San Francisco Gay Pride 2023

San Francisco Gay Pride 2023 – San Francisco Style!

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.

• 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 Parade

• June 25th 2023 –  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

• 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 June 17th, 2023 – Mystopia San Francisco
  Celebrate at The Midway for some “SanFranDisko” fun.
• Friday June 23rd, 2023 – Electroluxx Pride
  Enjoy great music, art, performance, and delicious food at the Chapel on Mission.
• Awaiting Dates – Sunset Pride Cruise 
  Brian Kent returns to San Francisco with his Friday evening party boat experience.
• Friday June 23rd – Trophy Dad Pride Kick off Party San Francisco
  “Toro”, the San Francisco Pride Kick-Off Party on the Friday night of pride weekend
• Friday June 23rd – Pride Heat San Francisco
  Great music and a fab atmosphere guaranteed at The Great Northern.
• Friday June 23rd – Bearracuda Pride Party
  Bear Pride party for lovers of all things hairy! Woof. At Public Works.
• Saturday June 24th – XOXO Main Event
  The main event, not to be missed, 12 hours at The Midway.
• Saturday June 24th – Mr Queen Daytime Party
  The perfect afternoon event at the beautiful 620 Jones rooftop bar.
• Sunday June 25th – Hot Tea by Cecil Russell
  Who doesn’t love a Tea Dance, at the funky Audio + Bergerac SF in SoMA.
• Awaiting Dates –  The Journey, San Francisco Pride After Party
  From the producers of Aftershock, San Francisco Pride gets a Massive after-hours event

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,