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San Francisco Pride has been said to be "one of the last remaining pride events that can truly be called a rite of passage." 2010 marks the 40th anniversary of the San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade.
The event will be held over the weekend of June 26 and 27, 2010 in the Civic Center of downtown San Francisco.
With over 200 parade contingents, 300 exhibitors, and 19 stages and venues, the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade is the largest LGBT gathering in the nation.
The San Francisco Pride Celebration is packed with a wide variety of exhibitors, artists, music of all kinds, performers, dance stages and venues, and fun. There really is something here for everyone.
The Celebration at Civic Center is host to the Main Stage where in 2009 Asian pop sensation BoA wowed Pride-goers with new beats alongside Solange Knowles and the Cliks and where in 2008, attendees saw Lady Gaga, Margaret Cho, Kat DeLuna, Inaya Day, Crystal Waters, speakers from the marriage equality movement, and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, among others.
2010 Event Theme: The event theme for the 40th annual San Francisco Pride Celebration & Parade was selected by Pride's Membership. Acknowledging the need for celebration in the wake of Prop 8, the membership selected "Forty and Fabulous" from a slate of 51 potential themes, each submitted by community members and members of Pride. Member Richard Kravitz, who submitted the winning theme, explained his submission, "I thought that we needed something fun. Last year, I told Executive Director Lindsey Jones that the theme for next year should be ‘Forty and Fabulous.’ She said to submit it, and so I did."
FREE Admission The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee takes very seriously its commitment to maintaining an event that is open to people of all economic backgrounds. Enjoy two days of music, food and fun... all for FREE! No tickets are needed and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds.
The full schedule of activities will be posted as announced at www.sfpride.org/.
Tickets for grandstand seating are available.
The "Gay Travel"; micro-site www.onlyinsanfrancisco.com/gaytravel is designed to become the LGBT community's one-stop shop for planning a personalized San Francisco vacation. Visitors can research the best in gay-friendly hotels, restaurants, tours and attractions; find out about special promotions from SFCVB members specifically for the LGBT community; sign-up for an LGBT visitor email newsletter; read-up on LGBT events in the City; and book hotels, rental cars, activities and dining.
Although the last weekend in June is traditionally the date for San Francisco's LGBT Pride Celebration, the days leading up to and following the celebration are also filled with a number of notable LGBT events. Among them are:
The National Queer Arts Festival, now celebrating its 13th year, is
a month-long festival of music, dance, visual art, spoken word, poetry, comedy, theater, and
film featuring over 400 artists in 70 events and over 100 performances in 27 venues
throughout San Francisco. www.queerculturalcenter.org
Frameline34, Join the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival for its landmark showcase of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender cinema, June 17-27, 2010. Meet up with film lovers, rub shoulders with the hottest directors and stars, and discover new film favorites, including imports from around the world and local gems from around the Bay. For the list of films, show times and ticket information, visit www.frameline.org.
The Dyke March The 18th Annual San Francisco Dyke March 2010 is on Sat., June 26, 2010. Starting from Dolores Park, at 18th and Dolores. Rally and stage begins at 3 p.m. and the march departs at 7 p.m. Details are available at thedykemarch.org/. The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence are the organizers of the traditional Pink Party, a.k.a. Pink Saturday, following this event on Saturday evening; information is available at www.thesisters.org.
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