SF readies for Pink Saturday, other June Pride Month events
Organizations are in the midst of planning activities for Pride Month in June, including the return of a Pink Saturday dance party in the Castro and an event in Golden Gate Park timed with the observance of Juneteenth.Longtime San Francisco Pride celebration enthusiasts will be glad to hear that an official Pink Saturday is returning to the Castro this year, after an absence of nearly six years.
The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence stepped away from producing the event in 2015, after saying they could no longer guarantee the safety of visitors.
That year the San Francisco LGBT Community Center oversaw it, but the unofficial kickoff to Pride weekend hasn't been held since.This year the street party will be produced by a different, but familiar, organization.
Soul of Pride, the same group that has been putting on performances featuring Black, Indigenous, people of color acts and entertainment for both San Francisco Pride as well as pre-pandemic Pink Saturday performances in the Castro, is this year producing what Castro Merchants Association leadership hope will become an annual event again.
