Sacramento, California

== Culture ==
Sacramento is known for its evolving contemporary culture, even being dubbed the fourth most "[[Hipster (contemporary subculture)|hipster]] city" in the United States in one 2016 poll.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Milne|first1=Steve|last2=Serrieh|first2=Joanne|title=Report: Sacramento Fourth Most Hipster U.S. City|url=http://www.capradio.org/articles/2016/07/29/report-sacramento-fourth-most-hipster-us-city|publisher=Capital Public Radio|access-date=May 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170508075257/http://www.capradio.org/articles/2016/07/29/report-sacramento-fourth-most-hipster-us-city|archive-date=May 8, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=STUDY: Seattle Tops Portland As Most 'Hipster' City in U.S. {{!}} Infogroup|url=http://www.infogroup.com/about/news/study-seattle-tops-portland-as-most-hipster-city-in-us-0|publisher=Infogroup|access-date=May 7, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170429233530/http://www.infogroup.com/about/news/study-seattle-tops-portland-as-most-hipster-city-in-us-0|archive-date=April 29, 2017}}</ref>

=== Museums ===
[[File:Crocker Museum entrance (cropped).jpg|thumb|The [[Crocker Art Museum]] is the oldest public [[art museum]] in the [[Western United States]] and has one of the largest public art collections in the country.]]

Sacramento is home to 32 museums, including several major museums. The [[Crocker Art Museum]] is the oldest public [[art museum]] west of the [[Mississippi River]]. In 2010, the museum completed an expansion that tripled the museum's floor space to more than 145,000 square feet of exhibit space.

Also of interest is the [[Governor's Mansion State Historic Park]], a large Victorian Mansion that was home to 14 of California's Governors. The [[Leland Stanford Mansion]], which was completely restored in 2006, serves as the State's official address for diplomatic and business receptions. Guided public tours are available. [[The California Museum for History, Women, and the Arts]], home of the [[California Hall of Fame]], is a cultural destination. The [[California State Capitol]] is home to the [[California State Capitol Museum]] and offers free tours of the capitol's historic chambers and assembly rooms as well as a museum that is home to several historical artifacts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fox40.com/news/local-news/sacramento/historic-sites-you-can-visit-while-in-sacramento/ |title=Historic sites you can visit while in Sacramento
|last=Martinez |first=Jeremiah |date=November 27, 2022 |website=FOX 40 News |access-date=December 1, 2022}}</ref> 
[[File:California Museum.jpg|thumb|right|[[The California Museum]] is dedicated to the [[history of California]] and also hosts the [[California Hall of Fame]].]]
The [[California State Railroad Museum]] in Old Sacramento has historical exhibits and live steam locomotives that patrons may ride. The [[California Automobile Museum]], just south of Old Sacramento, displays the automotive history and vehicles from 1880 to 2006 and is the oldest non-profit automotive museum in the West. [[McClellan Air Force Base]] is home to the [[Aerospace Museum of California]] where more than 40 civilian and military aircraft and 50 historical jet engines are displayed to the public. In addition, the [[Sacramento History Museum]], in the heart of Old Sacramento, focuses on the history of Sacramento from the region's pre-Gold Rush history through the present day. In 2021, the Museum of Science and Curiosity (MOSAC) opened in the restored historic power station building of Matsui Waterfront Park.

There is a Museum Day held in Sacramento every year when 26 museums in the greater Sacramento area offer free admission. The 2009 Sacramento Museum Day brought out more than 80,000 people, the largest number the event has gathered. Sacramento Museum Day is held every year on the first Saturday of February.

=== Performing arts ===
[[File:Sacramento Memorial Auditorium joins the LightSactoBlue campaign.jpg|thumb|[[Sacramento Convention Center Complex|Sacramento Memorial Auditorium]] hosts the [[Sacramento Ballet]] and the [[Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra]].]]

The [[Sacramento Ballet]], [[Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra]], and the Sacramento Opera perform at the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center (formerly known as the Community Center Theater).

There are several major theater venues in Sacramento. The [[Sacramento Convention Center Complex]] governs both the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center and [[Memorial Auditorium (Sacramento)|Memorial Auditorium]]. The H Street Theatre Complex consists of the [[Wells Fargo Pavilion]], built in 2003 atop the old Music Circus tent foundations, the McClatchy Mainstage, and the Pollock Stage, originally built as a television studio and renovated at the same time the Pavilion was built. These smaller venues seat 300 and 90, offering a more intimate presentation than the 2300-seat Pavilion. The [[Eagle Theatre (Sacramento, California)|Eagle Theatre]] in Old Sacramento is a reconstruction of the oldest permanent theater in California and hosts several performances year-round.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thetravel.com/top-things-to-do-in-sacramento-for-history-buffs/ |title=Top 10 Sacramento Things To Do If You Are History Buff
|last=Bhatia |first=Aunindita |date=November 16, 2022 |website=The Travel |access-date=December 1, 2022}}</ref> The newest venue in the city, the Sophia Tsakopoulos Center for the Arts, consists of the 365-seat Sutter Theatre for Children and the Mainstage, seating 250.
[[File:Wells Fargo Pavilion.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[Wells Fargo Pavilion]] hosts the [[California Musical Theatre]] and the [[Sacramento Theatre Company]].]]
Professional theatre is represented in Sacramento by several companies. [[Broadway Sacramento]] and its locally produced [[summer stock theatre]], [[Broadway at Music Circus]], lures many directors, performers, and artists from New York and Los Angeles to work alongside a large local staff at the [[Wells Fargo Pavilion]]. During the fall, winter, and spring seasons Broadway Sacramento brings bus and truck tours to the [[SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center]]. Resident at the H Street Theatre Complex for the remainder of the year (from September to May), the [[Sacramento Theatre Company]] prepares to celebrate its 75th season, beginning in the Fall of 2019. In addition to a traditional regional theatre fare of classical plays and musicals, the Sacramento Theatre Company has a large School of the Arts with a variety of opportunities for arts education. The [[B Street Theatre]], having completed its 2018 move into the new Sophia Tsokopoulos Center for the Arts, continues its pursuit of producing smaller and more intimate professional works for families and children. Rounding out the professional companies is Capital Stage, which performed aboard the Delta King until the end of the 2010–2011 season and soon took up residence at its venue along the J-Street corridor.

The Sacramento area has one of the largest collections of community theatres in California. Some of these include the Thistle Dew Dessert Theatre and Playwrights Workshop, Davis Musical Theatre Co., El Dorado Musical Theatre, Runaway Stage Productions, River City Theatre Company, Flying Monkey Productions, The Actor's Theatre, KOLT Run Productions, Kookaburra Productions, Big Idea Theatre, Celebration Arts, Lambda Player, Light Opera Theatre of Sacramento, Synergy Stage and the historic Eagle Theatre. The [[Sacramento Shakespeare Festival]] provides entertainment under the stars every summer in William Land Park. Many of these theatres compete annually for the Elly Awards overseen by The Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance or SARTA.<ref>{{Cite web|last=kimadmin|title=Theatres|url=http://sarta.com/theatres/|access-date=October 19, 2020|website=SARTA|language=en-US|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021202354/http://sarta.com/theatres/}}</ref>

=== Visual arts ===
[[File:Church of Scientology Sacramento, California.jpg|thumb|The [[Spanish Colonial Revival style]] Ramona Building, built in 1930]]
The Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission is an organization that was established as the Sacramento [[arts council]] in 1977 to provide several arts programs for the city. These include Art in Public Places, Arts Education, Grants, and Cultural Programs, Poet Laureate Programs, Arts Stabilization Programs and Other Resources, and opportunities.

Sacramento Second Saturday Art Walk is a program of local art galleries that stay open into the late evenings every second Saturday of each month.

Sacramento is also home to the [[Wide Open Walls (Sacramento Mural Festival)|Wide Open Walls Festival]] where artists from across the world have added more than 140 murals across the city since the festival's inception in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kcra.com/article/artists-in-sacramento-prepare-for-wide-open-walls-mural-festival/39907539#|title=Artists in Sacramento prepare for Wide Open Walls mural festival |author=KCRA Staff |date=May 4, 2022 |website=KCRA 3 |access-date=May 19, 2022}}</ref>
[[File:Elks and Masons 4009 02.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Sacramento Masonic Temple]]]]
Sacramento is home to one of California's oldest Latino cultural centers, the Latino Center of Art and Culture The Latino Center of Art and Culture was founded in the early '70s by activist Chicano students to combat racism and instill pride in the Chicano community. Known as La Raza Galeria it was home to artists like Ricardo Favela, José Montoya, and Esteban Villa who formed the Chicano artist collective, the Royal Chicano Air Force. The center is a community hub offering support to emerging Latino artists and producing live programming.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}}

=== Music ===
[[File:Tower Theater (50216124686).jpg|thumb|upright|The Tower Theatre, where [[Tower Records]] was founded]]
[[Tower Records (music retailer)|Tower Records]] was started and based in Sacramento until its closing.<ref name=CHanksBornRaised-Playmaker>{{cite web|url=http://www.playmakeronline.com/2011/09/14/exclusive-interview-colin-hanks/|title=Exclusive Interview: Colin Hanks|date=September 14, 2011|first=Adam|last=Sweeney|publisher=Playmaker|access-date=July 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603165802/http://www.playmakeronline.com/2011/09/14/exclusive-interview-colin-hanks/|archive-date=June 3, 2013}}
*<sup>a</sup> "I was born and raised in Sacramento, California, which most people don't know is where [[Tower Records (music retailer)|Tower]] started and was based until the end." – ¶ 4.</ref> Classical music is widely available. The [[Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra]], the Sacramento Baroque Soloists, the Sacramento Choral Society & Orchestra, the [[Sacramento Youth Symphony]], the Sacramento Master Singers, the Sacramento Children's Chorus, and the Camellia Symphony each present a full season of concerts.

Each year, the city hosts the Sammies, the Sacramento Music Awards. Sacramento also has a reputation{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} as a center for [[Dixieland]] jazz, because of the [[Sacramento Jazz Jubilee]] which was held every [[Memorial Day]] weekend until 2017. Events and performances are held in multiple locations throughout the city. Each year thousands of jazz fans from all over the world visit for this one weekend.

A growing number of rock, [[Hardcore punk|hardcore]], and [[Heavy metal music|metal]] bands hail from the Sacramento area, including [[Tesla (band)|Tesla]], AS IS, [[Deftones]], [[Papa Roach]], [[Will Haven]], [[Trash Talk (band)|Trash Talk]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://deathwishinc.com/bands/74/ |title=Deathwish Inc |publisher=Deathwish Inc. |access-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124015328/http://deathwishinc.com/bands/74 |archive-date=November 24, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/features/article/trash-talk|title=Trash Talk's anthology 'Shame' is released this week, Band of the Week is in the bag!|date=May 18, 2010|magazine=[[Rock Sound]]|access-date=June 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205184442/http://www.rocksound.tv/features/article/trash-talk|archive-date=December 5, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/rbpn|title=Trash Talk Eyes & Nines Review|first=Mike|last=Diver|date=May 5, 2010|publisher=BBC|access-date=June 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100510013226/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/rbpn|archive-date=May 10, 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Dance Gavin Dance]], [[A Lot Like Birds]], [[Far (band)|Far]], [[Cake (band)|CAKE]], [[!!!]], [[Oleander (band)|Oleander]] and [[Steel Breeze]]; plus some other famous musicians like record producer and recording artist [[Charlie Peacock]], Duane Leinan, Bob Stubbs of [[Social Distortion]], and Craig Chaquico of [[Jefferson Starship]].

Sacramento is home to several music festivals throughout the year. Since 2012, Sacramento hosts the four-day [[Aftershock Festival]] at [[Discovery Park (Sacramento)|Discovery Park]] where acclaimed bands such as [[Evanescence]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], and [[Muse (band)|Muse]] perform for up to 160,000 visitors. Other notable music festivals include the country-based GoldenSky Festival and the soul and R&B-based Sol Blume festival.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.kcra.com/article/its-all-about-love-sol-blume-music-festival-taking-place-in-sacramento-this-weekend/39862574 |title='It's all about love': Sol Blume music festival taking place in Sacramento this weekend
|author=KCRA Staff |date=April 29, 2022 |website=KCRA 3 News |access-date=December 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://fox40.com/news/local-news/sacramento/dates-for-aftershock-goldensky-festivals-announced-for-2023/ |title=Dates for Aftershock, GoldenSky festivals announced for 2023
|last=Martinez |first=Jeremiah |date=November 7, 2022 |website=FOX 40 News |access-date=December 1, 2022}}</ref>

Scottish pop band [[Middle of the Road (band)|Middle of the Road]] sang kindly of Sacramento in their 1972 European hit song "[[Sacramento (A Wonderful Town)|Sacramento]]". [[Experimental music|Experimental]] groups such as [[Hella (band)|Hella]], [[Death Grips]], and [[Tera Melos]] also come out of Sacramento.

Rappers [[C-Bo]], [[Marvaless]], [[Lunasicc]], [[Mozzy]], [[Hobo Johnson]], and [[Chuuwee]] are among those native to the area.

=== Film ===
[[File:K Street, Downtown Sacramento, California (51030469438) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|The historic [[Crest Theatre]]]]
Sacramento is home to the [[Sacramento French Film Festival]], a cultural event held every year in July that features U.S. premieres of French films and classic masterpieces of French cinema, and the Sacramento Japanese Film Festival,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sacjapanesefilmfestival.net |title=SJFF Home |publisher=Sacramento Japanese Film Festival |date=July 13, 2012 |access-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109004509/http://www.sacjapanesefilmfestival.net/ |archive-date=November 9, 2012}}</ref> also held in July. In addition, Sacramento is home to the Trash Film Orgy, a summer film festival celebrating the absurd, B-movies, horror, monster, and exploitation films.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sactownmag.com/Blog/2015/Grown-up-slumber-party-Trash-Film-Orgy-overtake-downtown-art-center/|title=Grown-up slumber party, Trash Film Orgy overtake downtown art center|last=Pham|first=Jason|work=[[Sactown Magazine]]|date=February 27, 2015|access-date=March 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150302030840/http://www.sactownmag.com/Blog/2015/Grown-up-slumber-party-Trash-Film-Orgy-overtake-downtown-art-center/|archive-date=March 2, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> Founded in 2007, the Sacramento Horror Film Festival showcases feature-length and short films as well as live musical and theatrical performances in the horror and macabre genres.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.sacbee.com/ticket/archives/2007/10/horror-film-fes.html|title=Horror film fest to debut in Sac|last=Meyer|first=Carla|work=[[The Sacramento Bee]]|date=October 15, 2007|access-date=March 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090049/http://blogs.sacbee.com/ticket/archives/2007/10/horror-film-fes.html|archive-date=April 2, 2015}}</ref>

Of note, Sacramento has been home to various actors, including [[Eddie Murphy]], who resided in the Riverlake community of [[Pocket-Greenhaven]] with his then-wife Nicole Mitchell Murphy, a fashion model and Sacramento native. It is also the home of director [[Greta Gerwig]], whose solo directorial debut [[Lady Bird (film)|''Lady Bird'']] is set in Sacramento.

=== Cuisine ===
[[File:The Old Tavern (Sacramento, CA).jpg|thumb|The [[Old Tavern (Sacramento, California)|Old Tavern]], built in the 1850s]]
In 2012, Sacramento started the marketing campaign as "America's Farm-to-Fork Capital" due to Sacramento's many restaurants that source their food from the numerous surrounding farms.<ref>{{cite web |last=Macias |first=Chris |url=http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/30/4947681/sacramentos-farm-to-fork-moniker.html |title=Sacramento's farm-to-fork moniker to be official – Food & Wine |newspaper=The Sacramento Bee |date=October 30, 2012 |access-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528122632/http://www.sacbee.com/2012/10/30/4947681/sacramentos-farm-to-fork-moniker.html |archive-date=May 28, 2013}}</ref> The city has an annual Farm-to-Fork festival that showcases various grocers, restaurants, and growers in the industry. In 2012, one of the city's farm-to-fork restaurants [[The Kitchen (California restaurant)|The Kitchen]] was nominated for Outstanding Restaurant by the James Beard Foundation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Macias |first=Chris |url=http://blogs.sacbee.com/dining/archives/2012/02/the-kitchen-for.html |title=Appetizers: The Kitchen, former Sacramento chef receive James Beard nominations |publisher=The Sacramento Bee blogs |access-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501084429/http://blogs.sacbee.com/dining/archives/2012/02/the-kitchen-for.html |archive-date=May 1, 2013}}</ref> Sacramento is home to well-known cookbook authors, [[Biba Caggiano]] of Biba's Restaurant and Mai Pham of Lemongrass and Star Ginger.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biba-restaurant.com/ |title=Premier Italian Restaurant &#124; Sacramento Italian Restaurant &#124; Home of Biba Caggiano |publisher=Biba Restaurant |date=October 12, 2012 |access-date=November 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103184807/http://www.biba-restaurant.com/ |archive-date=November 3, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Sacramento is also known for its alcoholic beverage culture, with keystone events that include [[Cal Expo]]'s Grape and Gourmet, Sacramento Beer Week, and Sacramento Cocktail Week. Its growing beer scene is evident, with over 60 microbreweries in the region as of 2017.<ref>{{cite web|title=Brewery Directory – Beers in Sacramento|url=http://www.beersinsac.com/sacramento-brewery-directory/|publisher=Beers in Sacramento|access-date=May 7, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525050821/http://www.beersinsac.com/sacramento-brewery-directory/|archive-date=May 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Numerous beer festivals around the region highlight both local and visitor beers. In addition to festivals in Elk Grove,<ref>{{cite web |title=Elk Grove Brewfest |url=http://www.elkgrovebrewfest.com |publisher=Beers in Sac |access-date=June 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018131050/http://www.elkgrovebrewfest.com/ |archive-date=October 18, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Davis, Roseville, Placerville,<ref>{{cite web |title=Placerville Brewfest |url=https://www.placervillebrewfest.com |publisher=Beers in Sac |access-date=June 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181117212054/https://www.placervillebrewfest.com/ |archive-date=November 17, 2018}}</ref> and Woodland,<ref>{{cite web |title=Yolo Brewfest |url=http://yolobrewfest.com/#home-2 |publisher=Beers in Sac |access-date=June 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180618080015/http://yolobrewfest.com/#home-2 |archive-date=June 18, 2018}}</ref> Sacramento hosts the annual California Beer Craft Summit, an exposition dedicated to the art of brewing. The summit also hosts the largest beer festival on the West Coast, featuring over 160 breweries in downtown Sacramento.<ref>{{cite web|title=CA Craft Beer Summit|url=http://www.californiacraftbeer.com/craft-beer-summit/|website=2017 California Craft Beer Summit and Brewers Showcase|date=January 14, 2015|publisher=California Craft Brewers Association|access-date=May 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525050821/http://www.californiacraftbeer.com/craft-beer-summit/|archive-date=May 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

Sacramento's contemporary culture is also reflected in its coffee. An "underrated coffee city",<ref>{{cite web|last1=McIntyre|first1=Emily|title=Five Underrated Coffee Cities|url=http://sprudge.com/5-underrated-coffee-cities-49595.html |publisher=Sprudge|access-date=May 11, 2017}}</ref> Sacramento has above-average marks for local coffee.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Goldberg|first1=Elyssa|title=11 of the world's best cities for coffee lovers|url=https://matadornetwork.com/life/11-worlds-best-cities-coffee-lovers/|publisher=Matador Network|access-date=May 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170525050824/https://matadornetwork.com/life/11-worlds-best-cities-coffee-lovers/|archive-date=May 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>