The buildings, walls and fences of Sacramento have become a canvas for local artists.Walking around the streets and alleys of Sacramento has become an adventure for those seeking colorful works of art.The art is free for anyone walking down the street to look at, but if you’d like help finding them and understanding the story behind the murals, Fleet Feet is now offering guided walking tours.”We will take people and explore the back alleys and street corners and things like that you wouldn’t see if you were driving by and that’s the beauty of coming on these walking tours,” said Kim Parrino, the events planner for Fleet Feet.The tours are 2.5 to 3 miles in length and last a couple of hours. Parrino said they can expect to see 20-25 murals during the tour. While Parrino spends most of her days organizing races like the Shamrock’n Half-Marathon, she said this event is open to anyone who wishes to take a leisurely stroll through the city.”We’ve done a lot on the background of who painted them, what the meaning is behind some of these, their techniques and things like that that,” Parrino said. “They wouldn’t normally know if they are just driving by or catching one on the fly.”The tours, which are already sold out for the month of May, are $25 per person and must be booked in advance. Visitors can always organize their own mural tour by logging onto the Wide Open Walls website.On the page, you will find a handy map that shows the location of nearly 200 murals across Sacramento.Visitors can highlight the murals they wish to see in person, and the page will create a Google Map with walking directions, distance and estimated time to visit the selections.Walking from mural to mural, you may also discover new art that hasn’t even made it on the map. Parrino said it’s an ever-changing landscape of new art and the perfect place to set out on an urban adventure of discovery.Visit the Fleet Feet website for more information and to make a reservation for an upcoming tour.To design your own walk, you can find the Wide Open Walls Map here. See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
The buildings, walls and fences of Sacramento have become a canvas for local artists.
Walking around the streets and alleys of Sacramento has become an adventure for those seeking colorful works of art.
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The art is free for anyone walking down the street to look at, but if you’d like help finding them and understanding the story behind the murals, Fleet Feet is now offering guided walking tours.
“We will take people and explore the back alleys and street corners and things like that you wouldn’t see if you were driving by and that’s the beauty of coming on these walking tours,” said Kim Parrino, the events planner for Fleet Feet.
The tours are 2.5 to 3 miles in length and last a couple of hours. Parrino said they can expect to see 20-25 murals during the tour.
While Parrino spends most of her days organizing races like the Shamrock’n Half-Marathon, she said this event is open to anyone who wishes to take a leisurely stroll through the city.
“We’ve done a lot on the background of who painted them, what the meaning is behind some of these, their techniques and things like that that,” Parrino said. “They wouldn’t normally know if they are just driving by or catching one on the fly.”
The tours, which are already sold out for the month of May, are $25 per person and must be booked in advance. Visitors can always organize their own mural tour by logging onto the Wide Open Walls website.
On the page, you will find a handy map that shows the location of nearly 200 murals across Sacramento.
Visitors can highlight the murals they wish to see in person, and the page will create a Google Map with walking directions, distance and estimated time to visit the selections.
Walking from mural to mural, you may also discover new art that hasn’t even made it on the map.
Parrino said it’s an ever-changing landscape of new art and the perfect place to set out on an urban adventure of discovery.
Visit the Fleet Feet website for more information and to make a reservation for an upcoming tour.
To design your own walk, you can find the Wide Open Walls Map here.
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app.
