The queer community in Oakland has been starkly underrepresented including a severe underfunding of KEY organizations providing critical services to the Queer LGBTQIA+ community. PrideFest Oakland takes place on 20th Street & Broadway. Join us as we come together to celebrate the diversity and beauty that is held within Oakland. Out of love for Oakland’s LGBTQ/Queer Community, a half dozen of Oakland’s BIPOC business & nonprofit leaders have come together to re-envision Oakland’s LGBTQ pride celebration. Pridefest Oakland was born in 2021 after the faltering of the existent Oakland Pride. Our events celebrate Oakland’s rich and diverse queer community, support Oakland’s BIPOC businesses & non-profits, and highlight the resources available to the community through a series of events throughout the year that lead up to Oakland Pride Weekend – a Festival and Parade. Our organization has a shared vision of providing an equitable platform, safe spaces, and events for the entire Oakland community. Historically, our events have attracted over 50,000 attendees and have raised $3.3 mm for the Oakland community as we continue to live and buy locally. Since 2010, we have been an influential coalition dedicated to educating the greater Bay Area and promoting equality, social justice, civic involvement, and responsibility within Oakland and neighboring communities.
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