The time for Pride is upon us, and there’s a whole lineup of celebrations to add to your calendar. From parades and festivals to comedy shows, drag performances, film screenings, museum days and pool parties, here are all the ways to celebrate being gay in the Bay this year.
Sonoma County Pride 2024: Through July 21, various Sonoma County venues. Sonoma County’s huge lineup of events for Pride month includes the annual Pride flag raising and the 39th annual Sonoma County Pride Parade and Festival, plus a movie night, a Wigs & Waffles Drag Brunch, a pool party, a gay wine weekend and more. Prices vary. sonomacountypride.org/
Pride at Children’s Discovery Museum: 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. June 1, Children’s Discovery Museum, 180 Woz Way, San Jose. Celebrate families of all types at CDM’s annual “Proud of My Family” event, featuring arts and crafts, a visitors parade, a Dance Zone, photo opportunities and other fun activities. $0 to $18. cdm.org/celebrate/community-celebrations/proud-of-my-family/
‘Building The Block Purple’ Pride Party: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 1, SF LGBT Center, 1800 Market St., San Francisco. SF LGBT Center and Building the Block are officially launching SF Pride season with a festive block party featuring local vendors, BIPOC-owned food trucks and live entertainment from Bay Area LGBTQ+ creators. Free admission. sfcenter.org/event/building-the-block-purple-pride-party/
South City Pride: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 1, 400 Grand Ave., South San Francisco. Join South San Francisco’s first citywide Pride event on the steps of City Hall, complete with the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus, a roller-skating rink, drag performances, local high school dance teams and dozens of food, craft and nonprofit vendors. Free admission. tinyurl.com/SouthCityPride
Pacifica Pride Celebration: 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. June 1, Ingrid B. Lacy Middle School, 1427 Palmetto Ave., Pacifica. Head to the Pacifica Pride Celebration for a car parade, then stick around for a festival featuring food trucks, music, family activities and more from local artists and community groups. Free admission. coastpride.org/events/pride
Filoli Pride Weekend: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 1-2, Filoli Historic House & Garden, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside. Celebrate Pride with a weekend of creative performances and experiences including drag queen storytime, queer taiko, flower crown making and sound baths, all complemented by Filoli’s colorful decor, artwork and Pride-themed flower arrangements. $0 to $38. filoli.org/visit/pride/
Walnut Creek Pride 2024: June 1-15, various Walnut Creek venues. Walnut Creek Arts + Rec is celebrating Pride Month with Yoga in the Park, Drag Queen Storytime and Crafts, a Family Pride Pool Party, a Pride Night Cabaret, a Pet Pride Parade and Printmaking Workshop. Prices vary. walnutcreekartsrec.org/programs-activities/events/pride-2024
Napa Valley Pride 2024: June 1-28, various Napa venues. Napa Pride highlights will include the fifth annual Pride Car Parade & After Party, Drag & Dance Shows at Blue Note Napa, a teen Pride barbecue, weekly mixers, dining experiences and wine tasting events. Prices vary. napapride.com/
Pride Afternoon Tea: Saturdays June 1-29, Palace Hotel, 2 New Montgomery St., San Francisco. This June, Palace Hotel will host its decadent afternoon tea but with a fun Pride twist. The pastry team has created delicacies with festive details, such as rainbows, sprinkles, confetti and more, served with tea in the Garden Court under the stunning 110-year-old glass dome. A portion of the proceeds will go to SF LGBT Center. $120. palacehotelsanfrancisco.247activities.com/
Clayton Pride Celebration: 10 a.m. June 2, Main St. Downtown Clayton. Step out for Clayton’s third annual Pride Parade — this year with a “Clayton Marches with Pride and Stands with Love” theme — then stick around to enjoy arts and crafts, face painting, local vendors and delicious food. Free admission. claytonpride.com/
Richmond Pride Celebration: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. June 2, Civic Center Plaza, Richmond. Richmond’s 10th annual Rainbow Pride will kick off with a parade starting at Nicholl Park and heading down to a festive Civic Center celebration featuring art, music and drag. Free admission. https://www.richmondrainbowpride.org/
Suisun City Pride Celebration: 12 to 5 p.m. June 2, Harbor Plaza, 520 Solano St., Suisun City. Celebrate diverse families, freedom to love and equal rights while making history at the first Suisun City Pride Event. The celebration will center love, unity and fun with fabulous entertainment, delicious food and community resources. Free admission. suisun.com/Events-directory/Suisun-City-Pride-Event
Drag Me Downtown: June 6-27, various San Francisco venues. Mark your calendars for a series of fierce pop-up drag shows featuring some of San Francisco’s biggest drag names. With new performers at a new venue each week, this sequin-studded series will celebrate Pride while supporting local businesses. Free admission. downtownsf.org/do/drag-me-downtown-2024
Mortified Presents ‘MORT- PRIDE’: 7:30 p.m. June 7, Oasis, 298 11th St., San Francisco. Mortified will celebrate the most glorious month of the year with an all queer-themed show. Witness adults put their pride at risk by sharing their actual, embarrassing and hilarious teen diaries in front of total strangers. $25-$35. tinyurl.com/mortipride
CAFILM Pride: June 7-9, Smith Rafael Film Center, 1118 Fourth St., San Rafael. Celebrate Pride with film on the side. CAFILM’s second Pride series will showcase exceptional LGBTQ+ films that are thought-provoking, insightful and entertaining – a celebration of the varied and vibrant community they reflect. Prices vary. rafaelfilm.cafilm.org/pride-2024/
Pride Camp Out: June 7-9, Lupin Lodge, 20600 Aldercroft Heights Road, Los Gatos. Celebrate Pride at a picturesque, 100-acre, women-owned naturist resort in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Festivities include a happy hour and dinner reception, a “Let it ALL Hang Out” pool party, a DJ evening party and a Wellness Day. $20 to $100. tinyurl.com/PrideCamp2024
San Mateo Pride Celebration: 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 8, San Mateo Central Park, 50 E. Fifth Ave., San Mateo. San Mateo County’s 12th annual Pride Celebration opens with a parade starting at Second Avenue and B Street and ending at San Mateo Central Park, where attendees will find a festive array of live entertainment, vendor booths, family friendly activities and food trucks. Free admission. smcpridecelebration.com/
Pinole Pride and Juneteenth Celebration: 12 to 3 p.m. June 9, Fernandez Park, 595 Tennent Ave., Pinole. Come out to the second annual Pinole Pride and Juneteenth Celebration for a day of celebration, live music, joyous performances, childrens activities and food trucks, plus local organizations and vendors. Free admission. tinyurl.com/PinolePrideteenth
Half Moon Bay Pride Celebration: 12 to 5 p.m. June 9, Main Street, Half Moon Bay. This celebration of the Coastside queer community will feature a parade down Main Street, plus live music and festive activities for all. Free admission. tinyurl.com/HMBPride
Bay Area Pride Fest: 12 to 6 p.m. June 9, California’s Great America, 4701 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara. Get ready to celebrate love, unity and pride at the inaugural Bay Area Pride Fest, featuring a show-stopping performance by Prince tribute band, Red Corvette. $70 to $100. tinyurl.com/BayAreaPrideFest
Full Queer Presents ‘Pride or Die 2’: 2 to 5 p.m. June 9, Armistice Brewing Company, 845 Marina Bay Parkway, Richmond. The wrestling dynamos of Full Queer will be putting homophobia in a headlock with an LGBT-focused pro wrestling and variety show throwdown. $10 to $20. tinyurl.com/PrideorDie
Lovely Libations at The Lodge: 4 to 6 p.m. June 13, The Lodge at Sonoma Resort, 1325 Broadway, Sonoma. Step out on The Lodge’s upper pool deck to celebrate Pride month with an event featuring craft cocktails, appetizers and Sonoma varietals. tinyurl.com/LovelyLibations
JCC Pride Family Festival: 3 to 5 p.m. June 15, Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California St., San Francisco. The Jewish Community Center of San Francisco is hosting a family-friendly Pride celebration featuring crafts, stories, dancing, social action, an indoor parade and a drag show. Free admission. jccsf.org/event/pride-family-festival/
Pride Day at Oracle Park: 11:35 a.m. June 15, Oracle Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco. Join the SF Giants not only as they take on the Angels but in a celebration of Pride. Enjoy performances and pregame festivities, plus a Pride shirt giveaway for the first 20,000 fans. Festivities are included in the price of game admission. mlb.com/giants/tickets/specials/pride-celebration
Yountville Pride 2024: June 17-23, various Yountville venues. This week-long series of special events and festivities will include a Kickoff Party, a Paint Night, a Family Pride Dance and a trivia night, plus celebrations at Priest Ranch and Stewart Cellars. Prices vary. yountville.com/pridecelebrations/
Frameline48 Film Festival: June 19-29, various San Francisco venues. Celebrate Pride with Frameline, SF’s signature showcase of the world’s leading queer cinema. This year’s lineup features pioneering documentaries, gripping features, delightful shorts and cinematic classics. Prices vary. frameline.org/festival
Sausalito Pride 2024: June 20-22, various Sausalito venues. Sausalito’s 2024 Pride Series includes a Pride Not Prejudice art exhibition, a Tour d’Equator Pride Ride, a Pride reception at Sausalito Center for the Arts, a Pride Night at Jazz and Blues by the Bay and A Night in Drag at Gene Hiller Menswear. Prices vary. sausalitopride.org/
Pride with Good Medicine: 7:30 p.m. June 22, Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek. After selling out venues throughout the country, the smash-hit all-Native Good Medicine comes to the Bay for a one-night-stand of stand-up. This performance proudly features a queer-centric, all-Native line-up. $20 to $50. tinyurl.com/GoodMedLesher
Oakland Gay Men’s Chorus Pride Cabaret: 4 to 6 p.m. June 23, Odell Johnson Performing Arts Center, 900 Fallon St., Oakland. Get ready to groove at the Oakland Gay Men’s Chorus summer concert, “You Can’t Stop the Beat: A Pride Cabaret!” Enjoy vibrant performances, electrifying music and unapologetic pride. $15 to $60. tinyurl.com/OMCpride
Pride NightLife: 6 p.m. June 27, California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, San Francisco. Celebrate the LGBTQ+ community at Cal Academy of Sciences with a special Pride edition of Nightlife dedicated to community, activism and joy, featuring drag by Oaklash. $20.95. calacademy.org/nightlife/nightlife-pride-2024
Pride at Bay Area Discovery Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 29, Bay Area Discovery Museum, 557 McReynolds Road, Sausalito. The exciting Pride celebration programming will include Rainbow Wing craft-making, Proud to Be Me self-portrait collage curation, Drag Storytime, Love Print foam fun, plus a Pride parade and giveaway. $2 to $20. tinyurl.com/BADMpride
SF Pride Celebration: 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. June 30, Civic Center, San Francisco. SF Pride is back for another year with a brand new theme, “Beacon of Love.” This year’s parade will start at Market and Beale Streets and will end, as always, with the iconic Civic Center celebration, featuring 2024 celebrity Grand Marshall and headliner Billy Porter. Free admission. sfpride.org/
Doggy Pride Parade: 12:30 to 3 p.m. June 30, Third Culture Bakery, 2701 Eighth St., Berkeley. Get ready for a paw-some time at Doggy Pride Parade, where dogs and their families are invited to walk, wiggle, dance and sashay around the block to celebrate love and raise funds for Berkeley Humane. Free admission. tinyurl.com/DoggyPride
Silicon Valley Pride 2024: Aug. 19-25, various Silicon Valley venues. Don’t let the celebration stop with June. This weeklong series of LGBTQ+ events will culminate in the a joyous Silicon Valley Pride Parade and Festival. Prices vary. svpride.com/
Oakland Pride Celebration: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sept. 8, Downtown Oakland. Enjoy a safe space promoting diversity and inclusivity at Oakland’s annual Pride Parade and Festival. Let your flag fly high as you march down Broadway and get your party on at the ever-fabulous Pridefest celebration. Free parade viewing, $0 to $20 festival admission. oaklandpride.org/
Martinez Pride Celebration: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 21, Waterfront Park, 245 N. Court St., Martinez. The second annual Martinez Pride event will celebrate the LGBTQ+ community with live entertainment, food trucks, vendor and community agency booths, fun activities, and a kids zone. Free admission. prideinmartinez.com/
Boardwalk Pride: 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21, Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, 400 Beach St., Santa Cruz. Show your pride at the boardwalk with a celebration featuring rides, games, informational booths, a giveaway and live entertainment including a DJ and legendary Billboard-charted artist Tiffany. Free admission. tinyurl.com/BoardwalkPride
