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SAN FRANCIS PRI 2023: YOUR ULTIMATE GUI TO THE GRAND FALE WEEKENDWRTEN BY CHRISTA CAMPODONIPUBLISHED JUN. 22, 2023 • 4:06PMSHARESHARECOPY LKTO THIS ARTICLEEMAILFACEBOOKTWTERLKEDINTELEGRAMWHATSAPPREDDCLOSE SHARE MENUMEMBERS OF THE APPLE PROCSN WALK THE SAN FRANCIS PRI PARA ON JUNE 26, 2022. | JULIANA YAMADA/THE STANDARDTHE FAL WEEKEND OF PRI MONTH 2023 IS HERE, AND ALL OF JUNE’S BIGGT EVENTS, MARCH AND PARTI HONORG THE LGBTQ+ MUNY ARE GOG TO BE CRAMMED TO A THREE-DAY CELEBRATN, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.SAN FRANCIS PRI’S ANNUAL PARA AND TWO-DAY SCHLE OF PERFORMANC AND PROGRAMMG ARE AMONG THE WEEKEND’S MARQUEE EVENTS, BUT THE “OFFICIAL” GATHERGS AREN’T THE ONLY FêT TOWN. FROM A DRAG NTT WH SOME SER PRIZE MONEY AND A DOGGY PRI PARA TO THE “WORLD’S LARGT PRI FLAG” STRETCHG MORE THAN 4 DOWN MARKET STREET, HERE’S YOUR GUI TO FISHG PRI 2023 WH A FLOURISH. PARAS, MARCH & RALLI‘WELE’ SH BRIGHT DOWN MARKET STREET?️ FRIDAY-SUNDAY | AFTER SUNDOWN? FROM THE FERRY BUILDG DOWN THE LENGTH OF MARKET STREET? A 4.1-E LASER ART SHOW TLED “WELCOME” BY ILLUMATE BEAMS HORIZONTALLY OM THE SAN FRANCIS FERRY BUILDG UP MARKET STREET TOWARD TW PEAKS. | BRIAN FLNER FOR THE STANDARDRABOW RAYS WILL BEAM DOWN MARKET STREET ONCE AGA HONOR OF PRI. THE DAZZLG LASER DISPLAY CREATED BY ARTS NONPROF ILLUMATE AND BILLED AS THE “WORLD’S LARGT PRI FLAG” WILL SHIMMER DOWN 4.1 OF THE THOROUGHFARE AS DID LAST YEAR TO MUCH FANFARE. THE GRAND LIGHTG CEREMONY TO FLIP THE SWCH ON THE ART STALLATN HAPPENED FRIDAY WH U.S. HOE SPEAKER EMERA NANCY PELOSI DOG THE HONORS.READ MORE: WATCH HOW SAN FRANCIS’S INIC PK TRIANGLE COM TOGETHER EVERY PRITHE SAN FRANCIS DYKE MARCH THE CASTRO?️ SATURDAY | 5 P.M.? DOLOR & 18TH STREETS? THE 2015 SAN FRANCIS DYKE MARCH TOOK PLACE DAYS AFTER THE SUPREME COURT ENACTED MARRIAGE EQUALY NATNWI. | ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/GETTY IMAGTHIS RALLY FOR QUEER WOMEN MAK S WAY OM THE MISSN TO THE CASTRO TO CLAIM SPACE FOR WOMEN-LOVG-WOMEN AND FIGHT AGAST THE ERASURE OF THE LBIAN MUNY. “WE’RE LLG ALL DYK. TO SHOW UP. TO TAKE UP YOUR SPACE,” WROTE ANIZERS. ALLI ARE VED TO SHOW THEIR SUPPORT OM THE SIL. READ MORE: WHAT’S BEHD THE DECLE LBIAN BARS?SAN FRANCIS PRI CELEBRATN & PARA CIVIC CENTER & DOWNTOWN SFCIVIC CENTER CELEBRATN?️ SATURDAY-SUNDAY | NOON-6 P.M., 11 A.M-6 P.M.?CIVIC CENTER PLAZA?️ $0-$200+PEOPLE GATHERED ONT OF CY HALL FOLLOWG THE 2022 PRI PARA. | JULIANA YAMADA/THE STANDARDSAN FRANCIS’S SIGNATURE PRI CELEBRATN IS SO BIG N’T BE NTAED BY ONE DAY. THE ANIZATN’S PRI-FULL WEEKEND KICKS OFF SATURDAY WH RAPPER PRCS NOKIA HEADLG A SHOWSE OF SGERS, DJS, DRAG PERFORMERS AND MORE. PARA?️ SUNDAY | 10:30 A.M.? ALONG MARKET STREET, OM BEALE STREET TO EIGHTH STREET? ?️ $0-$70 SUNDAY MORNG, THE SF PRI PARA BEGS S LORFUL PROCSN DOWN MARKET STREET, NCLUDG AT CIVIC CENTER, WHERE THE CELEBRATN NTU WH MORE PERFORMANC AND EXPECTED APPEARANC BY SF’S FIRST-EVER DRAG LREATE, D’ARCY DROLLGER, AND MAYOR LONDON BREED. KEN PRAG AND STEVE COLLS GO DOWN MARKET STREET FOR SAN FRANCIS PRI. | JULIANA YAMADA/THE STANDARDPRI IS EE TO ATTEND, BUT DONATNS ARE WELE, AND THOSE LOOKG TO UPGRA THEIR EXPERIENCE N SPRG FOR GRANDSTAND SEATS AT $70 OR A PRI PASS FOR ACCS TO VIP EVENTS AND AFTER-PARTI. PEOPLE’S MARCH & RALLY?️ SUNDAY | 11 A.M.? POLK & WASHGTON STREETS? THIS PROTT IS CENTERED ON QUEER VOIC OF LOR AND IS TEND TO DRAW ATTENTN TO A RANGE OF CIVIC ISSU, OM RACIAL JTICE TO TRANS RIGHTS. IT WILL FOLLOW THE SAME ROUTE AS SF’S FIRST PRI CELEBRATN AND NCLUS WH A GATHERG OF DJS, PERFORMERS AND ARTISTS BOOTHS AT FERN ALLEY. GERRI SAT GERMA RAIS HER FIST AT THE 2022 PEOPLE’S MARCH. | BEN FANJOY FOR THE STANDARDDOGGY PRI PARA BERKELEY ?️ SUNDAY | 12:30 P.M.? 2701 EIGHTH ST., BERKELEY? ?️ FREE, BUT DONATNS WELEBERKELEY’S HUMANE SOCIETY AND THIRD CULTURE BAKERY HOST THE SEND ANNUAL DOGGY PRI PARA TO CELEBRATE PRI AND RAISE FUNDS FOR THE ANIMAL CHARY. FAI ARE VED TO E TOGETHER WH THEIR NE PANNS AND SASHAY DOWN A BLOCK STUME. PRIZ WILL BE GIVEN FOR THE BT-DRSED PARARS, AND THE WALK WILL CLU A SHORT P STOP AT THE HUMANE SOCIETY FOR PHOTO OPS, TREATS AND A DIS DANCE PARTY. TWO DRAG PERFORMERS WILL ENTERTA ATTEN AT 2:30 P.M. THIRD CULTURE BAKERY, WHICH BILLS SELF AS THE HOME OF THE ORIGAL MOCHI MUFF, WILL ALSO DONATE $10 FOR EACH PARTICIPATG DOG, MATCH ALL ADDNAL DONATNS UP TO $1,000 AND VER ALL ADOPTN FE FOR NEW PET PARENTS WHO BRG HOME A POOCH ON SUNDAY. BERKELEY HUMAN SOCIETY'S DOGGY PRI PARA WILL FEATURE OPPORTUNI FOR PET PARENTS TO POSE FOR PHOTOS WH THEIR FURRY IENDS. | COURTY BERKELEY HUMANE SOCIETYPARTI, MIC, ART & MORE DRAG ME DOWNTOWN ?️ THURSDAY | 5-7 P.M. ? ONE MARKET RTRANT? ?️ $0-$10THE PENULTIMATE "DRAG ME DOWNTOWN" POP-UP PERFORMANCE FEATUR THE GLAMORO VOODONNA AND HELIXIR BYNTWELL, WH MGM GRAN HOSTG. THE SEQU-STUDD EVENT SIGNED TO ENURAGE FOLKS TO BRG THEIR FABULO SELV TO THE FANCIAL DISTRICT IS EE, BUT PREREGISTERED GUTS RECEIVE A EE FAN AND FEATHER BOA. FAT CAT WE CLUB PICK UP PARTY THE TENRLO?️ THURSDAY | 6-9 P.M.? EMPEROR NORTON’S BOOZELAND? @FATTSFQUEER-FOCED WE CLUB FAT CAT HOSTS DRAG KG BGO AT S MONTHLY PICKUP PARTY FOR MEMBERS. BUT ANYONE ALSO DRSED DRAG N GET ON THE GAME. FAT CAT WILL BE POURG W OM S CURATED LP OF VO MA BY QUEER WEMAKERS AND GIVG AWAY PRIZ. FLRS VILL KICK-OFF TO PRI SOMA?️ FRIDAY? THE MT? ?️ $10INTERNATNAL FLORAL SENSATN FLRS VILL BRGS A SPECIAL PRI EDN OF THE FLOWER SHOW TO SAN FRANCIS. | COURTY FLRS VILLINTERNATNAL FLORAL SENSATN FLRS VILL BRGS TOGETHER THE CREATNS OF SOME OF SAN FRANCIS’S FT FLORISTS FOR A SHOWSE BLOSSOMG WH PRI. THE ELABORATE DISPLAY OF MANNEQUS CKED BLOOMS AND SPIRED BY LGBTQ+ INS LIKE HARVEY MILK AND LATE SF DRAG ARTIST HEKLA WILL CELEBRATE THE START OF PRI WEEKEND WH A CKTAIL PARTY THE MT’S BETIFUL URTYARD AND DRKS OM THE HENDRICK’S G BAR. THE EXHIBN NTU AT THE MT THROUGH JULY 3, WH TICKETS RANGG OM $15-$35.TENRLOVE: AN SF QUEER PRI DAY PARTY THE TENRLO?️ SATURDAY | 3-10 P.M.? RERD BAR? ?️ $20-$35FET TR AND GET TENR. LET YOUR HAIR DOWN AND GET LOW AT THIS TIMATE DAYTIME DANCE PARTY AS DJS SP BEATS FOR DOOR AND OUTDOOR DANCE FLOORS.CASTRO DRAG PERFORMER OF THE YEAR CONTT?️ SATURDAY | NOON-5 P.M.? 250 NOE ST., BETWEEN MARKET AND BEAVER STREETS? ?️ FREECALLG ALL DRAG ARTISTS. SATURDAY IS YOUR CHANCE TO VIE FOR THE TLE OF BT DRAG PERFORMER OF THE YEAR. SIX CELEBRY DRAG INS, CLUDG SF’S FIRST-EVER DRAG LREATE, D’ARCY DROLLGER, WILL JUDGE A LP OF 15 NTTANTS DURG A SERI OF LIP-SYNC CHALLENG. THE WNER WILL TAKE HOME A $1,000 SH PRIZE AND BRAGGG RIGHTS. THE NNER-UP RECEIV $500. QUEERLY BELOVED PRI: PEACH LIVE SOMA?️ SUNDAY | 9 P.M.? 1015 FOLSOM? ?️ $40+BOUNDARY-PHG ELECTROCLASH MIC ARTIST PEACH HEADL AN EVENG OF MIC, DRAG PERFORMANC AND DANCG ACROSS THREE FLOORS. YOUR MUNTHER, A FIXTURE OF LOS ANGEL’ NIGHTLIFE SCENE, ROUNDS OUT THE MIL PROGRAMMG. SOUR CHERRY COMIC’S BUY GAY ART! PRI POP-UP THE MISSN ?️ SUNDAY | 2-6 P.M.? SOUR CHERRY COMICS? ?️ FREELBIAN-OWNED BOOKSTORE SOUR CHERRY COMICS HOSTS AN ARTISTS’ POP-UP FEATURG Z, ICS, STICKERS, ARTS AND CRAFTS BY QUEER CREATIV. SUPPORT LGBTQ+ LOL ARTISTS BY SHOWG UP AND BUYG SOME ART AS THE EVENT’S NAME ENURAG. SOUR CHERRY ALSO HOSTS A BOOZE-EE "SAPPHIC TEA PARTY" ON SATURDAY. READ MORE: SAN FRANCIS WEEKEND EVENTS: 5 THGS TO DO ADDN TO (OR BIS) PRI PARAJUANA MORE! PRI DAY & NIGHT PARTI ?️ SUNDAY | VAR TIM? VAR LOTNS? ?️ $42.06 FOR NIGHT PARTYSF DRAG ARTIST AND ACTIVIST JUANA MORE! PUTS HER STAMP ON TWO PRI-THEMED GATHERGS, ONE AT 620 JON OM NOON TO 7 P.M. AND ANOTHER AT HALYN OM 6 P.M. TO LATE TO THE NIGHT. A LOOK AHEAD
And, ’s a big ol’ party: most recently, over 288 groups and an timated 50, 000 marchers took part the San Francis Gay Pri Para, wh hundreds of thoands of people watchg.
The first event remblg the morn San Francis Pri para and celebratn was held 1970 - wh a march down Polk Street and a small "gay-" Goln Gate Park. Today, San Francis Gay Pri is anized by the San Francis Lbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgenr Pri Celebratn, which enavors to te the world, memorate LGBTQ history, celebrate culture, and liberate people. The para nsists of hundreds of groups om var anizatns cludg some well-known like Dyk on Bik and Parents, Fai, and Friends of Lbians and Gays (PFLAG).
Celebratns for San Francis Gay Pri ually beg on the Saturday at the cy’s Civic Center Plaza. The highlight of SF Pri is arguably the San Francis Gay Pri Para, which will take place on Sunday morng, June 30, at 10:30am.