Pink Saturday

Pink Saturday 2008
Pink Saturday 1991

Pink Saturday is a street party held the Saturday night before San Francisco Pride (Gay Pride Day) in San Francisco's Castro district. It coincides with the annual Dyke March in San Francisco.[1]

Attendees are asked to donate money at the gate. Gate donations in 2008 were around $20,000.[2]

In 2009, the event's estimated attendance was 100,000 people,[3] and cost $150,000.[4][5]

  1. ^ Jay Barmann (2009-05-14). "Cops Looking Also to Put Damper On Pink Saturday". SFist. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  2. ^ compiled by Cynthia Laird. "The Bay Area Reporter Online | News in brief: SJ Pride this weekend". Ebar.com. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  3. ^ Bajko, Matthew S. (2010-04-15). "The Bay Area Reporter Online | Political Notebook: Sisters downscale Pride party". Ebar.com. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  4. ^ Hemmelgarn, Seth. "The Bay Area Reporter Online | A hot LGBT Pride Parade". Ebar.com. Retrieved 2012-11-24.
  5. ^ Bajko, Matthew S. (2009-06-25). "The Bay Area Reporter Online | Changes afoot for SF Pride events". Ebar.com. Retrieved 2012-11-24.