Sacramento Completes 150th Birthday Celebration With a Splash

November 28, 2000, Sacramento, California – Old Sacramento will be the backdrop for a spectacular Sky Concert on December 31, 2000. The gala fireworks show, scheduled from 10 p.m. to 10:15 p.m., will light up the sky over the Sacramento River and can be viewed from anywhere along the Old Sacramento Waterfront. The Sky Concert will be simulcast on Capital Public Radio all along the boardwalk to the promenade, south of the Tower Bridge.

Entertainment will be provided by the Ophir Prison Band and the Old Sacramento Living History Characters from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The usual Old Sacramento weekend street closure plan will be in effect for New Year’s Eve. Traffic will not be allowed from 9:30 p.m. until after the conclusion of the fireworks. Taxis, limousines and hotel shuttles will be able to access Old Sacramento at 2nd and L streets, but not at 2nd and I streets. City parking lots at both ends of Old Sacramento will be open.

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

Please call 916/558-3912 for a last minute event update in case of uncertain weather.