The Sac Queens Agenda Nov 5

Hi, Queens. Tom and I hope you survived Halloween weekend, found both shoes, and gave back the borrowed wig with an apology and a thank-you text. Rest up. Thanksgiving is coming, and so is your aunt asking, very loudly over the green beans, how a throuple decides who carves.

Apparently a lot of you made it to the polls, too. Look at you, out here being civically engaged and still making brunch. Here’s what California decided.

Governor: Xavier Becerra won with 64% of the vote. He’s a Sacramento native, and he gave his victory speech at Drake’s: The Barn in West Sac. The Barn has had Rocky Horror and a governor-elect in the same month, and somehow that’s not the strangest booking in West Sac history.

The firsts: Becerra is California’s first Latino governor since 1875 and the first Latino ever elected to the job. A 151-year wait between firsts is a long time, even by DMV standards.

The counting isn’t done, and results won’t be certified until December 11. Pace yourself, and hydrate. Whatever you think of the results, you showed up, and that’s the most Sac Queens thing you could have done.

Now, what you’re really here for. Let’s get into the events.

November 5 – 11.

Downtown Ice Rink
Opens Wed, Nov 4 at 2 PM, then Tue to Thu 2 to 9 PM and Fri to Sun 10 AM to 10 PM, Ali Youssefi Square (7th and K), $15, $8 ages 6 and under
Admission covers skates, the rink is dark on Mondays unless a holiday says otherwise, and the season runs to Jan 18. Andrew at Downtown Sacramento Partnership wrote in to flag it, and to put Drag Queens on Ice on your December calendar while he was at it. Read more

Karaoke Night at Teneral
Thu, Nov 5, 6:30 to 9:30 PM, Teneral Cellars (1050 20th St, Ste 110)
Tock spells the cadence out in its own words now, first, second and fourth Thursdays, which makes this November's opener. Three hours of singing at a queer- and women-owned lounge, where the wine list forgives a great deal. Read more

Drag Bingo with Apple Adams
Thu, Nov 5, 7 to 9 PM, arrive by 6:45, Tipsy Putt (630 K St #120), $5
Five dollars buys into every round, a dollar buys a spare card, and there is no list to get your name on. Turning up at 6:45 is the difference between a seat and a sightline. Read more

Thirsty Thursday: Hotties Edition
Thu, Nov 5, shows at 11 PM and midnight, Badlands (2003 K St), free, 21+
C-Yah Envy hosts with Miss Lita Taylor, Unieke Moore, Jerby and Clive Maxx, and go-go dancers work the whole night. Power hour runs 11 to midnight with three-dollar wells, which is exactly why the first show starts when it does. Read more

Sac Gay Men's Happy Hour
Fri, Nov 6, 4:30 to 6:30 PM, Roscoe's (2007 K St)
The group takes the first Friday of every month at Roscoe's, two hours before the room fills with a drag audience. Arriving at 4:30 gets you the bar staff's undivided attention. Read more

The STAB! Show
Fri, Nov 6, 7 to 8 PM sharp, STAB! Comedy Theater (1710 Broadway), $6 in person, free to stream
Owner Jesse Jones gives comics, improvisers and writers a day or two to build new material from random prompts, then they perform it once and never again. Not a queer show, but it is the theater that houses Say YAS! and #STFU!, and the stream is free if Broadway is too far on a Friday. Read more

Fridays Are a Drag
Fri, Nov 6, 8 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), free, 21+
Hellen Heels and Dolly Romano host Badlands’ Friday drag show, with Mia Monroe, Loveli Mohair and Polaris. It’s free, starts at 8, and leaves the rest of your Friday open for whatever comes after. Read more

So You Wanna Be A Bentley
Fri, Nov 6, 8 to 10 PM, Roscoe's (2007 K St), ticketed, $12.50
Bijou Bentley auditions a new drag child in public and asks for glamour, beauty and wit, in that order. A drag family adding a member live beats most casting you can buy a ticket to. Read more

Zodiac Party: Scorpio Edition
Fri, Nov 6, 10 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), 21+
Badlands’ zodiac series moves on to Scorpio, with DJ Marv and go-go dancers. The flyer’s tagline says Scorpios don’t chase, they attract, so expect a lot of people standing still and waiting to be noticed. It starts after Fridays Are a Drag in the same building, so you can stay put for both. Read more

Say YAS! A Drag Discussion Salon and Kiki
Fri, Nov 6, 10 PM, STAB! Comedy Theater (1710 Broadway)
LOLGBT's first-Friday salon is billed as a discussion, which in practice means drag people talking shop in front of an audience. Ten o'clock at a comedy theater on Broadway is a specific kind of Friday, and a good one. Read more

FrontRunners Saturday Run/Walk
Sat, Nov 7, 9 AM, Guy West Bridge (945 University Ave), free
Two to six miles for runners and one to three for walkers, starting from the northeast side of the bridge. This is the one FrontRunners date that never rotates, which makes it the easiest to actually commit to. Read more

Brunchy Bites and Bottomless Mimosas
Sat, Nov 7, 10 AM to 1 PM, Teneral Cellars (1050 20th St, Ste 110)
Teneral runs this every Saturday through Dec 26, three hours of bottomless mimosas and small plates. A queer- and women-owned wine lounge is a better brunch bet than anything with a line outside it. Read more

Climb On!
Sat, Nov 7, 1 to 3 PM, UC Davis ARC Rock Wall (Davis)
The Davis resource center takes queer climbers to the campus wall for two hours, with no experience and no gear of your own required. Everything about a climbing gym gets easier when the room already belongs to you. UC Davis Students only. Read more

Self-Defense Series
Sat, Nov 7, 1 to 3 PM, Gender Health Center (3823 V St)
The Center's first-Saturday series runs two hours and assumes nobody in the room has done this before. Two hours of a Saturday afternoon you were probably going to spend worse. Read more

Sacramento Bootlab and Cigar Social
Sat, Nov 7, 2 to 4 PM, The Bolt (2560 Boxwood St), 21+
Boots get shined, cigars get smoked, and the whole thing is finished by four. The Bolt opens at two every day, so this is the first thing that happens in the building. Read more

Black, Brown and Kinky: Sac Town Edition
Sat, Nov 7, 3 to 7 PM, The Bolt (2560 Boxwood St), 21+
Onyx Northwest brings its Black and Brown kink social down to the Bolt for four hours of the afternoon. A three o'clock start means you can go to this and still have a Saturday night. Read more

Who’s Your Daddy? Drag King Competition
Sat, Nov 7, 8 PM, Touchstone Brewing (116 N 16th St, Suite 100), free, 18+
The organizers bill this as Sacramento’s first drag king competition. The winner gets $200, a booking at Fridays Are a Drag, a seat on next season’s judges panel, and the Who’s Your Daddy belt along with the title of Daddy of Sacramento. Miz Charm, who hosts Wet Dreams at Paradise in Stockton, is the final judge. The kings have until 8 to work out how to sweep her off her feet. Read more

BLUF SF Cuero: November Edition
Sat, Nov 7, 9 PM to midnight, The Bolt (2560 Boxwood St), 21+
Cuero returns to the Bolt with a bootblack on duty, a cigar and gear sale, and a raffle benefiting Sunburst Projects. Three hours of leather, and the gear sale is the part that costs you money. Read more

OutLoud Sacramento Winter Bowling ***(Register Now)***
Registration Nov 8 to Dec 8, season Wednesdays Dec 9 to Jan 27, 7 to 10 PM, Lucky Strike Sacramento (4800 Madison Ave), $12.50 to register plus $160 for the season, 21+
Eight weeks of bowling at every skill level, signing up with a team or as a free agent, and the season runs straight through Dec 23 and Dec 30. Twenty dollars a week is cheaper than most people's Wednesday bar tab and considerably cheaper than a December spent with family. Read more

FrontRunners Sunday Long Run
Sun, Nov 8, 8 AM, Hagan Community Park (2197 Chase Dr, Rancho Cordova), free
The long run is at a different spot every week, and this week the club meets at Hagan Community Park in Rancho Cordova. Eight in the morning on a Sunday is either discipline or unfinished business from Saturday. Read more

Roscoe’s Drag Brunch
Sun, Nov 8, seatings 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM, Roscoe’s upstairs (2007 K St), $12.50
Cleo J Hollywood hosts November’s first brunch, with Jaymelah Moore, Klaudia Banks and Veneno. Halloween is over, so the costumes are back to regular drag, which at this brunch is still more than most people wear to anything. As usual, there are two seatings upstairs, an entree plus eighteen-dollar bottomless mimosas, and a two-hour clock somebody always argues with. Tickets are $12.50, so handle them before Sunday. Read more

Sunday Tea Dance
Sun, Nov 8, 3–7 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), free, 21+
Paul and Colin host Badlands’ disco tea dance, with ’70s divas, go-go dancers, $1 off beer and $2 off cocktails and themed drinks. The flyer puts the hosts in front of a DeLorean with an OUTATIME license plate, which mixes up the decades a bit, but a disco tea dance is a kind of time travel anyway. It starts after the Roscoe’s brunch, so you can dance off the mimosas. Read more

Masculini-Tease: Book Club
Sun, Nov 8, doors 6 PM, show 7 PM, Radclyffe’s (1330 H St), $7 at the door, 18+
LL Cool Gay and Sir Vix host a kings-and-things variety show with a book club theme, and the cast includes Iris Omega, Kai Merra and Asher Wood. It’s a book club where nobody asks if you finished the book, because the performers are acting out the good parts for you. Read more

Size Queens: A Lipsync Showdown
Sun, Nov 8, 8 PM, Faces (2000 K St), 21+
Faces’ second-Sunday lip sync battle reaches issue seven, with Ellis Dee, Joemophobic, Jerby and Gabriella Galaxy competing. The flyer is drawn like a comic book, which makes sense for a showdown, though here the superpower is knowing every word. It starts at 8, an hour after the Badlands tea dance ends across the street, so you can go straight from one to the other. Read more

FrontRunners Monday Run/Walk
Mon, Nov 9, 6:30 PM, Sacramento Running Company (2673 21st St), free
Three miles through Curtis Park from the shop door, running or walking, both counted the same. Second Mondays also bring the club's business meeting at 7:30, so you can stay afterwards and have opinions. Read more

Monday Drag Showcase
Mon, Nov 9, 9 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), no cover, 21+
Thirty percent off cocktails all night and a co-host who rotates, with new performers getting their first real room. Monday is where next year's regulars are currently auditioning. Read more

Faces Karaoke Tuesday
Tue, Nov 10, 9 PM to 1:30 AM, Faces (2000 K St), 21+
Four and a half hours of karaoke on the largest stage in the neighborhood. Badlands starts its own karaoke half an hour later across the street, so you get to choose your audience. Read more

Karaoke Tuesdays
Tue, Nov 10, 9:30 PM to close, Badlands (2003 K St), no cover, 21+
No cover, two dollars off every cocktail, and it runs until closing rather than to a posted end time. The later start means you can fail at Faces first and then try again here. Read more

Roscoe's Piano Bar and Karaoke
Wed, Nov 11, piano 6 to 9 PM, karaoke 9 PM to close, Roscoe's downstairs (2007 K St)
Live piano until nine, then the microphone opens and the room changes character entirely. Downstairs, every Wednesday, and nobody makes you take part in either half. Read more

FrontRunners Wednesday Run/Walk
Wed, Nov 11, 6:30 PM, McKinley Park (601 Alhambra Blvd), free
Meet at the tennis courts for three miles, run or walk, nobody keeping time. The social-hour swap is a fourth-Wednesday thing, so this week is the regular route. Read more

The Trivia Show
Wed, Nov 11, 8 PM, The Depot (2001 K St), free, 21+
Teams cap at six, the top three take prizes, and playing costs nothing at all. Josh has hosted long enough that the regulars know which categories he favors, which is its own kind of unfair. Read more

Besos!
Wed, Nov 11, 10 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), free entry, 21+
Power hour runs 10 to 11 with three-dollar wells, Liz hosts, and getting in costs nothing. A Wednesday that starts at ten is a commitment, and the wells are priced to help you keep it. Read more

Sacramento finally has a hometown kid headed for the governor’s office. On Tuesday, Becerra, who grew up in a working-class family in Sacramento, beat Steve Hilton to become the first Latino elected governor of California. The last Latino to hold the office got there in 1875. It took 151 years and about five million votes. Sacramento traffic has done similar things to people.

His résumé reads like a man who couldn’t commit to one government job, so he took all of them: Congress, California attorney general and U.S. health secretary. That’s more government jobs than most of us have had situationships, and he’s still on speaking terms with all of them.

He’s sworn in come January. If you spot him on K Street before then, say congratulations. After that, he comes with security, and you’ll have to settle for a wave.

Know someone who deserves this spot? The drag queen who outraised the gala, the bartender who knows your order and your business, the volunteer who has stacked chairs at every event since 2009. Reply with a name and a sentence about why. Self-nominations are allowed and we will not tell anyone.

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Most pest control ads look the same: a guy in a jumpsuit, a cartoon cockroach, and a vague sense that something in your kitchen is about to be gassed. Happy Home Pest Prevention takes a different approach. Abby Little founded the company in 2024 after 15 years in Integrated Pest Management and more than 20 years in customer service. She’s the owner and the hands-on operator, so the person who answers the phone may well be the one checking your crawl space. Happy Home is an openly trans-woman-owned pest control company, and as far as anyone can tell, the only one in the country. The industry has been around for about a century, so it took its time.

Abby’s methods are eco-friendly, non-toxic, and safe for kids and pets, which is good news for anyone whose dog licks the baseboards. Her services cover ants, spiders, termite inspections and treatments, and flea and tick cycles for the yard and the house. She also handles rodent exclusion, which means sealing up the gaps mice use to get in. It’s basically eviction for rodents, but without the court date. Her approach is prevention first, so she explains what’s getting in and why instead of spraying everything and sending you a bill. Every visit starts with a free home evaluation, which makes it the only free thing that will ever involve your attic.

When she isn’t evicting rodents, Abby serves on the board of the Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Somehow she has time for meetings and termites. We don’t fully understand it either.

Winter is when the ants decide your pantry looks cozy and the mice start making holiday plans in your walls. Call Abby before your houseguests do. Tell her Sac Queens sent you.

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Camp Gender Bender: A Slasher Ball
Fri, Nov 13, 5 PM, Camp Pollock (1501 Northgate Blvd), from $5, 18+
The Gender Health Center’s Black Utopians Program is turning Camp Pollock into a queer horror ballroom on Friday the 13th: cosplay meets horror meets ballroom, with slashers serving looks and the binary as the only real victim. Tickets start at $5 and you can give more if you’re able. The money goes to trans care. In a slasher movie, a summer camp is the worst place to be, and this one is the exception. Read more

Liquid Therapy
Fri, Nov 13, 5:30–7 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), free, 21+
Outword’s after-work happy hour comes back to Badlands with a fall theme and a prize drawing. The prizes include Broadway Sacramento ticket packs and two packs of premium tickets to the Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus holiday show. It’s Friday the 13th, so if you’re feeling lucky, this is the night to test it, and it’s over in time for Blood at Radclyffe’s or the Camp Gender Bender slasher ball afterward. Read more

Blood: Suzette's Dead
Fri, Nov 13, 9 PM to close, Radclyffe's (1330 H St), $5 suggested, 21+
LOLGBT's eighties and nineties goth night throws a funeral for its own regular host, who is not dead and simply will not be there. Dixon Herr presides, DJ Bryan Hawk returns, and nobody gets turned away over the five dollars. Read more

Sip, Spin & Save with Redfin
Sat, Nov 14, 11 AM to 1 PM, Teneral Cellars Farmers Market (1050 20th St, Ste 110)
Redfin agents Amanda Watson and David Orr bring a Wheel of Wine to Teneral’s farmers market, and one spin could land you wine, swag or a few new friends. They’re there to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and Midtown, with a little real estate talk for anyone thinking about buying or selling, and they promise not too much.

The Velvet Room: Babes & Burlesque
Sat, Nov 14, seating 6:30 PM, show 7 PM, Roscoe’s (2007 K St), $12.50
Roscoe’s dinner cabaret adds burlesque this month, with Hellen Heels and Vida hosting Cha Cha Burnadette, Jean Heart, Tila Pia and Ginger Wilde. Drag and burlesque on the same bill means a lot of feathers, so get a table that isn’t right in their path. Read more

Faces Presents Lexi Love
Sun, Nov 15, meet and greet 9 PM, show 10 PM, Faces (2000 K St), 21+
Faces has booked a Drag Race alum for a Sunday, with an hour of meet and greet before the show starts. Sunday headliners are the one thing Faces posts weeks ahead, which makes this the most solid booking the venue has. Read more

Salsa and Bachata Class at Teneral Cellars
Mon, Nov 16, 6:30–8:30 PM, Teneral Cellars (1050 20th St, Ste 110), $20, $15 for wine club members
Professional instructor Claire Widman from The Collective Ballroom teaches salsa and bachata, the second class in Teneral’s three-part dance series. It’s an hour of instruction followed by an hour of dancing and coaching. Come alone or bring a partner. The class is capped at 20 people, so if you’ve been saying you’ll learn to dance for years, you’ll need to book quickly. Swing closes out the series on Dec 7, listed below. Read more

Rainbow Chamber Community Networking Mixer
Tue, Nov 17, Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Sacramento, Kumi Event Center (3317 Forty Mile Rd, Wheatland), registration required
Road trip: the chamber takes its mixer out to the Hard Rock in Wheatland this month. It is a casino, so the networking is the only part of the evening with guaranteed returns. Read more

Pour It Forward: A Blind Beer and Bourbon Tasting
Fri, Nov 20, 6 to 8 PM, a private West Sacramento address sent with your confirmation, $50
Sunburst Projects' second annual blind tasting pours six bourbons or six local beers and makes the whole room rank them. Somebody at your table will defend the cheapest bottle to the end, and for charity you let them. Read more

Queer Crush Climbing at Pipeworks
Fri, Nov 20, 6 to 9 PM, Sacramento Pipeworks (116 N 16th St), free for Touchstone members, $20 day pass
Third Fridays on the climbing walls, with shoes and harnesses included in the day pass. Arrive early for the intro circle, because meeting people is more of the point than the climbing. Read more

Pup Mosh
Sat, Nov 21, 2 to 6 PM, The Bolt (2560 Boxwood St), 21+
Third Saturdays, four hours of the afternoon, pups and the people who turn up to watch them. The Bolt opens at two, so this is the building's entire afternoon. Read more

Fluff with Manni Peddi
Sat, Nov 21, 7 to 9 PM, Roscoe's upstairs (2007 K St), ticketed
Manni Peddi's third-Saturday show takes the upstairs room for two hours. Same stage as the cabaret a week earlier and a completely different evening. Read more

Transgender Day of Remembrance Candlelight Vigil
Sat, Nov 21, 6:30 to 9 PM, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral (2620 Capitol Ave), free, all ages
PFLAG Sacramento, TransFamilies Sacramento and Trinity co-host the vigil, with guest speakers and a stream for anyone who cannot be in the room. It closes Transgender Awareness Week, and the names get read out loud. Read more

Run to Feed the Hungry with Team SFR
Thu, Nov 26, 10K at 8:15 AM, 5K at 9 AM, J Street just west of Sacramento State
FrontRunners opened their Thanksgiving team to anyone, with a thousand-dollar goal for Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services. Running before the meal is the only honest way to earn a second plate. Read more

Makeup and Mimosas Drag Brunch
Sun, Nov 29, doors 11 AM, show 12 PM, Punch Line (2100 Arden Way, Ste 225), 13+
Apple Adams and Dixon Herr host with Princess B, Juicy G Punani and C-Yah Envy, on the Sunday of Thanksgiving weekend. There is a two-drink minimum, which on that particular Sunday is less a rule than a service. Read more

Teneral Tea Dance Sunday
Sun, Nov 29, 3–6 PM, Teneral Cellars (1050 20th St, Ste 110), no cover, 21+
DJ David Andersen runs Teneral’s monthly tea dance on the last Sunday of the month, with dancing, prize drawings and wine. The flyer admits there’s no actual tea. On Thanksgiving weekend, an afternoon of dancing is a good way to work off the leftovers, and you can follow Makeup & Mimosas at Punch Line with this if you’re making a day of it. The next one is Dec 27. Read more

Faces Presents Mariah Balenciaga
Sun, Nov 29, doors 8 PM, meet and greet 9 PM, show 10 PM, Faces (2000 K St), 21+
The second Drag Race booking of the month closes November out on a Sunday night. A meet and greet an hour before the show is the civilized way to do this. Read more

Sacramento Gay Men's Chorus: Holiday HITS! with a Splash of Sass
Sat, Dec 5, 2 PM and 7 PM, Sacramento Memorial Auditorium (1515 J St), $35 to $55
Two shows in one day of holiday songs you already know, delivered with what the chorus calls the right amount of sass. The box office number skips the ticketing fees, and there is no lift to the balconies. Read more

HUMP! Film Festival: Fall 2026
Sat, Dec 5, doors 6:30 PM, show 7:30 PM, Crest Theatre (1013 K St), ticketed
Dan Savage’s indie erotic film festival brings a new set of shorts to the Crest. Every film is five minutes or less, chosen from submissions around the world, and they add up to a 90-minute program celebrating all bodies, genders, sexualities and kinks. You’ll be watching adult films in a theater full of strangers, but the organizers promise more laughing than blushing. Read more

Swing Dance Class at Teneral Cellars
Mon, Dec 7, 6:30–8:30 PM, Teneral Cellars (1050 20th St, Ste 110), $20, $15 for wine club members
Claire Widman from The Collective Ballroom ends Teneral’s dance series with swing. There’s an hour of instruction, followed by an hour of dancing and coaching. Come alone or bring a partner. The class is capped at 20 people. Swing is the most forgiving of the three styles, because if you spin with enough confidence, nobody can tell whether you missed a step. Read more

A Drag Queen Christmas
Wed, Dec 9, doors 6:30 PM, show 7:30 PM, Channel 24 (1800 24th St), ticketed
Nina West hosts with Myki Meeks, Nini Coco and Crystal Methyd on the posted lineup. Twelfth year of the tour, thirty-nine cities, and buying now is a gift to December you. Read more

Rainbow Chamber Holiday Mixer
Wed, Dec 9, Hilton Arden West (2200 Harvard St), registration required
The chamber closes its year with hosted appetizers, a cash bar and a room full of people worth remembering in January. Registering online first is the difference between a name tag and an explanation at the door. Read more

Drag Queens on Ice
Fri, Dec 11, 7 to 10 PM, Downtown Ice at Ali Youssefi Square (7th and K)
Three hours of drag on an ice rink, which is either the best or the worst possible surface for a death drop. Andrew at Downtown Sacramento Partnership asked us to put it on your calendar, so consider it done. Read more

Sacramento Ballet: The Nutcracker
Sat, Dec 12 through Thu, Dec 24, various times, SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center (1301 L St), ticketed
Thirteen performances, including a sensory-friendly one, a student matinee and a Christmas Eve afternoon show. Not a queer show, but the costume department is not amateur and the matinees are the civilized slot. Read more

Jan Sport at Faces
Sun, Dec 13, meet & greet 9 PM, show 10 PM, Faces (2000 K St), ticketed, 21+
Jan Sport, from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 and All Stars 6, headlines a Sunday night at Faces, with a meet and greet at 9 and her show at 10. DJ Kevin Banger and karaoke run until 1:30 in another room. Jan was known on the show for her singing, so the karaoke crowd has a high bar to follow. Read more

Jackie Cox at Faces
Sun, Dec 27, meet & greet 9 PM, show 10 PM, Faces (2000 K St), ticketed, 21+
Jackie Cox from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 12 closes out Faces’ December Sundays, with a meet and greet at 9 and her show at 10. DJ Kevin Banger and karaoke run until 1:30 in another room. It’s the Sunday between Christmas and New Year’s, when nobody knows what day it is, so you may as well spend it at a drag show. Read more

Sin City Classic
Thu, Jan 14 through Mon, Jan 18, 2027, Las Vegas
Road trip, a long way out, and billed as the largest LGBTQ sporting event in the world at twenty years old. Twenty-four sports and more than ten thousand athletes expected, with the host hotel block already open. Read more

Rainbow Chamber Health & Wellness Expo
February 2027, date TBD, Hyatt Regency Sacramento, free
The Sacramento Rainbow Chamber is bringing local healthcare providers, wellness experts, businesses and community organizations together for an expo focused on physical health, mental well-being and finding resources that serve the community. It’s free to attend, and vendor and sponsor spots are open now. The date isn’t set yet, but if your business wants a table, it’s better to ask now than in February. Read more

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