African-American History Tour

Our tour got some love from ABC-10! Tickets on sale now.

Stories of Black trailblazers told at Historic City Cemetery Every day, drivers pass the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery without realizing the history behind its wrought iron gates. Spanning more than 30 acres, the c...

Save the date. The tour returns on February 21, 2026! Tickets on sale soon.

Tour Tickets on sale Feb 22, 2025!

African American History Tour Race was a controversial factor in California politics from before it was even recognized as a state. Denied many basic rights, African-Americans struggled to survive and thrive in a land in which they were seen as second-class citizens. Meet their families buried here and learn how their fragile co

Tickets now available! Join us!

African American History Tour Race was a controversial factor in California politics from before it was even recognized as a state. Denied many basic rights, African-Americans struggled to survive and thrive in a land in which they were seen as second-class citizens. Meet their families buried here and learn how their fragile co...

Here's the list of our 2024 tours at the Old City Cemetery. As usual, the African-American History Tour is first up in rotation FEBRUARY 24TH, and we have some special guest hitters ready to step up to bat! Tickets on sale in the next month, we'll let you know!!

Tickets are available for this year's tour on February 18th!

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Old City Cemetery Committee African-American History Tour Saturday Tours are back! Enjoy an afternoon stroll through Sacramento's Historic City Cemetery to learn about our eternal residents!

Tickets for our first African-American tour since 2020 are on sale now. We'll see you there!

Here's the list of 2022 cemetery tours. Tickets for the African-American Tour are $5.00 (plus service charge approx. $1.24) and are available at Brown Paper Tickets: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/5341424

There will be a Zoom version of this tour on February 12, 2022 through the Sacramento Public Library. (Physical tour Feb 26!)

A History of Sacramento’s African American Community

Happy to announce next year's tour February 26, 2022.