Sacramento’s biggest convention will move from the convention center to make way for the expansion project Sacramento, Calif. – Visit Sacramento and Cal Expo announced today that the Unified Wine & Grape Symposium, the region’s largest convention, will stay in Sacramento through 2020, moving to Cal Expo that year while the convention center is…

July 6, 2017 MEDIA INQURIES Contact: Brandon Darnell, Visit Sacramento, bdarnell@visitsacramento.com; 916- 765-1304 Contact: Patrick Harbison, Wide Open Walls, patrickharbison@gmail.com; 916-747-9143 Visit Sacramento Joins as Presenting Sponsor to Wide Open Walls Event to Add 40 New Murals to California’s Capital City Sacramento, Calif. –…
Visit Sacramento Appoints New President/CEO
Jun 12, 2017

Contact: Kari Miskit Phone: 916-808-1422 Date: June 12, 2017 Visit Sacramento Appoints New President/CEO Sacramento, Calif. – Visit Sacramento, the region’s destination marketing organization, today announced the appointment of current Chief Operating Officer Mike Testa as its next President and CEO. Testa will begin serving as Visit…
Visit Sacramento CEO Announces Retirement in 2017
Jan 06, 2017
Visit Sacramento announced today that its President and CEO Steve Hammond will retire from the region's destination marketing organization on June 30, 2017 at the end of the organization's fiscal year. Hammond joined Visit Sacramento in 1999 after serving in leadership roles at the Long Beach and San Jose's convention and visitors bureaus, as well…
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THE SACRAMENTO CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU ANNOUNCES NEW DBA: VISIT SACRAMENTO SACRAMENTO, Calif.- The Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau (SCVB), the region's premier destination marketing organization, announced today that it will officially begin doing business as Visit Sacramento - a change designed to better convey the organization's…
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4TH ANNUAL FARM-TO-FORK FESTIVAL RETURNS TO CAPITOL MALL, BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER 2016 event will now include more than a half-mile of food, wine, beer, exhibits and more SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The most-anticipated fresh-food party of the year will be back on Sacramento's Capitol Mall on Sept. 24, 2016, bigger and better than ever. After more…
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Raise a Glass at the 2016 Legends of Wine
Aug 15, 2016
RAISE A GLASS AT THE 4TH ANNUAL FARM-TO-FORK LEGENDS OF WINE EVENING SEPT. 16 Join international experts Darrell Corti and David Berkley to sample some of their favorite varietals SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Visit Sacramento's annual September Farm-to-Fork Celebration will once again shine a spotlight on the region's abundant wine offerings at the 4th…
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Sacramento Heats Up at Taste of Summer
May 11, 2016
Sacramento Heats Up at Taste of Summer Grape Escape tasting event returns during full weekend of food and wine celebrations SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Thanks to Assembly Bill 776, Sacramento's favorite longtime food and wine event returns after a one-year hiatus. Raise a glass to blue skies and fresh flavors as the Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau's…
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SACRAMENTO TO HOST NEW FOOD & AGRICULTURE CONFERENCE IN SEPTEMBER 2016 Renowned food non-profit to cohost first ‘Farm Tank' event with America's Farm-to-Fork CapitalSACRAMENTO, Calif.- The Sacramento Convention & Visitors Bureau (SCVB) announced today that the organization has partnered with leading food non-profit Food Tank to bring a new, West…
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Sacramento’s Largest Event Website Names New Manager
Aug 27, 2015
SACRAMENTO, CA- Sacramento365, the region's most expansive, year-round events website, has named Karlee Cemo as the content & marketing manager. A Sacramento native, Cemo is already a familiar face at local professional and community events. Sacramento365 was established by the Sacramento Convention and Visitors Bureau (SCVB), in partnership with…
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