, your new favorite happy hour on the water.
4th of July Sights & Sips Cruise
City Cruises by Hornblower
Celebrate your 4th of July on board a beautifully decorated yacht along the beautiful Sacramento River. Bring your friends and family for a toast in celebrating America’s Independence Day!
Rock the Yacht Cruise
Head out on City Cruises’ Rock the Yacht cocktail cruise, the only party you can’t find on land! Sip on drinks from the bar and take in the fresh river breezes as you cruise under the Tower Bridge and past the Sacramento city lights.
4th of July Rock the Yacht Cruise
City Cruises by Hornblower
Head out on City Cruises’ Rock the Yacht cocktail cruise, the only party you can’t find on land! Sip on drinks from the bar and take in the fresh river breezes as you cruise under the Tower Bridge and past the Sacramento city lights. Head out on City Cruises’ Rock the Yacht cocktail cruise, the only party you can’t find on land! Sip on drinks from the bar and take in the fresh river breezes as you cruise under the Tower Bridge and past the Sacramento city lights.
Second Sunday Brunch Market
Old Sacramento Waterfront
Join us for a fun and family friendly Sunday Brunch Market in the heart of Old Sacramento Waterfront this summer!
Kicking off on June 12th, the Second Sunday Brunch Market will be every second Sunday through October from 10 am – 2 pm, featuring local artist booths, brunch at neighboring restaurants, live music and more! We are partnering with River City Marketplace to bring the best local makers and artists into our very own historical district each month.
Grab brunch at our neighboring restaurants:
Finnegan’s Irish Pub (Irish Coffee)
Our Place Kitchen & Event Space
- Shrimp and Grits
- Avocado Toast
- Vegetarian Quiche
- Roasted Potatoes
- Fresh Fruit
- Smoked Sausage
Rio City Cafe (Reservations Recommended)
Are you an early bird? Make sure you join us at 9 AM for our FREE yoga series that happens in the district every Sunday as well! Grab your yoga mat, get your sunshine, and then come join us for brunch and shopping afterwards.
Mario Hodge
Laughs Unlimited Comedy Club and Lounge
Featuring Saul Trujillo
Hosted by Dillon Collins
Sacramento Salsa Festival
Meraki Logic
Get ready for Sacramento’s Salsa Festival for 2022! A family event for all ages and Salsa Fans!
Held on the newly redeveloped Old Sacramento Waterfront on the Embarcadero.
This event will take place on Saturday September 17th, 11AM - 7PM.
A Salsa Tasting Bar on the Embarcadero Terrace plus a Beer Garden with live music.
We will have three stages of Entertainment.
Family Carnival fun, vendors and excellent food.
Sip & Shop Wine Walk
Old Sacramento Waterfront
The LAST Wednesday of every month!
Join us in the Old Sacramento Waterfront every LAST Wednesday of the month from 5 pm – 8 pm for our new Sip n’ Shop event! The event is free and open to the public, so come enjoy the district while you sip on local wines, shop at your favorite local boutiques, listen to music, and enter to win in our monthly giveaway!
Jimmie Allen
ST Productions
SAC Waterfront Festival Featuring Jimmie Allen
w/Neon Union, Jonny Houlihan, Moonshine Crazy
VIP Entry: 4:00 PM
GA Doors: 4:30 PM
Show: 5:00 PM
Sacramento Yacht Club 70th Annual Opening Day Boat Parade
Sacramento Yacht Club
The Sacramento Yacht Club is excited to announce the kickoff of the 2022 boating season with the opening day boat parade. Decorated boats will be leaving The Sacramento Yacht Club at noon, cruising north up the Sacramento River, and passing through Old Sacramento around 12:30 p.m. The boats will continue up the river, turn around at Virgin Surgeon, and head back to West Sacramento.
Gold Fever! Game
Sacramento History Museum
Boom or Bust, launching from the newly relocated Sacramento Visitors Center, guests to the Old Sacramento Waterfront can experience what it was like to catch gold fever in the River City while getting actively involved in the intriguing Gold Fever! Game and tour. Participants take on personas of characters in history – or “real-life rascals” – who scratched and clawed their way to make this area the center of the Gold Rush. Never the same experience twice, Gold Fever! Game relives Sacramento’s early days when gold fever ruled amid horrible disasters that threatened fates and fortunes.
Waterfront Yoga
with Yoga Moves Us
The Old Sacramento Waterfront is excited to bring back Waterfront Yoga, a FREE series hosted by YOGA MOVES US, this spring and summer of 2022!
Waterfront Attractions
Located at the newly activated Waterfront Park (in front of Rio City Café), a visually-exciting and whimsical 65’ Ferris wheel and carousel, operated by Brass Ring Amusements, Inc, are both open daily at the Old Sacramento Waterfront.
Hours of operation for the Waterfront Wheel and Front Street Carousel will be Monday through Thursday from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m., Friday through Sunday from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Sacramento, CA 95814