Visit Sacramento, the city’s tourism arm, wants to eventually build on the two festivals’ success by adding a third, president and CEO Mike Testa said. “That’s always been the goal, to do three festivals, three different genres. We started that conversation in earnest last year,” Testa said.

Dina and Jessica Harris decided to take the leap and tie the knot at the 2024 Aftershock Festival in Discovery Park over the weekend. The couple met as co-workers over five years ago. Dina introduced Jessica to the Aftershock Festival – and from then on, their love of hard rock and each other continued to grow.