Come join the celebration of everything bananas and family fun at the 1st Annual Banana Festival ”Celebrating Community, Culture and Health!”   

1st Annual Banana Festival August 13 – 15, 2010, presented by Sojourner Truth Multicultural Arts Museum at Cosumnes River College, 8401 Center Parkway, Sacramento, CA 95823. Continue Reading »

WHAT: Placer County Wine experience weekend. Sat & Sun – open-house winery tours with food or music at all the wineries, plus an additional unique and educational wine tasting experience at each stop along the trail.
WHEN: August 7 & 8th
WHO: Placer County Wine Trail Wineries

WEEKEND WINE TOUR: Auburn to Newcastle Open-house Wine Tour
WHEN: Saturday & Sunday, August 7 & 8
HOURS: 11am to 5pm
WHERE: Placer County Wine Trail – Auburn & Newcastle
TOUR ONLY COST:  $25/person advance; $30 at the door

Click on this link for winery and ticket info for Grape Days of Summer 2010.

On August 7-8, 2010, the 25^th Annual Festa Italiana is presented by Sacramento Italian Cultural Society at Croation American Cultural Center, 3730 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95821.  All Things Italian in Sacramento! Everyone is Italian at Festa Italiana! Experience a trip to Italy without leaving Sacramento.

Admission is $10 and 15 and under FREE and parking is FREE.  Click on this link to the festa flyer with all the details or call (916) 482-5900. Continue Reading »

Raley Field 400 Ballpark Drive, Sacramento, CA 95691, will host the fourth annual Raley Field Brewfest on Friday night, May 14, 2010, from 7:00PM to 10:30PM.  The Brewfest will feature tastings of microbrews from local and regional brewers.  For more information click on this link to raleyfield.com or call 916-376-4676. Continue Reading »

The Oakdale Chocolate Festival was born in 1993, and continues every year on the 3rd weekend in May, at Wood Park, at the junction of Hwy 120 and 108, Saturday, for the 17th time on May 15, 2010, from 9:00AM to 7:00PM and Sunday May 16, 2010, from 9:00AM to 5:00PM. Continue Reading »

Families and bicycle enthusiasts from throughout the region are invited to a Cyclebration at Shriners Hospitals for Children Northern California on Saturday, May 15, 2010. Hosted by the Shriners Quickstep Cycling Team, the all-day event begins at 9:00AM in the front parking circle of the hospital at 2425 Stockton Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95817. Continue Reading »

U C Davis Whole Earth Festival, From the Ground Up, starts today and continues through Sunday.  There will be lots to do and learn everything from food to fire dancers.  Come and learn how to love your earth.  The Festival is held on the Quad of UC Davis. The street address is 1 Shields Ave., Davis CA  95616. Continue Reading »

It’s Cinco de Mayo which translates to Party Time in Sacramento.  The giant block party will start early (9:00AM) and last all day (until 2:00AM) rain or shine.  J Street will be closed between 27^th and 28^th Streets and there will be live music, food and drink.  Admission is $20 at the gates and hundreds are expected to attend, so come on downtown and join the party.   If you want all the detail as well as a great history lesson in the origin of Cinco de Mayo check out this link to News 10 Sacramento.

Mom has cooked for you so many times you can’t even count them so probably that’s why everybody thinks about feeding their Mom for Mother’s Day.  Breakfast in bed is always nice, and a five star restaurant for dinner ranks high on the list too, but most of us are somewhere in the middle of these two choices and that’s probably the reason brunch is so popular for Mother’s Day.  Or maybe it’s because we’re so indecisive we can’t choose…..breakfast or lunch…..so we just take Mom to brunch.  Just be aware the brunch factor is a phenomenon experienced by so many people you may need to do a little advance planning because even people who never have brunch will have brunch on Mother’s Day.  Continue Reading »

The 61st Annual Fair Oaks Spring Fest (formerly Fiesta Days) is this weekend May 1 and 2, 2010, at 10224 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Fair Oaks, CA 95628.  This year’s theme is “Go GREEN for Spring”.  This two full day family event draws more than 10,000 people from all over Northern California. Continue Reading »