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Our mission: The San Francisco Pride Run is a volunteer-led event celebrating fitness, fundraising and LGBTQ+ pride on the Saturday morning of SF Pride weekend. It features an inclusive 5K/10K run or walk and kids’ dash open to all ages, abilities, and gender identities.

Where: Middle Drive West at Metson Road in Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA

When: Saturday June 27th, 2026 (Pride Weekend!)

• 6:30 AM: Set up starts

• 8:00 AM: Check in, same day registration and bag check open

• 8:15 AM: Kid’s dash

• 8:30 AM: Race director’s welcome, national anthem, local dignitary remarks, and group stretch

• 9:00 AM: 5k and 10k start

• 10:00 AM: Awards ceremony at registration tent, results posted

• 11:00 AM: 5k and 10k close

• 11:15 AM: Bag check closes, clean up begins

Pricing & Registration: We sell out every year!

To better support our logistics (and fundraising), we offer:

• Early bird pricing ($50 until 5/16)

• Regular registration ($55 until 6/24)

• Limited day-of registration ($70 on 6/27, as capacity allows)

All prices are before taxes and fees.

Parking: Please park next to the Park Stables and walk. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive parking will be closed between Chain of Lakes Drive East and 25th Avenue to keep our event (and organizers) safe and happy!

Questions: Reach out to Brendan Herger, at [email protected]

To learn more, check out https://www.sffr.org/priderun

To register, check out Race Roster

To volunteer, fill out volunteer sign up

Beneficiary

We're proud to announce that the 2026 Pride Run beneficiary is Rafiki Coalition

Rafiki's mission statement: At Rafiki Coalition, our mission is to eliminate health inequities in San Francisco’s Black, LGBTQ+, and marginalized communities through education, advocacy, and holistic health and wellness services in a culturally affirming environment. We are committed to empowering individuals and communities to achieve optimal health and well-being by addressing the physical, mental, and social factors that impact health.

From Shanell Williams, Rafiki's Executive Director: For 40 years, Rafiki has promoted health equity through culturally grounded programs that integrate prevention, treatment, and advocacy. Our mission is to eliminate health inequities in Black, LGBTQ+, and marginalized communities. Our shared commitment to wellness, fitness, and culturally affirming care speaks to how inclusion, pride, and well-being are celebrated, integrated, and accessible throughout the year.

Organizer

SF Front Runners is San Francisco’s LGBTQ+ running community welcoming runners and walkers of all levels, fostering fitness, friendship, and pride year-round through group runs, social events, and community engagement. Join us to celebrate personal achievement and support inclusivity in every stride.

Join our weekly runs, socials and other events at sffr.org/

Events

We are pleased to offer 5 events this year:

• In person 5k

• In person 10k

• 100m kids dash

• Virtual 5k (new, with t-shirt in the mail!)

• Virtual 10k (new, with t-shirt in the mail!)

Course

Our USATF certified course covers the best of SF’s Golden Gate Park. Check out our Strava map here, or the Google Maps layer here

The Chain of LakesDrive and John F Kennedy Drive sections of the course are primarily compressed, unpaved paths.

Jogging strollers are allowed, but please be mindful of the unpaved sections of the course, and folks running for time!

Getting here

Please take transportation, or carpool as possible. Parking will be extremely limited

Public transportation

• N Judah (muni) at Judah & 34th Ave

• 29 (muni) at Lincoln & 33rd Ave

Driving

• Please park next to the Park Stables and walk. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive parking will be closed between Chain of Lakes Drive East and 25th Avenue to keep our event (and organizers) safe and happy!

Bib pickup

Stay tuned for details!

Virtual event

We’re excited to announce our first ever virtual run!

• Virtual runners can complete in the 5k or 10k, any where

• Virtual run is open from Saturday 6/13 to Sunday 6/28

• Virtual runners can receive a t-shirt at bib-pickup, or in the mail 30 days after the virtual event is over. Top placer medals aren’t offered for the virtual run (because we’re all running our own course)

• Want the shirt but not the run? Sign up and we’ll still send it

Kid’s dash

We offer a 50 meter kid’s dash. If your young runner would like a shirt and bib, please register using the normal flow. If you don’t need a shirt and bib, please stop by the registration table to fill out a required parental waiver.

Fine print

• Medals will go to the top three finishers in the overall men, women, and non-binary divisions as well as for by gender identity for each age group: under 20, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89, 90+

• The 10K course is two loops of the 5K course.

• The course is USATF certified

• The event is USATF sanctioned

Sponsorship

Your support makes the Pride Run possible. If your business or employer are considering sponsoring the run, please get in touch with our team!

Benefits

Ultra- marathon

$5,000

Marathon

$2,500

Half Marathon

$1,000

10K

$500

Complimentary race entries

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Invitation to sponsor thank-you party

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Logo placement and link in all race communications

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Logo on race shirt

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Verbal recognition on race day

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