The Crocker Museum, one of the premier cultural institutions in Sacramento County. Sharon Gulliford Creative Commons
You can't spell “Sacramento” without “a-r-t,” and the mighty county and its creative souls are eager to connect with the public again. You could do a walking tour of indie bookstores alone, where reading by local authors and bookstore cats await. Here's a healthy start to exploring Sacramento's art galleries and indie bookstores galore, plus first-rate performing arts venues.
Pick up the Downtown Sacramento Grid app or visit the website for directories of arts organizations, galleries, museums, and other venues, as well as listings of poetry readings, performance art, live music and more.
An indispensable year-long calendar of all types of events—art, music, performances, festivals—that can be filtered by category, city, venue, and target age.
From fancy balls to student art awards, it’s all here.
A comprehensive list of local visual arts, musicians, photographers, poets, dancers.
Downtown's beloved indie bookstore will once again be hosting events in the historic Crest Theater next door. The shop's website features bios of local authors, and the literati can stay current by subscribing to the weekly newletter.
Folsom’s popular indie bookstore, named for the onsite, belly-scratch-loving golden retriever, always welcomes local authors and artists to submit work for sale.
Unifying the local arts community with a scope of posts on National Poetry Month, fundraisers like Queer Trivia Night, and loads of CreativeCon Sacramento updates.