Festivities take place Saturday, Aug. 17, and Sunday, Aug. 18, at William Land Park, according to the Banana Festival website.
“The Banana Festival is a great family-friendly multicultural event,” organizers said on the website. “We celebrate the beautiful countries in the world where bananas grow, their eclectic cultures, ethnically diverse people, food and rhythmic music.”
Nakia Porter, Melanin Day School Academy director, tries to get the younger children to bow after their performance at the 2022 Sacramento Banana Festival at William Land Park. Sara Nevis Sacramento Bee file
When and where is Sacramento Banana Festival in 2024?
The Banana Festival runs from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17 and 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 18.
It’ll be in the Village Greens section of William Land Park, 3855 East Park Road in Sacramento.
Brenda Osorio-Vallejo dances during a performance by the Brazilian Center For Cultural Exchange of Sacramento at the 2022 Sacramento Banana Festival at William Land Park. Sara Nevis snevis@sacbee.com
What can I eat at the festival at William Land Park?
It’s all about bananas at the Banana Festival, now in its 13th year.
According to the website, more than 25 food vendors and trucks will be at the event, with many serving banana-inspired treats.
You can expect banana bean pies, banana cheesecake, banana pudding, banana splits, banana beignets and frozen chocolate-covered bananas.
There are also banana street tacos, banana caramel nachos and banana-glazed turkey rolls.
For the adults, there’s a banana bar that serves banana-flavored beer, wine and margaritas.
Millie, 7, and her sister Claire, 4, dressed as bananas to attend Sacramento’s annual Banana Festival in 2019. Meghan Bobrowsky Sacramento Bee file
What are things to do at event? Are there kids’ activities?
Attendees can expect a variety of activities at the Banana Festival, including live music, retail shopping and community resource booths.
Families can enjoy the Kids Zone, which has inflatable obstacle courses, rock climbing, a reptile zoo and arts and crafts.
The festival will host several contests, such as a banana eating contest, pie eating contest, a mini parade and best-dressed banana dog costume contest.
Children participate in the banana eating contest at the 11th Annual Sacramento Banana Festival on Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022, at William Land Park in Sacramento. Sara Nevis Sacramento Bee file
