Visit Sacramento Podcast

Placer County is adjacent to Sacramento, and it's the perfect day trip or road trip addition to your Sacramento vacation. With ample outdoor recreation like whitewater rafting, rock climbing, hiking and biking, it's a great spot for outdoor lovers as well as foodies and those seeking to dive into the area's gold mining past.

The Sacramento Brew Bike and Sac Brew Boat are getting ready for summer with safety precautions in place due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Co-owner Chris Ferren-Cirino shares what makes the Sac Brew Bike and Sac Brew Boat unique for Sacramento, and how you can take part.

Visit Sacramento is happy to announce that the Farm-to-Fork events are returning in September 2021, with the Legends of Wine evening, Tower Bridge Dinner and two-day Farm-to-Fork Festival all in the works. On this episode, Director of Events Annie Mosley shares details of the events, how to get involved, and the challenges of safely planning events during a pandemic.

May is a special time for cyclists in Sacramento as the region celebrates May is Bike Month, an annual focus on all things bikes in which locals are encouraged to get out and replace trips they'd normally drive their cars for with cycling trips. Led by the Sacramento Area Council of Governments, the program aims to lessen congestion, increase awareness of cycling infrastructure, and showcase how bikes can be used as transport - not just for recreation.

Conscious Creamery makes dairy-free ice cream from local, fair-trade ingredients in Sacramento, and Co-Founder and Taste Tester Kevin Seppinni shares how the business came to be, and discusses the new permanent location inspired by European gelato shops.

Many visitors to Sacramento are familiar with the Downtown, Midtown and Old Sacramento Waterfront areas, but there's a lot more to California's capital than those areas, and Sacramento District 8 City Councilmember Mai Vang encourages people to get out and explore the South Sacramento area for its wealth of art, food, parks and more.

Sacramento is America's Farm-to-Fork Capital, and the wealth of what's grown and prepared here isn't limited to food. Hear from florist Victoria Rule and flower farmer Christine Calvin how flowers play an important role in the farm-to-fork – or vase – landscape in Sacramento, and get tips on how best to buy flowers for yourself or your loved ones.

Visit Sacramento, like numerous other organizations across the nation, is committing to taking action and making change when it comes to  diversity, equity and inclusion within the organization, the region and the travel industry. As part of that, longtime leader Sonya Bradley is taking a new position as Chief of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Visit Sacramento.

On this week's episode of the Visit Sacramento Podcast, Bradley shares her vision for the position, the reasons behind it and how she hopes it will ultimately make Sacramento – one of the most diverse cities in the nation – an even more welcoming destination for all visitors.

The Covid-19 pandemic is the toughest challenge for the hotel and hospotality businesses in recent history, and Shelly Moranville, general manager of the Residence Inn by Marriott Sacramento Downtown at Capitol Park, shares the challenges as well as the good she sees on the horizon as travel returns.

The River Fox Train is a popular Sacramento Attraction that takes riders on a 10-mile trek along the Sacramento River and farmlands. General Manager Rob Petersen shares how you can take a ride or hop on a rail bike, and highlights the upcoming Easter Egg Express.