Sacramento Jazz Festival

the enticing Firehouse Restaurant courtyard and adjunct banquet room; away from the heat and inside air-conditioned, world-class hotel ballrooms; and down below street level in the Round Table Pizza Parlor. They're all within the perimeter of Old Sacramento, an easy walk from venue to venue, so visitors can sample many of the festival's dozen musical styles. Outdoor venues are under sun-cover but open to fresh breezes off the Sacramento River. And for some reason (maybe they're infused by the spirit of Old Sac's Wild West heritage), these sites are the most popular among the thousands of party people who like to get down and crazy boogie.

Old Sacramento Area

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Delta King Paddlewheel Saloon
Enjoy special evening banjo gigs in the saloon at the aft end of the Delta King. 150 cabaret-style seats and a few at the bar; cash for beverages; no dancing.

The Depot
It was new in 2007 and turned out to be one of our most popular sites. It’s an authentic 1850s railway passenger station on Front Street between I and J streets, a rustic reminder of Sacramento’s early history. 550 theater-style seats; tickets for food and beverages.

Embassy Suites Ballroom
Ground-floor ballroom in Sacramento’s classy riverfront hotel just south of Capitol Mall and the Tower Bridge. 400 theater and cabaret-style seats; cash for food and beverages; dancing.

Firehouse Courtyard
The leafy patio of the Firehouse Restaurant, home to veteran Jubileers, just off Firehouse Alley between K and L streets. 370 cabaret-style seats; cash only for food and beverages; no dancing.

Firehouse Lot
Meet friends and listen to jazz in this huge venue (with sun cover) at the corner of Front and L streets. Party until 11:30 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday nights. 1,500 seats; tickets for food and beverages; dancing.

Freeway Gardens
Always the party place: traffic and jazz beneath Interstate 5 at the east entrance of Old Town near the tunnel. 1,450 theater-style and cabaret-style seats; tickets for food and beverages; dancing. Sponsored by DBI Beverage, Inc.

Golden Eagle Room
Cozy and intimate setting for listening and interacting with the band, it's between K and L Streets, on the 2nd Street side of the Firehouse Restaurant. 200 theater-style seats; cash for food and beverages; no dancing.

Holiday Inn Ballroom
Convenient to Old Sac, at K Street Mall and Third Street, this large ballroom is on the ground floor of the Holiday Inn Capitol Plaza. This is the place to see the all-star bands and more. 650 theater-style seats; cash for food and beverages; dancing.

John Q's at the Holiday Inn
Here’s an intimate lounge for combo-style bands and vocalists, high atop the Holiday Inn with panoramic views of Sacramento’s tree-lined streets downtown.; 160 theater-style seats; cash for food and beverages; dancing.

Old Sacramento Streets
Strolling bands and jazz comedy where you least expect them on the streets of Old Sacramento. No badge required. Enjoy the music as you meander merrily along through cobblestone streets with historic buildings and lots of fun shops to explore.

Patio D'Oro Ragtime (Outdoors on Firehouse Alley between K & L)
New venue! Also the new store location for Racy (Jazz Art Wearables). Ragtime is performed for everyone — great courtyard ambiance! See some of "next year’s ragtime stars." No badge required. 60 cabaret-style seats; cash only for food and beverages; dancing.

Railroad Museum
Jubilee admission includes admission to the world-famous California State Railroad Museum (and four other museums in Old Sac). Take a break from the music to browse the railroad museum with its magnificent rolling stock of past and present.

Riverfront Refuge
Frequent trips by the excursion train will add a horn to the front line in this shady refuge on Front Street between K and L streets. 800 theater-style seats; tickets for food and beverages; dancing.

Turntable Junction
One of the Jubilee’s legendary sites, a big tent next to the Railroad Museum. The place to get your Bloody Mary on Sunday morning during the contest. 900 theater-style seats; tickets for food and beverages; dancing.

The Whistle Stop
New venue! This will be a great place to kick back, listen to stellar music, and have a drink served by the Jubilee's legendary bartendars. 230 seats; tickets for food and drink; no dancing.

Click here to read about the three youth band venues ("Next Generation" sites) in Old Sac., including the Family Stage, Round Table Pizza, and Delta King Dock.

 

• Delta King Paddlewheel Saloon
  1000 Front Street
  1-800-825-5464
• The Depot
  2001 K Street
  (916) 441-6823
• Embassy Suites Ballroom
  100 Capitol Mall
  (916) 326-5000
• Firehouse Courtyard
  1112 2nd Street
  (916) 442-4772

• Firehouse Lot
  1112 2nd Street
  (916) 442-4772
• Freeway Gardens
  (Parking lot right off the
  K Street pedestrian underpass)
• Golden Eagle Room
  1112 2nd Street
  (916) 442-4772
• Holiday Inn Ballroom
  300 J Street
  (916) 446-0100
• Holiday Inn John Q's
  300 J Street
  (916) 446-0100
• Old Sacramento Streets
  Various street corners in Old Sacramento
  (Off I-5 Freeway)

• Patio D'Oro Ragtime
  Outdoors, between K and L Streets
  on Firehouse Alley
• Railroad Museum
  111 I Street
  (916) 445-7387
• Riverfront Refuge
  Between K and L Streets on Front Street
  
• Turntable Junction
  Between I and J Streets on Front Street
  
• Whistle Stop
  Between J and K Streets on Front Street
  

Big thanks to all of our sponsors for the 2010 Sacramento Jazz Fest.
& Jubilee! This website is funded in part by the Sacramento Metropolitan Arts Commission (SMAC)

The Festival highly recommends these Old Sac establishments:
Courtyard D'Oro (Patio D'Oro), the Firehouse Courtyard, Golden Eagle Room, Ten22, Round Table Pizza, Evangeline's, Stage Nine.