The Sunday stage will be hosted by Sister Roma, an activist, writer and self-described nun, and Honey Mahogany, a business owner, activist and founder of Compton’s Transgender Cultural District. Saturday’s performers will also include a theater company called Bay Area Musicals, the band Candelaria and singer-songwriter-producer Samiere. This year, the Saturday festivities on the main stage near Civic Center Plaza will be hosted by Persia, a drag performer and artist, and Yves Saint Croissant, a drag performer and co-creator of the queer club Creature SF. This is because putting on the parade involves speaking to and coordinating with San Francisco officials, health and safety services and representatives of parade contingents. “There are people who are working on it as soon as the day after the event … for next year,” Lopez said. This annual event is put on by the San Francisco Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Pride Celebration Committee, a nonprofit organization dedicated to education and the celebration of LGBTQ+ culture, liberation and heritage, according to the San Francisco Pride website.Īccording to San Francisco Pride spokesperson Fred Lopez, the parade takes a year to prepare for - even with full-time staff. Additionally, there will be more than 200 contingents and exhibitors and about 20 venues and community-run stages. An estimated 100,000 people are expected to flank Market Street in San Francisco as about 50,000 participants march from Embarcadero to the Civic Center. The parade will take place Sunday, with festivities beginning at 10:30 a.m.
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2019 marks the 49th annual San Francisco LGBT Pride Parade and Celebration, which will occur Saturday and Sunday.