2001 Newsroom Archive

More than 30,000 Watch Sacramento Sky Concert

January 2, 2001, Sacramento, California - More than 30,000 people watched the first annual New Year's Eve Sky Concert fireworks display along the waterfront in Old Sacramento and river walk in West Sacramento. The Sky Concert was simulcast on Capital Public Radio all along the boardwalk to the promenade, south of the Tower Bridge.

The New Year's Eve Sky Concert was produced by the City of Sacramento 150th Anniversary Office with support from Capital Public Radio, City of West Sacramento, Downtown Sacramento Partnership, Old Sacramento Management, and the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau.
The event was free to the public.

Planning has already begun for a bigger and more exciting Sky Concert this coming New Year's Eve.