The Center for Social Services produced the first Lesbian and Gay Parade in San Diego in June 1974, to celebrate the 1969 Stonewall Rebellion on New York’s Christopher Street. The parade has more than 200 floats and entries, and is viewed by a crowd of nearly 200,000 people. Pride Weekend is believed to be the largest civic event in the city of San Diego.

The event usually features the Pride Parade on a Saturday, preceded by a block party in the Hillcrest gay neighborhood the night before, and followed by a two-day Pride Festival on Saturday and Sunday in Balboa Park. Also known as San Diego LGBT Pride, it’s a nonprofit organization which sponsors the annual three-day celebration in San Diego, every July. San Diego Pride is one of the largest gay prides and parades in the USA.