East Bay dwellers now have a dance option that won’t have them scrambling to catch last BART or break the bank for an Uber from the City. The event has since grown, now known as San Francisco Pride. Sunday on Market Street near Beale Street, and will continue to the Civic Center. to 6 p.m.
Your 2024 San Francisco Pride Party Guide
Hella Gay Pride Dance Party
Saturday, June 29, 8 p.m.–Sunday, June 30, 2 a.m. First Edition, Oakland $10, $20
Hella Gay was an Oakland queer party staple pre-pandemic, and it returns during Pride weekend at Oakland cocktail bar First Edition.
Tuesday, June 25, to 9 a.m. Monday, July 1: Dr. Tom Waddell Place (Lech Walesa) between Van Ness Avenue and Polk Street
8 p.m. Daytime headliners include funky beat selector DJ Holographic, Scissor Sisters’ Ana Matronic and Olof Dreijer of The Knife; Massimiliano Pagliara — a driving force of Berlin’s disco revival — headlines after-dark festivities.
Queer as in Uprising!
Burlesque
Saturday, June 29, 9 p.m.–Sunday, June 30, 2 a.m. The White Horse, Oakland Free
Helmed by Queer Fem Parties, Drag vs. It continues down Market Street and ends at Market and Eighth streets.
For $70, tickets are still available for grandstand seating for the parade, located on the north side of Market Street between Seventh and Eighth streets in downtown San Francisco.
Charles Hawthorne and La Femme Papi round out the lineup with perreo, dembow, house and a spectrum of uplifting, rump-shaking sounds.
Juanita MORE! Expect gravity-defying moves and lip sync numbers alike from Lici Louboutin Makaveli, Ashanti Altovese, Nani Panther, Mari V, Mahlae Balenciaga and Qozmo the Clown, plus music by DJ Fredie.
Polyglamorous Pink Block Party
Saturday, June 29, 12 p.m.–Sunday, Jun3 30, 3 a.m. The Great Northern, San Francisco $30–$110
If you’re looking for rave vibes during Pride weekend, don’t sleep on the massive Polyglamorous block party.
Expect a fabulous soiree with drag, drinks and dancing for a righteous cause. Honestly, I’m actually happy I came today.”
The parade, a staple of San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ community since 1970, continues to serve as a powerful demonstration of pride, resilience, and inclusivity.
Local officials estimate that the event draws hundreds of thousands of visitors to the city, contributing significantly to the local economy while celebrating diversity and equality.
At 10:20 a.m., a thunderous “Dykes on Bikes” chant went up at Market and Davis streets, followed minutes later by the even louder sound of revving motorcycles.
Market Street from Steuart Street to Van Ness Avenue will be closed for the parade. Soulovely Pride Block Party
Sunday, June 30, 1–6 p.m. Victory Hall & Parlor, San Francisco $35–$45
Oakland’s Soulovely crosses the bridge during Pride weekend for a daytime outdoor block party that centers queer and trans people of color.
The theme? The subsequent protests are credited with a shift in LGBTQ+ activism in the U.S.
San Francisco was one of the first cities to hold an annual pride event, with the "Gay Liberation March" held in June 1970. Ginger Conejero Saab reports. Saturday.
There will be other stations and scheduled events in the area. DJs Homofongo, Kare Bear and Micahtron (who, full disclosure, booked me to DJ at First Edition once last year), will be spinning genre-bending sets of Afrobeats, dembow, house, hip-hop and more to get booties of all genders popping all night.
Drag vs.
The all-day, all-night event boasts an enormous lineup of over 40 DJs and 12 drag performers. Monday, July 1: Grove Street between Van Ness Avenue and Hyde Street
8 p.m. Tuesday, July 2: Grove Street between Polk and Larkin streets from