{"id":481546,"date":"2026-10-01T11:46:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/481546\/"},"modified":"2026-10-01T11:46:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T11:46:48","slug":"sacramentos-golden-1-center-celebrates-10-golden-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/481546\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento\u2019s Golden 1 Center celebrates 10 golden years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(FOX40.COM) \u2014 The Golden 1 Center is commemorating its 10-year anniversary, having officially opened in downtown Sacramento in 2016, officials announced Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the center, milestones over the past decade include:<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hosting more than 14 million visitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Generating $19.6 billion in economic impact.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Making $16.3 million in charitable contributions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Running community programs for more than 230,000 young people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Becoming the world&#8217;s first LEED Platinum-certified indoor sports venue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Becoming the world&#8217;s first professional sports facility powered entirely by solar energy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Named the #1 NBA arena by ESPN (2024).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Home to the NBA Team of the Year (2023-2024).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ranked as the second busiest arena in the U.S. and sixth busiest in the world by Billboard (2026).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ensuring 90% of the food ingredients used at the arena come from farmers and producers within 150 miles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Click <a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.golden1center.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/ImpactReport_v5.pdf\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> to read the center&#8217;s full impact report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">To celebrate the anniversary, the Golden 1 Credit Union is sponsoring a sweepstakes where for each event it hosts, a winner will be selected to get free tickets. The Golden 1 Center Golden Ticket sweepstakes runs from Oct. 4 to June 30. Click<a data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/sacramentokings.formstack.com\/forms\/golden_1_center_golden_ticket_2026_27\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"> here<\/a> to enter.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/fox40.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-25-at-3.35.56-PM.webp\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Source: Downtown Sacramento Partnership&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"503\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/ktxl_articles_604\/20a4983a28aec63e3aaa78bb8bc6af2b.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: Downtown Sacramento Partnership<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Ten years ago, we set out to create more than a world-class arena \u2014 we wanted to build a place that reflected the spirit of Sacramento and showed what was possible when a community comes together around a shared vision,&#8221; said Sacramento Kings owner and chairman Vivek Ranadiv\u00e9 in a press release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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