Take advantage of Free Admission Hours every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Crocker Art Museum. 

Established in 1885, the Crocker Art Museum is one of Northern California's largest and best museums of regional artists. The collection spans from the 10th century to contemporary periods and includes a stunning collection of European master drawings and a notable selection of contemporary California art. Museum programs include touring exhibitions, educational programs, public tours, and concerts.

Midtown Stomp offers swing dancing every Wednesday and Friday nights at Sacramento's Eastern Star Ballroom, a historic landmark built in 1928. Join the beginning swing dancing lesson from 8-9 p.m., and then keep dancing until 11:30 p.m. Wednesdays or midnight on Fridays!

Lessons are social with rotating partners -- you don't need a partner to join. Dance the Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Balboa, and many other fun, vintage dances.

On the second Saturday of each month, galleries in Sacramento stay open for a Sacramento Art Walk late into the evening, allowing people to walk from gallery to gallery, viewing, experiencing, and discovering local art and meeting artists. 

While galleries all over Sacramento participate, most are clustered in two main areas: Midtown Sacramento and along Del Paso Boulevard in the Uptown Art District (the number of Downtown galleries is also growing). These areas support thriving arts communities, and the venues' close proximity, walkable streets, interesting boutiques, and many restaurants make for an enjoyable, leisurely walk.

Held every second Sunday of the month, the Sacramento Antique Faire is a meeting place for hundreds of antique dealers from throughout Northern California.

Come paw through furniture, textiles, architectural pieces, jewelry, cultural pieces, china, glassware, garden accessories, rugs, art, collectibles, and more.

While you're hunting for your one-of-a-kind treasure, fortify yourself with the variety of offerings from the numerous food vendors at the Faire.

Sample the bounty of California's harvests straight from local farms at the weekly Farmers Market in Sacramento's Cesar Chavez Plaza.

Certified Farmers Markets are an effort to re-establish the traditional link between farmers and consumers in California, by creating places where genuine farmers sell products they grow themselves directly to the public.

At these markets, farmers can offer field- and tree-ripened fruits and vegetables which are too delicate for the packing and shipping process of traditional food distribution systems. In addition, consumers are assured of obtaining only California-grown fruits and vegetables, fresh and in season, at a good price.

The Westminster Presbyterian Church on Capitol Park hosts free noontime concerts every Wednesday.

On July 30, catch a performance by pianist Tanya Plescia.

Dedicated to celebrating the present as well as the rich history of French cinema, the Sacramento French Film Festival features new French films in their Sacramento premieres, and rarely seen classics. The festival also includes short films by Sacramento artists, lively parties, "midnight breakfast" discussions after late-night shows, and special guests.

Sacramento premieres this year include 2006 Cannes Grand Jury Prize winner "Flanders," 2007 Cesar-award winner "Lady Chatterley," and popular comedies "Coeurs" (Private Fears in Public Places) and "Mon Meilleur Ami" (My Best Friend).

Retrospective screenings include cult classic "La Cite des Enfants Perdus" (The City of Lost Children), WWII drama "L'Armee des Ombres" (Army of Shadows), and family-friendly "Mon Oncle."

Enjoy a summer evening of jazz in Crocker Park, on the third Thursday of every month from May through September.

On August 21, the series presents Ben Luco and the Funky Divine. Bringing his gift of melody and rhythm to the Crocker, saxophonist Ben Luco will perform an upbeat mix of jazz, blues, R&B, and funk with his band the Funky Divine.

During intermission, the Crocker Art Museum (across the street) hosts a guided "Spotlight Tour" of a special exhibit.

Light refreshments and drinks are available for purchase. Seating is provided but lawn chairs and blankets are welcome.

The Westminster Presbyterian Church on Capitol Park hosts free noontime concerts every Wednesday.

On August 6, stop in to hear Sunny Knable play original piano compositions.  

The Westminster Presbyterian Church on Capitol Park hosts free noontime concerts every Wednesday.

On August 13, hear JAZZ-nation play swing, latin, pop music, and jazz standards.

This summer, Cesar Chavez Plaza becomes the hottest Friday night music venue in Sacramento! The Friday Night Concerts in the Park series runs from May 2 to August 22, showcasing local artists in a range of genres including rock, pop, punk, blues, and folk.

Music addicts and happy-hour junkies flock to these all-ages shows to enjoy live music, fresh air, good food, and the famous beer garden. On August 1, you can catch Pets, We Prick You, The Generals, and headliner Diciembre Gris.

This summer, Cesar Chavez Plaza becomes the hottest Friday night music venue in Sacramento! The Friday Night Concerts in the Park series runs from May 2 to August 22, showcasing local artists in a range of genres including rock, pop, punk, blues, and folk.

This summer, Cesar Chavez Plaza becomes the hottest Friday night music venue in Sacramento! The Friday Night Concerts in the Park series runs from May 2 to August 22, showcasing local artists in a range of genres including rock, pop, punk, blues, and folk.

This summer, Cesar Chavez Plaza becomes the hottest Friday night music venue in Sacramento! The Friday Night Concerts in the Park series runs from May 2 to August 22, showcasing local artists in a range of genres including rock, pop, punk, blues, and folk.

More than 200 tons of dirt will be dumped onto the streets of Old Sacramento as the annual Gold Rush Days festival "turns 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, Gold Rush Days expands its ethnic and cultural components by featuring period artifacts, storytelling, food preparation, and dancers and musicians performing 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 this year are a variety of re-enactments and activities commemorating the arrival of 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.

Gold Rush Days takes place in Old Sacramento, a four-block historic district founded in 1848 that was a major commercial and agricultural center during the Gold Rush. Now it is Sacramento's most popular destination. Visitors experience everything from wagon trains to stagecoaches, riverboats to the first transcontinental railroad. Old Sacramento sits along the Sacramento River and is filled with dozens of restaurants, shops, and saloons, and is also home to the Crocker Art Museum.

Midtown Stomp offers swing dancing every Wednesday and Friday nights at Sacramento's Eastern Star Ballroom, a historic landmark built in 1928. Join the beginning swing dancing lesson from 8-9 p.m., and then keep dancing until 11:30 p.m. Wednesdays or midnight on Fridays!

Lessons are social with rotating partners -- you don't need a partner to join. Dance the Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing, Charleston, Balboa, and many other fun, vintage dances.

The Westminster Presbyterian Church on Capitol Park hosts free noontime concerts every Wednesday.

On September 3, stop in to hear the classic sounds of India.