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Party City is said to be closing all stores. These are its California locations

In Northern California, Party City store locations include Redding, Woodland, Elk Grove, Sacramento, Folsom, Citrus Heights, Roseville, Modesto and Turlock.

Updated: 1:15 PM PST Dec 20, 2024
Daniel Macht 
Digital Media Manager


SHERWOOD PARK, CANADA - APRIL 3: Party City logo and store, on April 3, 2024, in Sherwood Park, Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Artur Widak/NurPhoto via Getty Images) 
SOURCE: NurPhoto
Is the party truly over for cities across the country? 
Party City, the nation’s largest party supply store, will close down all of its more than 850 stores, CNN reported on Friday. 
If the report is true, that could include about 80 locations in California, according to a map on the chain's website. 
CNN reported that CEO Larry Litwin told corporate employees on Friday about plans to wind down operations. Party City did not comment to CNN or share information about the closures. 
KCRA 3 reached out to Party City for questions about the possible timeline for the closures and how many employees will be affected.
The news comes after Party City exited bankruptcy last year but was still saddled by more than $800 million in debt, according to CNN. The chain reportedly faced competition from temporary Spirit Halloween stores, along with other big retailers Amazon, Walmart and Costco. 
In Northern California, Party City store locations include Redding, Woodland, Elk Grove, Sacramento, Folsom, Citrus Heights, Roseville, Modesto and Turlock. 
These are the areas overall in California where Party City is located, according to its website. 

• Alhambra
  
• Anaheim
  
• Bakersfield
  
• Baldwin Park
  
• Brea
  
• Brentwood
  
• Burbank
  
• Chino
  
• Chula Vista
  
• Citrus Heights
  
• Compton
  
• Corona
  
• Costa Mesa
  
• Culver City
  
• Cupertino
  
• Daly City
  
• Downey
  
• Eastvale
  
• Elk Grove
  
• Escondido
  
• Fairfield
  
• Folsom
  
• Fontana
  
• Fremont
  
• Hanford
  
• Hawthorne
  
• Huntington Beach
  
• Huntington Park
  
• Indio
  
• La Habra
  
• Laguna Niguel
  
• Lancaster
  
• Long Beach
  
• Los Angeles
  
• Menifee
  
• Mission Viejo
  
• Modesto
  
• Orange
  
• Oxnard
  
• Pasadena
  
• Pleasant Hill
  
• Pleasanton
  
• Porter Ranch
  
• Rancho Cucamonga
  
• Redding
  
• Redlands
  
• Redwood City
  
• Reseda
  
• Rialto
  
• Richmond
  
• Riverside
  
• Roseville
  
• Sacramento
  
• Salinas
  
• San Diego
  
• San Dimas
  
• San Jose
  
• San Leandro
  
• San Luis Obispo
  
• San Marcos
  
• San Rafael
  
• Santa Ana
  
• Santa Clarita
  
• Santa Rosa
  
• Santee
  
• Sherman Oaks
  
• Simi Valley
  
• Temecula
  
• Thousand Oaks
  
• Torrance
  
• Turlock
  
• Tustin
  
• Upland
  
• Van Nuys
  
• Victorville
  
• West Covina
  
• West Hills
  
• West Los Angeles
  
• Woodland
  

I went to the Fremont outlet a lot when I worked & lived there. It was at the hub, where I got lunch a lot during the work week. I'd go there for odd items - stickers and toys for festivals and such. It was a barometer of pop culture, and I'm always trying to keep my finger on that pulse because I do a lot of marketing, and my world is so niche, a lot of the time I'm out of touch with what's happening in the world at large.