Breakaway NorCal is the Breakaway Festival brand's Northern California debut, landing at the Cal Expo Racetrack Grandstand in Sacramento on October 16–17, 2026 for two days of stadium-scale EDM, house, and bass. After years of building the Breakaway brand across the Midwest, South, and Northeast, the NorCal edition gives the Bay Area, Sacramento, Reno, and Northern California EDM community its first dedicated Breakaway weekend. Powered by Celsius, the 2026 edition is the most ambitious Breakaway debut in any new market to date.
The 2026 edition runs on the Breakaway formula, spanning festival-radio EDM, melodic future bass, and indie-electronic crossover. The booking team is known for landing acts at exactly the right inflection point in their careers. Breakaway NorCal is consistently one of the festival circuit's most accessible entry points to U.S. EDM festival culture.
Cal Expo is Sacramento's premier event venue — a state fairgrounds with the Racetrack Grandstand serving as the festival's mainstage anchor. The expansive grounds support multiple stages, dedicated VIP zones, expansive parking, and the kind of California fairgrounds infrastructure that supports a 25,000-person festival without breaking. The Bay Area, Sacramento, and Reno EDM communities show up in force every October, making the crowd one of the most enthusiastic in Northern California.