Upper Telegraph Pre-Pride Party

Saturday, August 24 | 12 – 6pm | Telegraph & 66th | FREE

Come celebrate Oakland’s first Rainbow Crosswalks, Oakland Pride & our amazing Upper Telegraph community!  There will be: Queer First Fridays DJ’s and Dance Party, Drag shows, food, drinks and more. This event also celebrates that the City of Oakland has agreed to repaint our volunteer-created rainbow crosswalks, with a plan to permit permanent crosswalks!!

Come celebrate Oakland’s first Rainbow Crosswalks, Oakland Pride & our amazing Upper Telegraph community on Saturday, August 24th from 12-6pm! There will be: Queer First Fridays DJ’s and Dance Party all day, Drag shows at 1:30pm, 3pm, and 4:30pm. Plus Local business booths including Pet Food Express and The Pacific Center. Food and beer vendors include Kenny’s Heart and Soul, the new Upper Telegraph taproom “Tannery on Telegraph”  (opening soon at 6369 Telegraph Ave) serving food from their Napa restaurant Oenotri, and the Temescal BID beer booth serving Tannery Bend Beerworks and Temescal Brewing beer.

The Upper Telegraph Pre-Pride Party also celebrates that the City of Oakland has agreed to repaint our volunteer-created rainbow crosswalks, with a plan to permit permanent crosswalks!! These crosswalks are right in front of White Horse Bar, the oldest gay bar in America! This event is sponsored by Sutter Health Alta Bates Summit Medical Center.