The Sacramento Jazz Jubilee will get a big new venue this year; officials Friday said that Raley Field in West Sacramento will be the home for some performances at the popular Memorial Day weekend event.
The 33rd annual festival, expected to draw 100,000 people, will be more compact this time around, giving up stages in Point West and adding three West Sacramento sites to the downtown and Old Sacramento venues. The addition of the ballpark not only adds a stage, but also a vast parking lot that can accommodate the recreational vehicles that will lose their old parking spots in Point West. All the events at this year's festival are concentrated in the downtown, Old Sacramento and now three venues in West Sacramento.
For years, the event sprawled from Old Sacramento to Point West hotels to Cal Expo, requiring extensive shuttle services running a continuous 20-mile loop during the four-day festival. Shuttles still will run, but the loop has been trimmed to 3 miles, from Raley Field to the Sacramento Convention Center.
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The 33rd annual festival, expected to draw 100,000 people, will be more compact this time around, giving up stages in Point West and adding three West Sacramento sites to the downtown and Old Sacramento venues. The addition of the ballpark not only adds a stage, but also a vast parking lot that can accommodate the recreational vehicles that will lose their old parking spots in Point West. All the events at this year's festival are concentrated in the downtown, Old Sacramento and now three venues in West Sacramento.
For years, the event sprawled from Old Sacramento to Point West hotels to Cal Expo, requiring extensive shuttle services running a continuous 20-mile loop during the four-day festival. Shuttles still will run, but the loop has been trimmed to 3 miles, from Raley Field to the Sacramento Convention Center.
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