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Welcome to San Francisco Pride's Resistance Contingent!
We're so excited to have you with us at the front of the parade to both celebrate and protest.
Remembering that the first Pride was a riot, this year's parade theme is "Looking Back and Moving Forward". It's our time to come together in remembrance of the violence our communities have experienced in past and to create a continued future of resisting our erasure and oppression. We're showing the world anti-LGBTQ+ legislation won't silence us.
Thank you again for joining us. Below you will find important information regarding:
- Logistics for Parade Day
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Parade Participant Information Video (mandatory)
- Accessibility Cable Car
- Time and Location Day of Parade
- SF Pride Family Garden 2023
- Sunday, June 25th - 11 am - 4 pm
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Sign Making @ SF LGBTQ Center
There will be two opportunities to make signs and posters for you to carry at the Parade. We'll be providing supplies but please bring anything you'd like to use. Please sign-up so we have an appropriate headcount for supplies and pizza:
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Parade Participant Training Video (mandatory)
Please take a few minutes to watch the following video. It contains important directions on participating in the parade and how the precession will work:
2023 San Francisco Pride Parade Contingent Monitor Training Video
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Accessibility Cable Car
A limited number of seats will be available for those who are unable to get from the Parade start to the end on their own.
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Meeting Day of Parade
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Date: Sunday, June 25th
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Location: Meet us on Stueart Street, between Mission and Howard Streets
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Arrival: 9:30am
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Accessibility Cable Car: plan to board around 9:30/9:45 am
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Getting there
Public Transportation: You can take MUNI/BART to Embarcadero Station and walk down the sidewalks along Steuart to find our contingent or Parade Staff in bright blue shirts. Do not walk on the street.
Parking: There will be NO PARKING anywhere on Steuart, nor in the Assembly Area or surrounding streets. Mission will be accessible only for emergency vehicles and city services. We recommend taking public transportation if you can.
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Items to Bring
Please review the below list and bring any additional items you may need to walk the length of the parade route from lower Embarcadero to 8th street. At times there can be waits, so please bring anything you need to sustain yourself:
- Comfortable clothes and shoes
- Sunscreen and other sun protection
- Water, snacks, and any medication you may need
- Bring layers, dress according to the weather forecast as SF weather is unpredictable
- Bring your signs and posters
- Anything else you may need to walk the length of the parade route from
What NOT to Bring
- There will be no storage so please leave valuables and large items or bags at home
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Bags larger than 18"x18" will not be allowed, all bags are subject to search
- No alcohol or glass bottles are allowed, marchers should be substance free during assembly and on the Parade route
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SF Pride Family Garden 2023
We're so excited to see you IN PERSON Pride weekend! After marching in OFC's family contingent in the Pride Parade, come enjoy a kid-friendly, kid-centric family haven in the center of the Civic Center Pride Celebration hubbub. The Family Garden offers arts, crafts, a cool play structure, a family-filled oasis, and MORE within the huge Pride party. Look for the family garden directly opposite the Asian Art Museum at McAllister and Larkin.
ENTRY INTO OFC'S FAMILY GARDEN:
1) Please keep in mind that this is an alcohol-free, drug-free and smoke-free family zone.
2) Kids must be accompanied by an adult at all times while inside OFC's Family Garden.
3) Adults without children present will be denied entry to the garden, so please plan to meet any adult family members or friends arriving separately at the entrance to the garden.
Register now for OFC's Family Garden!
ENTRY INTO THE PRIDE CELEBRATION:
1) Anyone entering the Celebration will be subject to screening. The following items are prohibited:
• any bag or container over 18" x 18"
• alcohol
• coolers, glass bottles
• illegal drugs or substances
• hazardous or toxic materials
• firearms, fireworks, explosives
• drones
• weapons
• knives, impact or electric pulse weapons
• stunning devices
• radios, walkie-talkies, jammers, scanners
• portable speakers
• any item deemed inappropriate or hazardous by law enforcement or security
2) Everyone will be asked to donate $1 at the gate. Proceeds go to San Francisco Pride which is a 501c3 nonprofit organization.
3) It is strongly recommended that you take advantage of the Bay Area's public transportation system on this day. Use the Civic Center BART/Muni stop to access the celebration. Bicycle valet is also available at McAllister and Hyde.
4) Free childcare is typically provided at Bill Graham Auditorium by San Francisco Pride for this event. More information will be available at the SF Pride Information Booth.
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