Sacramento Pride

Sacramento Pride is a two-day June weekend in California's capital, run by the Sacramento LGBT Community Center. The march has a real history behind it: it leaves Southside Park, where the city's first Pride march gathered in 1979, and heads to the State Capitol.

The festival covers several blocks of Capitol Mall, with multiple stages, a large vendor area and food. Unlike many American prides, the festival is ticketed, though children get in free; the march on Sunday morning is free to watch, with announcers at 10th and R Streets.

The 2026 edition ran on June 13 and 14: the festival from 1pm to 7pm on Saturday and noon to 5pm on Sunday, with the march stepping off at 11am on Sunday. In 2025, UC Davis Health alone registered more than 1,100 people in its contingent, but there is no official total for the crowd. It is usually held on the second weekend of June. The 2027 dates hadn't been announced when we checked.