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• Grilled Cheese Tasting Event (Saturday April 23, 2025):
  

  • $100 General Admission

  • $200 VIP Tickets

  • 20% Off Holiday Sale - $80 Discounted General Admission (limited tickets available) and $160 Discounted VIP Tickets (limited tickets available)

• All-Ages Festival (Sunday April 13, 2025):
  

  • $10 General Admission

  • $80 VIP Tickets

  • Ages 5 and under get in for free! Please still select tickets when checking out in Eventbrite

  • Group Rate: Buy 8 or more tickets and they're only $8 each!

  • 20% Off Holiday Sale - $8 Discounted General Admission (limited tickets available) and $64 Discounted VIP Tickets (limited tickets available)

• The Sacramento Grilled Cheese Festival is rain or shine.

• Tickets are not refundable

• Tickets are fully transferable, so you may gift or sell them to others. Please email info@sacgrilledcheese.com to update the information of the new ticket holders

SATURDAY:

• GENERAL ADMISSION: Souvenir tasting glass, unlimited tastings (Grilled Cheese, Beer, Wine & Desserts), Live Music, DJ, German Beer Garden, Custom VW Photobooth with professional photographer, Merchandise Store, Shopping, yard games & more!

• VIP: VIP Gift Bag, Festival T-Shirt and VIP Tent Access which includes specialty drinks, bartenders, snacks, desserts + more!

SUNDAY:

• GENERAL ADMISSION: Ticket covers admission only. Live Music & Performances, Custom VW Photobooth with professional photographer, Merchandise Store, Shopping, Free Kid's Zone, adult game Souvenirs and food items are available for purchase

• VIP: VIP Gift Bag, Festival T-Shirt and VIP Tent Access which includes specialty drinks, snacks, desserts + more!

• Saturday: 1 pm - 5 pm (VIP Tent entry opens at 11 am; Food service begins as 12 pm)

• Sunday: 11 am - 4 pm

• Please fill out the form HERE to tell us more about your business and we'll send you the info and paperwork you need to get involved

• Please note: This event receives a number of vendor inquiries and we may not be able to respond to them all. If your vendor category is already full for this year, we will keep your information and reach out to you about next year's event.

The Sacramento Grilled Cheese Festival is honored to select Shriners Children's Hospital as it's 2025 Beneficiary

Click here to find out more about the Shriners Children's Hopistal mission!

Yes! Nothing will stop us from having a cheesy good time.

• Yes! Just fill out the Volunteer Sign-Up Form and a coordinator will be in touch with you shortly

• Shriner's is providing volunteers for the weekend and I'm sure they would love to have you join in the fun!

• Volunteers who complete at least one full shift will receive complementary admission to the event they are assigned (restrictions may apply)

• Volunteers for Saturday's tasting event must be age 21 or older

• Volunteers on Sunday who are under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult

• Metered and unmetered parking is available in the neighborhood surrounding the festival but it may fill quickly

• Please consider ride sharing services, walking or biking to the park

• The city suggests parking around O'Neill Park, which is located at 6th and Broadway, just a few blocks away

• When purchasing tickets online, credit cards are accepted

• This festival is cash-only (the festival merchandise store does accept credit cards). ATMs are available inside the festival.

• If you plan to purchase your tickets at the gate, you will need cash, or you can buy online via Eventbrite the day of the event

• PLEASE NOTE: Tickets may not be available at the gate! This event has sold out in the past and may sell out again. We recommend getting your tickets early.

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• Sandwiches will be served in sample-size portions (approximately quarter sandwich size) so you can try them all!

• At Sunday's all-ages festival, each sample will be priced around $2-4.

• Vendors will also have side dishes available at a wide range of prices.

• Residence Inn by Marriott in downtown Sacramento is just blocks from festival activities! Guests may book by calling 1-888-236-2427

• Hyatt Regency Sacramento is located in downtown Sacramento and is approximately a 5 min drive from Southside Park, where the event is held

• The Sacramento Southside Park address is 2115 6th Street. Depending on your ticket and day, there are entrances at 6th and T street and 8th and T street.

• From the Bay Area: Take interstate 80 east. When entering West Sacramento, keep left to stay on US-50 East. Follow signs for Sacramento/South Lake Tahoe. Take exit 4b for 5th street toward Downtown. Use the left lane to merge onto X street. Turn left on 8th street and proceed toward T street. See above for additional parking details.

• From South Lake Tahoe: Take US-50 west. Exit 4B for "Downtown/10th Street". Merge onto W street and turn right on 8th street. The festival will be on your left at the corner of 8th & T streets.

• From North Lake Tahoe: Take I-80 West. Continue onto I-80 BUS/Capital City Freeway. Follow signs for CA-99 South. Take exit 6A for US-50 East toward Los Angeles/Redding. Keep right at the fork, following signs for San Francisco/US-50 W/I-80. Take exit 4B for "Downtown/10th Street". Merge onto W street and turn right on 8th street. The festival will be on your left at the corner of 8th & T streets.

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• Yes, ID is required

• Security will be checking IDs at all entrances and giving wristbands or stamps to those who are 21+. Please have your ID ready as you enter so we can get everyone in quickly

• You MUST have a wristband or stamp to purchase beer inside the event

No, nobody under the age of 21 will be allowed inside the 21+ tasting event

• No, all tickets include unlimited tastings for both food and beverages

• A variety of non-alcoholic beverages will be available as well!

• Pets are not permitted

• Only ADA compliant service dogs will be permitted inside the festival

• Bags (any size is okay - bags will be checked at entry point)

• Cash

• Water bottles (no glass due to safety requirements)

• Cameras & Phones

• Blankets, Folding Chairs, Carts, Wagons, etc.

• Alcohol

• Pets

• Outside food/drink (other than water)

• Glass bottles or aluminum cans

• Yes!

• At Sunday's all-ages festival there will be free kid's activities available. The kids zone will include games, face painting, and more! There will not be bounce houses due to permitting issues

• Gluten Free bread from Pushkins Bakery will be available upon request. Gluten free orders may experience a brief delay since they will likely be made to order (aka: piping hot and fresh!)

• PLEASE NOTE: all sandwiches will be cooked on the same grills so there may be some cross-contamination

• There will be lines for food vendors: We are doing everything we can to minimize them, but if you want fresh, hot, and ooey-gooey grilled cheese sandwiches, there will be lines because the restaurants are preparing the sandwiches fresh - so they taste delicious! They will be cooking non-stop and they're accepting cash only (on Sunday) to prevent credit cards from slowing the lines down for you.

  • If hundreds or thousands of people show up at once, they can't have hundreds/thousands of sandwiches ready for you. Right before the gates open, they will start cooking furiously to try to have fresh sandwiches ready and they won't stop all day. Sunday's All -Ages event is open for five hours, so you have plenty of time to relax, eat, and enjoy the day.

• Come prepared to listen to great live music, experience our curated performances, get your photos taken at our professional photo booth, enjoy our beer garden, divide and conquer the lines with family and friends, and enjoy the day outside!

• If there's a vendor with a shorter line, try them out! All vendors have great sandwiches!!