For 2019, it will be taking place on Saturday, July 13, and will kick off from the Hillcrest Pride Flag at University Ave. It attracts over 250,000 people cheering on colorful floats and parade participants, who are celebrating and honoring the LGBTQ community. The San Diego Pride Parade is the largest single-day civic event in the region, and is among the largest prides in the United States. To celebrate that heritage, San Diego Pride’s Spirit of Stonewall Rally on July 13 will be a time to recognize and honor leaders who work hard to preserve the community’s gains, and meet the many challenges they continue to face. Recognizing 50 years since the Stonewall Uprising, San Diego Pride will be adopting the theme: Stonewall 50: Legacy of Liberation. In 2019, Pride celebrations everywhere will trace their heritage to the evening of Jwhen patrons of the Stonewall Inn in New York City said “No more!” to police harassment.
Program for San Diego Prideįor full details on San Diego Pride 2022, be sure to check out the official event program. In 1993, the parade was moved to its current route from Hillcrest along University Avenue and 6th Avenue to Balboa Park. In 1991, the event was moved from June to July. This first gay pride event included a yard sale and potluck dinner at the center as well as an informal parade to Balboa Park and back. The Center for Social Services produced the first Lesbian and Gay Parade in San Diego in June 1974, to celebrate the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion on New York’s Christopher Street. The parade has more than 200 floats and entries, and is viewed by a crowd of nearly 200,000 people. Pride Weekend is believed to be the largest civic event in the city of San Diego. The event usually features the Pride Parade on a Saturday, preceded by a block party in the Hillcrest gay neighborhood the night before, and followed by a two-day Pride Festival on Saturday and Sunday in Balboa Park.
Also known as San Diego LGBT Pride, it’s a nonprofit organization which sponsors the annual three-day celebration in San Diego, every July.
The festival will be held Saturday, July 16 from 11:00 am – 10:00 pm and Sunday, July 17 from 11:00 am – 8:00 pm at Balboa Park’s Marston Point.įor tickets and more information visit: sdpride.San Diego Pride is one of the largest gay prides and parades in the USA. “Our movement is far from over, and we have no doubt that our community will come out to Pride as never before to mourn our losses, acknowledge our accomplishments, recommit to the work ahead, and celebrate our diverse community with love and Pride.” “Our community is no stranger to adversity, and we will not be silenced,” Whitburn said. In its wake, San Diego Pride is preparing for the biggest, most meaningful Pride the city has ever seen. It has also demonstrated the community’s strength, resolve, and compassion. The attack at Pulse nightclub has weighed heavily on the LGBT community. While security precautions are taken every year, and San Diego Pride is confident in those measures, the addition of metal detectors is intended to provide further reassurance to attendees. The additional security precautions are intended to address safety concerns felt by some community members in the wake of the tragedy in Orlando. “We encourage people to come out and celebrate Pride with confidence.” “We want everyone to feel safe while they’re having fun at this year’s festival,” said Stephen Whitburn, San Diego Pride’s executive director. The festival will have more entry lanes to avoid long lines.Īs always, there will also be a significant law enforcement presence, the San Diego Police Department’s mobile command unit will be stationed in front, and undisclosed additional precautions will be taken.
San Diego Pride announced today that for the first time, the annual festival will feature metal detectors at the entrances.