While San Francisco’s official Pride celebration takes over the Civic Center this weekend (with headlining sets by Michaela Jaé on Saturday and Saucy Santana on Sunday), and Friday’s Trans March and Saturday’s Dyke March anchor the festivities at Dolores Park, the city will be filled with queer people of every persuasion and revelry on pretty much every corner, all weekend long.
To help plan your Pride weekend, we’ve rounded up 10 of the hottest parties worthy of adding to your calendar. Remember to stay hydrated, make sure to check the venues’ Instagrams for deets about other parties throughout the weekend, and as always, bring dollar bills to tip your performers.
Bustin’ Out: Official Trans March Afterparty Against the Prison Industrial Complex
El Rio, San Francisco
June 27, 6 p.m.–2 a.m.
$30
With relentless legislative attacks on trans rights underway this year, the Trans March reminds us that Pride has always been a protest. Its official afterparty is a benefit for the Transgender Gender-Variant & Intersex Justice Project, which supports currently and formerly incarcerated trans people. Their work is more crucial than ever as President Trump’s executive order recognizing only two “biological sexes” has relegated trans women to men’s prisons, where they face extreme risk of abuse. DJs Blaize, Based Grace and ASL Princess will get the dance party started at historic queer bar El Rio, known far and wide for its affordable drinks and laid-back patio.
Trans National and UHaul
Jolene’s and Reverb, San Francisco
June 27, 9 p.m.
$20 and $30, or $40 for both parties
When it comes to sexy dance parties for women who love women, Jolene’s is a San Francisco go-to. On Friday, after the Trans March, the bar will host Trans National, with a lineup including DJs Louie El Ser and Artkoi, performer Epiphany Kali, go-go dancers and a special appearance from Kataluna Enriquez, the first trans woman to be crowned Miss USA. Across town at the swanky new club Reverb, Jolene’s will also host a Pride edition of their popular party UHaul with DJs Von Kiss, Livv, Femme A, Mama San, Jacki, Artkoi and Mashallah.
Cumbiatón: Noche de Cumbia y Orgullo
The Chapel, San Francisco
June 27, 9 p.m.
$24
Earlier this month, DJ Sizzle Fantastic spun at KQED’s queer cumbia party for a packed, mostly LGBTQ+ Latinx crowd that beamed ear-to-ear as she remixed classics like Aniceto Molina’s “Cumbia Sampuesana” and “Gasolina” by Daddy Yankee. On Friday, Sizzle brings her Cumbiatón party to the Chapel for a night of sweaty dancing.
Club A.B.L.U.N.T. Presents Just Us
Monarch, San Francisco
June 27, 10 p.m.
$25
In the years since Club A.B.L.U.N.T. started as San Francisco’s first hip-hop party for and by women of color, it’s evolved into an inclusive hub that constantly pushes musical boundaries. Their house music–forward, genre-spanning Pride dance party will feature a headlining DJ set by Maya Margarita, with support from BRIIZV, DJ Ka’lonji, Nina Sol, Blu Moon, Black and Brown Angel, plus pole performances from Divas of Pacifikunt.
