Saturday, July 11, 2026
Wright Park
501 S. I St.
11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
Tacoma Pride Festival is an annual community event hosted by Rainbow Center, held on the second Saturday of July. It takes pride in honoring the LGBTQIA2S+ community by celebrating the valuable and creative members of a diverse population in the South Puget Sound region.
As the largest Pride celebration in Tacoma, it understands the importance of creating opportunities to support the local community of entertainers, makers, artists, businesses, and organizations to offer a more inclusive representation of who we are.
Tacoma Pride Festival has grown from a single-day celebration to a series of events throughout the entire month of July. The City of Tacoma has proudly made a proclamation declaring July as Tacoma Pride Month. Through curating cultural events, establishing community partnerships, and honoring the history of Pride, Tacoma Pride invites everyone to “CELEBRATE WITH US!”
Through education, advocacy, and celebration, Rainbow Center expands resources and safe space for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Two-Spirit, and allied (LGBTQ2SA) community.
For more than 20 years, Rainbow Center has served as a resource hub for the LGBTQ2SA community in South Puget Sound. Rainbow Center has daily open hours, during which resources (including a lending library, computer and Wi-Fi access, advocacy services, and educational materials) are available to community members. Each year, it provides direct services to [a thousand people], greets almost 4,000 visitors at the Rainbow Center, and reaches thousands more through events and partnerships.
Its Education Program offers high-quality workshops and training for individuals, businesses, and groups seeking to learn how to engage, support, and serve the LGBTQ2S community, and to deepen their understanding of it. Finally, celebrating the LGBTQ2S community is a huge part of its mission. It hosts social programs and events for the LGBTQ2S community all year. It is also proud to host two of the most amazing celebrations in Tacoma/Pierce County: Tacoma Pride and the annual Gayla.
The board meets on the first Monday of each month, 7:00-9:00 p.m. If you'd like to attend a board meeting as a guest, please email [email protected] for the meeting location or Zoom link.
The SGN will be tabling at Tacoma Pride again this year. Check our social media on Facebook and Instagram in July for our booth placement.
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As the third-oldest LGBTQIA+ newspaper in the United States, the Seattle Gay News (SGN) has been a vital independent source of news and entertainment for Seattle and the Pacific Northwest since 1974.
We have begun an S.O.S campaign in order to raise $50k to overcome rising printing costs, and remain continuing to provide critical news reporting for the local Queer and Trans community going into 2027 and beyond.
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