If you must drive, San Francisco Pride does partner up with Parking Panda to reserve spaces so plan ahead for this transportation option. You can also use Muni and get off at Civic Center, Powell, and Montgomery. It’s highly recommend you use public transportation to get to San Francisco Pride! Use BART and get off at the Civic Center BART Station and then walk a short block to Civic Center Plaza. Come on out to San Francisco to celebrate the LGBT community this June and take part in one of the biggest Pride events around the country. San Francisco Pride, June 24 – 25, draws a crowd of about 1 million from all over so we’ve compiled some tips to navigating the festival and parade like a pro!Ī Pride Celebration has been taking place every year since 1972, though the first “Gay-In” took place in June 1970, and has gone through several names through the decades but most of them reflected the themes of freedom and celebration.