Members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex community will be able to show their pride with a Midtown block party filled with music, entertainment, divas, drag shows and drinking this Labor Day weekend. The Sacramento Rainbow Festival will feature events and entertainment Sept. 2 - 4 and will include performances by dance-pop musicians Crystal Waters and Wynter Gordon; an SF Diva Drag Show featuring Cassandra Cass; and performances by drag queen Tommi Rose the Disco Diva and singer-entertainer Jimmy James. The festival street fair will be 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. on Sunday Sept. 4 and will feature all-day entertainment and vendors, drag shows, a Latin stage and the annual wet

Rain? What rain? A tidal wave wouldn't have stopped people from showing up to the 27th annual Sacramento Pride parade and party last Saturday at the Capitol Mall. The area was bookended by the gorgeous Tower Bridge at one end and the State Capital at the other end, a great backdrop for the Pride celebration. Sacramento's 2011 Pride parade and party lasted from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 4, 2011. Both 3rd and 7th streets were reserved for the festivities which included vendor booths, a live entertainment stage, an area for a diverse selection of food and a dance tent. This year’s entertainment schedule included acts such as Miss Coco Peru, Raquela, Tom Goss, Luciana, Jovi Radtke a

The Capitol Mall proved to be a pleasant crowd gatherer for today's Sacramento PRIDE Festival. Southside Park was the starting point for the parade which traveled north on 7th St and ended on Capitol Mall. Here's some snapshots taken during the parade and festival: Fred Palmer holds a rainbow flag gliding down 7th St. in the parade. The River City Sisters march up 7th Street. Darrell Steinberg and Dave Jones sit atop the back seat of a convertible.  Priscilla Carlisle marches up 7th Street. Fans lined the route (above and below) . Ballroom dancers Melissa Bryden and Janell Darrock. The parade dispersed into the crowd at the PRIDE Festival along Capitol Mall betw

Here are some moments captured during Pride Festival. To see photos of the parade, please visit:  http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/9675/Scenes_from_Sac_Pride_parade Photos | Kati Garner  

Here are some shots from today's Pride parade. Please watch for another titled Scenes from Sac Pride Festival. Photos | Kati Garner