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Roseville Weekend
Your Friday rundown
May 15, 2026 - a practical guide to the weekend around Roseville.
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Hi Roseville,
This weekend has a good mix: downtown music, a touring circus, a local race, the Hello Kitty Cafe Truck at the Galleria, Springtime in the Square, and the first Music in the Park show of the season.
Quick note: I checked the links in this issue, but times and tickets can still change. Click through before you head out.
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This weekend
Friday
Vana at Goldfield Roseville
Friday, May 15, 6 p.m. at Goldfield Trading Post, 238 Vernon St. Vana plays with Cloudyfield, Deadlands, and RedHooks, making this the loudest downtown option to start the weekend.
View the listing
Paranormal Cirque - VooDoo
Friday-Monday, May 15-18 at @the Grounds, 700 Event Center Dr. A touring horror-circus show with acrobatics, dark humor, and strobe effects. Note: no one under 13 is admitted, and ages 13-17 need an adult.
See show info
Saturday
Wild Rose Half Marathon & 5K
Saturday, May 16, 8:30 a.m. starting at Moksa Barrel House, 10007 Foothills Blvd. There is a half marathon, 5K, and a non-competitive 5K walk option.
View race details
Hello Kitty Cafe Truck at the Galleria
Saturday, May 16, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. at Westfield Galleria at Roseville. The Sanrio truck is scheduled for a Roseville stop with themed treats and merch while supplies last.
Check the truck schedule
Emo vs. Pop-Punk at Goldfield
Saturday, May 16, 8 p.m. at Goldfield Trading Post, 238 Vernon St. If your group chat still sends Warped Tour playlists, this is the nostalgia pick.
Open the Downtown Roseville calendar
Sunday
Springtime in the Square
Sunday, May 17, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at Vernon Street Town Square. Living Smart Farmers Market is bringing 100+ vendors, food trucks, artisans, live bands, kids activities, and free entry.
See the event
Music in the Park: Clean Slate
Sunday, May 17, 6-8 p.m. at Royer Park, 190 Park Dr. Clean Slate brings old-school R&B, soul, funk, rock, and pop to the first Roseville Music in the Park show of 2026.
View the concert calendar
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Local notes
New utilities operations center enters environmental review: Roseville released the Draft Environmental Impact Report for a proposed Environmental Utilities Operations Center and Resource Recovery Transfer Operation. The city says the project is tied to recycling rules, zero-emission fleet planning, space constraints, and long-term waste service reliability. Read the city notice.
Roseville Parkway widening starts this summer: Phase 1 of the Roseville Parkway Widening Project is expected to begin in summer 2026 between Pleasant Grove Boulevard and Creekside Ridge, with early work focused around Pleasant Grove and Galleria Boulevard intersections. See the project overview.
Placer reports homelessness count progress: Placer County says the 2026 regional count showed a nearly 10% year-over-year decrease in homelessness, while the county continues investing in housing, shelter, and treatment capacity, including Roseville supportive housing. Read the county release.
Spitz Mediterranean is preparing for Roseville: Spitz says its Roseville location is coming to Rocky Ridge Town Center off Douglas Boulevard, bringing Mediterranean street food to the Greater Sacramento area. See the Roseville page.
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Small Business Spotlight
Four Sisters Cafe, built around a family promise
Four Sisters Cafe is the kind of Roseville breakfast-and-lunch spot that feels local before you even sit down. The story on its own site says the four sisters grew up working in restaurants, kept coming back to the idea of opening a place together, and spent years trying to make the cafe happen.
Their family story is the part that sticks: after their father was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and later died, their mom encouraged them to keep going and used life insurance money their dad had wanted them to have if the right restaurant opportunity came along. That is a real local-business origin story, not a chain-brand launch.
Read their story
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Neighbor tip
For Sunday events downtown, park once and walk if you can. Vernon Street Town Square and Royer Park are close enough to pair Springtime in the Square with the evening Music in the Park concert, but the best local move is to bring low chairs or a blanket, leave extra time for parking, and keep a light layer for the park after sunset.
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That is the weekend. If you know a Roseville business with a story worth telling, reply and send it my way.
- John
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