People in rainbow-colored outfits march down Market Street during the S.F. Pride Parade in San Francisco in 2023.
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Stand up — as San Francisco Pride’s 2024 theme, “Beacon of Love,” suggests — for freedom of expression and love for all. The full agenda of LGBTQ Pride parades and celebrations set to heat up the Bay Area throughout the month of June offer great options to get together and shine brightly.
Check out the Chronicle’s guide to regional parades and events celebrating the Bay Area’s diverse queer community.
Nikki Borodie, left, and Stephanie Sherman, right, of Dykes on Bikes celebrate during San Francisco’s annual Pride Parade in San Francisco in 2023.
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San Francisco
SF LGBT Center: Building the Block Purple Pride Party
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Visit the easy-to-notice purple community center building for a Pride month kickoff block party. It’s set to feature live entertainment from local LGBTQ+ creators, an art exhibition, community resources booths, food trucks and more.
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, June 1. Free, reservations recommended. SF LGBT Center, 1800 Market St., S.F. 415-865-5555. www.sfcenter.org
Join a wine-tasting party hosted by Miss Honey Mahogany. With more than 30 Sonoma and Napa County wineries represented, hors d’oeuvres and live entertainment set to include The One and Only Rexy, the event will raise funds for critical care programs benefiting LGBTQ teens and youth.
4-7 p.m. Saturday, June 1. $175-$250, reservations required. Terra Gallery, 511 Harrison St., S.F. 415-703-6150. https://lyric.org
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Pride Mass at Grace Cathedral
Celebrate with a community procession up the cathedral’s rainbow steps followed by live music and a Sunday service led by The Episcopal Church’s Racial Reconciliation and Justice Manager Rev. Miguel Bustos, and the Rev. Canon Anna E. Rossi.
6 p.m. Sunday, June 2. Free. Grace Cathedral, 1100 California St., S.F. 415-749-6300. https://gracecathedral.org
Executive Director of SF Pride Suzanne Ford, left, Pink Triangle Founder Patrick Carney and Mayor London Breed attend the unveiling ceremony of the Pink Triangle installed atop Twin Peaks in San Francisco, 2023.
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Pink Triangle Installation
June is the monthlong exhibition of Patrick Carney’s large-scale outdoor installation composed of bright pink canvas. There will be volunteer work parties on June 7-9, 30 and July 1 to help set up and remove the iconic hillside installation.
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S.F. installation on view June 8-June 30. Twin Peaks, Christmas Tree Point, viewable around the Castro district, Twin Peaks and adjacent areas in S.F. www.thepinktriangle.com
5th Annual D10 Pride Ride
Hop on your bicycle, scooter or motorcycle and join a rainbow ride for Pride. The route begins at Heron’s Head Park and ends at the Laughing Monk (1439 Egbert Ave., S.F.), for an after party.
12:30 p.m. Saturday, June 8. Free. Free. Meet at Heron’s Head Park, Cargo Way and Jennings St., S.F. www.district10pride.org
The San Francisco Pride Run will help raise funds for the LGBT Asylum Project.
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Women and Non-Binary Bike Friday Morning Ride
The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition presents a “no rider left behind” easy-paced bike ride through Golden Gate Park to Ocean Beach. Bring a thermos and snack for a short break at the beach before biking back to the lodge.
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7:15 a.m. Fridays, June 14 and 28. Free. Meet at Golden Gate Park, McLaren Lodge, 501 Stanyan St., S.F. 415-431-2453. https://sfbike.org
Bi-BQ Bi+ Pride Potluck Picnic
Bring a main dish, salad or beverages to a casual neighborhood potluck at Mission Dolores Park. Look for the bi flags and friendly faces and join a mellow, afternoon party in Dolores park. After the picnic, adults can walk over and check out the BiConic Film Festival’s screening event scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Eclectic Box Theater (446 Valencia St.).
4-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 26. Free, reservations recommended. Mission Dolores Park, 19th and Dolores streets, S.F. www.babpn.org
S.F. Pride Human Rights Summit
Get fired up for Pride weekend with a day-long event featuring keynote speakers, breakout sessions, panel discussions, lectures and presentations, live drag and more.
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9 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, June 27. Free, donations encouraged; reservations required. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. 415-597-6705. https://sfpride.org
Oaklash drag festival artists will perform as part of the California Academy of Sciences Pride Nightlife event on June 27.
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Pride NightLife
The Cal Academy’s weekly adults-only, after-hours event celebrates love, equality, self-expression and San Francisco Pride weekend with performers from the Oaklash Festival, food and beverages, artisanal cocktails and more.
6-10 p.m. Thursday, June 27. $20.95, reservations recommended. California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, S.F. 415-379-8000. www.calacademy.org
A scene from the 20th Annual Trans March in San Francisco in 2023.
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San Francisco Trans March
Join a celebration and march in support of transgender and gender nonconforming people. A celebration in the park with live entertainment is scheduled to occur after the march.
11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, June 28. Free. Mission Dolores Park, 19th and Dolores streets, S.F. www.transmarch.org
45th Annual San Francisco Pride Run
San Francisco Front Runners’ annual sponsored Pride run course includes a 5K loop in Golden Gate Park, done twice for the 10K race. Engage with community while raising money for the LGBT Asylum Project. There will be a Kids’ Dash as well as snacks, entertainment and awards after the run.
8:30-11 a.m. Saturday, June 29. $50 to run, registration required; free to watch. www.sffr.org
Pride Grand Laureate Honey Mahogany waves to parade attendees in San Francisco in 2023.
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S.F. Pride Parade and Celebration: ‘Beacon of Love’
The city’s official in-person celebration will include a weekend-long festival. A parade starting at Beale and Market streets on Sunday will be kicked off by Dykes on Bikes followed by more than 200 parade contingents. The Civic Center festival will feature live entertainment with a main stage and multiple community-run stages, exhibitors, marketplace, food and drinks vendors and more.
Civic Center festival Noon-6 p.m. Saturday, June 29; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, June 30. Free-$75, enhanced viewing/VIP area tickets available. Parade 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 30. Free-$70, tickets available for parade grandstand seating. Civic Center Plaza, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, S.F. 415-864-0831. https://sfpride.org
Isla Donovan-Baker, left, and Valencia Donovan-Baker attended the Oakland Pride Parade in downtown Oakland in 2023.
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East Bay
Walnut Creek Pet Pride Parade
Dogs of all breeds and their families get a chance to strut their stuff as part of a celebration of unconditional love. Stop by the “Prideful Pet” photo booth and pick up a bandana while supplies last.
9-11 a.m. Saturday, June 15. Free, registration required to march in the parade. Heather Farm Dog Park, 505 North San Carlos Drive, Walnut Creek. 925-295-1490. www.walnutcreekartsrec.org
Oakland Black Pride Festival
Though the city of Oakland celebrates Pride later in the year, with its official parade scheduled for early September, the Oakland Black Pride Festival provides four full days of events, programs, activities and more — with many free of charge — toward the end of Pride Month.
Thursday-Sunday, June 20-23. For details, go to www.oaklandblackpride.org
The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band warms up before the start of the Pink Triangle Commemoration Ceremony at Twin Peaks in San Francisco, 2022.
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North Bay
Sonoma County Pride 2024: Heroes, Sheroes and Queeroes
Sonoma County’s 39th annual Pride celebration is set to include a parade and outdoor festival hosted by Jax from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 with a live entertainment schedule featuring Cheer SF, Kiesza, Rêve and Grant Kocher; food and drink trucks and a vendor market. There will be a festival after-party at the Flamingo Resort as well as organized Sonoma Pride events through the month of June.
11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, June 1. Free. Parade begins at 11 a.m. starting at Fourth Street and Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa. Festival takes place at Old Courthouse Square, 600 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. www.sonomacountypride.org
A rainbow flag and a pride decal welcoming everyone to Sonoma are seen on a window outside the Taub Family Outpost in Sonoma.
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Sonoma County Pride: Wigs & Waffles Drag Brunch and Atlantis Pool Party
Enjoy a buffet-style brunch hosted by Jax from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 with performances from drag chanteuse Castrata, Fertile Liza, Ryder Moore, live DJ sets and more.
After brunch, splash around at a Pride celebration hosted poolside with performances from Debby Holiday and live DJ sets from Tracy Young and Mark Tarbox.
Brunch 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Sunday, June 2. $85, reservations required; pool party 1-6 p.m. June 2. $40-$1,050, reservations recommended. Graton Resort and Casino, 288 Golf Course Drive W., Rohnert Park. www.sonomacountypride.org
Sausalito Pride Town Night Out
LGBTQ+ neighbors and allies are invited to a celebration of diversity, inclusivity, and acceptance featuring signature cocktails, live music, raffle and more.
5-9 p.m. Thursday, June 20. Free. Caledonia Street at Johnson Street, Sausalito. www.sausalitopride.org
Pride in the Park
Celebrate Pride and inclusiveness at an evening event set to include live music, kids activities, a family dance party, community info booths, local food trucks and wine and beer.
3-6 p.m. Sunday, June 23. Free. Yountville Veterans Memorial Park, 6465 Washington St., Yountville. 707-944-0904. https://yountville.com
A corgi with a rainbow wig marches down Market Street with other corgis during the S.F. Pride Parade in San Francisco in 2023.
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South Bay
Make rainbow streamers, march in a museum-wide parade, learn the meaning behind the Pride Flag colors with a “Rainbow Reflections” scavenger hunt, family photo booth, rainbow body art activity, Rainbow Dance Zone, live entertainment and more.
9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday, June 1. Included with museum admission; reservations recommended. Children’s Discovery Museum, 180 Woz Way, San Jose. 408-298-5437. www.cdm.org
Pride Celebration at Filoli
With live performances all weekend, the event is set to include Drag Queen Storytime, Japanese drumming from Queer Taiko, Mexican folk dancing by Folclorico Colibri, as well as Pride-themed cocktails and food truck vendors. Enjoy a walk in the redwoods and a sound bath with Banyan Tree Women’s Collective. Flower crown making activity available with an additional cost.
10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, June 1-2. Included with admission, reservations recommended. Filoli Gardens, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside. 650-364-8300. https://filoli.org
Ensamble Folclórico Colibri dancers perform during the annual San Francisco Pride Parade in 2016.
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Celebrate Pride in the heart of the beachside surf town with a car rally, parade and festival set to include live entertainment, food trucks, a family zone, community groups and a youth music area.
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, June 1. Free. Ingrid B Lacy School, 1427 Palmetto Ave., Pacifica. 650-479-1902. www.coastpride.org
San Mateo County Pride: Love at our Core in 2024
San Francisco’s 2022 Drag King, Helixir, will host this year’s San Mateo County Pride celebration, which is set to feature a parade followed by a festival with live entertainment, including DJ China G and Sistahs of the Drum, a community resource fair, food and wares vending area, a children’s area and more.
Parade 10 a.m. Saturday, June 8. Starts at Second and B streets, San Mateo. Festival from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, June 8. Free. San Mateo Central Park, 50 E. Fifth Ave., San Mateo. www.smcpridecelebration.com
Half Moon Bay Pride Celebration and Parade
Enjoy a parade along the main drag, from Filbert to Mill streets in downtown Half Moon Bay, followed by a celebration with live entertainment, vendors, food, drinks and a children’s fun area.
Noon-5:30 p.m. Sunday, June 9. Free. Mac Dutra Square, 500 Main St., Half Moon Bay. 650-726-8380. https://coastpride.org
A parade participant poses with attendees at the Civic Center festival following the Pride Parade in San Francisco in 2022.
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San Carlos Pride in the Park
Celebrate inclusion with live music, community resources, arts and crafts, food and drinks, vendors and more.
11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, June 15. Free. Burton Park, 900 Chestnut St., San Carlos. 650-802-4382. www.cityofsancarlos.org
Silicon Valley Pride Parade and Festival: Get Loud
This late summer Pride Parade and celebration is solidifying details for the main celebration, scheduled for the last weekend in August.
6-11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 24; Noon-6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25. Free. Plaza de Cesar Chavez, 194 S. Market St., San Jose. www.svpride.com
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