Sacramento Book Festival video
A YouTube video covering this year's Sacramento Book Festival was the only recent media result returned in a scan that otherwise found little maternal‑health video coverage, and it underscores the continuing role of in‑person community events as convenings for learning and networking. The clip was published April 15, 2026. (youtube.com)
A KCRA 3 video published Wednesday, April 15, is one of the latest local media snapshots of the Sacramento Book Festival ahead of its April 19 event. (youtube.com) The festival’s own site says the 2026 event will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 6151 H Street in East Sacramento. Organizers say more than 250 authors and eight local bookstores are taking part. (sacramentobookfestival.com) CapRadio reported on April 1 that this will be the festival’s third year, with authors selling books and meeting readers through panels and readings. The Sacramento Book Festival website says the event is free to attend. (capradio.org) The 2026 festival is also moving into a larger venue. Sacramento365 says the new site is five times larger than last year’s space, with most activities indoors, air conditioning, and more than 500 on-site parking spaces. (sacramento365.com) That larger footprint reflects how the event has grown from a local author gathering into a broader community fair. The official events page lists readings and panels, while partner listings describe a kids’ room, food trucks, and outdoor seating. (sacramentobookfestival.com, sacramento365.com) The author count varies slightly across current listings. The festival website and River Park Neighborhood Association say “more than 250 authors,” while Sacramento365 and chamber listings say 200 authors. (sacramentobookfestival.com, riverparksacramento.org, sacramento365.com, business.metrochamber.org) The festival’s headliner page names writers including Catriona McPherson, and the California Writers Club’s Sacramento branch says the program spans multiple genres and includes chances for readers to meet authors and get books signed. (sacramentobookfestival.com, cwcsacramentowriters.org) For now, the clearest picture is a practical one: a free, daylong book event on Sunday, April 19, with hundreds of authors under one roof in East Sacramento. The latest video coverage landed four days before the doors open. (sacramentobookfestival.com, youtube.com)
