Gay pride parade san diego 2024

San Diego Pride culminates in a parade and festival, with many events setting the stage in the days ahead of the big July 19 weekend.

Pride hits a big milestone this year, its 50th anniversary, and the theme, “Making History Now,” reflects the mood.

It’s the calm ahead of what could but a chaotic year, with the impending election, wrote interim Co-Executive Directors Jen LaBarbera and Sarafina Scapicchio on the Pride website.

Coming together at events like Pride provides the inspiration to move forward, they wrote: “Queer joy and liberation are connected.

We can’t keep fighting for liberation without the buoy of queer joy and the community that sustains us.”

Pride, which celebrates the LGBTQ community and has grown into the region’s biggest civic event, will be busy. and will reopen by 4 p.m.

• University Avenue (5th Avenue to Park Boulevard)
• Herbert Street (University Avenue to Robinson Avenue)
• Essex Street (Herbert Street to Richmond Street)
• Centre Street (University Avenue for half the block south)
• 6th Avenue (University Avenue to Upas Street)
• Robinson Avenue (5th Avenue to 6th Avenue)
• Evans Place (5th Avenue to 6th Avenue)
• Pennsylvania Avenue (5th Avenue to 6th Avenue)
• Anderson Place (5th Avenue to 6th Avenue)
• Ivy Lane (5th Avenue to 6th Avenue)
• Upas Street (5th Avenue to 6th Avenue)
• Balboa Drive in Balboa Park (6th Avenue and Upas Street to El Prado)

The parade route

The parade will be a 1.5-mile affair that will begin at the iconic Pride flag at the intersection of Normal Street and University Avenue.

The 1.5-mile course turns south onto Sixth Avenue and continues left onto Balboa Drive, ending at Quince Drive.

Who is featured on the 2024 San Diego Pride Festival lineup? Friday. to 9 p.m.

Where is the San Diego Pride Festival?

The festival will be held at Marston Point in Balboa Park, located at 6th Avenue and Laurel Street, San Diego, CA, 92101.

How much are San Diego Pride Festival tickets?

San Diego Pride Festival 2024 tickets are available for purchase online.

For those high-school aged or younger, tickets are free. and Presidents Way. (Northbound stop: Park Blvd. If you choose to set up at the parade kickoff, then move on to the festival, express shuttles from Essex and Richmond streets will head to Sixth and Juniper Street from noon to 4 p.m.

Street closure note: Normal and Harvey Milk streets close starting at 6 a.m.

to 3 p.m.

• Catch a free ride from the Old Naval Hospital parking lots to the Pride Parade.
  

  If you can’t attend or volunteer, donations are accepted here.

  Where is the San Diego Pride Parade?

  The San Diego Pride Parade starts west along University Avenue at Normal Street. There are also community resources and booths, where you can learn more about local LGBTQ organizations, services, and support.

  How can I get involved?

  Pride Block Party/Spirit of Stonewall Rally

  The fest, at 5 p.m.Friday at the Hillcrest Pride Flag, includes the rally, where annual honorees are saluted.

  They include: Champion of Pride, Paris Quion, a drag entertainer, businesswoman, activist, and advocate; Stonewall Service Award, East County Queer and Trans Coalition, aiming to create safe spaces for LGBTQ+ community in the area, in particular, in schools; Community Service Award, Jordan “Joho” Daniels, a Queer Black and Jewish creative, who tells stories through Fat, Black and Queer lenses, and Inspirational Relationship Award, Teresa Oyos and Rose Ruybal for service, especially to the LGBTQ+ Latino community.

  The party follows, with Aliyah’s Interlude set to perform.

  Here’s a selection of what’s happening leading up to the parade in Hillcrest and the festival to follow at Balboa Park.

  Many events are free, but some have admission fees, including the Pride Festival.

  Light Up the Cathedral

  St. Start things off with the 8 a.m. SaturdayPride 5K.

  But the main event, the parade, starts at the Hillcrest Pride Flag at 10 a.m.

  Pick up the Shuttle at Essex and Richmond Street and get dropped off at Sixth Avenue and Juniper Street.

Carpooling and public transportation are encouraged for the big day, but drivers can also rest assured that parking is available at the Old Naval Hospital if that is a more suitable option. On Saturday, affected areas, beginning at 5 a.m., include parts of Centre Street, University, Cleveland and Lincoln avenues and Quince and Essex streets, along with the state Route 163 University southbound off-ramp.

to 11 p.m. 

Accessibility services are available for the festival. For special vans, though, organizers warn of long wait times.

Want to bike or take a scooter? Volunteers are needed for a variety of roles—you might serve as a member of the stage crew or security team or work as an information booth attendant.

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  and will reopen by 4 p.m. The 1.5-mile route heads west down University, turning south on Sixth, then left onto Balboa Drive to end in the park north of the Pride Festival. Wednesday, an Interfaith Pride Celebration, with music by the San Diego Gay Men’s Chorus, the San Diego Women’s Chorus, and soloist Joey Pearson; followed by lighting of the church in rainbow colors.

  Pride Yoga and Dance Party

  Rady Shell at Jacobs Park, Embarcadero Marina Park South, 7 p.m.