With over 200 parade contingents, 300 exhibitors, and more than a dozen community-run stages and venues, San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade is the largest LGBT gathering in the nation. The two-day celebration is free and open to all.

Pride is much more than just the Civic Center celebration. There’s also a fun cluster of gay-friendly events bubbling up around San Francisco all month.  Here are a few other events taking place in the city and around the Bay Area. Be sure to check back for more events.

• June 2: Queering the Castro: Queer Historical Film Mixtape, GLBT History Museum
• June 10: Mighty Reels: Pride ‘Til You Drop, GLBT History Museum
• June 14: Pedro Zamora, Sexuality & AIDS Education: The Autobiographical Self, Activism & the Real World, GLBT History Museum
• June 16-24: Frameline 40, San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival, Various venues around San Francisco
• June 24: San Francisco Giants LGBT Night, AT&T Park
• June 24: Heartthrobs: Biggest Boy Band Ever, Nourse Theatre
• June 24: Trans March 2016, Dolores Park
• June 24: Uhaul SF Pride Weekend 2016, Mars Bar
• June 24-26: EDEN during SF Pride, Various venues around San Francisco
• June 25: 18th Annual Pride Brunch, Hotel Whitcomb
• June 25, Pink Triangle Installation, Twin Peaks
• June 26: Official San Francisco Pride VIP Party, San Francisco City Hall Rotunda
• June 26: Juanita MORE! Pride Party 2016, Jones
• June 26: Hero | Hot Pink! Pride Tea, Ruby Skye

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The mission of the Castro/Upper Market Community Benefit District is to provide services that improve the quality of life in the neighborhood, emphasizing clean, safe, beautiful streets. It also promotes the area’s economic vitality, fosters the Castro’s unique district identity, and honors its diverse history. We encourage you to take a stroll down the Castro and enjoy the local color.

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