Pride · Santa Barbara, California
Pacific Pride Festival
2027 dates not announced yet · usually August
About Pacific Pride Festival
The Pacific Pride Festival is Santa Barbara's annual free Pride festival at Chase Palm Park, organized by the Pacific Pride Foundation. The foundation holds it in August so it does not compete with June Prides in nearby towns. The festival features drag and musical performances, spoken word, and community resource booths.
The 2026 Pacific Pride Festival drew thousands of people to Chase Palm Park under the theme OUT. PROUD. UNSTOPPABLE., paired with a line about voices becoming waves that move together. Organizers describe a day of families, young people and elders sharing the park, with drag, music, art and moments of remembrance for the generations who made open gatherings possible.
The festival sits within a broader Summer of Pride. Community partners host art shows, panels, dance parties and socials in the weeks before, which the foundation credits with turning Pride into a season of connection across the Central Coast rather than a single day.
The day depends on volunteers, vendors, community organizations, sponsors and performers. In 2026 the foundation worked with Esteban Leyva Photography and Elevate Videography to document the festival, and it plans to share images, video and stories from the day afterward.
Summarized from the organizer's own website.
What to expect
Pride events celebrate LGBTQ+ people and mark the Stonewall uprising of June 1969. Most combine a parade or march with a festival of performers, community groups, vendors and food.
Pacific Pride Festival has included festival, performances and resource fair.
The organizer has not announced dates for 2027 yet. In 2026 it was held August 22, 2026. It usually falls a Saturday in late August.
- Festival
- Performances
- Resource fair
Where it happens
Pacific Pride Festival is held at Chase Palm Park in Santa Barbara, California. It is one of 122 Prides in California on this calendar.
Other nearby Pride festivals
Questions about Pacific Pride Festival
- When is Pacific Pride Festival 2027?
- The organizer has not announced 2027 dates yet. In 2026 it was held August 22, 2026. It is usually held a Saturday in late August.
- Where is Pacific Pride Festival held?
- Pacific Pride Festival takes place at Chase Palm Park in Santa Barbara, California.
- What happens at Pacific Pride Festival?
- Events have included: festival, performances, resource fair.
- Who organizes Pacific Pride Festival?
- Pacific Pride Festival is organized by Pacific Pride Foundation. Their official site is pacificpridefoundation.org/summer-of-pride/pacific-pride-festival.
- What other Prides are near Santa Barbara?
- The closest others on this calendar are Ojai Pride in Ojai, CA (about 27 miles); Santa Ynez Valley Pride Parade and Festival in Solvang, CA (about 28 miles); Ventura County Pride in Ventura, CA (about 28 miles).
LGBTQ-owned businesses in California
See allNone are listed in Santa Barbara yet, so these are elsewhere in California. Eat, stay and shop with LGBTQ-owned businesses while you are in town. Ownership on every listing is sourced, never guessed.
