The celebration will include a laser light show on Capitol Mall, along with music and free cake. The block party marks Admission Day, when California officially became a state in 1850.
"The governor officially made a welcome speech to all Californians, sort of an inaugural speech for the state, and that's when they really joined the United States," said Armando Quintero, director of California State Parks and Recreation.
"It was extraordinary wealth relative to the rest of the nation at the time," Quintero said.
"There are a number of firsts that have taken place in California: discoveries, inventions, the first hydroplant in the entire world was right up here just below Folsom," Quintero said.
There are 31 of them to mark California being the 31st state.
"This is coherent light," said Ben Davis, CEO of Illuminate. "It behaves differently than regular light in every single way, so I think we're going to touch on some moments of magic and unexpected joy."
"175 years of being one of the most diverse states in the nation," Quintero said. "Natural areas, historical areas, coastline, mountains, deserts, and it's all California, and it's where you live."
The event runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will be held in front of the Capitol on 10 Street, which will be closed off to traffic beginning at 6 a.m. to accommodate the crowds.
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