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The whole city comes alive in a rainbow burst of excitement at the 2017 San Francisco Pride Celebration.

47th Annual San Francisco Pride Celebration
– Saturday, June 24, 2017 | Noon to 6 pm
– Sunday, June 25, 2017 | 11 am to 6 pm
Parade – Sunday at 10:30am
Civic Center, San Francisco
FREE (The festival requests a $5-10 optional donation)

With over 200 parade contingents, 300 exhibitors, and more than 20 stages and venues, the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade is the largest LGBT gathering in the nation. Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, queer and straight revelers fill up Civic Center for a weekend for concerts, DJs, performances and speeches and the parade on Sunday morning.

Pride Parade Route

The 2017 Pride Parade is Sunday at 10:30am – starting at Market & Beale, heading down Market St. and ends at 8th Street.

San Francisco Pride Week Events


Friday, June 19

“Drag Me Downtown” SF Pride Pop-Up Drag Show Series (2026)
Friday, June 19 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP
| The Conservatory at One Sansome
"Drag Me Downtown" SF Pride Pop-Up Drag Show Series (2026)

Buckle up, buttercup! Drag Me Downtown, San Francisco’s signature pop-up drag show series, returns every Friday for Pride 2026! 4 Shows. 13 Performers. 100% San Francisco. Produced by the Downtown SF Partnership in collaboration with Bobby Friday—the creative force behind Haus of Friday—we’re celebrating year four with our ...Every Friday

“Baila” Latino/a Community Dance Party + Salsa Classes (Berkeley)
"Baila" Latino/a Community Dance Party + Salsa Classes (Berkeley)
Every third Friday, La Peña becomes the Bay Area’s most joyful and inclusive salsa & bachata dance floor. ¡BAILA! is a monthly Latine community dance party rooted in live music, consent culture, and radical inclusivity (all ages, all levels, all welcome). Every edition features: ...

SF’s 2026 Fresh Meat Festival: 25th Anniv. of Trans + Queer Performance (June 19-21)
Friday, June 19 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 9:30 pm | Cost: $15*
*NOTAFLOF
| Z Space
SF's 2026 Fresh Meat Festival: 25th Anniv. of Trans + Queer Performance (June 19-21)
The FRESH MEAT FESTIVAL returns for its 25th Anniversary, featuring a star-studded lineup of Trans and Queer artists from across the Bay Area and beyond, including Filipino American drag supergroup Filipinx; the powerful voices of New Voices Bay Area Transgender, Intersex & Genderqueer Chorus; interdisciplinary ...
Juneteenth 2025: “Queen Out” Queer Club Bash w/ SadBoi + Memphy (Public Works)
Friday, June 19 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 2:30 am | Cost: $16*
*No one turned away for lack of funds - DM @queenoutsf on Instagram before 6 PM day of show.
| Public Works
Juneteenth 2025: "Queen Out" Queer Club Bash w/ SadBoi + Memphy (Public Works)
Friday, June 19th, 9pm – LATE Full Space / 21+ / Limited Capacity Club Techno Pop Hyperpop Global join us for our second annual celebration of up-and-coming Black electronic talent from the Bay and beyond. for this special Juneteenth edition of our massive queer club night, QUEEN OUT, we’re bringing together a ...

Saturday, June 20

Free “DAM” Summer Block Party: Art + DJs (Burlingame)
Saturday, June 20 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 5:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Burlingame Town Square
Free "DAM" Summer Block Party: Art + DJs (Burlingame)
In collaboration With DAM Events (Dance Art Music) to bring you a day of the arts, joy, pride and wellness curated for the whole family. Imagine a DAM event that is FREE to the community, live music, DJs, performances, wellness activations, and so much more! ...
27th Annual Native Contemporary Arts Festival (Yerba Buena Gardens)
Saturday, June 20 – 12:00 pm - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*https://aica.s.gy/rsvpYBG
| Great Lawn, Yerba Buena Gardens
27th Annual Native Contemporary Arts Festival (Yerba Buena Gardens)
A beloved Father’s Day weekend tradition celebrating the creativity of America’s indigenous peoples, the 27th annual Native Contemporary Arts Festival showcases a diverse program of Native music, dance, spoken word, visual artists, vendors and crafts. The program is curated by Janeen Antoine (Sicangu Lakota), American ...
Bay Area Rainbow Symphony Pride Concert
Saturday, June 20 – 7:30 pm | Cost: $22.50*
*Student and Senior discounts are available.
| San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Bay Area Rainbow Symphony Pride Concert
The Bay Area Rainbow Symphony celebrates Pride with “Dearly, Queerly, Over the Rainbow” — Saturday, June 20, 7:30 PM at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, 50 Oak Street, San Francisco. The evening opens with The Wizard of Oz Concert Suite — the beloved Arlen and ...
Raat: San Francisco South Asian Queer Pride
Saturday, June 20 – 9:00 pm - Ends at 2:00 am | Cost: $25*
*$25 for Early Bird tickets, $35 for GA, and $40 at the door! VIP tickets available by inquiry.
| Mabuhay Gardens
Raat: San Francisco South Asian Queer Pride
This Pride, RAAT is hosting a South Asian Queer Party like never before. Join us at Mabuhay Gardens on June 20, 2026 at 9:00 PM (PDT) for a night full of amazing vibes, community, and unforgettable moments. Whether you’re here to dance, connect, or just have a ...

Sunday, June 21

Pride “Solstice Sound Bath” in a Redwood Grove (Golden Gate Park)
Sunday, June 21 – 10:30 am | Cost: $19*
*Sliding Scale tickets. RSVP required.
| National AIDS Memorial Grove
Pride "Solstice Sound Bath" in a Redwood Grove (Golden Gate Park)
A Pride sound bath, for and by the LGBTQIA+ community & allies, in a beautiful redwood grove, on the Solstice ✨ PRIDE Solstice Sound Bath ✨ Join us beneath the redwoods, under the summer sky, surrounded by nature for a joyful, celebratory sound bath, honoring Pride and ...
Outrageous Cult Musical: “City of Lost Souls” (1983) Pride Screening (4 Star Theatre)
Sunday, June 21 – 7:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $15 | 4 Star Theatre
Outrageous Cult Musical: "City of Lost Souls" (1983) Pride Screening (4 Star Theatre)
CITY OF LOST SOULS (1983) Join us this Pride season for a screening of the outrageous cult musical CITY OF LOST SOULS (1983; German: Stadt Der Verlorenen Seelen). Directed by the late, great Rosa Von Praunheim, this gem stars legendary entertainer and entrepreneur Angie Stardust alongside ...

Monday, June 22

SF Neo-Futurists’ “Infinite Pride” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)
Monday, June 22 – 8:00 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: $33.85*
*$33.85 - GA (fees included)
| El Rio
SF Neo-Futurists' "Infinite Pride" (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

30 gay plays performed in 60 even gayer minutes, featuring an all queer/trans cast of SF Neo-Futurists Join your favorite local non-illusory theater troupe, the San Francisco Neo-Futurists, for 60 minutes of queer joy / queer truth / queer weirdness / queer life, at El ...

Tuesday, June 23

SF Neo-Futurists’ “Infinite Pride” (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)
Tuesday, June 23 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 11:00 pm | Cost: $33.85*
*$33.85 - GA (fees included)
| The Stud
SF Neo-Futurists' "Infinite Pride" (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

30 gay plays performed in 60 even gayer minutes, featuring an all queer/trans cast of SF Neo-Futurists Join your favorite local non-illusory theater troupe, the San Francisco Neo-Futurists, for 60 minutes of queer joy / queer truth / queer weirdness / queer life, at El ...

Out Online: Trans and Queer Community on the Early Net
Tuesday, June 23 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 8:15 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP Required
| Computer History Museum
Out Online: Trans and Queer Community on the Early Net
How did the early internet help shape today’s transgender identity and activism? Join CHM Book Prize winner and scholar Avery Dame‑Griff as he uncovers the digital origins of a movement that began long before today’s social platforms existed. Drawing from his award-winning book, The Two Revolutions: A ...

Wednesday, June 24

Free Queer Comedy + Art Show: Pride is a Laugh Riot 2026 (SF Eagle)
Wednesday, June 24 – 7:00 pm - Ends at 9:15 pm | Cost: FREE*
*$60 VIP Tickets, Pay What You Can $15 - $30 suggested General Admission (NOTAFLOF)
| San Francisco Eagle Bar
Free Queer Comedy + Art Show: Pride is a Laugh Riot 2026 (SF Eagle)
Pride • Comedy • Art • Community Pride is a LAUGH RIOT A night of queer comedy, art, rebellion, catharsis, community, and empowerment at the historic SF Eagle. Presented by Safe Words, San Francisco’s longest-running queer comedy showcase, the event brings together a stacked lineup of queer comics ...
“Oasis Lives” The Future of SF’s Iconic Queer Nightlife Venue (KALW)
Wednesday, June 24 – 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free
| KALW
"Oasis Lives" The Future of SF's Iconic Queer Nightlife Venue (KALW)
The Oasis family comes to KALW for a live community conversation about the future of the Bay’s iconic queer nightlife institution. KALW welcomes Oasis founder D’Arcy Drollinger and Princess producer Tito Soto for a conversation moderated by reporter Stafford Hemmer. For more than a decade, Oasis has ...

Thursday, June 25

SF Pride Block Party + World Cup Watch Party (Yerba Buena Lane)
Thursday, June 25 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP required for free entry. All ages.
| Jessie Square
SF Pride Block Party + World Cup Watch Party (Yerba Buena Lane)
Grab your heels, cleats (or both!) and head to Jessie Square in Yerba Buena for an SF Pride Block Party and World Cup Watch Party. Your Pride Pre-Game Starts Here! You’re invited to the Official SF Pride Block Party and Pride House SF World Cup Watch ...
Official SF Pride Block Party and World Cup Watch Party (Yerba Buena Lane)
Thursday, June 25 – 3:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Yerba Buena Lane
Official SF Pride Block Party and World Cup Watch Party (Yerba Buena Lane)
Grab your heels, cleats (or both!) and head to Jessie Square in Yerba Buena for an SF Pride Block Party and World Cup Watch Party. Your Pride Pre-Game Starts Here! You’re invited to the Official SF Pride Block Party and Pride House SF World Cup Watch ...
Free Stormy Deep Nights Launch: Soulful Sounds (Mr. Mahjongs)
Thursday, June 25 – 8:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free all night!
| Mr. Mahjongs
Free Stormy Deep Nights Launch: Soulful Sounds (Mr. Mahjongs)
Stormy Deep Nights: Night01 marks the beginning of something special — an intimate experience built around deep, soulful sounds of the Quiet Storm era, and combining with the modern vibe of an SF bar. We want to share an experience that a room can breathe ...

Friday, June 26

“Drag Me Downtown” SF Pride Pop-Up Drag Show Series (2026)
Friday, June 26 – 5:00 pm - Ends at 7:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*RSVP
| Merchants Exchange Club
"Drag Me Downtown" SF Pride Pop-Up Drag Show Series (2026)

Buckle up, buttercup! Drag Me Downtown, San Francisco’s signature pop-up drag show series, returns every Friday for Pride 2026! 4 Shows. 13 Performers. 100% San Francisco. Produced by the Downtown SF Partnership in collaboration with Bobby Friday—the creative force behind Haus of Friday—we’re celebrating year four with our ...Every Friday

200 Weddings Today! Huge LGBTQ+ Pride Marriage Celebration at SF City Hall (2025)
Friday, June 26 – 9:00 am - Ends at 3:00 pm | Cost: $111 | San Francisco City Hall
200 Weddings Today! Huge LGBTQ+ Pride Marriage Celebration at SF City Hall (2025)

San Francisco will welcome over 200 couples to be wed in a special LGBTQ+ Pride marriage celebration at City Hall on Friday, June 26, 2026. The weddings typically run from about 9am to just past 3:30pm and the public is allowed to come watch. Get ...

San Francisco’s Annual Trans March + Festival 2026
Friday, June 26 – 11:00 am - Ends at 7:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Mission Dolores Park
San Francisco's Annual Trans March + Festival 2026

San Francisco’s annual Trans March returns on June 26, 2026. Join us for Trans March 2026 to march in celebration of our trans joy and resilience on June 26, 2026, at Dolores Park in San Francisco, CA. Read the FAQ. 3-6pm – stage & resource ...

Saturday, June 27

Summer “Creative Youth Celebration” Festival at YBCA (SF)
Summer "Creative Youth Celebration" Festival at YBCA (SF)
On Saturday, June 27 from 12-5pm, the Creative Youth Celebration will transform Yerba Buena Center for the Arts into a one-day-only, multidisciplinary showcase featuring hundreds of works by award-winning high school artists – spanning film, music, writing, photography, dance, and visual art. Free and open to ...
2026 San Francisco Pride Festival (June 27-28)
Saturday, June 27 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are requested
| Civic Center Plaza
2026 San Francisco Pride Festival (June 27-28)

The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade is one of the largest LGBT gatherings in the nation. The two-day celebration is free and open to all. The parade takes place annually on the last Sunday of June. In 2026, we’re transforming Civic Center into ...

Union Square’s Cinema Under the Stars: “The Birdcage”
Saturday, June 27 – 6:30 pm - Ends at 10:00 pm | Cost: FREE | Union Square Plaza
Union Square's Cinema Under the Stars: "The Birdcage"

Union Square’s free summer outdoor movie series returns for a second season this summer with five nights of films, pre-show entertainment, and downtown movie nights under the stars. The lineup includes a sing-along screening of KPop Demon Hunters, a Pride Weekend showing of The Birdcage, ...

Sunday, June 28

Free SF Pride Parade Watch Party w/ DJs (FiDi)
Sunday, June 28 – 10:00 am - Ends at 2:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free admission. RSVP encouraged but not required.
| Avotoasty FiDi
Free SF Pride Parade Watch Party w/ DJs (FiDi)
Celebrate Pride with Avotoasty at our Pride Parade Watch Party on Sunday, June 28. Join us for a front-row seat to the San Francisco Pride Parade as we celebrate the month with one of our signature coffee shop parties. We’re teaming up with @qwerkandquack to bring you ...
2026 San Francisco Pride Parade
Sunday, June 28 – 10:30 am - Ends at 1:30 pm | Cost: FREE | Market Street
2026 San Francisco Pride Parade

The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade is one of the largest LGBT gatherings in the nation. The two-day celebration is free and open to all. The parade takes place annually on the last Sunday of June. In 2026, we’re transforming Civic Center into ...

2026 San Francisco Pride Festival (Civic Center)
Sunday, June 28 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but a donations appreciated
| Civic Center Plaza
2026 San Francisco Pride Festival (Civic Center)

The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade is one of the largest LGBT gatherings in the nation. The two-day celebration is free and open to all. The parade takes place annually on the last Sunday of June. In 2026, we’re transforming Civic Center into ...

Sunday, July 26

2026 “Up Your Alley / Dore Alley” Street Fair & Fetish Festival (SF)
Sunday, July 26 – 11:00 am - Ends at 6:00 pm | Cost: FREE*
*Free, but donations are requested.
| Dore Alley
2026 "Up Your Alley / Dore Alley" Street Fair & Fetish Festival (SF)
This is no indie hipster fair with hand-knit scarves and folk music… If rubber, sportswear, biker gear, punks, or any variety of built, hairy men turns you on, then they’ve got it. In their own words, you won’t find a filthier event in the States. Up ...