Rainbow Tarnow transforms Tarnow and surrounding areas through events, meetings, prevention testing, workshops and trainings to build a city full of equality, safety and diversity.
Announcement
Temporarily closed
At the end of August 2026 we closed the Center's venue at ul. Kręta 10 due to the legal situation concerning the premises and a change of the building's owner, as we announced on our social media.
We are working hard to continue the Center's activities. We will share every next step on our social media.
Open as usual
One Tree Garden remains open without interruption and continues to host events. You are warmly invited to join us!
News about the Center and Garden events appears first on our social media. Follow us to stay up to date.
We build a safe and supportive community based on solidarity, education and human rights.
Rainbow Tarnow Association has been active in Tarnow since 2021, bringing together people interested in LGBTQIA+ community issues, activism and anti-discrimination work.
Our key goals are to improve safety for LGBTQIA+ people in public and private spaces, build support networks for excluded people, and provide reliable anti-discrimination and sexual-health education.
We also advocate for minority rights and social inclusion by building alliances with public institutions and NGOs, with an intersectional perspective that includes, among others, people with disabilities and seniors.
We focus on practical impact: support, education, prevention and local activation.
Our educational, cultural and activist space for in-person activities and support network building.
ExpandWe run support groups for transgender people in cooperation with the Trans-Fuzja Foundation.
ExpandWe organize HIV, HCV and syphilis pre- and post-test counseling points with the Jeden Świat organization.
ExpandWe deliver handicraft workshops, film screenings, discussion meetings, open days and board game events.
ExpandWe run a public library and continuously develop resources on queer health and rights.
ExpandTogether with the Tarnow Revitalization Committee and the local community, we run Tarnow's first community garden and activate residents through outdoor initiatives.
ExpandYoung people in the association core team + volunteers.
Partnerships including Trans-Fuzja, Jeden Świat, Federation of Equality Signs and My, Rodzice.
Rainbow Picnic and year-round activities building a safe community.
From a grassroots initiative to an organization that creates real local change.
Rainbow Tarnow was established to create a safe space for LGBTQAIP+ people in Tarnow and nearby areas. From a grassroots initiative, we became an association running the Tarnow Equality Center and One Tree Garden.
The initiative was sparked by traumatic events for the Polish queer community during the first Equality March in Bialystok in 2019. The scale of verbal and physical aggression revealed the urgent need for local spaces where non-heteronormative, transgender and intersex people could feel accepted and understood.
At the beginning, our informal group focused on small community meetings to connect with local queer people. With support from Fundacja Rownosc.org.pl and the Przepraszam Association, we organized our first rainbow event: a screening of The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson and an introductory lecture on LGBTQAIP+ issues.
The initiative paused for a time, but returned in 2020 when the Queer Tour collective visited nearby Tuchow and helped reignite local activism and education.
The group fully reactivated in spring 2021. The first major happening with educational stands and social dancing took place on May 16 after Tarnow joined the LGBT+ Ja educational campaign.
Summer and autumn 2021 were marked by a public picnic in Park Strzelecki and prevention campaigns with HIV, HCV and syphilis testing.
Since 2021 we have organized the annual Rainbow Picnic, with multiple editions, honorary patronage of the Mayor of Tarnow, honorary patronage of the European Commission in 2023, and support from local businesses and NGOs from across Poland.
In 2022 we formally became a regular association, and on 11.05.2024 members passed a resolution to transform into a registered association.
In 2024 we officially opened Tarnow Equality Center, the second LGBTQ-friendly cultural venue in Malopolska, and in 2025 we revitalized the courtyard opposite the venue to create One Tree Garden with local partners and community support.
At the end of August 2026, due to the legal situation concerning the premises at ul. Kręta 10 and a change of the building's owner, we closed Tarnow Equality Center at its original venue. We are working to continue the Center's activities, while One Tree Garden remains open without interruption.
Snapshots of Rainbow Tarnow activities.
Volunteering
We are looking for people who want to co-create safe and vibrant local initiatives with us.
Answers to the most common questions about our organization, support opportunities and participation in local cultural events in Tarnow.
Rainbow Tarnow is a local NGO in Poland that develops support, educational and cultural activities for the LGBTQIA+ community and allies, mainly in Tarnow and surrounding areas.
We are open to partnerships with schools, NGOs, businesses and public institutions in areas such as educational projects, workshops, local campaigns, social events and inclusive initiatives.
You can support us by sharing our initiatives, joining events, connecting us with potential partners, offering organizational support and helping us expand our local network in Poland.
Our events are open to local residents, allies and people interested in equality, culture and civic engagement. We focus on safe, respectful and accessible participation.
Write to kontakt@teczowytarnow.pl or message us on social media. We answer cooperation and partnership requests on an ongoing basis.
Email: kontakt@teczowytarnow.pl
Stowarzyszenie Tęczowy Tarnów
Numer KRS: 0001117461
NIP: 8733282659
REGON: 52054701000000
Mailing address: ul. Żydowska 22/1, 33-100 Tarnów
Bank account: 10 1090 2590 0000 0001 6362 7565
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