Food Festivals in Sacramento

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The California State Fair at Cal Expo ran 17 July to 2 August in 2026, its last summer edition; the fair board has voted to move it to the fall from 2027, away from the summer heat.

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The Sacramento Greek Festival, its 63rd in 2026, filled 600 and 616 Alhambra Boulevard on 2 to 4 October with Greek food, music and dancing, for $5 admission.

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Dine Downtown is Sacramento's January restaurant event: central-city restaurants serve three-course prix-fixe meals for $45 over ten days, with $1 a meal going to a local nonprofit.

Capitol Beer Fest returns to Capitol Mall on 6 March 2027 for its 17th year, with four hours of brewers, food trucks and live music; all proceeds go to the Runnin' for Rhett youth fitness program.

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Sacramento Beer Week, organized by the Sacramento Area Brewers Guild, is an annual ten-day celebration of the region's craft beer, with events at breweries, taprooms and restaurants.

FoodieLand, the night market built on independent food and merchandise vendors that began in Berkeley in 2019, returns to Cal Expo in Sacramento on 14 to 16 May 2027.

The Courtland Pear Fair, held every year on the last Sunday of July, celebrates the Sacramento River Delta's Bartlett pear harvest with fresh pear pies, a pancake breakfast and a wine and beer garden.

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The Capay Tomato Festival was a July tomato tasting at Farm Fresh To You's organic farm in Yolo County, near Sacramento; its last edition was in July 2019.

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The Buddhist Church of Sacramento's Japanese Food and Cultural Bazaar, first held in 1947 and 80 years old in 2026, fills its Riverside Boulevard grounds one August Saturday with teriyaki, sushi and udon.

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The Sacramento Banana Festival, its 15th in 2026 and the National Academic Youth Corps' largest fundraiser, fills the Village Greens at William Land Park with banana treats, food, art and music.

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Visit Sacramento's Tower Bridge Dinner, first held in 2013, serves hundreds a locally sourced dinner by regional chefs along the Tower Bridge; the 2026 dinner was on 6 September.

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Visit Sacramento's 2026 farm-to-fork evening was the California Grand Tasting on 11 September at the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center, with 30 plus restaurants and 25 to 30 wineries.

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The Sacramento Turn Verein, founded in 1854, holds its 57th Oktoberfest at its hall on J Street in 2026, with German beer, hearty food, live music and dancing over two days.