Celebrating Pride in the Town of Sonoma June 1-30, 2023

Honoring Pride Month

Sonoma honors pride month yet again by raising the rainbow flag and installing our pride banners around the square. We invite you to visit the square anytime from now through June and observe pride month in your own special way.

Head to the square, snap your favorite photos and show us some love on our Instagram

2023 PRIDE EVENTS

LIVE EVENT CALENDAR

We are happy to bring you the updated 2023 LIVE Event Calendar! See everything happening in Sonoma and around the Bay Area in celebration of Pride Month.

Check out the Event Guide

HISTORY

PRIDE STARTED AS A PROTEST

New York’s Pride march started officially in 1970 as Christopher Street Liberation Day, a protest march that commemorated the one-year anniversary of the riots at the Stonewall Inn. Throughout the 1960s, police regularly harassed and raided gay bars—arresting trans women and butch lesbians, among others, for the “crime” of wearing clothes designated for the opposite gender. The night of the Stonewall uprising, the West Village LGBTQ community had finally had enough. They fought back, throwing bricks and other objects at police, and the riot spilled over into several days of standoffs between the police and queer and trans New Yorkers.

LOCAL

LGBTQ ORGANIZATIONS

These organizations have been making a difference for years. Learn more about their unwavering commitment to the LGBTQ community.

SUPPORT LOCAL LGBTQ ORGS

MISSION

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY & INCLUSIVITY IN SONOMA

Keeping Sonoma Valley an inclusive community for all. We celebrate our diversity and our differences which are the source of our strength.

Read Our Story

Thank you to our Sponsors

Interested in Becoming a Sponsor?

We were overwhelmed by the locals who donated to bring pride to Sonoma. We are currently not looking for sponsorship as all proceeds are allocated for the creation and management of the pride banners. That said feel free to inquire and we may reach out to you with future pride sponsorship.