Event Dates
From: Friday, June 28, 2024
To: Sunday, June 30, 2024
More than one million people will descend on San Francisco during the Pride weekend.
Come as you are, dance until dawn, and let your true colors shine. San Francisco has a party for all tastes and a parade for everyone!
- Visiting for San Francisco Pride? Stay close to all the pride activities in the heart of the city’s downtown/union square district. Alternatively choose the Mission District for a different vibe and host to San Francisco’s famous parties.
San Francisco Pride
- More than one million people will descend on San Francisco during the Pride weekend.
- With the population of the city doubling in size it can be, well, a challenge to navigate the maze of streets, hills, routes and events. The city explodes into a rainbow burst of music, dancing and excitement for Pride.
- Use our guide to plan your trip and discover all the parties, from the official parties to the private mega-events.
San Francisco Pride Parade
- Sunday June 30th, 2024 – The massive annual parade down Market Street is the main highlight of Pride. Expect over 200 parade contingents and floats with tons of fabulous eye candy representing a huge range of causes and beliefs including the 400+ extremely loud (and proud) Dykes on Bikes motorcycle group.
- The parade kicks off Sunday at 10:30 a.m. at Market and Beale and ends at Eighth Street near the Civic Center area.
- Market street has few hotels with views of the parade. Certainly the finest can be found at the Four Season San Francisco.
- Pride is much more than just the Civic Center celebration. There’s also a fun cluster of gay-friendly events bubbling up around San Francisco all month.
San Francisco Pride Festival
- Saturday June 29th, 2024 – You can’t miss the day-long Pride Festival at Civic Center on the Saturday no matter how little sleep you had the night before. It’s like a gay theme park, and braving (or reveling in) the crowds is worth it for this quintessential celebration of our history and liberation.
- The Pride Festival takes place in front of City Hall at Civic Center Plaza — the same spot where Harvey Milk addressed the crowd in 1978 during “Gay Freedom Day.”
- Do you want to stay close to this event? Check out the top hotels close to Civic Centre Plaza. Check out the San Francisco Proper Hotel with a beautiful rooftop bar, spacious rooms, on site gym and a quirky design vibe. It’s also just 100m from the party.
- Pride features not only a main stage with music, competitions and comedy but 300+ exhibitors and more than 20 community-run stages. These include the Faerie Freedom Village, with a glitter gateway of live cabaret and avant-garde artists, a Leather Alley “carnival” to get schooled on S&M, the Cheer San Francisco stage with high-flying cheerleader stunts, and a chance to get your same-sex two-steppin’ in at the Country-Western Dance Corral.
San Francisco Gay Pride Circuit Parties
If you want to experience the circuit party realness of San Francisco Pride, this is your party. The city is home to some of the most legendary party venues in the US. They are the perfect backdrop for a pride celebration. As events are confirmed, their dates will be added to the list below:
- Saturday 22nd June (a week before) – Mystopia San Francisco
Celebrate at The Midway for some “SanFranDisko” fun.- Friday 28th June – Electroluxx Pride
Enjoy great music, art, performance, and delicious food at the Chapel on Mission..- Friday 28th June – Trophy Dad Pride Kick off Party San Francisco
“Toro”, the San Francisco Pride Kick-Off Party on the Friday night of pride weekend- Friday 28th June – Pride Heat San Francisco
Great music and a fab atmosphere guaranteed.- Friday 28th June – Bearracuda Pride Party
Bear Pride party for lovers of all things hairy! Woof. At Public Works.- Friday 28th June – BRUT San Francisco Pride Edition
Fit Leather Lovers, horny guys and buff bears meet up at The Great Northern.- Saturday 29th June – XOXO Main Event
The main event, Aquaria, not to be missed, 12 hours at The Midway.- Saturday 29th June – Mr Queen Daytime Party
The perfect afternoon event at the beautiful 620 Jones rooftop bar.- Saturday 29th June – Odyssey San Francisco
Trophy Dad presents the ultimate pride daddy-fest at Club Six.- Sunday 30th June – Hot Tea by Cecil Russell
Who doesn’t love a Tea Dance, at The Foundry- Sunday 30th June – Ascend Pride Closing Edition
Celebrate the end of pride at the epic closing event taking over DNA Lounge.Where to Stay?
- San Francisco is divided into several neighbourhoods. The Castro and Soma are home to the city’s bustling gay neighbourhoods.
- Soma is home to Folsom Street and most of the leather and fetish bars.
- Other popular neighbourhoods include Mission District. As the modern hub of San Francisco’s most vibrant district, Valencia Street is home to some of the city’s hottest destination eateries, funky independent shops, most crowded watering holes, and eye-popping murals.
- Stay close to all the tourist attractions in some of the best hotels in the city, in the downtown/union square district
Recommended Hotels
The following hotels are close to the gay bars and the city’s top attractions:
InterContinental Hotel, Courtyard by Marriott , Palace Hotel, Hotel Zelos,
Where to stay close to all the gay bars.
Our top 4 selections with the best rates.
The W San Francisco is our preferred
hotel in the city close to everything
For further information and advice on
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We have divided the map into two areas, the Castro, San Francisco’s world famous gay district and SOMA, the are where the Folsom Street Fair takes place each September.
Map of Gay San Francisco (SOMA)
Map of Gay San Francisco (The Castro)
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San Francisco is a vibrant and inclusive city with a long history of LGBTQ+ activism and culture. Here are the most popular neighbourhoods, including gay hot spots and districts close to the city’s most popular attractions. It is worth noting that the best-rated hotels are close to Union Square
One of the world’s most famous gay districts since the 1960s, a focal point for LGBTQ+ culture.
South of the city centre, known for its colourful murals, hipster culture, bars and restaurants.