Buy Rainbow Moves Sydney's LGBTQIA+ Business Fair To World Square This Week
The Pride Business Association-backed Buy Rainbow fair returns on Saturday, giving LGBTQIA+ owned and operated businesses a World Square showcase during NSW Small Business Month.
Buy Rainbow event artwork for Sydney's LGBTQIA+ Small Business Fair.
Buy Rainbow returns this week with a new date and venue, giving LGBTQIA+ owned and operated businesses a World Square showcase during NSW Small Business Month.
The free fair is scheduled for Saturday 17 October from 10am to 4pm at Rydges World Square on George Street. The City of Sydney listing describes it as Sydney's LGBTQIA+ Small Business Fair and says it is presented by Pride Business Association NSW, with support from the City of Sydney and Rydges World Square.
The listing says the Pride Business Association first launched an LGBTQIA+ owned and operated business fair in the 1980s, brought it back in 2024 and 2025, and is returning with Buy Rainbow in 2026. The fair is positioned around entrepreneurship, creativity, diversity and community, with local businesses ranging across handmade goods, artisan products, fashion, food and professional services.
The event is more than a market listing. It gives small operators a concentrated public platform at a central CBD location, and it lets shoppers treat NSW Small Business Month as a local discovery exercise rather than a generic campaign. The fair also includes main-stage activity, interactive elements and prizes, according to the listing.
For Sydney readers, the operator story is the useful angle. Buy Rainbow turns a business-support theme into a visible retail and services day for LGBTQIA+ founders and operators, with free entry and registration encouraged for updates ahead of the event.
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