Taking place at Rich's Houston, you can look forward to three different DJs, along with live drag performances from The Ladies of Rich's. If you still have plenty of party spirits, and you're not ready to call it a night, there will also be an afterparty to follow from 9pm. The Houston Pride Parade follows at 8:30pm, along a route through the western edge of Downtown. Admission is free, and you can expect a load of entertainment and new people to meet. The majority of festivities will transpire on Saturday, June 22, with the Pride Festival running from 12pm to 7pm at the crossroads of McKinney and Smith Streets. Happy Pride!įor 2019, the theme of Houston Pride is Summer of '69, which will honor 50 years since the Stonewall Uprising in Greenwich Village.
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(Anne Wernikoff/KQED) The crowd high-fives a member of the UC Berkeley contingent.For full details on Houston Pride 2022, be sure to check out the official event program. "This is our first pride all together," she says. (Anne Wernikoff/KQED) Allie Souza, center back, fist-bumps her mothers, sister and sister's girlfriend. Kamala Harris reacts to the crowd while riding in a convertible with her husband, Douglas Emhoff. Smith says he has experienced pride in many cities around the world, but "wanted to come to the motherland." (Anne Wernikoff/KQED) Organizers estimate 50,000 people participated in Sunday's San Francisco Pride Parade, in addition to 100,000 who watched from the sidelines. Smith of Wichita, Kansas celebrates pride in San Francisco for the first time. There were more than 280 contingents in the parade, according to organizers. (Anne Wernikoff/KQED) Bits of rainbow-colored paper spray into the air as the Salesforce float passes along Market Street. (Sonya Hutson/KQED) he crowd eagerly tries to catch beads thrown by a member of the San Francisco Fire Department.
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Pictured with friends Destiny Bogosian and Sarah St. Their outfits represent Livermore's 100 years of Rodeo. (Anne Wernikoff/KQED) Bart Bartholomew and Steven Chappell are on their fourth date at San Francisco Pride. (Anne Wernikoff/KQED) A firefighter waves to the crowd from the rear steering wheel of a firetruck. (Anne Wernikoff/KQED) San Francisco Mayor-elect London Breed waves to the roaring crowd from a float. (Patricia Yollin/KQED) A member of the leather pride contingent makes his way down Market street while cracking two whips. (Anne Wernikoff/KQED) One of many costumes spotted on the 500 block of Market Street. (Sonja Hutson/KQED) One half of the drag duo Bubble and Squeak smiles for the crowd. (Anne Wernikoff/KQED) The Bay Area American Indian Two Spirits float at the San Francisco Pride parade. (Patricia Yollin/KQED) Sister Nova Aggra of the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence blows kisses to parade participants from the judges' tables. (Anne Wernikoff/KQED) Ken Prag and Steve Collins (in wheelchair) with Open House, one of several senior LGBT contingents.
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(Patricia Yollin/KQED) A parade participant dances in front of community grand Marshall Brian “Chickpea” Busta. Other marchers held signs Some marchers held signs for issues including family separation, the border wall, gun reform and more. Miller says they are "just having fun and being proud of who we are." (Anne Wernikoff/KQED) The San Francisco Pride Board of Directors contingent carrying an #SFPrideRESIST banner. (Anne Wernikoff/KQED)ĭesaree Curtis, left, and Tei'Anne Miller cheer on the parade. Wolf, a co-founder for the group, was selected to be a community grand marshal but passed away two months before the event. (Anne Wernikoff/KQED) Dykes on Bikes members open up the 2018 San Francisco Pride Parade while carrying a sign commemorating Soni Wolf. Lam traveled to San Francisco from Los Angeles for the event and will be walking in the parade.
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(Anne Wernikoff/KQED) Khuong Lam, dressed as drag persona Glamda the Fabulous, poses for photos in front of the Westfield Mall before the start of the parade. Lopez traveled from Los Angeles for the event. (Anne Wernikoff/KQED) Mixima Lopez sets up her stall before the parade begins. "We have a lot of friends and family that are gay," said Christine. From left: KC Arad, Malia Still, Connie Atad, DJ Atad and Christine Still, from Sacramento arrived at 8 a.m. This year's ride was a particularly meaningful one as the group honored one of its co-founders, Soni Wolf, who died earlier this year. This year's theme was "Generations of Strength," with Dykes on Bikes once again leading the pack. Organizers estimated 100,000 people attended and an additional 50,000 participated in the parade itself. San Francisco Pride kicked off its final day Sunday with the annual parade that takes over Market Street in downtown San Francisco.įrom floats full of people bedecked in colorful costumes to contingents from various organizations, the parade stretching from Embarcadero to Civic Center is always one of the marquee events for San Francisco Pride weekend.