For more basic travel information, try the Off the Brochure Travel Guide: San Francisco, California. It’s not really a gay event unless brunch is involved, is it? Don’t miss: Three Days, Nine Meals: San Francisco. Parade: Sunday, June 27, at beginning at 10:30 a.m.Įvents: Saturday & Sunday, June 26-27, from noon to 6 or 7-ish, SF Civic Center The San Francisco Civic Center hosts an eclectic array of themed areas, from country-western dancing to HomoHipHop to ElderSpace, and a Family Garden, and even a space designated for the deaf and hard-of-hearing. But at this point, the parade is just one of the many events that make up the San Francisco Pride Celebration. And it was here in 1978 that the iconic rainbow flag was first created for the city’s gay pride events.Īs for San Francisco Pride, while in the past the parade route was centered on the city’s Castro district, the festivities have simply grown too large in recent years and the parade now takes place along one of the city’s main boulevards- Market Street-from Beale St. The city has played a major role in the development of LGBT culture, from pioneering one of the first “gay villages” (the Castro district) to electing the first openly gay man to a major office: LGBT rights pioneer Harvey Milk. If Americans had to choose which was the gayest city in the country, it would not be surprising if most chose San Francisco.
So check out this lineup of the Pride events you don’t want to miss, and check back tomorrow for our roundup of the most unexpected places for pride marches. From June through August, hundreds of communities around the world host various types of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride events.įor many LGBT travelers, these events are a great excuse to visit a new city while also supporting the local community.
If there were ever a high season for gay travel, it would almost certainly be summer.