Congrats to Khari Patton for winning a Zocalo Restaurant gift card for two: My name is Khari Patton and I am 25 years old. I work as a land surveyor but some of my favorite things to do are build model cars and working on my 1989 Mustang 5.0. I moved here from Fresno in … Read more
…for being the winner of our Passport Stamp Contest prize from B Street Theatre – a Main Stage season pass for two: Fia (pictured in front) is a Sacramento native who works in public utility administration and is also a part-time graduate student. Outside of work, you can find her stress-baking, hopping between arts and … Read more
From Matt Abraham: “Here I am, dropping off a second tranche of flyers at House of Shaw in Stockton!”
We have two great sponsors this year – thank you to Sierra Health and to Sac 365 for their generous support of the Sacramento Book Festival!
We will have free bags for as long as they last courtesy of our grocery store partners, Raley’s, Trader Joes, Costco and Nugget Market. We’ll also be selling a limited number of Sacramento Book Festival collectable bags at the info desk in the Inner Lobby. Get yours quick – they will go fast.
The Sacramento Book Festival is proud to continue its partnership with Loaves & Fishes’ Mustard Seed School. We’re asking our generous Sacramento community for donations of activity books and workbooks for children and adults.
Don’t forget to pick up a festival passport at the front door and get it stamped at all four stations in the festival. Turn it in for your chance to win great prizes from Capital Stage, B Street Theatre, the Sacramento Ballet, the Sacramento History Museum, and Zocalo University Village.
We’ll have keynote talks by Kim Stanley Robinson & Wendelin Van Draanen, revolving 5 min street reads by local authors, a Kids Zone for families and young readers, and a CapLit actor performance of Jasmin Iolani Hakes’ novel,The Pohak. Panels will include Meet Cute Romance with Brenda Novak, Yes, Chef? Cookbooks by renowned local chefs, … Read more
This free, all ages, all genres event will feature three indoor performance halls with panels and readings scheduled throughout the day, and over 270 authors for you to meet. You can chat with them, buy their books, and get them signed. Come and see how much fun it can be to discover a new author—whether … Read more
The 2026 Sacramento Book Festival will run from 10 AM to 5 PM on Sunday, April 19th. All times and details are subject to change – please check back as we get closer to the festival date. General Schedule: Panels Harrison-Shepard Hall (Off the Main Lobby) 10:15-11:00 Title: Meet Cute: Romance Moderator: Jessica Cline1. Anna … Read more