Denios Blog

In partnership with the Roseville Area Chamber of Commerce, Denio’s Farmers Market & Swap Meet is thrilled to host the 2025 State of the City Address. Taking place on August 27th at 9am at our Market Plaza Live stage, you are invited to join us as Mayor Krista Bernasconi celebrates the past year’s accomplishments, addressing areas for City improvement, and shining a light on what’s ahead for Roseville. This event is open to the public and free to attend. For more info click HERE.

There will also be a VIP Breakfast from 7am until 9am prior to the State of the City Address. This is a great opportunity to mix and mingle with elected officials before the Mayor’s speech while enjoying some delicious food. Registration is required for the breakfast and you can purchase your tickets & sponsorships HERE.

Denio’s Farmers Market & Swap Meet is honored to host the State of the City Address for the first time in our almost 80 year history. Past hosts of the State of the City Address have included: Goldfield Trading Post Roseville, West Park High School, Roseville Automall, Westfield Galleria at Roseville and Adventist Health to name a few.

We look forward to seeing everyone there!

We are so excited to share that Denio Family Park is OFFICIALY open to the public!! Located at 5820 Fiddyment Road in Roseville, Denio Family Park spans 96-acres and features the City’s first-ever disc golf course, an 18-hole layout nestled among the native oak trees, 48-acres of Open Space Preserve and an additional 20-acres of untouched natural space. This beautiful setting offers something for everyone, including roomy group picnic spots and clean, convenient restrooms. In addition to the course, you’ll find Fargo Dog Park, a fenced off-leash dog park with separate areas for large and small breeds. Fargo Dog Park is named in honor of Roseville K-9 Officer, Fargo. We invite you to visit Denio Family Park to experience the full range of amenities available in our community. Check out the Good Day Sacramento segment below as well as some pictures from the official park dedication!

Our very own Eric and Tracie Denio were honored to be guests on the podcast, “A Seat at the Table, Trials and Triumphs of Family Business.” A Seat at the Table, Trials and Triumphs of Family Business, is hosted by Natalie Mariani Kling, a 4th generation family business owner. This program is a creation of The Capital Region Family Business Center, a non-profit agency whose purpose is to help family businesses grow and prosper. On this podcast, expect real conversations with real family business members about what it’s like to be in a family business, run a family business, and the trials and triumphs of taking it into the next generation. Check out Episode 31: Denio’s Farmers Market. Remarkable Resilience Through Generations, out now by CLICKING HERE!

Eric & Tracie Denio, third generation owners of Denio’s Farmers Market & Swap Meet are thrilled to be on the cover of the 2024 October issue of Comstock’s Magazine! Every October, Comstock’s Magazine releases their “Family Business Issue,” where they feature several family owned businesses in our region.  Eric & Tracie sat down with Journalist, Scott Thomas Anderson for an in depth interview discussing Denio’s past, present and future. The October issue of Comstock’s Magazine is out now, to read the entire article online CLICK HERE.

We are so proud to award the 2024 Denio’s Roseville Farmers Market and Swap Meet Youth Scholarship Award to Zane Lopez. Zane is a 2024 graduate of West Park High School, graduating with a 3.9 GPA. He has been a weekend employee with Denio’s for almost two years and has exceptional work ethics. Zane plans to attend Sierra college to earn his Associates Degree before transferring to a UC. His intended major will be Biochemistry. We are so proud of Zane for his hard work in both education and at Denio’s and we cannot wait to see the what future holds for him! Congratulations Zane!

On Thursday, May 2nd, 2024, Denio’s was incredibly honored to receive the President’s Award from the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce . We were one of five award recipients at their annual SALUD! Business Awards Gala. Thank you so much to SACHCC President/CEO  Cathy Rodriguez  Aguirre, her staff and Board of Directors at the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce for this incredible recognition. Founded in 1972, the mission of the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce is to promote and  develop business growth for members and to provide access to the Hispanic market. We are thrilled beyond words to receive the Chamber’s highest honor and appreciate it so much. Congratulations to the other following winners:

• Entrepreneur of the Year: Marie Mertz, owner Todo un Poco
• Small Business of the Year: Exceldent Dentistry
• Community Champion Award: ABC10
• Corazón de la Comunidad Award: Mayor Darrell Steinberg, City of Sacramento

Saturday, March 16th, 2024 is NATIONAL CORN DOG DAY!! Did you know that Brady Sahnow and Henry Otley created the observance in 1992 in honor of the saving grace of corn dogs and the March Madness that is basketball? But, did you also know that corn dogs are a staple at Denio’s? In fact, our corn dogs are world famous!!! (not really) However, they are locally famous after being created in the 1960’s by our very own founder, Jim Denio. To celebrate National Corn Dog Day, we are offering a buy 2 get the 3rd corn dog for FREE on Saturday, March 16th ONLY.  On March 15th, 2024, Ashley Williams of KMAX31 Good Day Sacramento stopped by Denio’s to not only pre-celebrate National Corn Dog Day with us, but to also try her very first Denio’s corn dog!! Watch the video below to see her reaction!

Denio’s Farmers Market & Swap Meet is very proud to share that our very own Denio’s employee Tyler Hines has made it to the final round of auditions for Tengo Talento Mucho Talento! Tyler auditioned on March 18th, 2023, when the Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento team held open auditions at our Market. Tyler went through several auditions before earning his spot on national television. You can stream Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento  to watch Tyler’s upcoming audition! Denio’s Farmers Market & Swap Meet was proud to partner with Estrella TV Sacramento, the Spanish language television station affiliated with Estrella TV and powered by KCRA 3 & My58, and La Ranchera Radio (92.1 FM, 104.7 FM, 890AM).

We were so excited to kick off our very first Food Truck Friday on Friday March 24th! The following food trucks helped kick off the event for this first time event: Authentic Street Taco, Balance Me Out Coffee, Bubble Cone, Hefty Gyros, Montiel’s Woodfire Pizza, Pancho Villa BBQ, Parkers Hot Dogs, Smoothie Patrol, The Fry Boys, and The Mini Donut Shack! Denio’s is proud to welcome any and all food trucks out every Friday! We want to provide a FREE space for trucks to come out and park! Please support these small businesses and come out on Friday’s to see what trucks are out that day! If you are a business owner wanting to bring your food truck out email our Marketing Director Kevin Hernandez at KHernandez@deniosmarket.com. Check out Good Day Sacramento’s Jordan Segundo and FOX 40’s Gary Gelfand out at our Friday Food Truck days!

You can also check out photos from the event as well! We hope you join us and experience the amazing food trucks for yourself!

Denio’s Farmers Market & Swap Meet was proud to partner with Estrella TV Sacramento and La Ranchera Radio on March 18th, 2023.  In-person auditions for ‘Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento’ were held at Market Plaza Live and saw hundreds of performers compete for a chance to make it to Hollywood for the first round of television auditions. Estrella TV Sacramento, the Spanish language television station affiliated with Estrella TV and powered by KCRA 3 & My58, and La Ranchera Radio (92.1 FM, 104.7 FM, 890AM) hosted the in-person auditions for the award-winning entertainment talent competition series Tengo Talento, Mucho Talento. Auditions were free to anyone age 13 and over and saw everything from singing to dancing and performance artists. Stay tuned for updates on whether or not anyone local makes it to the finals!