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<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTO 7. THERE WILL BE ENTERTAINMENT AND SPEAKERS IN A SHORT PROCESSION THROUGH DOWNTOWN DAVIS TONIGHT. SACRAMENTO\u2019S LONGEST RUNNING FREE MUSIC FESTIVAL MAKES ITS RETURN. IT IS THE 33RD YEAR FOR THE CONCERTS IN THE PARK SUMMER CONCERT SERIES. OPENING NIGHT KICKS OFF WITH ALT ROCK FEATURING EDGE HILL, FOLLOWED BY ELECTRONIC DANCE MUSIC NEXT WEEK. THIS YEAR, THE NINE WEEK MUSIC SERIES BY THE DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO PARTNERSHIP IS ADDING A LATIN NIGHT AND JUNETEENTH NIGHT. IF YOU\u2019VE NEVER ATTENDED, IT\u2019S A FREE CONCERT. YOU DON\u2019T NEED A TICKET. GATES OPEN AT SIX ONCE THE PERFORMANCES WRAP UP AROUND 930. ADULTS CAN STICK AROUND FOR CONCERTS IN THE PARK AFTER DARK. THAT INCLUDES CONCE\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
Concerts in the Park returns for 33rd year in Sacramento<\/p>\n
The annual free summer concert series enters its 33rd year and will run for nine weeks every Friday until June 26. <\/p>\n
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\n\t\t\tUpdated: 12:31 PM PDT May 1, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n
\t\tEditorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\tSacramento\u2019s longest-running free music series returns tonight.Concerts in the Park kicks off with alternative rock band Edgehill as the headliner. Other acts performing on opening night include Rainbow City Park, Ashley Jaguar and DJ Keith. The summer concert series enters its 33rd year and will run for nine weeks every Friday until June 26. Each week will feature a different genre of music such as electronic, dance, Latin, and hip hop. Click here to view the full lineup. Gates open at 6 p.m. with the last band expected to finish at 9:30 p.m. Gate entrances are at 9th and J and 10th and I streets at the downtown park plaza. The downtown plaza is still named after late labor and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, but there are efforts within the city to change the park\u2019s name. Tickets are not required. Admission is free and open to the public. After performances are done, people 21 and over can stick around for \u201cConcerts in the Park After Dark,\u201d which includes themed drinks at select bars and restaurants. Click here to view the full list of drink specials. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tSACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Sacramento\u2019s longest-running free music series returns tonight.<\/p>\n Concerts in the Park kicks off with alternative rock band Edgehill as the headliner. Other acts performing on opening night include Rainbow City Park, Ashley Jaguar and DJ Keith. <\/p>\n The summer concert series enters its 33rd year and will run for nine weeks every Friday until June 26. Each week will feature a different genre of music such as electronic, dance, Latin, and hip hop. <\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to view the full lineup. <\/p>\n Gates open at 6 p.m. with the last band expected to finish at 9:30 p.m. Gate entrances are at 9th and J and 10th and I streets at the downtown park plaza. The downtown plaza is still named after late labor and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, but there are efforts within the city to change the park\u2019s name. <\/p>\n Tickets are not required. Admission is free and open to the public. <\/p>\n After performances are done, people 21 and over can stick around for \u201cConcerts in the Park After Dark,\u201d which includes themed drinks at select bars and restaurants. <\/p>\n Click here<\/a> to view the full list of drink specials. <\/p>\n See more coverage of top California stories here<\/a> | Download our app<\/a> | Subscribe to our morning newsletter<\/a> | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TO 7. THERE WILL BE ENTERTAINMENT AND SPEAKERS IN A SHORT PROCESSION THROUGH DOWNTOWN DAVIS TONIGHT. SACRAMENTO\u2019S LONGEST…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295434,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[125468,2820,125472,17876,125462,125463,23615,125469,3901,125464,125465,2424,125466,125470,1554,6585,125467,125471,121,123,122,430],"class_list":["post-295433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-33rd-year","tag-app","tag-ashley-jaguar","tag-concert","tag-concerts-in-the-park","tag-concerts-in-the-park-after-dark","tag-download","tag-downtown-park-plaza","tag-drink","tag-drink-specials","tag-edgehill","tag-friday","tag-kid-ink","tag-longest-running-free-music-series","tag-name","tag-opening-night","tag-park-return","tag-rainbow-city-park","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news","tag-week"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=295433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/295433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/295434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=295433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=295433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=295433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}