Pride
Castro’s Juneteenth Block Party: Lil Nas X Outdoor Screening & Drag Show
LGBTQ+, Pride, San Francisco Curtain up and light the lights – and let them be neon in rainbow hues. Hosted by the arts nonprofit Frameline, (www.frameline.org) the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline48) kicks off its 48th edition with a first-of-its-kind outdoor special event and film screening in front of its “Forever Home,” San more...
Massive 4.1 Mile Laser Rainbow Flag Returns to SF
LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco, Pride The world’s largest rainbow pride flag made up of massive laser space cannons will again flood San Francisco’s Market Street on Friday, June 28, 2024 and will continue for three nights, ending Sunday. Called WELCOME (#WelcomeSF), the 4.1-mile installation by arts nonprofit Illuminate debuted in 2022 to great fanfare, setting off celebrations up and more...
San Francisco Pride Guide 2024
Celebrations, LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco, Pride 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 on the last Sunday of June annually. The 2024 theme is Beacon of Love. Pride Celebration and Rally June 29-30, 2024 more...
SF’s Thrive City Hosts Free Outdoor “Pride Comedy Night”
Fairs & Festivals, Get Out: Events, LGBTQ+, Pride, San Francisco Thrive City invites everyone to this amazing free LGBTQ+ comedy festival at Chase Center on June 22nd! Outside and out loud is when breakthrough acts shine their brightest. Thrive City is tearing the roof off live entertainment with our can’t miss comedy lineup geared toward mature audiences. Pride Comedy Night presented by more...
AT&T “Turn Up The Love” Tour Returns to SF for 2023
LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco, Pride, San Francisco, Sponsored You’re invited to connect to the greatest LGBTQ+ musicians this summer with our compliments. The AT&T Turn Up The Love Tour is coming back to San Francisco! The San Francisco flagship store at 1 Powell St will include performances by Wrabel, Gigi Perez and Coco & Breezy, to spread the importance more...
SF’s Massive “Pink Triangle” is Back for 2023 (June 17)
Community, Pride, Uplifting Get ready for the 2023 edition of the Pink Triangle on Twin Peaks in San Francisco. The past few years, the triangle was lit up with 2,700 LED lights by Illuminate, but for 2023 the Pink Triangle returns to its traditional pink canvas display w/ 175 bright pink tarps held more...
How to Get Married at City Hall During SF Pride (Updated for 2023)
LGBTQ+, Only in San Francisco, Pride, San Francisco Ten years after California first resumed same-sex marriages, 250 couples will wed in a special LGBTQ+ Pride marriage celebration at City Hall. San Francisco City Hall is throwing the wedding shindig of the year, smack dab in the middle of the Pride festivities! In a salute to the City’s vibrant more...
SF Drag Legend Heklina Has Died
Goodbye, Pride, San Francisco By Thomas Hughes, Bay City News The San Francisco nightlife community and others reacted to the sudden death of longtime drag performer Heklina, 55, whose death in London, England was first reported on social media late Monday. Heklina, whose legal name was Stefan Grygelko, according to state court documents, was performing for more...
The Nation’s First Transgender History Month Begins in SF
Only in San Francisco, Pride, San Francisco San Francisco’s Transgender History Month started Monday with a flag-raising ceremony at City Hall and Mayor London Breed extolling the city’s financial investments in the trans community. August is the month in which the city’s famed Compton’s Cafeteria Riot erupted in 1966 as a response to police harassment of transgender residents more...
4-Mile Laser Rainbow Flag Lights Up SF (June 24-26)
Artsy Fartsy, Brand New, Only in San Francisco, Pride The majesty of San Francisco’s Market Street will be rekindled Friday, June 24, with a 4.1-mile laser Pride flag that will stretch from the Ferry Building to Twin Peaks. Dubbed WELCOME, the massive art installation is the brainchild and collaboration of San Francisco- based arts non-profit Illuminate and Nu-Salt Laser International. more...
SF’s Black Trans Lives Matter Mural May Soon Be a Historic Landmark
Artsy Fartsy, Murals, Pride, San Francisco Thanks to San Francisco Heritage for sharing the news that San Francisco’s Black Trans Lives Matter Mural is on its way to becoming a historic landmark. Since August 2020, Turk & Taylor has been the site of the Black Trans Lives Matter Mural, a visual demonstration calling for awareness of the more...
Two Bay Area Cities Celebrating Pride for the First Time in 2022
Brand New, Fairs & Festivals, LGBTQ+, Pride Two Bay Area cities are hosting their very first official Pride events. In 2022, the North Bay town of Windsor hosts its first-ever Windsor Pride Festival on Saturday, June 25 from 2 to 9 pm. Held on the Town Green, join us for a day of live music, from Wonderbread Five more...
SF’s Epic Free Pride Show w/ VINCINT is Coming (June 4)
Get Out: Events, LGBTQ+, Pride, San Francisco, Sponsored What better way to kick off Pride Month than at a free show? In celebration of pride, The Turn Up The Love Tour is a 3-city live event series coming to the AT&T Flagship Store San Francisco on June 4th with live musical performances headlined by VINCINT, a talented lineup of more...
SF Police Can Now March in Pride Parade in Uniform
Bay Area Updates, Pride, San Francisco San Francisco police said Thursday that they will march in the city’s annual Pride Parade after coming to an agreement with parade organizers who had previously said officers could not wear their uniforms at the event. The San Francisco Police Officers Pride Alliance came to an agreement with Pride organizers who more...
SF’s Massive “Pink Triangle” Lights Up for 2022 (June 1-July 1)
Community, Pride, Uplifting Get ready for 2,700 pink lights to turn on for the 2022 edition of the Pink Triangle on Twin Peaks in San Francisco. The Pink Triangle has been installed atop Twin Peaks in San Francisco for each Pride weekend since 1996, as a visible yet mute reminder of man’s inhumanity to more...
