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San Francisco Chronicle
2 days ago
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- San Francisco Chronicle
Your guide to Pride 2025: S.F. and Bay Area parades and festivities
Ships might get renamed, but rest assured that San Francisco's giant rainbow flag, waving proudly above the Castro's Harvey Milk Plaza, retains its official landmark status. Stand in solidarity and advocate for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community — as San Francisco Pride's 2025 theme, 'Resistance,' emphasizes the importance of showing up for the right to freedom of expression and love for all. Check out the Chronicle's guide to regional parades and events celebrating the Bay Area's diverse queer community throughout the month of June. San Francisco Pink Triangle Installation June welcomes the monthlong exhibition of Patrick Carney's large-scale outdoor artwork composed of bright pink canvas. There will be volunteer work parties on June 27, 29-30 and July 11 to help remove the highly visible hillside installation and clean-up the site. S.F. installation on view June 7-June 29. Twin Peaks, Christmas Tree Point, viewable around the Castro district, Twin Peaks and adjacent areas in S.F. SF Pride — Tenderloin Museum Kick-Off Party Start San Francisco Pride Week by celebrating queer legacy and joy at a fundraising event set to include live drag performances from Donna Sachet, Shane Zal-Diva, Collette LeGrande and others. The festive party centers around the Tenderloin Museum's current, immersive theater production, 'The Compton's Cafeteria Riot!' Tickets include wine and small bites. Proceeds benefit SFPride and the Tenderloin Museum. 6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 18. $25. Tenderloin Museum, 398 Eddy St., S.F. 415-351-1912. Castro Night Market: Pride Edition The monthly night market gets an extra boost with Pride month activations including an expanded footprint, a vending marketplace, three stages with live entertainment hosted by Sister Roma and the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, and official entertainment zone status, allowing visitors to purchase and consume to-go alcoholic beverages while at the event. People's March and Rally: 'Unite to Fight' Activists and community leaders Alex U. Inn and Juanita More have announced details for their sixth annual Pride event. While in past years the event was held on Pride Sunday, this year it will take place one week earlier. It is set to begin with a rally featuring speakers and live entertainment, followed by a march down Polk Street, following the same route as the first Gay Liberation Protest, which occurred in June 1970. The march culminates at Civic Center where there will be a celebration of culture and community with live DJ sets, performers, vending and community group booths. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, June 22. Free. Corner of Washington and Polk Streets, S.F. Bi-BQ Bi+ Pride Potluck Picnic Bring a main dish, salad or beverages to a casual neighborhood potluck at Mission Dolores Park. Look for the bi flags and friendly faces and join a mellow afternoon party in Dolores park. After the picnic, adults can walk over and check out the BiConic Film Festival's screening event scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Eclectic Box Theater (446 Valencia St.). 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, June 25. Free. Mission Dolores Park, 19th and Dolores streets, S.F. S.F. Pride Human Rights Summit Get fired up for the weekend with a daylong event featuring keynote speakers, breakout sessions with Michelle Meow and others, panel discussions, lectures and presentations, live entertainment and more. 9:30 a.m.-9 p.m. Thursday, June 26. Free, donations encouraged; reservations required. Commonwealth Club, 110 The Embarcadero, S.F. 415-597-6705. Pride NightLife The Cal Academy's weekly adults-only, after-hours event celebrates love, equality, self-expression and San Francisco Pride weekend with performers from the Oaklash Festival, Verasphere, and Jax ('RuPaul's Drag Race'), local organizations and merch vendors, zine-making, food and beverages, cocktails and more. 6-10 p.m. Thursday, June 26. $25; 21 and older. California Academy of Sciences, 55 Music Concourse Drive, S.F. 415-379-8000. After Dark: 'Pride — Queer Science' Celebrate LGBTQ+ heritage and culture at the hands-on science museum. Enjoy live music from Tory and the Teasers, learn about a historical secret society for queer and trans naturalists, explore the variety of forms family can take, get creative with explainer-led activities, have a drink and more. 6-10 p.m. Thursday, June 26. $22.95; 18 and older. Exploratorium, Pier 15, S.F. 415-528-4444. Women and Non-Binary Friday Morning Bike Ride The San Francisco Bicycle Coalition presents an easy-paced ride through Golden Gate Park to Ocean Beach. Bring a thermos and snack for a short break at the beach before biking back to the lodge. 7:15 a.m. Friday, June 27. Free. Meet at Golden Gate Park, McLaren Lodge, 501 Stanyan St., S.F. 415-431-2453. San Francisco Trans March: 'Living History, Building Futures' Join a celebration and march in support of transgender and gender nonconforming people. A celebration and rally in the park with live entertainment and community groups is scheduled to occur after the march. 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday, June 27. Free. Mission Dolores Park, 19th and Dolores streets, S.F. San Francisco 2025 Pride Run San Francisco Front Runners' annual, sponsored Pride run course includes a 5K loop in Golden Gate Park, done twice for the 10K race. Engage with the community while raising money for the 3rd Street Youth Center and Clinic. There will be a pre-race Kids' Dash as well as snacks, entertainment and awards after the run. 8:30-11 a.m. Saturday, June 28. $50 to run, registration required; free to watch. S.F. Pride Parade and Celebration: 'Queer Joy is Resistance' The city's official celebration will include a parade with less corporate and more community and cause-focused contingents, and a weekend-long outdoor festival. The Sunday morning parade, starting at Beale and Market streets, will be kicked off by Dykes on Bikes and followed up by more than 200 parade participant groups. A large festival at the Civic Center will feature live entertainment on a main stage and multiple community-run stages, more than 300 exhibitors and community organization booths, a marketplace, food and drinks vendors and more. Civic Center festival noon-6 p.m. Saturday, June 28; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, June 29. Free-$75, VIP area tickets available. Parade 10:30 a.m. Sunday, June 29. Free-$70, grandstand seating tickets available. Civic Center Plaza, 1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place, S.F. 415-864-0831. Pride in Yerba Buena Celebrate queer artistic expression with LGBTQ+ community during an afternoon picnic with live DJ sets, followed by a variety show featuring drag artists, circus arts and live music. Performers scheduled include host Rahni NothingMore, vibrant drag kings and queens, daring aerialists and others. 1:30-4 p.m. Saturday, June 28. Free. Yerba Buena Gardens Great Lawn, Mission St. between Third and Fourth streets, S.F. 415-543-1718. San Francisco Dyke March This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the Dolores Park event. As a call to action for equality, visibility and respect, lesbians are invited to join the march and/or sign up to volunteer. Allies are warmly welcomed to cheer on the procession from the sidelines and take part in a post-march celebration and rally in Mission Dolores park. 5 p.m. Saturday, June 28. Free. Meet at Dolores and 18th streets, S.F. East Bay Walnut Creek Pride Art Fest Celebrate Pride in community with art-making activities, a local vending marketplace, live entertainment, community organization booths, food and drinks. 6-8 p.m. June 25. Free admission. Shadelands Art Center, 111 N. Wiget Lane, Walnut Creek. 925-295-1490. Friday Night Pride at the Oakland Museum of California The Pride- themed evening event will include live music from King Isis, DJ sets from Ignacia, vogue dance lessons with Jocquese 'Sir JoQ' Whitfield, gallery talks, food trucks and more. 5-9 p.m. Thursday, June 27. Free-$19. Oakland Museum of California, 1000 Oak St., Oakland. 510-318-8400. Oakland Pride Parade and Festival: 'In Unity, We Thrive' Join the 15th anniversary family-friendly Oakland Pride celebration. Dive into East Bay LGBTQ+ culture, identity and enjoy a community space where everyone feels seen, safe and celebrated. The event will include food vendors, live entertainment on multiple stages, more than 200 exhibitors, and a whole lot of pride. The parade is free to attend, but modestly priced tickets are needed to enter the festival grounds. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7. Free-$15. Broadway and Thomas L. Berkley Way at 20th St., Oakland. North Bay Sausalito Pride Jazz and Blues by the Bay LGBTQ+ neighbors and allies are invited to a celebration of diversity, inclusivity, and acceptance featuring live music from Pascal Bokar AfroBlueGrazz Band, Pride giveaways, drinks, food vendors and more. 6:30-8 p.m. Friday, June 20. Free. Gabrielson Park, Anchor St & Humboldt Streets, Sausalito. Pride in the Park Celebrate Pride and inclusiveness at an evening event set to include live music, kids activities, a family dance party, community info booths, local food trucks, wine and beer. 3-6 p.m. Sunday, June 22. Free. Yountville Veterans Memorial Park, 6465 Washington St., Yountville. 707-944-0904. Marin City Pride: Our Celebration Celebrate diversity and positivity at an afternoon event set to include live music, food and family-friendly activities. 2-4 p.m. June 27. $25-$100. Marin City CDC, 441 Drake Ave., Sausalito. 415-339-2837. South Bay Pride Celebration at Filoli With live performances all weekend, the event is set to include Drag Bingo and Storytime, as well as Pride-themed cocktails and food truck vendors. Enjoy a walk in the redwoods and a sound bath with Banyan Tree Women's Collective. Flower crown-making activity available with an additional cost. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, June 14-15. Included with garden admission. Filoli Gardens, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside. 650-364-8300. San Mateo County Pride: Breaking Boundaries, Shaping Futures This year's celebration is set to feature a downtown parade followed by an outdoor festival with live entertainment, a community resource fair, food and wares vending area, a children's area and more. Parade 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 14. Starts at Second and B streets, San Mateo. Festival from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, June 14. Free. San Mateo Central Park, 50 E. Fifth Ave., San Mateo. Half Moon Bay Pride Celebration and Parade Enjoy a noontime parade along the main drag, from Filbert to Mill streets in downtown Half Moon Bay, and a Pride celebration with live entertainment, vendors, food, drinks and a children's fun area. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday, June 22. Free. Mac Dutra Square, 500 Main St., Half Moon Bay. 650-726-8380. This late summer Pride parade and celebration has announced that Snow tha Product will be a headline artist set to perform. The organization is still solidifying the lineup for its celebration, scheduled to happen over the last weekend in August.
Eater
03-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Eater
How to Celebrate SF Pride 2025 Like a Local
Although San Francisco's Pride Celebration is technically Saturday, June 28, through Sunday, June 29, everyone knows it's truly a monthlong observance. This year's theme is Queer Joy is Resistance, and June is filled with events for everyone, such as the new immersive play The Compton's Cafeteria Riot at the Tenderloin Museum. Here at Eater SF, we've rounded up a number of dinners and events to attend for the month of June. While Pride Month has (rightfully) earned a reputation for becoming a pink-washed, corporatized slog, we're leaning into events centering queer artists, donating to LGBTQ organizations, or with some standout element in force. And while we should be supporting LGBTQ-owned businesses year-round, if you want to get dollars directly into the community this month, Do the Bay has an excellent guide to queer-owned restaurants, bars, and more, here. Here's where to eat during Pride Mission bar Teeth hosts two events this month, with a Pride edition of Sungay Brunch on Sunday, June 8 (and, notably, it's their last event of the season). Teeth will also host Beats & Eats on Sunday, June 22, with a roster of DJs spinning from noon to 8 p.m. and extended brunch hours. On Saturday, June 14, patio bar Terrene at 1 Hotel San Francisco hosts a drag queen brunch, and the purchase of a ticket includes performances by Lady Camden and Tila Pia, among others, and a sprawling brunch buffet. Over at Flour + Water and Penny Roma, the two restaurants brought back their rainbow taleggio scarpinocc dish, with $2 from each sale going toward LYRIC, which creates community and support for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning youth and their families. Not to be outdone at the pizza shop, Flour + Water Pizzeria in North Beach will feature what they're calling the LGBTQIA pizza — (L)eeks, (G)arlic, (B)acon, sundried (T)omato, (Q)uadrello di Buffalo, (I)talian parsley, and (A)rugula, if you're wondering — with $5 from each pie going to LYRIC, too. On Saturday, June 28, Mars Bar & Restaurant will host the Queer Women & Trans Brunch from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with food and drinks, but also music and dancing. Grab a drink at these San Francisco bars Favorite Mission beer patio Zeitgeist hosts their monthly free-to-play drag bingo on Thursday, June 19, hosted by Eucalypstick. El Rio is hosting a number of events, including a party with Out & Abt on Saturday, June 21, starting at 3 p.m. If you want to get sky-high over Union Square, Starlite will have its own Pride drag show on Sunday, June 8, and the $25 ticket includes drag performances, DJ sets, bites from the menu, plus cocktails and Champagne. A special Pride cocktail dubbed the Rosey Cheeks will donate a percentage of sales toward the Horizon Foundation, which supports and invests in LGBTQ nonprofits. Meanwhile, Saluhall in mid-Market is going all out with a month of Pride programming. A pop-up gallery by Good Mother Studios will showcase queer artists throughout June, with Thursday events to meet the artists. Saluhall's monthlong drink special 'Guava Have Pride' will benefit the SF LGBT Center. Barrio in Ghirardelli Square is also serving a rainbow-layered margarita with a portion of proceeds going toward the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. For a caffeinated (and nonalcoholic) drink option, Verve Coffee Roasters is selling a blueberry matcha cold foam latte with 100 percent of beverage sales going toward Equality California. Check out these Pride parties around San Francisco Queer-focused wine club Fat Cat will pour wines at their Fibers of Being Pride Event on Saturday, June 7, showcasing queer artists. For a different change of pace, the Ritz-Carlton offers a fancy weekend afternoon tea party at Parallel 37 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in June, pairing a Champagne toast and tea with a tower of tea sandwiches and desserts. Drag Me Downtown returns this June with weekly drag show events held every Friday this month. The inaugural event on Friday, June 6, is at One Market Restaurant from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., featuring dinner and a drag review. It's one of the last few chances to visit the restaurant before it closes on Wednesday, June 11, and it'll also offer food and drink items benefitting the LGBTQ Historical Society from June 2 through June 11. If Drag Me Downtown attendees pre-register for any of the events, for a $10 fee, they will receive '2025 drag swag' and the proceeds will go toward the Transgender District. For the final event on Friday, June 27, the Drag Me to Front Street Pride Block Party will be in full swing at 240 Front Street, headlined by Peaches Christ. For the day of the parade, get a rooftop bar view of Market Street from Charmaine's starting at 11 a.m. Be aware, however, that tickets are set up for specific entry times due to the fact that 'the elevator at the Proper Hotel is slow.' You've been warned. Did we miss any food- or beverage-themed Pride events? Email us at sf@ . Sign up for our newsletter.
San Francisco Chronicle
11-05-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Review: At ‘Compton's,' eat pancakes and spark a trans revolution
When you walk through the unassuming doorway under the neon 'Compton's Cafeteria' sign, the first thing you see after the cash register is a pearl-buttoned, baby-blue uniform whose wearer's eyeshadow matches. Petula Clark, Dionne Warwick and Little Richard are playing on the Wurlitzer jukebox. Mustard yellow, burnt orange, chartreuse and tangerine hues bedeck the walls. And almost the moment you're seated, at a table or counter, powdered sugar pancakes, Bob Evans-style sausage links and a cup of decaf coffee materialize before you. Squint just a little at 'Compton's Cafeteria Riot,' the Tenderloin Museum's immersive show I saw Saturday, May 10, and you can imagine what it was like for the sex workers and transgender outcasts for whom Gene Compton's Cafeteria at Turk and Taylor streets was an all-night oasis in the early '60s. The purpose-built venue on Larkin Street, with sugar shakers and ash trays, where one server might tease her hair into a beehive and another might tuck a cigarette behind his ear, suggests the kind of no-frills, last-resort place you might hide out from vengeful johns and power-mad, predatory cops. But in the show — set during a transformative real-life night in August 1966 — the eatery is only an oasis until it isn't. The production, directed by Ezra Reaves and updated from a 2018 run, explores what makes the oppressed decide not to take it any more but fight back, sparking the beginnings of the transgender movement. As a work of theater, 'Compton's' is only intermittently successful. Some actors have the chops and presence to pull focus in an oblong space with few clear sightlines; others suffer from characters who are more mouthpieces than personalities. Lines get mumbled and tossed away. Lip-sync numbers, while helping ensure the show needn't stay grounded in realism, look amateur next to anything you might see at the Stud or Oasis. The script, by Collette LeGrande, Mark Nassar and Donna Personna, suffers from repetition on both the micro and macro level. Individual sentences replay so close together they're crying out for an editor's red pen. And scene after scene returns to the same conflict. Vicki (Matthew Giesecke) thinks Suki (Jaylyn Abergas) outed her as a female impersonator at work because Suki's jealous of Vicki's ability to pass. Activists Dixie (Maurice André San-Chez) and Adrian (Casimir Kotarski) wish everyone could see that internecine conflict is self-defeating. Gus (Steve Menasche), the proprietor just wants everyone to stay calm so the beat cop (Tony Cardoza) doesn't decide to shut him down. It's a well-balanced conflict, but by the time you hear its third or fourth go-round, you can almost predict which character will speak when, and what they'll say. Yet 'Compton's' also shows how all struggles for liberation are interconnected and ongoing. When the transgender characters keep saying that they just want to be able to get a respectable job and have a life like everyone else, you might be reminded of our own era's undocumented immigrants or the latest ban of transgender troops ordered by President Donald Trump. And by the time the Compton's patrons finally revolt, in a balletic fight sequence choreographed by Raisa Donato, passivity is impossible. There's an unhinged crackle in the air. As our narrator, an older Vicki (Robyn Adams) looking back on her younger self, points out, it was the kind of night where 'we were laughing harder than the jokes were funny.' Something was bound to happen then. What will it take for spark to meet fuel today?
