
Pride Events All Year Long
Join Us In Pride
SC Pride hosts free and paid events. The parade and festival are always free while events leading up to the parade may include a cost to cover expenses. SC Pride seeks to break even with each event, keeping the cost of events to a minimum.


Queer Film Screening Part 2 at Live Oak Library Annex
Celebrate 50 years of Santa Cruz Pride with a semi-weekly screening of “PRIDE”, a six-part documentary series

Pride Week: Pride IllumiNight and Rainbow Procession
Wear your rainbows and lights to celebrate the kick off to our 50th Anniversary Pride Week.


Work with Pride
Free Co-working Day for everyone with free snacks and beverages included.


Exhibit: Out of the Closet and Into the Streets
See the 50 Years of Santa Cruz Pride in this Exhibit at the Museum of Art and History.


Pride Week: Generations of Pride: Delicious Dining, Dazzling Entertainment and Dancing thru the Decades!
Celebrate our 5 decades with Delicious Dining, Dazzling Entertainment and Dancing thru the Decades!

Human Spell Out
Join Us to Spell “RESIST!!” on the Beach – May 31st.
We’re creating a human banner on the beach, spelling out the word RESIST!, with each letter represented by a different rainbow color and outlining it with a ring of people. Once everyone is in place, we’ll take aerial photographs of the banner that we'll spread far and wide! This is a fun, family-friendly event and an impactful way to protest - invite your friends!
Main beach in front of the Big Dipper area.
How to Participate:
Volunteers forming the letters will wear the designated color for their letter.
Everyone else is encouraged to dress however they like — this is Santa Cruz, so bring the tie-dye!
Sign up to wear a specific color under a letter here: http://bit.ly/4iSUb2S


Pride Week: Queerlantis: A Golden Jubilee
Join us for: Queerlantis, A Golden Jubilee.
Purchase Tickets Now

Pride50 Interfaith Service
All Faiths Welcome
Enjoy a short worship service prior to the parade.
Downtown Santa Cruz * Plaza Lane off Pacific
Near Hidden Peak Tea House


Pride Week: Festival and Entertainment in Downtown Santa Cruz
Don’t miss our 50th celebration! Parade, Festival and Entertainment.

Pride Week: Celebrate Yourself Youth Pride
Celebrate Yourself at the 50th Anniversary of Santa Cruz Pride! Join other middle, high school and college youth for a fun Youth Pride event designed just for YOU! Whether you're looking to connect with others, express yourself, or just have a blast, this is the space to be. Expect food, music, art, fun activities, drag shows, and a whole lot of love and support. It's your time to shine and show the world your true colors. June 1 from 2-4pm at the 418 Project in Downtown Santa Cruz. Let's make this Pride unforgettable! #YouthPride #CelebrateYourself #50YearsofSantaCruzPride

Paradox Pool Party
Welcome to the Endless Pride Pool Party: The Official 50th Anniversary SC Pride After Party! Get ready to celebrate in style at the Hotel Paradox, Autograph Collection. Join us on Sunday, June 1st, for a day filled with music, dancing, and fun by the pool. Let's keep the pride festivities going with a vibrant atmosphere and great company. Don't miss out on this epic event to commemorate 50 years of SC Pride! See you there!
Hosted by Rogue Roulette with poolside beats by DJ Nola Cruz. Complete with special guest appearances by a stunning lineup of endlessly fabulous drag performers!

Inner Light Saritah Celebrating Pride with Rev. Deborah L. Johnson
Celebrating Pride with singer/songwriter Saritah
Join us at the Resource Center for NonViolence for Reggae Sunday.

Wild Wellness Hike With Pride
Register Here to Attend. And experience weelili onyenmak.

New Music Works "50 Years of Pride in Music"
World premieres include a special composition with instruments and voice commissioned for the 50th Anniversary of Santa Cruz Pride.

SC Pride Picnic- Celebrating 50 years of Pride
Join the City of Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Department on the lawn next to the Lighthouse for a Pride Picnic.

Queer Trivia Night
Our Library sponsored bi-monthly trivia program gets queer for Pride Thursdays! Come test your trivia knowledge.

Queer Film Screening Part 1 at Live Oak Library Annex
Celebrate 50 years of Santa Cruz Pride with a semi-weekly screening of “PRIDE”, a six-part documentary series


We Will Not Be Erased March for the Rights of LGBTQIA+ People
See you at City Hall on May 13 at 5pm.

MK Gallery Art Exhibition Opening: Here to Eternity-A Toast to Love and Diversity | Cocktail Reception
We will host the work of 12-15 extraordinary artists from the local and regional LGBTQ+ community.

Retro Rainbow: A Dance Party for LGBTQ+ and Allied Older Adults
London Nelson Community Center.
RSVP here: tinyurl.com/RetroRainbowProm

Pride Thursday at Bookshop Santa Cruz: Queer Reads with Bookshop Staff
Celebrate queer voices with Bookshop Santa Cruz!

Art Utility Box Unveiling
You’re invited to celebrate the artists who decorated 10 different utility boxes around Santa Cruz in honor of the 50th Anniversary of Santa Cruz Pride.
11am - Program in the parking lot near The Bagelry at Seabright and Soquel Ave.
Park in the public parking lot at Soquel and Benito, near the Diversity Center, and walk over.

SC Pride Queer Skate Prom Night @The Palladium
Santa Cruz Pride Queer Skate Night
Cost: $15 via Eventbrite or cash at the door. Ages 13+
Food, music, photo booth and friendly faces!

MAH Pride Thursday: Bead Exchange
We will celebrate 50 years of Pride by making beaded disco balls during the Santa Cruz Pride celebration.

11th Hour Drag Trivia (with Annie-Semitic Chutzpah) at After Hour
Drag and trivia night!

Queer Author Panel: Celebrating Pride 50
Join authors Gar McVey, R.L. Merrill & Liz Faraim for this panel.

Business After Hours @ Natural History Museum
Join SC Pride for drinks, appetizers, and raffle!


Kianti’s Drag Night……Dinner and a Show!
Call and reserve a table.
6pm Dinner; 6:30pm Show.
7:30 Dinner; 8pm Show.
(831) 469-4400

Shop with Pride! | Rainbow Retail Happy Hour
Enjoy drinks, tasty snacks and community members trunk show. 10% of all sales during the event will be donated to the Diversity Center of Santa Cruz.

Toast the Pride Beer at Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery With DJ 2Row
Taste and Celebrate the Santa Cruz Pride 50th IPA. Santa Cruz Mountain Brewery, 402 Ingalls St.

Celebrating 50 years of Pride at Seabright Social with Cooper Street Music
Celebrating 50 years of Pride at Seabright Social with Cooper Street Music


Pints for Pride SC Pride Brew Launch with DJ 2Row
Pints for Pride SC Pride Brew Launch with DJ 2Row


Queer History Podcast Launch Reception
Santa Cruz Main Library. 224 Church St.
Please RSVP Here.

50th Kick Off Reception
Join us from 6-8pm at: MK Gallery of Art, 705 Front Street for drinks and appetizers. 7pm - Special Remarks and Toast !

Sonora Reyes Book Talk / Broposal
Come to Bookshop Santa Cruz to listen to Sonora Reyes talk about their queer Latinx books for adults and young adults. Register here.

Call for Artists
Submission Info Here * Interest form due: Jan. 17; Art Concept due: Jan. 27

ML King Day March in Downtown Santa Cruz
Join SC Pride in marching in the ML King Day parade sponsored by the NAACP. Line up at 9am at Cathcart and Pacific. 10am March. More info here.
