{"id":186341,"date":"2026-02-20T18:03:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:03:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/186341\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T18:03:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T18:03:38","slug":"spring-2026-sacramento-events-from-cardi-b-to-jack-gallagher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/186341\/","title":{"rendered":"Spring 2026 Sacramento events, from Cardi B to Jack Gallagher"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cardi<\/a><\/p>\n

Cardi B (Photo by Brian Ziff, courtesy of the Golden 1 Center)<\/p>\n

CARDI B<\/p>\n

Feb. 25 Eight years after releasing her debut album, \u201cCardi B remains one of the most vital rappers in the game,\u201d wrote Billboard \u00a0following the September launch of her eagerly awaited sophomore turn, Am I the Drama? \u00a0Now the Grammy winner\u2019s first-ever arena tour heads to the Golden 1 Center with favorites like \u201cBodak Yellow\u201d and \u201cWAP,\u201d and new hits like \u201cUp\u201d and \u201cOutside.\u201d golden1center.com<\/a><\/p>\n

THE CITY OF TREES PARADE<\/p>\n

Feb. 28 A metric ton of recycled beads, some 1,500 marchers and an expanded roster of over a dozen lit-up art cars\u2014including newcomers like the 20-foot-tall Giving Tree and the psychedelic Rainbow Sunrise\u2014come together to celebrate Mardi Gras, Sacramento style. After the downtown parade, the party continues on Capitol Mall with music, libations, and new for this year, a hearty helping of creole and soul food. cityoftreesparade.org<\/a><\/p>\n

BERRYFEST\u00a0<\/p>\n

May 9-10 Farm-fresh strawberries headline this juicy-sweet Mother\u2019s Day weekend tradition. Woodland\u2019s Yolo County Fairgrounds will also host three dozen food and drink booths\u2014serving everything from strawberry beer to strawberry pizza to build-your-own strawberry shortcake\u2014as well as over 100 craft artisans, seven entertainment stages and a newly expanded, 400-strong classic car show. thestrawberryfest.com<\/a><\/p>\n

AN IRISH GOODBYE<\/p>\n

March 11\u2013April 5 Who says you can\u2019t go home again? Not Jack Gallagher. After nearly 40 years in Sacramento, the beloved comedian decamped to his native Massachusetts in 2024 to be closer to family. But if anything, absence has made the heart grow fonder, as evidenced by this new one-man B Street Theatre show, co-written with his son Declan, which brings Gallagher\u2019s unique blend of humor and heart to midtown\u2019s Sofia in a sweet, funny farewell letter to our city. bstreettheatre.org<\/a><\/p>\n

Leslie Jones<\/p>\n

March 13 & 14 Whether you know her as a queen of sketch comedy from her five-year tenure on Saturday Night Live, or as an actress in films like Ghostbusters, or simply as Leslie F*cking Jones (per the title of her 2023 New York Times \u00a0best-selling memoir), this uproarious force of nature is hard to miss. Keep up with Jones\u2019 latest irreverent stand-up set at Punch Line in March. punchlinesac.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Nine Inch Nails<\/p>\n

March 16 Bow down before the ones who serve you iconic music. The final show of Nine Inch Nails\u2019 lauded \u201cPeel It Back\u201d tour takes over the Golden 1 Center with a lineup that includes hits like \u201cHurt,\u201d \u201cCloser,\u201d \u201cThe Hand That Feeds\u201d and \u201cHead Like a Hole.\u201d golden1center.com<\/a><\/p>\n

FAT HAM\u00a0<\/p>\n

March 18\u2013April 19 This modern reimagining of Hamlet \u00a0recasts the titular Shakespearean character as a gay, Black college student and transforms Capital Stage into a Southern backyard family cookout, vengeful ghost and all. Fat Ham \u00a0\u201cis a raucous domestic comedy instead of a palace blood bath,\u201d wrote The New York Times of James Ijames\u2019 2022 Pulitzer Prize winner. capstage.org<\/a><\/p>\n

La Traviata<\/p>\n

March 20 & 22 Giuseppe Verdi\u2019s tragic tale of love lost between a nobleman and courtesan heads to the SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center with a 36-person chorus and production effects bringing the streets of 1850s Paris to life. The Sacramento Philharmonic & Opera will also offer a second operatic performance\u2014a matinee\u2014for the first time ever. sacphilopera.org<\/a><\/p>\n

VISIONS\u00a0<\/p>\n

March 20\u201322 A showcase for innovative choreography, the annual Sacramento Ballet program is delivering three inspiring works to The Sofia. This year, the dance company will perform New York-based choreographer Caili Quan\u2019s 2023 piece Love Me Anyway \u00a0and New York City Ballet co-founder George Balanchine\u2019s masterpiece Serenade, along with European choreographer Ihsan Rustem\u2019s sleek, contemporary Mother Tongue, which is making its River City debut. sacballet.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Cake\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Cake (Photo by Ryan Magnani, courtesy of the band)<\/p>\n

CAKE<\/p>\n

March 21\u201323 This longtime Sacramento band\u2014which started out performing in local bars like Old Ironsides before climbing to the top of the Billboard charts\u2014has been racing and pacing and plotting the course for over 30 years. In advance of a new album that is set to come out this fall, Cake is going the distance for three nights of hometown shows at midtown\u2019s Channel 24. Catch favorites like \u201cShort Skirt\/Long Jacket,\u201d \u201cLove You Madly\u201d and \u201cNever There.\u201d channel24sac.com<\/a><\/p>\n

CALUM SCOTT<\/p>\n

March 27 It looks like this Britain\u2019s Got Talent\u00a0 breakout finalist won\u2019t be dancing on his own for much longer. Working with Whitney Houston\u2019s estate, Calum Scott released a posthumous duet of \u201cI Want to Dance with Somebody\u201d last September. He\u2019s bringing that collab and more from his new album Avenoir, as well as hits like \u201cYou Are the Reason\u201d (which also featured a duet version, with X Factor \u00a0star Leona Lewis) to downtown\u2019s Ace of Spades. aceofspadessac.com<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Alvin<\/a><\/p>\n

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater (Photo by Andrew Eccles, courtesy of the dance company)<\/p>\n

ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER\u00a0<\/p>\n

April 14\u201315 Named for its founder\u2014the father of Black modern dance\u2014the world-renowned New York troupe comes to Davis\u2019 Mondavi Center this spring under the guidance of its new artistic director Alicia Graf Mack, an Alvin Ailey alum and former Julliard dance head. Expect a program featuring inspiring new works, as well as masterpieces by Ailey like Revelations. mondaviarts.org<\/a><\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO BOOK FESTIVAL<\/p>\n

April 19 This year\u2019s local book fe\u0302te opens a new chapter, expanding to East Sacramento\u2019s Scottish Rite Masonic Center from its previous home at McKinley Park with roughly a dozen talks and more than 200 regional authors. Watch for wordsmiths from around town, including New York Times \u00a0best-selling authors like romance writer Brenda Novak, thriller novelist James Rollins and science fiction master Kim Stanley Robinson. sacramentobookfestival.com<\/a><\/p>\n

MAKING MOVES: A COLLECTION OF FEMINISMS<\/p>\n

Through May 3 This Crocker Art Museum exhibition offers 78 pieces exploring the diversity of female viewpoints across art history. Look for groundbreaking artists like Mary Cassatt, Judy Chicago and\u2014showing for the first time at the Crocker\u2014Frida Kahlo, with two original works on display: 1950\u2019s Xibalba-Alado-Xo\u0301lotl \u00a0(a pastel and crayon portrait of one of her dogs) and 1947\u2019s Self-Portrait with Loose Hair. crockerart.org<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Back<\/a><\/p>\n

Back to the Future (Photo by Evan Zimmerman for Murphymade, courtesy of Broadway Sacramento)<\/p>\n

BACK TO THE FUTURE<\/p>\n

May 13\u201324 This 2020 Broadway musical based on the \u201980s time-travel classic is \u201clight, funny and stacked with film-reference Easter eggs,\u201d wrote The Guardian. Speeding toward downtown\u2019s SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center at 88 miles per hour, this stage adaptation\u2014which boasts 17 new songs\u2014was co-created by the film\u2019s co-writer Bob Gale and composer Alan Silvestri. broadwaysacramento.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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