Quite a few Pride events have also shifted to different times of year than before the pandemic.įor other parts of North America, also check out the following calendars:Ģ022 Florida and the South LGBTQ Pride CalendarĢ022 Midwest and Plains LGBTQ Pride CalendarĢ022 New England and Northeast LGBTQ Pride CalendarĢ022 Rockies and LGBTQ Gay Pride CalendarĪnd if you’re looking for a fun way to visit a few cities in California on the same vacation, have a look at my California Wine Country Road Trip story for inspiration and tips. It’s best to check local websites regularly for the latest details. Keep in mind that many communities that postponed or held virtual Pride gatherings during the pandemic are still determining how best to proceed in 2022. And you’ll find information about several smaller Pride events that take place up and down the West Coast, from Orange County Gay Pride in Santa Ana to Southern Oregon Gay Pride in Ashland. We’ve also got Alaska, Guam, and Hawaii covered in this guide, as well as some events in Pacific Mexico. As do cities farther up the coast, such as Portland and Seattle. And most of the larger Pride festivals feature community marketplaces or expos at which local organizations and businesses looking to reach out to the LGBTQ community appear.Ĭalifornia’s largest cities-Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Long Beach-all have particularly spirited Pride celebrations that draw participants and spectators from all over the world.
Some communities hold Pride-related events-including art and history exhibits, concerts, film screenings, workshops, and myriad parties-over a full week or more leading up to the main day or weekend, when there’s typically a Pride parade and festival. The first of these were begun as efforts to express support and solidarity for LGBTQ rights following New York City’s infamous Stonewall Riots of 1969, and over the years they’ve spread into even relatively small cities around the world. in the heart of downtown San Francisco.California and the West Coast are home to some of the world’s largest and most inspiring LGBTQ Pride festivals. The Parade, which takes place the Sunday morning of the event, kicks off from Beale Street along Market and ends at Market and 8th St. With over 200 parade contingents and exhibitors, and more than twenty 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.Ĭelebrations begin on a Saturday in Civic Center Plaza in downtown San Francisco the last full weekend of June each year. The Mission of the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration Committee is to educate the world, commemorate our heritage, celebrate our culture, and liberate our people. A world leader in the Pride movement, we are also a grant-giving organization through our Community Partners Program We are dedicated to education, commemoration of LGBT heritage and celebration of LGBT culture and liberation.
The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee (San Francisco Pride) is a non-profit membership organization founded to produce the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration & Parade. Over 270 contingents participated in our 2022 parade, making it one of the largest in the history of our event. Contingents march through the heart of the city, along Market Street, with more than 100,000 spectators. San Francisco Pride is one of the oldest and largest LGBTQIA parades in the world.