Out & About in Summer 2026
Comedian Nate Bargatze shows what it means to be the greatest average American at Thunder Valley, B Street Theatre takes flight with Around the World in 80 Days, Sacramento Pride brings the party to Capitol Mall, the Japanese Food & Cultural Bazaar cooks up some summer fun, and more.
Photo by James Blonde Photography, courtesy of the Sacramento LGBT Community Center
Sacramento Pride Festival
June 13–14 The region’s largest Pride gathering takes over Capitol Mall with more than 25,000 revelers over two days. Watch for hometown favorites like the Sacramento Gay Men’s Chorus to join new acts and events like burlesque performer Coco Lamarr and the Pillow Princess Sapphic Dance Party. sacramentopride.org
RINGO STARR
June 5 The Fab Four icon—aka “the hottest Beatle,” according to Vogue—comes to Thunder Valley on the heels of the release of his newest studio album, Long Long Road, featuring collabs with musicians like Sheryl Crow and St. Vincent. The drummer will perform solo hits like “It Don’t Come Easy” and, with a little help from his “All Starr Band” friends—including Toto’s Steve Lukather and Men at Work’s Colin Hay—classics like “Yellow Submarine,” “Africa” and “Down Under.” thundervalleyresort.com
DON’T TOUCH MY HAIR
June 12–28 Celebration Arts stages this unlikely buddy comedy about two modern-day Black women who travel back in time to a plantation. Sacramento native and Law & Order: Organized Crime star Danielle Moné Truitt directs this latest play by Douglas Lyons, whose Chicken & Biscuits became one of the most produced plays in the country after making its Broadway debut in 2021. celebrationarts.net
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
July 10–19 Is it pronounced “Frank-en-stine” or “Fronk-en-steen”? Either way, expect this stage adaptation of Mel Brooks’ 1974 comedy—featuring 18 songs by Brooks, who also co-wrote the musical—to bring Abby Normal levels of hilarity to Broadway at Music Circus. broadwaysacramento.com
NATE BARGATZE
July 18 Hey, bear! Comic Nate Bargatze keeps raising his clean-comedy game, publishing a New York Times best-selling book, Big Dumb Eyes, and hosting the Emmys in 2025, then launching a new ABC game show in February and making his feature film debut in The Breadwinner in May. But at the end of the day, he’s still a stand-up guy, and this July, the funnyman will bring his greatest average American energy to Thunder Valley in Lincoln. thundervalleyresort.com
Nate Bargatze (Courtesy of Thunder Valley Casino Resort)
