Event Dates
From: Sunday, August 31, 2025
To: Sunday, August 31, 2025
Rainbow Festival
& Street Fair 2025
Celebrate the end of Summer in Sacramento with the Rainbow Festival held during the Labor Day Weekend.
Sacramento Rainbow Festival & Street Fair 2025
Celebrate the end of Summer in Sacramento with the Rainbow Festival held during the Labor Day Weekend.
- Visiting for Labor Day? Stay in the heart of the Midtown district close to the event at The Fort Sutter Hotel, offering great breakfast an excellent fitness center and superb city views.
The Festival
- Sunday August 31st – Rainbow Festival is an LGBTQ Community Block Party Fundraiser held annually at the intersection of 20th and K streets in Midtown Sacramento, Labor Day Weekend.
- The event brings top notch live entertainment and street vendors together for a celebration of Sacramento’s LGBT Community.
- A series of parties and events are held during the weekend in Sacramento’s gay bars and clubs, culminating in a full day festival on the Sunday of the Labor Day weekend.
- More than 8,000 visitors attend the event from across Northern California.
- The event runs from 11 am to 10 pm.
Location
- The Sacramento Rainbow Festival is held in the popular Midtown area of the city. The celebration includes music, festivities, booths, performances, and more.
- Bars hosting events in the area over the weekend include:
- Faces – 3 dance rooms, 15 bars, VIP lounge & outdoor pool, plus themed events and ‘dress to impress’-code.
- Badlands – Raucous gay bar & nightclub with drag nights, DJs, multiple bars & a disco-style dance floor.
- The Depot – Down-to-earth gay bar featuring cocktails, draft brews & casual eats, plus regular events & a patio.
- SideTrax – Easygoing neon-lit nightclub featuring cocktails, drag spectaculars & other local events.
- The Mercantile Saloon (“The Merc”) – Venerable gay watering hole with a chill vibe offering happy hours, a pool table & an outdoor patio.
- The Bolt – Sacramento’s gay leather bar, located north of downtown in Gardenland. The Bolt is popular with bears, leather daddies and their fans
Event Details
- Events kick off at 12pm and end at 7pm on the Sunday. The success of the Rainbow Festival is due largely to an atmosphere of merriment and revelry.
- Events are held across several stages and the festival features over over 100 informational and vendor booths.
Recommended Hotels in Sacramento
The following hotels are all close to the festival celebrations:
The Exchange, Kimpton Sawyer Hotel, The Citizen Hotel, Hyatt Regency
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Gay Map of SACRAMENTO
1209 L Street, Sacramento, California 95814
Subtle gold, red and white accents are featured in every contemporary, spacious room. A flat-screen TV, a coffee machine, and free toiletries in the private bathroom is offered. Free WiFi is offered in all rooms
926 J Street, Sacramento, California 95814
Autograph Collection offers a restaurant, private parking, a fitness center and a bar, a concierge service, this property also provides guests with a terrace. a 24-hour front desk and room service for guests.
1006 4th Street, Sacramento, California 95814
Among the facilities of this property are a restaurant, gift shop and fitness center. The accommodations features a 24-hour front desk, a concierge service and luggage storage for guests. The rooms in the hotel are fitted with a TV.
500 J Street, Sacramento, California 95814
A flat-screen TV with cable channels, as well as an iPod docking station are featured. Certain units include a seating area to relax in after a busy day. Rooms have a private bathroom. Bathrobes and free toiletries.
2030 C St Apt 1, Sacramento, California 95811
The apartment has a patio, 1 bedroom, a living room and a well-equipped kitchen, a bathroom with shower. A flat-screen TV is provided. Pet Friendly Midtown/Downtown Entire Condo -Free Parking, WiFi is available free of charge.
3000 3rd Avenue, Sacramento, California 95817
The holiday home features 2 bedrooms, a kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a washing machine and 2 bathrooms with a hairdryer. A TV with cable channels is offered. Features air-conditioning with a patio and free WiFi.
4316 U Street, Sacramento, California 95817
The apartment has 3 bedrooms, a living room with a flat-screen TV, an Fully equipped kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a washing machine, and 1 bathroom with a shower. complimentary WiFi and private parking available on site
2920 44th Street, Sacramento, California 95817
The holiday home features 3 bedrooms, a kitchen with a dishwasher and a microwave, a washing machine and 2 bathrooms with a hairdryer. A TV with cable channels is featured. Air-conditioned with a patio and free WiFi.
1330 H St, Sacramento, California 95814
Sacramento’s newest tavern and bear bar, offering jukebox, pool table, bar food, draft beers, wines full bar and patio seating, Large Projection Screen TV, Beer Bust Sundays and Daily Hour hour specials
2000 K Street, Sacramento, California 95811
A gay night club offering 3 dance floors, multiple bars, VIP lounge & outdoor pool, plus regular themed events, open Wednesday through Sunday
1928 L Street, Sacramento, California 95811
A local gay bar offering a jukebox for music and a covered patio!
2001 K Street, Sacramento, California 95811
Down-to-earth gay bar featuring cocktails, draft beer & bar food, offering a nice patio & regular events
2003 K St, Sacramento, California 95811
Badlands is Sacramento’s Premier LGBT Nightclub, Voted #1 LGBT Bar 8 Years in a Row! 30 Feet High Barrel Ceiling, Huge 36 Inch. Mirror Ball, 4 Bars, 4500 Sq. Feet, 400 Sq. Feet Dance Floor, Plasma TV’s Throughout, Spectacular Light Show, Video/Music Entertainment, Lush Outdoor Patio, Lighted Waterfall, 2nd Floor VIP Mezzanine & Lounge, and Outdoor Balcony Overlooking K Street. Come Check us out! 21 & Up and Cash Only!
2560 Boxwood Street, Sacramento, California 95815
The BOLT is Sacramento's only real Leather, Cowboy & Bears bar.
Home to the hottest guys and best staff in town offering a patio, pool table & regular events
Recommended Hotels in Sacramento By Booking
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The Exchange
4 Star, Luxury
- 4 Star – Downtown Sacramento, Fitness Centre
- Close to the gay district
- TV, 24-hour front desk, concierge
- Situated in Downtown Sacramento, offers a restaurant, gift shop, fitness center, and rooms with Flat screen TVs.
Kimpton Sawyer Hotel
4 Star, Readers Choice
- 4 Star – Year-Round Outdoor Pool, On-Site Dining
- Close to the gay district
- Flat-screen TV, bathrobes
- In Sacramento’s heart, features outdoor pool, on-site dining, rooms with flat-screen TVs, seating areas, private bathrooms.
The Citizen Hotel
4 Star, Great Value
- 4 Star – Restaurant, Fitness Centre, Bar
- Close to the gay district
- Desk, TV, private bathroom
- Offers restaurant, private parking, fitness center, bar, terrace, 24-hour front desk, and rooms with desks, TVs.
Hyatt Regency
4 Star, Location
- 4 Star – Near California State Capitol
- Close to the gay district
- Heated pool, restaurant, spa
- Across from State Capitol, features heated outdoor pool, restaurant, spa, rooms with flat-screen TVs, coffee machines.
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