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What Is Empty Bowls?

2019 marks our 16th annual Empty Bowls event. Empty Bowls, River City Food Bank’s largest fundraiser of the year, is a humble, community-based affair. Hundreds gather to share soup provided by the generosity of local restaurants and served by some of our most recognized community leaders. The event is also a reminder of the hungry among us. All participants take home a local artist’s hand crafted bowl. Each bowl represents a family, a child, a senior, a student, a person in between addresses, someone struggling with illness, or someone who feels helpless, hopeless and hungry.

Every Empty Bowls guest selects the bowl of their choice from over 1,600 available to take home as a reminder of their commitment to fight hunger. Bowls are crafted by professional artists and local students.

Empty Bowls brings together 1,400 community members for lunch or dinner to enjoy a humble, yet delicious meal created by local restaurants. Well-known community leaders and government dignitaries then don aprons to serve our guests.

The two-day Empty Bowls event features two separate meals. Monday’s evening meal features a soup supper complete with wine, hors d’oeuvres, soups, and desserts. Tuesday’s luncheons (two seatings) feature a traditional soup lunch and desserts.

Funds raised at Empty Bowls (2018 event generated more than $300,000) creates a positive effect all year long. We leverage the publicity and proceeds to provide healthy and nutritious food to more than 110,000 individuals who access River City Food Bank’s programs each year.

The two-day Empty Bowls event features two separate meals. Monday’s evening meal features a soup supper complete with wine, hors d’oeuvres, soups, and desserts. Tuesday’s luncheons (two seatings) feature a traditional soup lunch and desserts.

Funds raised at Empty Bowls (2017 event generated more than $250,000) creates a positive effect all year long. We leverage the publicity and proceeds to provide healthy and nutritious food to the more than 86,000 individuals who access River City Food Bank’s programs each year.

Event Information

Date:

March 25 & 26, 2019

Location:

Sacramento Convention Center 1400 J Street Sacramento, CA 95814

Schedule:

Supper – March 25, 2019 | 5:30-8pm includes appetizers, wine, gourmet soups and bread, and desserts hosted by Classique Catering
Luncheons – March 26, 2019 | Two Seatings 11:30am & 12:30pm includes hand-crafted soups, breads, desserts, and beverages from Sacramento’s finest restaurants

Purchase Tickets or a Sponsorship:

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Event Information

Date:

March 25 & March 26, 2019

Schedule:

Supper – March 25, 2018 | 5:30-8pm includes appetizers, wine, gourmet soups and bread, and desserts hosted by Classique Catering
Luncheon – March 26, 2018 | Two Seatings 11:30am & 12:30pm includes hand-crafted soups, breads, desserts, and beverages from Sacramento’s finest restaurants including The Grange, Evan’s Kitchen, Scott’s Seafood on the River, Empress, Zocalo, Mothers, Lucca, Brasserie Capitale, Petra Greek, Café Bernardo, Sacramento Natural Food Co-op, and Vizcaya.