Sacramento Banana Festival

August 17-18, 2024

August 17, 2024, 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.
August 18, 2024, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Annual Banana Festival, $8-10 admission. 

William Land Park
3855 East Park Road
Sacramento, CA
$8-10, bananafestivalsac.org

Sacramento Banana Festival is a fun event with focus on health. From culinary creativity to the Power Soul Stroll For Health, there's plenty of great exercise, food and entertainment for a day in the park.

Two stages with live bands and performances, Arts & culture pavilion, 20+ multicultural food vendors, 80+ retail, artisan, & craft vendors, Best chef contest, Mahogany Fashion show, Kids Zone with inflatables, carnival rides, kid performances & more!

Entertainment

• Beer & Wine
• Banana Parade
• Banana Foods
• Banana Contests
• Vendors galore
• Concerts 
• Kids Zones

Banana Contests

• Banana Eating Contest
• Banana Pie Eating Contest
• Banana Chief Competition
• Banana Photography Contest
• Banana Hat Competition
• Banana Bake Competition
• Youth Banana Art Contest
• Children Banana Pageant Competition
• Banana Got Served Youth Talent Show
• Banana miniature parade floats
• Banana Festival Kiddie Parade
• Best Dressed Banana Doggy Costume Photo Contest

Banana Foods

• Banana Pancakes
• Banana Bean Pies
• Banana Caramel Cupcakes
• Banana Cream Pie
• Banana Ice Cream
• Banana S’mores
• Banana Pudding
• Banana Ginger Pudding
• Banana Cake
• Banana Cookies
• Banana Cheese Cake
• Banana Empanadas
• Banana Split
• Chocolate Covered Bananas
• Banana Mango Guacamole
• and Chips
• Banana 7 Up
• Plaintain Bananas
• Fried Banana Fritters with
• Caramel, Hot Fudge, and Whip Cream
• Banana Funnel Cakes
• Banana Lumpia
• Banana Nut, Pecan, and Toffee Bread
• Banana Glazed Turkey Rolls
• Banana Republican
• Banana Street Tacos
• Banana Chicken Sausage Kabobs
• Banana Caramel Nachos
• Banana Beignets ​
• Banana Bar will include:
• Banana Cocktails
• Banana Wine
• Banana Beer

Sacramento is not known for banana crops in California (though you actually can grow them here,) but they consume a lot of bananas and love them so much that there are at least three banana festivals celebrating this sweet, soft food that monkeys love, too. The banana grows in its own personal wrapper that keeps it protected & free from bugs, with the color of its skin alerting us to when the time is right and the fruit is ripe to eat.

Pancake Breakfast, Smashed Edible Centerpiece Chef Challenge, Limbo and Banana Pie Eating Contest with the Harry Belafonte Banana Boat Song, Banana Lady Dance, Velocity Circus, Samoa Silasila Dance, Banana Fashion Show, Salsa Dance Competition and Community Salsa Dancing, One Leg Chuck and Band, Latin Magic Band, Banana Pie Eating, Little Banana Pageant Show and even a Youth Poetry Slam are some of the activities spanning two days.

Port Hueneme Banana Festival is another such banana festival based on the concept that importers ship bananas into this port. 

Events are not guaranteed. It is your responsibility to confirm before going.