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2016 Pride Parade
Bring a rainbow flag & cheer on dykes on SF’s proud LGBT community.
Art meets politics in a fleet of floats, vehicles, and marchers along Market Street during the San Francisco Pride Parade, one the nation’s largest LGBT events, starting at 10:30 am on Pride Sunday.
Bring a rainbow flag and come cheer on dykes on bikes, bears in straps, trannies in gowns, and others from SF’s colorful LGBT community.
The parade is the culmination of a month of Pride-themed events in the city, leading up to an all-out celebration for Pride weekend with the Pride Festival in Civic Center Plaza.
2016 San Francisco Pride Parade
Sunday, June 26, 2016 | 11 am to 6 pm
Market Street, San Francisco
FREE
Forty-six years strong, the San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade unveils the theme,“For Racial and Economic Equality.”
With over 200 parade contingents and exhibitors, and more than 20 community-run stages and venues, the San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade is the largest gathering of the LGBT community and allies in the nation.
The parade kicks off at 10:30 am at Market and Beale and ends at Market and 8th in downtown San Francisco. > Map
Friday, July 10
San Leandro Pride: Free Drag Show + Pup Parade Party (2026)
Friday, July 10 – 4:00 pm - Ends at 9:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Butterfly Plaza
Drag shows, pup parade, vendors, food trucks, and more at San Leandro’s 3rd annual PRIDE celebration on July 10th!
Stop by and enjoy incredible drag performances on the Main Stage with Drag Queen Sally Limon, story time with storyteller PerSia, a pride timeline, vendors, food trucks, ...
Oakland Gay Men’s Chorus: Celebrate Bay Legends Live (Oakland)
Music by the Bay celebrates the legendary artists and unmistakable sounds that helped shape Bay Area music and culture.
Featuring music made famous by Journey, Pointer Sisters, Santana, Sylvester, Tower of Power, Weather Girls, and more, this high-energy concert journeys through rock, funk, soul, disco, and ...
Wednesday, July 15
Out on the Air: The Bay Area’s LGBTQ Radio Legacy Live (SF)
Join KALW & the GLBT Historical Society for a journey through the queer history of Bay Area broadcasting with the voices who were there.
Hear the voices that documented, shaped, and celebrated queer life in the Bay Area, from Stonewall through the AIDS crisis.
Queer Power Hour ...
Sunday, July 19
San Francisco Disability Pride Festival
The San Francisco Disability Cultural Center and The Kelsey Civic Center are excited to host our first Disability Pride Festival. Disability Pride is a celebration of disability culture, creativity, community, and justice. We’re so excited to host disabled artists, community organizations, advocates, families, and allies ...
Saturday, July 25
Free Group Fiction Read: “Blue Ruins” + “Sulphur” Talk (Oakland)
Saturday, July 25 – 2:00 pm - Ends at 4:00 pm |
Cost: FREE | Nomadic Bookshop
We love to enjoy books in community. If you do too, this is the event for you. We are Kokonut Head Media, a nonprofit literary educator and publisher, and we’re hosting an afternoon of reading, discussion, and community. We’ll spend our time together reading and discussing ...
Sunday, July 26
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 ...
Friday, July 31
Solidarity Cinema Launch: Radical Short Films w/ KALW (SF)
Join KALW for an evening of short cinema by leftist, Black, Indigenous, feminist, queer, and radical filmmakers.
Join us for the inaugural edition of Solidarity Cinema, a new monthly film series at KALW Public Media. Tickets are available on a sliding scale of $5–$25 (NOTAFLOF), with ...
