San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
Full menu of fabulous Pride events
It’s not just the historic San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration that brings LGBTQ communities together in the city, but the dozens of other Pride-related events that bring the celebration to new heights, including 10 days of queer programming at Frameline 43, the longest-running LGBTQ+ film festival; dance parties of all kinds — indoor, outdoors, sober, daylong, owl-time — at venues around San Francisco; marches; art shows; drag performances; and more.
San Francisco Pride LGBT Parade The Pride festivities include a two-day celebration and rally at San Francisco’s Civic Center that concludes with the big parade Sunday, June 30. The party starts with events, hosted by Persia and Yves Saint Croissant, that include performances from Leikeli47, Samiere, Vivvyanne Forevermore and others. Sunday’s big event kicks off with the 49th annual parade, beginning at 10:30 a.m. in the Embarcadero. Grand marshals include Mrs. Vera, Ms. Billie Cooper, Vince Crisostomo and Donna Personna, among others. The route starts at Beale Street and ends at the Civic Center, where the celebration continues with speeches from Mayor London Breed, state Sen. Scott Wiener, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, Jay Rice from the Coalition on Homelessness and many more. Amara La Negra headlines, with other performances by the Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir, Brazil’s famed drag performer Pabllo Vittar and many more.
Civic Center celebration: Noon-6 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, June 29-30. Free, but cash donation at the gates requested.
Sunday’s parade starts at 10:30 a.m. June 30 at the Embarcadero. www.sfpride.org
Trans March The 16th annual event is only part march. Festivities actually kick off with a brunch hosted by Lyric & Openhouse from 11 a.m. to noon and continue with a resource fair, performances and