Event Dates
From: Saturday, March 28, 2026
To: Sunday, March 29, 2026
The annual Rainbows Festival & Street Fair is a celebration of the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community.
Phoenix Pride is the proud producer of the “Arizona’s Greatest Street Fair”, the Rainbows Festival. The annual Rainbows Festival & Street Fair is a celebration of the diversity of the LGBTQ+ community.
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The Fair 2025
- Next Edition: Saturday 28th March 2026 and Sunday 29th March 2026.
- The Phoenix Pride Rainbows Festival is located in historic Heritage Square Park in Downtown Phoenix, (south of Seventh and Van Buren streets).
- Each year, the Rainbows Festival draws a crowd of over 25,000 friends, families, and allies.
- Rainbows Festival is the 2nd largest LGBTQ+ event in the state of Arizona, only 2nd to the Phoenix Pride Festival.
- Organizers say “It’s kind of like going to the state fair on an LGBTQ+ level”.
- The festival features 2 stages of live entertainment and is open from 10 am to 6 pm each day.
- Featuring over 150 exhibitors including community health and social services agencies and local businesses.
The Lineup
- Typically the festival features several stages including a main stage and a drag stage from 10 am to 6 pm.
- Both stages will present local musicians, dancers, a theater troupe, femme and male entertainers, circus-style acts and drag performers.
- Rainbows Festival is free to attend and you don’t need a ticket.
- Events take place in Heritage Square Park in Downtown Phoenix.
- Awaiting lineup and schedule of headliners in 2026.
Phoenix Gay Scene
- The Melrose District of Central Phoenix is where you will find the city’s de facto gayborhood.
- Most of the gay businesses concentrated between 7th Ave and 7th Street and Indian School and Camelback Mountain roads.
- Stay in the Ahlambra district, close to the most popular gay bars and restaurants.
Other Circuit Parties
- Date, theme and venue to be confirmed – Each year organisers host a Circuit Style after party with international guest DJS.
- Events have been led at Walter Studios and featured special After Parties by RELOAD from Los Angeles at Stacys.
Recommended Hotels in Phoenix
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For further information and advice on
Phoenix Pride Rainbows Festival Website
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