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Summer always gets a bright and festive kickoff with LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. Communities on the Peninsula and beyond are marking the month in a variety of ways, with everything from crafts, storytimes and talks to parades, festivals and flag-raisings. Here’s a sampling of how the Peninsula is celebrating Pride:
Palo Alto Libraries
Through June at various branches; paloalto.bibliocommons.com.
The library hosts events that include family storytime (Rinconada Library, June 3; Mitchell Park Library, June 7; Downtown Library, June 13); little ones storytime (Rinconada, June 11); a Spanish-language little ones storytime (College Terrace Library, June 12); and the YA Reads Book Club this month will read and discuss “We Are Okay” by Bay Area-raised author Nina LaCour (Rinconada, June 26).
San Mateo County Libraries
Through June at various county library locations and online, smcl.bibliocommons.com.
The San Mateo County Libraries host events at various branches, including a performance by LGBTQ+ Mexican folkloric dance group Ensamble Folclórico Colibrí (Atherton, June 1; Half Moon Bay, June 6; San Carlos, June 7; North Fair Oaks, June 13; Pacific Sharp Park, June 14; East Palo Alto, June 20; Foster City, June 21; Woodside, June 21; Millbrae, June 27; Pacifica Sanchez, June 28); screenprinting workshops (Half Moon Bay, June 2; Pacifica Sharp Park, June 3; Brisbane, June 9; Atherton, June 11; Millbrae, June 17); a kids’ rainbow scratch paper craft workshop (Atherton, June 3); LGBTQ+ Book Club with San Mateo County Pride Center (online, June 4); Resistance Through Printmaking workshop (North Fair Oaks, June 8; East Palo Alto, June 10; Foster City, June 17; Brisbane, June 21). San Francisco-based author Isaac Fellman discussing his new novel, “Notes From a Regicide,” a trans family saga set in a far-off, familiar future (San Mateo Park Central Recreation Center, June 14).
Coast Pride Events
Various locations; coastpride.org.
A month of Pride events taking place Coastside kick off with Pescadero’s Pride Parade on May 31, 1:30-3 p.m. Pacifica holds a car-decorating party June 6, 5-8 p.m., ahead of its Pride Parade on June 7, 11 a.m. The parade will be followed by a festival with music and food. Half Moon Bay holds a flag unveiling ceremony at city hall, with queer music, poetry and crafts on June 5, 5:30-7 p.m. with a Pride Parade taking place later in the month, on June 22, 11 a.m., followed by a festival with live performances, activities and more. The month wraps up with two awareness and inclusion trainings for allies and advocates, June 24 at Half Moon Bay Library and June 26 at Pacifica Sharp Park.
Daly City Progress Pride Flag Raising
June 2, 10 a.m., at Daly City’s City Hall, 333 90th St., Daly City; free; tinyurl.com/DalyCityPrideFlag.
Daly City marks Pride month with the raising of the Progress Pride flag.
Cupertino Flag Raising
June 2, 4 p.m., at 10350 Torre Ave., Cupertino; free;tinyurl.com/CupertinoPride.
The city of Cupertino hosts an event to raise the Pride flag.
Belmont Pride flag raising
June 3, 10 a.m. at Belmont City Hall, 1 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont; free; tinyurl.com/BelmontPrideFlag.
The city of Belmont will raise the Pride flag in a community ceremony.
Redwood City Progress Pride Flag Raising
June 4, 6 p.m., at Courthouse Square, 2200 Broadway St., Redwood City. redwoodcity.org.
Redwood City hosts a Progress Pride flag-raising and proclamation ceremony, with guest speaker Yoselin Zavala Lopez of Adolescent Counseling Services, as well as remarks from city officials.
Family Pride Day at the fair
June 6, noon-9:30 p.m., on the Fiesta Stage, San Mateo County Fair, 1346 Saratoga Drive, San Mateo; $8-$21; sanmateocountyfair.com/family-pride-day.
The lineup of performances features The Magic of Louie Foxx; Jess Matias Wild 94.9 FM Paint Class; drag time story hour; DJ Jaymee Baaby; an all-ages drag show; ACT IV and Sweet Thing.
Mountain View Pride
June 7, 11 a.m.-3 p.m., at Civic Center Plaza, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. tinyurl.com/MtnViewPride.
The city of Mountain View hosts its first Pride celebration, which will feature a community art project, a history walk, community booth and a family fun zone with inflatable slides, a photo booth with instant prints, button-making, a mini-carnival, DJ music and roaming entertainment and a visit with the bookmobile.
Winters Tavern
June 7, 1 p.m., at 1522 Francisco Blvd., Pacifica. instagram.com.
Celebrate after Pacifica’s Pride Parade with an afternoon of music from local bands and a tap takeover.
Palo Alto’s Queer Legacy: From Archives to Action
June 11, 5-7 p.m, at Rinconada Library, 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto; free; tinyurl.com/PAQueerLegacy
Aleo Landeta (Palo Alto’s King Artist-in-Residence), Ken Yeager (the first openly gay Santa Clara County official) and Santa Clara County LGBTQ Affairs Manager Sera Fernando discuss challenges the LGBTQ+ community faces in Santa Clara County and how the Queer Silicon Valley Archive can serve as a blueprint for taking on today’s challenges by understanding historical resilience and strategies for progress.
Pride Outside 2025
Sunset Hike June 13, 5:30 p.m., at Russian Ridge, La Honda; Restoration June 14, 9 a.m.-noon at Bear Creek Redwoods, 18718 Bear Creek Road, Los Gatos. Admission for both events is free; registration required. branchingoutadv.org/events.
Branching Out Adventures hosts events for the queer community to enjoy spending time outdoors, including a sunset hike at Russian Ridge on June 13 and a June 14 volunteer restoration project with Grassroots Ecology at Bear Creek Redwoods. Other events include queer yoga and a bonfire held on June 14 at Santa Cruz County beaches.
San Mateo County Pride
June 14. Parade begins at 10:30 a.m. at 2nd and B streets, San Mateo. Celebration begins at 11 a.m. at San Mateo Central Park, 50 E 5th Ave., San Mateo; free admission; no alcohol will be served. smcpridecelebration.com.
Events kick off with a parade through downtown San Mateo, followed by a celebration at San Mateo Central Park with live entertainment and DJs, resource and vendor booths, food trucks and family-friendly activities.
Pride Weekend at Filoli
House Party is June 13, 6-10 p.m., and admission is $55; Pride weekend June 14, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., and June 15, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Pride Weekend events free with Filoli admission ($29-$39). All events take place at Filoli, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside. filoli.org/visit/pride.
The weekend kicks off with a Pride House Party on June 13 featuring a variety of performances, including drag and burlesque artists, DJs and contortionists; then, a weekend of family-friendly events includes hands-on art, sound baths, dancing to live performances, flower crown-making workshops ($20 additional); booths from local LGBTQIA+ community organizations; drag queen storytime and drag bingo.
Pride and Pizza Shabbat
June 20, 5:15 p..m, at Congregation Beth Am, 26790 Arastradero Road, Los Altos Hills; free; jewishbabynetwork.org.
The Jewish Baby Network hosts an event for young families with a pizza dinner, playtime, puppets, singing and dancing.
Oasis Makers Fair: Pride Edition
June 21, 2-6 p.m., at TETRA Hotel, 400 W. Java Drive, Sunnyvale; eventbrite.com.
TETRA Hotel’s Oasis Makers Fair: Pride Edition features more than 25 makers and small businesses, many of which are LGBTQIA+-owned and operated, a special performance by the Bay Area’s premier drag troupe the Rice Rockettes and raffles throughout the afternoon with proceeds benefitting the Rainbow Chamber of Silicon Valley. The event is free to attend with RSVPs recommended. The hotel’s Nokori bar, a Japanese whisky bar, will also have a signature Pride cocktail available throughout the month of June and during the June 21 fair.
