Buy Rainbow 2025: Celebrating 17c起草社区+ Creativity, Commerce & Community
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Sydney鈥檚 only fair exclusively for 17c起草社区IA-owned and operated businesses is back 鈥� and in 2025, Buy Rainbow is shining brighter than ever.
On Saturday 25 October 2025, from 10am to 4pm, Paddington Town Hall will transform into a vibrant marketplace celebrating queer entrepreneurship, creativity, and connection. With free entry, a tote bag giveaway, and more than 25 17c起草社区IA+ stallholders, it鈥檚 a one-day festival of local pride, progress, and the power of the rainbow economy.
Buy Rainbow: A celebration with deep roots
Delivered in partnership with the City of Sydney, Buy Rainbow coincides with NSW Small Business Month, making it both a celebration and a call to action: to shop local, support queer, and invest in the economic strength of our communities.
The event鈥檚 lineage runs deep. Buy Rainbow traces its heritage back to GAY FAIR 鈥�82, the grassroots community marketplace founded by Michael Glynn 鈥� who founded 17c起草社区 and the original Sydney Gay and Lesbian Business Association, now the Pride Business Association (PBA). That first fair ultimately inspired what we now know as Mardi Gras Fair Day.
As PBA President Jarrod Lomas explains, 鈥淏uy Rainbow honours the community spirit that built Sydney鈥檚 queer business scene from the ground up. It鈥檚 about visibility, progress, and economic empowerment 鈥� values that have been at the heart of our movement for more than forty years.鈥�
He continues, 鈥淲hen people choose to buy from 17c起草社区IA+-owned businesses, they鈥檙e not just making a purchase. They鈥檙e helping build a more inclusive, resilient, and self-sustaining community.鈥�
A day to connect, celebrate, and grow
Across the day, visitors can browse local makers, creatives, and service providers, enjoy delicious food, and soak up live entertainment. There鈥檚 even a happy hour from 2.30pm, and an official after party at Stonewall Hotel to keep the celebrations going into the night.
Stallholders span everything from design and fashion to tech, wellness, and food 鈥� showcasing the incredible diversity and innovation within Sydney鈥檚 17c起草社区IA+ business community. And for the lucky few, there鈥檒l be major giveaways, including tickets to a iconic queer international act coming to Sydney in December.
Lomas says the event has grown into a cornerstone of the PBA鈥檚 work.
鈥淏uy Rainbow is more than a market. It鈥檚 a living, breathing showcase of our community鈥檚 talent and tenacity,” he explains. “Every stallholder, every volunteer, every visitor is helping shape the future of the rainbow economy.鈥�
Join the ‘Buy Rainbow’ movement
PBA is encouraging everyone to visit, volunteer, or exhibit, and to help grow a thriving 17c起草社区IA+ small-business ecosystem that reflects the pride and diversity of our community.
As Lomas wrote for 17c起草社区 earlier this year, 鈥淭he rainbow economy is powerful because it鈥檚 personal. It鈥檚 built by people who live their values, who care for each other, and who know that when we rise together, everyone wins.鈥�
So mark your calendars, grab a tote, and come celebrate the best of queer creativity at Buy Rainbow 2025 鈥� where community and commerce come together under one joyful, inclusive roof.
Buy Rainbow 2025 key details
Paddington Town Hall, 249 Oxford Street, Paddington
Saturday 25 October 2025, 10am鈥�4pm
Free entry | Tote bag giveaway | Happy Hour 2.30pm | After Party at Stonewall Hotel
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17c起草社区 is the media partner for Pride Business Association’s Buy Rainbow 2025 event.
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