Discovery Park — Attraction in Sacramento

Golden Sky Festival needs an overhaul. We had VIP access and there were no signs to direct you to anything. I didn’t even step in the bathrooms until we left and that was a joke. There was no lighting at all. We spent a lot of money on tickets and it kind of sucked. The food was really good but way over priced. A pizza would run you 48 to 50 dollars. And of course the drinks at any event are way too high. Getting back to the shuttle no one even knew where they were going even staff. After a little while of walking I thought you myself maybe they would tell us the wrong way just for the fun of it. Not fun. To take the shuttle was 25.00 per person. Which with all the other pricing I felt it was too high. And to my knowledge there is no parking around Discovery Park. I contacted them directly I got no response even posted on Facebook. We parked at Cal Expo and we shuttled over. Then getting on the freeways was an absolute nightmare. Off ramp’s closure all over due to construction. Would have been nice if Golden Sky would have given a heads up on this. Because I’m sure it’s been going on a while now. The signers at the show all were fabulous. Except Eric Church. He came out 30 to 45 minutes late. No explanation. We ended up leaving early. In my opinion they need to not space out the singers as much. It was hot and standing off and on in situations like that is hard. Then to have Eric Church come out late it was really enough. People had already been standing for hours. Even if you could sit people are so rude they don’t care you’re there. They will walk all over you, and your stuff. I don’t feel it would be something we would go back to. It would have to be really good performers and I for sure wouldn’t spend that kind of money on the VIP access again. There really was no benefit in my opinion. Specially because they were letting people in the VIP section who didn’t belong. And I don’t think the festival cares which is...

Discovery Park is one of the major park just outside of downtown Sacramento and often holds events and concerts. This coming October 2025, the biggest concert event of the year for the entire Sacramento County will be held at this park.

There are a lot of picnic tables, restrooms albeit temporarily replaced with porta potties, barbecue grills, shades, and geese and blackberries!! It also has an archery range and boat ramps.

There's lot of open spaces so it can be ideal for some holiday celebration like 4th of July independence. Some picnic tables are well shaded by trees. There's also the American River bike trail that passes through the park.

On the downside, a freeway overpass/bridge cuts through the middle of the park so if you're in a nearby picnic table, the automobile noise can be quite audible and annoying. Lots of geese poops along the trail and the grass in the open area so be mindful of your steps.

Homeless is another issue but these folks have been pushed away by the city many times specially in recent years and have been doing their best to stay out of sight. There are a few that keeps coming back and leaves quite an amount of trash along the bike trail across the river.

A lot of homeless though keep to themselves and are non violent contrary to the stereotypes and are just going day to day to survive. Of course there's gonna be a few bad apples but only represents a very tiny fraction of the entire...

Pros: I went for the 3-day Aftershock Festival 2019. I didn't know all the bands this year, but whether they were there as entertainers or true musicians, they ALL brought their A game. But I Love music, so entertained myself as I sang along especially with Stone Temple Pilots, Deadland Ritual, Rob Zombie, and others. I already have my ticket for next years Aftershock 2020 with Metallica!

Great & Abundant Food, Drinks, Shade, Sound & Stage Systems are fantastic by Skip's Music,

The Cons: It is a park with gravel, dirt, sand, and patches of thin and thick grasses. This causes a haze by afternoon between dust (kicked up by all the people), smoke, and exhaust from Hwy 5 above, even tho it was only in the 80's and parts looked like they wetted it down over night. There are areas it is almost impossible to push, pull, or shove my walker, or others wheelchairs, carts over the ground to get to the paved paths. Porta Potties, ran out of TP, and people missed.

Maybe I was just lucky, but other than some flashes of anger if someone stepped on you, or elbowed you because they got pushed most people were pretty mellow. But a friend had an asthma attack, during Lamb of God as he was trying to get to air, got pummeled by security because he got out a gate he shouldn't of, so 4 others joined to bounce him. As an Asthmatic that scared me, but I learned after last year to NOT GET NEAR the stages,...