El Grito Celebration
Thursday, September 14, 7:30 p.m., Sacramento State University, no cover
Show your appreciation of Mexico’s culture and history as Sac State hosts the El Grito Celebration of Mexican Independence Day. Music by The B-Side Players, a nine-piece, high-energy Sacramento band, will have you dancing. If you want to keep celebrating the September 16 holiday, don’t miss ¡El Grito on Franklin! That party kicks off at 5 p.m. Friday, September 15, at 5385 Franklin Boulevard, with Mexican food, beer, piñatas, musicians and a live streaming of the Grito from Zocalo, Mexico, as the crowd cheers “¡Viva Mexico!” 6000 J Street, calendar.csus.edu.