The X Games Are Moving To NorCal This Summer

SACRAMENTO, CA — The X Games announced this week that it is moving the famed skateboarding and BMX competition from Southern California to Sacramento this summer.

The event, coming August 22 to 24, will mark the first event in a new three-year partnership that will bring the action sports and music festival to Cal Expo in Sacramento each summer through 2027.

The competition is also partnering with California Dreamin' Entertainment which is reimagining its Ranging Waters park in Sacramento.

X Games Sacramento will include skateboarding, BMX, Moto X and will host more than 100 action sports athletes who will compete for more than $1 million, according to organizers.

The 30th anniversary of the games will also mark the leadup to X Games League, a new global team format that will launch in 2026.

“I grew up right outside of Sacramento, so this really is a dream come true for me,” said Bryce Tryon, five-time X Games BMX athlete, said during a press conference. "X Games has always been a huge part of my life, so I’m stoked to feel like I’m playing host to a competition that has given me so much over the years and show my hometown the best that action sports have to offer.”

A lineup for the music festival is yet to be announced and tickets are expected to go on sale "soon." Find more information here.