In just a week, San Diego will have its busiest event of the year as people flood Hillcrest and Balboa Park for San Diego Pride.
The streets turn into vibrant celebrations of the LGBTQ+ community. The exuberance of the crowd at the parade always has an infectious energy.
Uptown News is a sponsor of San Diego Pride and we’re pleased to present all the event has to offer in our Pride Guide, both online and in the print editions of Uptown News and Downtown News.
The guide includes everything from practical information like the festival schedule and map updates to 2025 highlights, including profiles of local LGBTQ+ luminaries, stalwart advocates and artists doing tremendous and inspiring work.
Since Pride is a special event, we also thought you might like to pick up a copy of our 2025 Pride Guide to remember the season. It hits stands Friday morning.
There’s dozens of places in the community where you can grab a copy of Uptown or Downtown News. Here’s a few:
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Uptown –
- Ralphs supermarket and Whole Foods on University Avenue in Hillcrest
- LGBT Community Center and Hillcrest Family Health Center in Hillcrest
- Ibis Market in Mission Hills
- Lestat’s and the Uptown Car Wash in University Heights
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Downtown –
- San Diego Central Library
- Birdrock Coffee, two locations on Kettner Boulevard
- Santa Fe Depot
- Starbucks, one on Broadway, another on Hawthorn Street
- Ralphs supermarket and Whole Foods on University Avenue in Hillcrest
- LGBT Community Center and Hillcrest Family Health Center in Hillcrest
- Ibis Market in Mission Hills
- Lestat’s and the Uptown Car Wash in University Heights
- San Diego Central Library
- Birdrock Coffee, two locations on Kettner Boulevard
- Santa Fe Depot
- Starbucks, one on Broadway, another on Hawthorn Street
If you want to know where to get started in this year’s guide, learn about San Diego’s long history of
drag kings
, with photography from Brittany Cruz-Fejeran … a
Hillcrest artist
who chooses to honor diversity in her work … a Champion of Pride, trans advocate
Strawberry
… a drag queen and her
fundraising efforts
… and this year’s
grand marshals
, migrants and those who stand up for them.
See all our Pride coverage
here
, or page through the viewer below to enjoy the print edition of the Pride Guide.
Happy Pride!
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