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“Help Wanted/Leave Now” exhibit at California Museum

California Museum 1020 O St, Sacramento
Art

A powerful new exhibit debuts Thursday at the California Museum in Sacramento. Presented in English and Spanish, “Help Wanted/Leave Now” explores how generations of Mexican farmworkers and miners sustained U.S. industry, only to face mass expulsion. It runs through early next year. This event was featured on the PBS KVIE News Minute. Follow PBS KVIE […]

Free – $10

Davis Arts Center Wetland Exhibit Opening September 20th

Davis Arts Center 1919 F Street, Davis
Art

YoloSol presents Good Fire, Living Water: The Gifts of a Marsh Economy September 20-November 13, 2026 Davis Arts Center “Tule (Schoenoplectus acutus var. occidentalis) has been my creative muse for 30 years. It still thrives in the rivers and marshes of California… Tule, along with cattail, is at the heart of the marsh economy… I […]

Free

Aftershock Returns to Discovery Park

Discovery Park 1600 Garden Hwy, Sacramento

Sacramento's biggest music festival kicks off next weekend. Aftershock takes over Discovery Park from Thursday to Sunday. My Chemical Romance, Limp Bizkit, and TOOL all headline, alongside more than 140 […]

$252 – $963

Sacramento Greek Festival

Sacramento Greek Festival
Greek Orthodox Church 616 Alhambra Blvd, Sacramento
Food & Drink

Since 1963, the treasured community event has shared the culture of Greece through live entertainment, dancing and a delicious menu of authentic cuisine and wine. What started as a small […]

$5
Ongoing

Coordinates: Dispatch Art Exhibition

Albert Winn Park 1616 28th St., Sacramento
Art

Sacramento's historic Fire Alarm Dispatch Station in Winn Park is transformed into an art exhibition featuring 30+ local artists. More info here!

$26.08

Tropeycalia Club Exhibition coming to CSUS Gallery

The University Gallery 6000 J Street, Sacramento

Título Salvaje ⇄ Salvaged Title is a multidisciplinary exhibition by the Tropeycalia Club at the Sacramento State University Library Gallery, exploring cultural identity, decolonization, and political resistance through painting, mixed […]

Free

NOBLE: A Portrait Series

The Gallery at 48 Natoma 48 Natoma St, Folsom
Art

From Cultural Capital by Chris Macias: Let’s close the camera phone for now and go back when photography required a wealth of patience and bit of magic in the darkroom. Miguel Gutierrez Jr. knows both worlds as a longtime photojournalist who can produce hundreds of images in minutes. He also pursues an artistic side that […]

Free

Cumbia y Corazon with Son Café

Casa de Español 1101 R St., Sacramento

From Cultural Capital by Chris Macias: Head to CASA de ESPAÑOL on Sacramento’s R Street Corridor for an evening of art and mucho dancing at Cumbia y Corazon with Son Café on Oct. 2 (Friday). Want events like this sent directly to your inbox? Sign up for Abridged by PBS KVIE's weekly things to do […]

$15

Beers Books with José Vadi and Tomas Moniz: short readings, some Q+A, mostly mingling

Beers Books 712 R Street, Sacramento

From Cultural Capital by Chris Macias: A double whammy of Latino literature is set for this weekend. Tomas Moniz, an Oakland-based writer and finalist for the 2020 PEN/Hemingway Award, will be joined by Sacramento’s acclaimed essayist/poet José Vadi at Beers Books on Oct. 2 (Friday) in Southside Park. Want events like this sent directly to […]

Free

PBS KVIE Art Auction

PBS KVIE 2030 W. El Camino Ave. , Sacramento
Art

Bid on more than 270 original works of art by the region’s top artistic talent, from California masters to emerging artists! All proceeds help support KVIE, your PBS station. Preview […]

Free

Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo play Thunder Valley Casino Resort

The Venue at Thunder Valley Casino Resort 1200 Athens Ave, Lincoln

From Cultural Capital by Chris Macias: Sing along to “Love is a Battlefield” and “Heartbreaker” as Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo play Thunder Valley Casino Resort in Lincoln on Oct. 2 (Friday). Want events like this sent directly to your inbox? Sign up for Abridged by PBS KVIE's weekly things to do newsletter here.

$44.95 – $149.95

Friday Night Swing Dancing

Midtown Stomp 2534 Industrial Blvd Suite 150, West Sacramento
Music

We have an awesome venue, we have awesome DJs, now all we need is your awesome self to make the night complete! Never been dancing before? Do you have two left feet? Do you think you lack rhythm? That’s no problem at all for us. At 8:00 pm, we’ll teach you the steps you need […]

$12