This year’s Sacramento Rainbow Festival will make history as the first event held under the city’s newly created Entertainment Zone ordinance.

The longtime pride celebration, now in its 37th year, takes place Sunday in the Lavender Heights district. For the first time, attendees will be able to drink alcoholic beverages outside of the bars and within designated boundaries.

“It feels great to be able to do something like that,” said Myron "Terry" Sidie, owner of Faces, a popular nightclub at 20th and K streets. “I like it, but I worry about it.”

Sidie says while the new ordinance is exciting, it also brings a sense of responsibility for neighborhood businesses.

“We are kind of responsible outside. Because whatever happens in the neighborhood is a reflection on each one of us here,” sa

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