The Sac Queens Agenda Oct 22

Last weekend, Tom and I went to Blazin’ Saddles to see Diplo. On paper, this made no sense. A show that put country music and dance music on the same stage on purpose? We expected to stand politely near the back and leave early. Instead, we sang along to classic hits with Wuki and danced to country with Diplo, and we stayed until the very end. Nobody was more surprised than we were. The boots did their job.

The lesson: don’t judge a lineup by its genre. Denzel Washington put it best at Penn’s 2011 commencement, borrowing a line from his wife: “To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.” He meant careers and dreams. I mean two sac queens in borrowed cowboy boots yelling country lyrics they learned in real time. Denzel would understand.

In last week’s poll, What Brings You Back?, 43 of you voted, and 65% picked “Here for it all”: the drag, the bars, the food, the whole calendar. The surprise was classes within the community, which came in second with 12%, so apparently you want to learn something between brunch and the bar. That’s cool. I guess maybe we’ll have to host our own class one day. Or find more to add to the newsletter.

This week, look at the calendar below and pick one thing you would normally scroll right past. A run club, a trivia night, a lip-sync show where comics try drag and queens try stand-up. Worst case, you get a story out of it. Best case, you find a new favorite thing. If you need permission, consider it granted.

Before we get to the events, I owe a huge thank you to Raul at Roc & Sol who has been our main sponsor two weeks running. Go see BeBe Sweetbriar at Roc & Sol on Halloween and grab that 💰 for best costume!

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

October 22 – 28.

Boas & Bow Ties Gala ***(SOLD OUT)***
Thu, Oct 22, 6 to 9 PM, Hilton Arden West (2200 Harvard St)
The Rainbow Chamber’s scholarship gala sends off Fred Palmer after twenty-five years as executive director, and every ticket funds scholarships for LGBTQ+ and allied students. The dress code is in the name, so the only decision left is which one you are. Read more

Drag Bingo with Apple Adams
Thu, Oct 22, 7 PM, arrive by 6:45, Tipsy Putt (630 K St #120), $5
Five dollars plays every round and extra cards are a dollar each, first come with no reservations. Arriving at 6:45 gets the drink, the cards and the dot marker sorted before Apple starts calling. Read more

Crafts Night at Radclyffe's
Thu, Oct 22, 6 PM, Radclyffe's (1330 H St, Ste 110), all ages
All crafts welcome, which is a generous way of saying bring whatever you are behind on. The bar's published Thursday open is 7 PM, so the tables start before the doors officially do. Read more

Thirsty Thursday
Thu, Oct 22, shows at 11 PM & midnight, Badlands (2003 K St), free, 21+
Manni Peddi hosts this week’s Thirsty Thursday with Amelia Moore, Roselia Valentine, Unique Moore and Khamiyah B. Punani. Go-go dancers work all night, and power hour from 11 to midnight has $3 wells. If you’re coming from the Boas & Bow Ties Gala, you’ll have time to change clothes, or you can show up still in the boa. Read more

Pickleball at Jonas Larkspur Park
Fri, Oct 23, 10 to 11:30 AM, Jonas Larkspur Park (1063 Jonas Ave)
Sacramento Gay Men's Events runs these Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, not Sundays only as we have had it. This is the last session on their calendar, so the season may be closing. Read more

Fridays Are a Drag
Fri, Oct 23, 8 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), free, 21+
C-Yah Envy and Unieke Moore host Badlands’ Friday drag show, with Adrienne LaCielo, Demure Damned, Valentin Rowzay, Miss Lita Taylor and Mrs. Robinson. C-Yah also hosts GoodTimez at Radclyffe’s at 10, so for her, Friday night is two shows in two bars. Read more

The Rocky Horror Tribute Show
Fri, Oct 23, 9 PM to 1:30 AM, Faces (2000 K St), 21+
A drag tribute for Rocky Horror's fifty-first year, and the only Faces night actually published inside this window. Fishnets are optional and will be worn anyway. Read more

GoodTimez
Fri, Oct 23, 10 PM, Radclyffe’s (1330 H St), 21+
C-Yah Envy hosts Radclyffe’s fourth-Friday party, with DJ Bishop 3nvy on the music and dancers Alexis Boseman, Bleu Royalty and Sun Bun, plus Lena Cakes crossing over from Rad Queer Pole. Local artists Maso Brazy, Zariiyaah and Thy King Leo are also on the bill. C-Yah calls it a party you can’t miss, and she’s the hostess, so she’d know. Read more

FrontRunners Saturday Run/Walk
Sat, Oct 24, 9 AM, Guy West Bridge (945 University Ave), free
A five-mile loop from the northeast side of the bridge, runners and walkers both. Coffee afterwards is informal and reliably attended. Read more

Queer Volleyball: Spooky Play
Sat, Oct 24, 10:30 AM, Swanston Park
The queer volleyball meetup has a Halloween theme this week, so wear Halloween colors or a full costume. The organizers say to wear shoes you don’t mind getting wet and dirty, so maybe skip the cape. Any costume that survives a dive in damp grass has earned it. Read more

Bottomless Mimosas with the Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus
Sat, Oct 24, 11 AM–1 PM, Teneral Cellars (1050 20th St, Ste 110), no cover, 21+
The Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus brings its fun-and-fabulous take on songs you know to Teneral’s Saturday mimosas. There’s no cover, so you’re paying only for the drinks. Consider it a free preview of the chorus’s Dec 5 holiday show, served with orange juice. Read more

Halloween Fly-In
Sat, Oct 24, 12–4 PM, Sacramento Executive Airport, free, all ages
Flight Level 510 and EAA Chapter 1714 fill the tarmac with decorated airplanes, local booths, food trucks and candy. Costumes are encouraged. It’s trick-or-treating where the houses are planes, and nobody minds if you look at the cockpit a little too long. Pilots can still sign up to fly in, and tie-down is free. Read more

Honeypot
Sat, Oct 24, doors 6 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), $5 before 9 PM, 21+
Badlands' bear and leather night reaches its twenty-first volume, with go-go dancers and two dollars off cocktails for anyone in gear. A six o'clock start means the harness goes on before dinner and still catches the discount. Read more

Sacramento Lesbians: A Nightmare on K Street
Sat, Oct 24, 9 PM to 12:30 AM, Roscoe's (2007 K St), $15 advance, $20 door, 21+
Roscoe's own page calls it the biggest lesbian Halloween party in the city, with advance tickets by Venmo at @lollipop2026 through Oct 23. Five dollars cheaper if you decide before Friday, which is the whole trick. Read more

#STFU! Drag Lip-Sync & Stand-Up
Sat, Oct 24, 9 PM, STAB! Comedy Theater (1710 Broadway), $10 in person, $5 virtual
Fourth Saturdays, lolgbt+ puts comics and drag queens on one bill and makes each attempt the other's job. The failures are the show. Read more

Bear Claw
Sat, Oct 24, 9 PM, The Bolt (2560 Boxwood St), no cover, 21+
Fourth Saturdays, the monthly bear night, open to otters, cubs, bears and anyone who admires the category. There is a beer special and you have to ask the bartender what it is. Read more

FrontRunners Sunday Long Run
Sun, Oct 25, 8 AM, Del Rio Trail (Sacramento), free
The Sunday long run is at a different spot every week, and this week it’s the Del Rio Trail in South Land Park. It’s flat, paved and away from traffic, so if you don’t finish, you’ll have to blame your legs, not the route. Read more

Roscoe’s Drag Brunch: Halloween Edition
Sun, Oct 25, seatings 10:30 AM and 1:30 PM, Roscoe’s upstairs (2007 K St), ticketed
This month’s third Halloween brunch has Dixon Herr, Billy Freak, Katana Rei and Lola Luxee, and costumes are encouraged. The Sunday before Halloween is the last brunch where your costume still counts as early, not as leftover. As usual, there are two seatings upstairs, an entree plus eighteen-dollar bottomless mimosas, and a two-hour clock somebody always argues with. Get your tickets before Sunday. Read more

Teneral Tea Dance Sunday
Sun, Oct 25, 3–6 PM, Teneral Cellars (1050 20th St, Ste 110), no cover, 21+
DJ David Andersen runs Teneral’s monthly tea dance, held on the last Sunday of every month, with dancing, prize drawings and wine. It ends at 6, which leaves time to keep going at Chvrch or line dancing on K Street, or to call it a day while it’s still a reasonable hour. Read more

Hotties & Hops
Sun, Oct 25, 3 to 6 PM, At Ease Brewing (1825 I St), $10 suggested donation
A craft social for women, trans and nonbinary folks hosted by sexuality educator Cady Moore, with all-gender restrooms and a food truck on site. Bring your own supplies or borrow the host's for a ten-dollar materials fee. Read more

Chvrch
Sun, Oct 25, 4–8 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), 21+
Badlands’ Sunday service runs on ’90s and 2000s throwbacks and $2 off cocktails, and the flyer invites you to come after brunch. The specials menu has Holy Water, Resurrection, the Adam & Steve Shooter, Sinful and the Passion of the Christ. It’s the only church in town where Sinful is listed at $6. Read more

Country Line Dancing with Johnny
Sun, Oct 25, 5–8 PM, Faces (2000 K St), free, 21+
Every Sunday evening, Johnny teaches line dancing at Faces. Admission is free and all skill levels are welcome. Three hours is long enough to go from stepping on toes to actually dancing, assuming the toes you step on belong to patient people. Read more

FrontRunners Monday Run/Walk
Mon, Oct 26, 6:30 PM, Sacramento Running Company (2673 21st St), free
Three miles through Curtis Park, running or walking, either counts. The monthly business meeting moved to second Mondays, so this is just the run. Read more

New Drag Showcase
Mon, Oct 26, 9 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), free entry
Apple Adams hosts with a rotating co-host and thirty percent off drinks all night. A good place to see performers before they are booked everywhere else. Read more

Pickled Pink Beginners' Session
Tue, Oct 27, 4 to 6 PM, Southside Park, free, all ages
The LGBTQIA+ pickleball group runs a beginners' session with no equipment and no experience needed. Allies count as part of the plus, so bring the straight friend who keeps hinting. Read more

$2 Movie at The Crest
Tue, Oct 27, 7 to 10 PM, Crest Theatre (1013 K St), $2
Two dollars for a film on K Street, running two nights in a row on Tuesday and Wednesday. The Meetup record does not say which film, which is part of the deal at this price. Read more

Faces Karaoke Tuesday
Tue, Oct 27, 9 PM to 1:30 AM, Faces (2000 K St)
Four and a half hours of karaoke on the biggest stage on K Street. That is room for the song, the regret and the rematch. Read more

Karaoke Tuesdays
Tue, Oct 27, 9:30 PM to close, Badlands (2003 K St), no cover
No cover and two dollars off every cocktail until the lights come up. It is half a block from the other karaoke night, so pick a lane or do both. Read more

Drag Queen Bingo Fundraiser
Wed, Oct 28, 6–8 PM, Roscoe’s (2007 K St), $25 for Alliance members, $35 for non-members
The LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance’s fourth annual drag bingo raises money for the Sacramento LGBT Community Center, with Hellen Heels calling the numbers. There are raffle prizes, and anyone in costume gets an entry into a special prize drawing. You don’t have to be a realtor to play. It sells out every year and requires advance registration, so if you want a seat, get a ticket now. Bring cash for tips. Read more

Queer Crush at The Boulder Field
Wed, Oct 28, 6 to 9 PM, The Boulder Field (8425 Belvedere Ave Ste 100)
Queer Crush rotates climbing gyms and this is the Sacramento stop, three hours of wall time. Come early for the intro circle, because the people are more of the point than the climbing. Read more

FrontRunners Monthly Social Hour Run/Walk
Wed, Oct 28, run 6:30 PM, happy hour 7:15 PM, Drake’s: The Barn (985 Riverfront St, West Sacramento), free
On fourth Wednesdays, the club trades its usual run for a social one. Runners do about 3 easy miles and walkers do 2, everyone meets outside Drake’s, and then everyone goes in for happy hour. It’s the only run on the schedule where the finish line is a bar. Read more

$2 Movie at The Crest
Wed, Oct 28, 7 to 10 PM, Crest Theatre (1013 K St), $2
Back-to-back nights at the Crest, and this is the second one. If Tuesday's film was a miss, two dollars is a cheap retry. Read more

Piano Bar & Karaoke
Wed, Oct 28, piano 6 to 9 PM, karaoke 9 PM to close, Roscoe's downstairs (2007 K St)
Live piano until nine and then the mic opens, downstairs, every Wednesday. Two rooms' worth of night without having to move. Read more

Drag Queen Karaoke at Bear and Crown
Wed, Oct 28, 8–11 PM, Bear and Crown (1022 2nd St, Old Sacramento)
Miss Lita Taylor hosts a Halloween drag karaoke night with a costume contest for the people singing. You’ll be judged on your outfit and your vocals at the same time, so pick a costume you can breathe in for a whole chorus. Read more

The Trivia Show
Wed, Oct 28, 8 PM, The Depot (2001 K St), 21+
Josh hosts, teams cap at six players, prizes go to the top three, and the drink specials rotate through the show. Recruit one sports person, one theater person and one person who reads footnotes for pleasure. Read more

Latin Night with Besos
Wed, Oct 28, show 10 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), free entry
Adrian G plays the room, Manni Peddi hosts the Besos drag show at ten, and power hour from 10 to 11 runs three-dollar wells and five-dollar margaritas. One night carrying two names on two flyers, which has confused everybody including us. Read more

Rocky Horror at Drake's: The Barn
Wed, Oct 28, 7 to 10 PM, Drake's: The Barn (985 Riverfront St, West Sacramento), adults only, ticketed
Drake's puts Rocky Horror in the beer garden as a late-October fixture, having run it the last two years running. A Wednesday is a fine time to do the Time Warp, since nobody has anywhere to be Thursday morning. Read more

Orville Peck: Man Turned Mule Tour
Wed, Oct 28, doors 7 PM, show 8 PM, Channel 24 (1800 24th St), all ages, ticketed
The masked cowboy brings Man Turned Mule to Midtown with Abbie Callahan opening. Channel 24 notes that door and show times are subject to change, so build in a buffer. Read more

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Karaoke Night at Teneral
Thu, Oct 29, 6:30 to 9:30 PM, Teneral Cellars (1050 20th St, Ste 110), 21+
Tock's bookable range for Teneral karaoke opens on this date, which makes it the one night the system will actually sell you. Three hours of it at a queer- and women-owned lounge. Read more

Pillow Princess: Psycho Circus
Thu, Oct 29, 8 PM to 1:30 AM, Roscoe's (2007 K St), 21+
Pillow Princess turns one with a circus theme, two floors, two DJs and four go-go dancers, hosted by Dolly Romano and King Slayher. Creepy clowns, drag, burlesque, vendors and a costume contest across five and a half hours. Read more

Club A$tro: Sapphic Spooky Scorpio Halloween
Thu, Oct 29, 9 PM, Faces (2000 K St), ticketed, 21+
Club A$tro's party for the girls returns with performers, local vendors, a red carpet runway and drink specials. The ticket price climbs the longer you wait, much like everything else. Read more

Thirsty Thursday: Halloween Show
Thu, Oct 29, shows at 11 PM & midnight, Badlands (2003 K St), free, 21+
Liz hosts Badlands’ Halloween edition of Thirsty Thursday, with a large cast: Katana Rei, Kai Merra, Cydney Slay, Judahx, Mumzie Stems, Jeweliana Bentley, Eva Changing Envy and Suzette Venetti. Go-go dancers work all night. Power hour runs 11 to midnight with $3 wells, plus $5 Long Islands, $7 AMFs and $2 off beer, which explains why the first show starts at 11. Read more

Trip or Treat
Fri, Oct 30, 8 to 10 PM, Roscoe's (2007 K St), ticketed
A Halloween drag show with dinner, which makes it the one seated option on a night of standing around. Two hours and a special cast. Read more

Fridays Are a Drag: Halloween Edition
Fri, Oct 30, 8 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), free, 21+
Dolly Romano and Bebe Gunn host the Halloween edition of the Friday drag show, with Xansidhe, Daddy Blade and Blossom BB. Staying put for Monster Ball at ten saves moving a costume between bars. Read more

Vaquero Night: Día de los Muertos
Fri, Oct 30, 9 PM, The Bolt (2560 Boxwood St), no cover, 21+
The Bolt marks Día de los Muertos with vendors, food and an outside bar pouring tequila, mezcal and Mexican beer. The flyer promises dancing until forever and the bar closes considerably earlier than that. Read more

Freaky Friday Halloween Bash
Fri, Oct 30, 9 PM to 1:30 AM, Faces (2000 K St), 21+
Faces starts Halloween weekend a night early, with four and a half hours of costumes before Saturday’s main event. It’s a chance to test your look in front of a crowd and fix what doesn’t work before Saturday. Read more

Monster Ball
Fri, Oct 30, 10 PM, Badlands (2003 K St), 21+
Badlands opens Halloween weekend with a monster theme, go-go dancers and DJ Marv on the decks. Costumes are encouraged and not required, which makes it the right night to test-drive the one that did not make the final cut. Read more

Silk & Syrup: Halloween
Sat, Oct 31, 11 AM to 3 PM, Roscoe's (2007 K St)
Roscoe's puts a costume theme on its Halloween brunch, four hours of R&B and daylight. Daytime is the only slot on Oct 31 where your costume gets looked at in good light. Read more

Bewitched: A Halloween Glow Party ***(SOLD OUT)***
Sat, Oct 31, 7 to 11 PM, Teneral Cellars (1050 20th St, Ste 110), free with an advance ticket, 21+
DJ David Andersen runs a blacklight party in Teneral's garden, with prizes for best costume and a ten-dollar glow swag pack. Admission is free but it is one ticket per registration, and Tock expects it to sell out. Read more

Icons of Horror
Sat, Oct 31, 7 PM to 1 AM, Radclyffe’s (1330 H St, Ste 110), 21+
Radclyffe’s theme is Icons of Horror, with DJ Bishop Envy and a contest where only horror costumes count. That rules out the sexy cat and finally rewards whoever has been sitting on a slasher mask. Read more

Cirque Erotique: A Halloween Kinkshow
Sat, Oct 31, 8 PM to midnight, The Bolt (2560 Boxwood St), free entry, 21+
A circus-themed kink show with Leather Pride Sacramento, running contests, raffles, games, demos, a spanking booth and jello shots. There is jack-o-lantern judging, so bring a pumpkin you are willing to have assessed. Read more

Halloween at Faces
Sat, Oct 31, 8 PM to 1:30 AM, Faces (2000 K St), 21+
Faces spreads Halloween across three dance floors with three DJs, and it recommends arriving early. Before you finish your costume, check the rules: no weapons, including replicas, so leave the prop machete at home; nothing spiky or sharp; and the door staff must be able to match your face to your ID, so plan to take off the full mask at the door. Read more

Rocky Horror Halloween with Amber's Sweets
Sat, Oct 31, VIP 7:45 PM, GA 8:15 PM, show 9 PM, Historic Colonial Theatre (3522 Stockton Blvd), $26.99 GA, $41.99 VIP
The shadowcast on the date the whole thing was built for, and the one of October's two shows with tickets still left. Free parking, no refunds, fishnets strongly encouraged. Read more

Halloween Costume Contest at Badlands
Sat, Oct 31, midnight, Badlands (2003 K St), 21+
Bijou Bentley, Suzette Venetti and Liz host the costume contest with several cash prizes. Judging starts at midnight, late enough to spend the early part of the night elsewhere and still get back to compete. Read more

Day of the Dead at Faces
Sun, Nov 1, 8 PM to 1:30 AM, Faces (2000 K St), 21+
The three-thousand-dollar costume contest has moved off Halloween and onto Sunday, split into Traditional, Erotic, Scary and Group. Saturday is the party, and Sunday is where the money is. Read more

Day of the Dead at Faces with Briar Blush
Sun, Nov 1, meet & greet 9 PM, show 10 PM, Faces (2000 K St), ticketed, 21+
Briar Blush from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 headlines Faces’ Day of the Dead night, with a meet and greet at 9 and her show at 10. DJ Kevin Banger and karaoke run from 10 until 1:30 in another room. Costumes are encouraged but not required, so the night after Halloween you can show up in last night’s look or skip it entirely. Read more

Drag Queen Bingo
Thu, Nov 5, doors 6 PM, bingo 7 to 9 PM, Mango’s (1930 K St), $20 cash only, 21+
The Rainbow Chamber’s monthly drag bingo is hosted by DoMe Moore, with this month’s proceeds going to Chalk It Up. Twenty dollars gets you eight games, cash only, so stop at an ATM first. Read more

So You Wanna Be A Bentley
Fri, Nov 6, 8 to 10 PM, Roscoe's (2007 K St), ticketed
Bijou Bentley auditions a new drag child, demanding glamour, beauty and wit to boot. A drag family adding a member in public is better television than most television. Read more

OUT! at the Movies: I Saw the TV Glow
Sat, Nov 14, 6 to 8:30 PM, Tri-County Diversity (201 D St, Ste L, Marysville), free
Tri-County screens the one film that made everybody text their childhood best friend afterwards. Free, and the end time is now published. Read more

Rainbow Chamber Community Networking Mixer
Tue, Nov 17, 6 to 7:30 PM, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento (3317 Forty Mile Rd, Wheatland), free with registration, 21+
Road trip: the chamber’s mixer moves out to Hard Rock with appetizers from Chef Chio Saelee and a cash bar. It is free for members and non-members, and it is a casino, so only the networking is guaranteed to pay off. 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, 21+
Sunburst Projects' second annual blind tasting, six bourbons or six local beers, ranked as a group. Proceeds support local people and families affected by HIV and AIDS, which makes the drinking the point rather than the excuse. Read more

Queer Crush at Sacramento Pipeworks
Fri, Nov 20, 6 to 9 PM, Sacramento Pipeworks (116 N 16th St)
The third-Friday Pipeworks stop on the Queer Crush rotation, three hours of wall time. Gear rentals are free for anyone who turns up. Read more

Run to Feed the Hungry with Team SFR
Thu, Nov 26, details not yet published
FrontRunners have opened the Thanksgiving team fundraiser to anyone who wants in. Nothing about it appears on the club's own schedule. 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), ticketed
Two shows in one day of holiday classics with, in the chorus's own words, just the right amount of sass. Buy through the box office on (916) 808-5181 to skip the fees. Read more

A Drag Queen Christmas
Wed, Dec 9, doors 6:30 PM, show 7:30 PM, Channel 24 (1800 24th St), ticketed, 18+
Nina West hosts, with Myki Meeks, Crystal Methyd, Nini Coco, Silky Ganache, Darlene Mitchell, Discord Addams and Juicy Love Dion. The full lineup is posted now, so buying is a gift to December you. Read more

Rainbow Chamber Holiday Mixer
Wed, Dec 9, Hilton Arden West (2200 Harvard St)
The chamber wraps the year with hosted appetizers, a cash bar and a room full of people worth remembering next year. You register online, and showing up unannounced probably puts you on a list. Read more

Sacramento Ballet: The Nutcracker
Sat, Dec 12 through Tue, Dec 22, various times, SAFE Credit Union Performing Arts Center (1301 L St), ticketed
Not a queer show, but the matinees are the civilised slot and the costumes are not amateur. Everyone has a Nutcracker opinion, and December is the month it is legal to share it. With ten days of performances, there’s no excuse for missing it. Read more

New Year's Eve at Roscoe's
Thu, Dec 31, Roscoe's (2007 K St)
Roscoe's has put the date on its calendar with nothing behind it yet. Worth watching once December starts. Read more

Sin City Classic
Thu, Jan 14 through Mon, Jan 18, 2027, Las Vegas
Road trip, and a long way out: the Sin City Classic turns twenty with twenty-four sports and more than ten thousand athletes. The room block at the new host hotels is open, which is reason enough to book early. Read more

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