Old Sacramento  comes alive at the end of May. Aside from the droves of fourth graders on their end-of-the-school-year field trips, there are two huge festivals that bring a variety of people into Old Town. The recent Pacific Rim Street Festival , an annual one-day event that consumes the entire Old Town area, celebrates the cultures and peoples from the Pacific Rim.

One of the biggest sponsors of this event is Wells Fargo, which has been involved in the festival since 1993. By sponsoring this festival, Wells Fargo helps increase awareness and understanding of Asian Pacific heritage. This year, Wells Fargo had a stage near the waterfront boardwalk, hosting a variety of musicians, artists and dancers. Sponsoring the festival is just another step in the long history of Wells Fargo promoting diversity in the community.

The other huge festival that happens in May is the Sacramento Jazz Jubilee , a four-day event starting tomorrow and lasting through Memorial Day. Every year since 1974, Old Sacramento has hosted the jubilee. Looking over the roster of sponsors on the jubilee website , I was not surprised to see the red and gold Wells Fargo logo. Every year, Old Town's Wells Fargo History Museum is packed with jazz enthusiasts; the sounds of every variety of jazz music fill the air. Old Town is closed to automobiles, and bands set up on every street corner. Being a pseudo-musician and Wells Fargo team member, I appreciate seeing Wells Fargo give back to the community—especially to music events that promote a culturally diverse genre of music that has had a huge impact on American culture.

Both of these festivals are fun for the whole family. All of us here at the Old Sacramento History Museum will gladly remind anyone of the 155-year history of one of the proud sponsors of these two great festivals: Wells Fargo.