General Info
Location:
The third annual Sacramento Book Festival will be held on Sunday, April 19th, 2026, from 10 AM to 5 PM. Our venue is the Scottish Rite Masonic Center (6151 H Street • Sacramento, California 95819), at the northeast corner of H Street and Carlson Blvd (just a block north of the northern entrance to Sacramento State University).
Parking:
our new venue has more than 500 parking spaces, the majority under shady trees in front of the building. You can enter the parking lot off of H Street westbound just after H and J split from Fair Oaks Blvd. You can also enter via Carlson, just across from Fremont Presbyterian Church.
If the lot is full, there is on-street parking just north of the venue on Sandburg Dr.
Food Options
We will have multiple food trucks on site on site as well as a coffee vendor and a coffee and wine vendor.
There are also several restaurant venues and coffee shops nearby*:
- Starbucks (5539 H St.): Two blocks east of the Center at H and 56th. 5:30 AM-5 PM.
- Mr. Falafel (5539 H St.): Two blocks east of the Center at H and 56th. 10 AM-8 PM.
- Heavenly’s Yogurt 2 (5535 H St): Two blocks east of the Center at H and 56th. 11 AM-9:30 PM.
- Tupelo Coffee House (5700 Elvas Ave): Two blocks east of the Center, just north of H and 56th. 7 AM-11 PM.
- Charm Thai (711 56th St): Two blocks east of the Center, just north of H and 56th. Open 11 AM-9 PM.
- Casa East Sac (5401 H St): Four blocks east of the Center at H St. and 54th. Open 10 AM-2 PM.
- Selland’s Market (5340 H St.): Five blocks east of the Center at H St. and El Dorado. Open 11 AM-8 PM.
There are also many additional options on Howe Avenue and on Fair Oaks Blvd, just east of the American River.
* Listing here does not consitute an endorsement