Downtown Holiday Parade
Join our contingent or come watch the parade in downtown Santa Cruz.
Salinas Valley Pride Celebrations
14th Annual Salinas Valley Pride Celebration in Salinas Central Park.
Youth Leadership: LGBTQ+ History Podcast Creation
Join the Queer Student Union (QSU) and create LGBTQ+ history podcasts.
** Sign Up Here.
Rob Darrow is coordinating the QSU for the Santa Cruz County Office of Education. All queer, trans and ally students from middle school to college are invited to join us. Our first project in September and October will be interviewing and recording queer elders in the county who have been part of the 50 years of SC Pride history. We hope many students will sign up to join us. The first meeting is on Saturday, September 21 from 11-3 and we’ll learn how to use iPads and microphones to do the interviews. Other meetings will be via Zoom on Tuesdays from 4-5:30. And our interview day will be on Saturday, October 19. Email: Robdarrow@SantaCruzPride.org
Monterey Peninsula Pride
The Parade will begin at 11:00am on Polk Street and will continue on toward Pearl Street, and down Alvarado Street. It will culminate at Custom House Plaza for the Celebration portion at 12:00pm. Bring the whole family to shop and eat from a variety of local vendors and enjoy a lineup of queer entertainers.
Sapphic Factory
a modern queer joy dance party 🦋
come dance and be free to the music of muna, chappell roan, fletcher, phoebe bridgers, boygenius, kim petras, marina, elio, ashnikko, girl in red, tegan and sara, and more. ✨
collaborating with plus1 to donate a portion of proceeds from each ticket sold to local lgbtqia+ charities
Tickets Here ($16-$25) 18+
Cherry Pit | Pride Month Edition
Celebrating Pride month in hypergay outer space! Proudly presented by Santa Cruz’s premiere drag dance party.
Kink at Pride: Queer Festival (18+)
Dual Demon’s weekend convention of Queer education, art and community. Learn queer history, movement and kink.
Pride Majesty and Marketplace
Motion Pacific presents “A queer dance party and variety show” on Friday evening. Majesty Marketplace on Saturday, June 8 at 2pm.
Documentary Screening: Conversations with Gay Elders
View part of the documentary series, Conversations with Gay Elders, along with filmmaker, David Weissman. Viewing a the Center for Spiritual Living, 1818 Felt St. Free admission. Co-Sponsored with the Center for Spiritual Living, Chadeish Yameinu, Santa Cruz Area Radical Faeries.
Endless Pride Pool Party: The Official SC Pride After Party
The Official After-Party of Santa Cruz Pride Parade and Festival ft. DJ AyumiPlease at Hotel Paradox!
2024 Santa Cruz Pride Parade and Festival
Parade starts at 11am along Pacific in downtown Santa Cruz followed by the festival with entertainment, booths and free admission to the MAH.
Youth Pride: March, Watch, Connect
Join a parade group, watch along Pacific and then watch live performances on the Abbott Square Stage and Locust Street stage.
Queerlantis, A Sea Oddity Carnival Extravaganza
Where Carnival Magic Meets Sea Wonders! 🎪 Step right up into the immersive world of Queerlantis - A Sea Oddity Carnival Extravaganza! 🌊
SC Dyke / Trans March
Join the Call to Activism. Through the power of community and connection, we come together to advocate fro change.
MAH Exhibit: Is Gender Working for You?
Pop up exhibit by local artist Shani Fable. Interactive display with UV display and instrumental music in the Garden Room. Portraits of gender variant people through history.
Sueños Mojados: A Drag and Burlesque Show
A Drag and Burlesque Show produced by Pajaro Valley Pride
OPEN NOW: Grand Marshal Nomination
We invite you to nominate individuals or organizations to be Grand Marshals at the Santa Cruz Pride parade each year.
Open Now: Call for Festival Entertainment
Want to be a part of the Pride Festival entertainment?