San Francisco Pride Celebration - General Information

San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration 2008 Dates

Saturday, June 28th, 2008 (Noon to 6:00pm) – Civic Center
Sunday, June 29th, 2008 (Noon to 7:00pm) – Civic Center

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2008 Event Theme: “United by Pride, Bound for Equality”
About the SF LGBT Pride Celebration

Event Map 2008
How much does it cost to get in? It's FREE!
Past San Francisco Pride Themes

2008 Event Theme: “United by Pride, Bound for Equality”

The San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration Committee is proud to announce the theme for the 2008 San Francisco Pride Celebration and Parade:

United by Pride, Bound for Equality

The 2008 theme was selected from a list of 40 potential competitors by the General Membership of the Pride Celebration Committee at their Annual General Meeting held at the Hotel Whitcomb, an SF Pride sponsor hotel, on September 16, 2007.

In debating the potential themes, the membership expressed a desire to think forward toward 2008 as an election year and to select a theme which reflected both the historical role of San Francisco Pride within the LGBT civil rights movement and the importance of asserting a political stance in favor of full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people.

Let us know your thoughts about the 2008 event theme. Submit your input to us by email.

About the San Francisco Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Pride Celebration

San Francisco Pride Celebration at Civic Center
Photo Credit: Rick Gerharter
 
 
San Francisco Pride has been said to be "one of the last remaining pride events that can truly be called a rite of passage." This year marks the 37th anniversary of the San Francisco LGBT Pride Celebration and Parade.

This year’s theme is, “Pride, Not Prejudice.” The event will be held over the weekend of June 23 and 24, 2007 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 two-day event is packed with a wide variety of vendors, artists, music in a variety of genres, performers, dance stages and venues, and fun. There really is something here for everyone.

Photo Credit: Chris Boyd
The Celebration at Civic Center is also host to our Main Stage. In previous years, world famous acts such as En Vogue, Crystal Waters, Lisa Lisa, the B-52's, Chaka Khan, and Third Eye Blind have played.

Our Latin Stage with the best national and international performances taking place on our community stages - our third year stages include the Trans Stage and Homo Hip Hop - as well as our veteran stages, the Asian and Pacific Islander Stage, NectArena Women's Stage, Soul of Pride African American Stage, Latin stage and more! We also have gathering spaces for the Clean & Sober community, kids, elders, and the Deaf & hard-of-hearing

 

Event Map 2008

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How much does it cost to get in? It's FREE!

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.

Your generosity at the entrances to the Celebration in the form of donations helps keep San Francisco Pride free to all members of the community and provides crucial support to this important community event.

Photo Credit: Jane Cleland
 
 
Our donations program also helps to support over sixty Bay Area non-profit organizations through our Community Partners Program. Donations from the celebration have helped San Francisco Pride to give back more than one million dollars in grants since 1997.

With your help, we can do even better this year and invest in our community's future!

Join us for 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.

Past San Francisco Pride Themes

1970 No theme selected
1971 No event held
1972 No theme selected
1973 A Celebration of the Gay Experience
1974 Gay Freedom by '76
1975 Join Us, The More Visible We Are, The Stronger We Become
1976 United for Freedom, Diversity is our Strength
1977 Gay Frontiers: Past Present, Future
1978 Come Out with Joy, Speak out for Justice
1979 Our Time has Come
1980 Liberty and Justice for All
1981 Front Line of Freedom
1982 Out of Many...One
1983 Strengthen the Ties, Break the Chains
1984 Unity & More in '84
1985 Honor our Past, Secure our Future
1986 Forward Together, No Turning Back
1987 Proud, Strong, United
1988 Rightfully Proud
1989 Stonewall 20: A Generation of Pride
1990 The Future Is Ours
1991 Hand in Hand Together
1992 A Simple Matter of Justice
1993 Year of The Queer
1994 San Francisco to Stonewall: Pride & Protest
1995 A World Without Borders
1996 Equality & Justice For All
1997 One Community Many Faces
1998 Shakin' It Up
1999 Proud Heritage, Powerful Future
2000 It's About Freedom
2001 Queerific
2002 Be Yourself, Change the World
2003 You've Gotta Give Them Hope
2004 Out 4 Justice
2005 Stand Up, Stand Out, Stand Proud
2006 Commemorate, Educate, Liberate — Celebrate!
2007 Pride, Not Prejudice