Jane Warner Plaza, Castro/Market

Join us on May 22, 2025, for Harvey Milk Day: A Protest of Joy—a powerful celebration of community, resilience, and the enduring legacy of Harvey Milk. Kicking off with a hands-on placard-making session led by local Queer artists, we’ll honor Milk’s spirit of activism and hope.

The main event features a powerful rally speeches, alongside stirring performances by the San Francisco Pride Band, the Sacred & Profane Chamber Chorus (premiering a new choral work based on Milk’s Freedom Day Speech), and the cast of Harvey Milk Reimagined from Opera Parallèle alongside host Tina Valentin Aguirre, Director of the Castro LGBTQ Cultural District.

We’ll then take to the streets for a joyous march to the Roxie Theater, where we’ll come together for the annual screening of Oscar winning documentary, The Times of Harvey Milk.

Raise your voice. Take up space. Celebrate a legacy. This is a protest of joy.

Presented by Castro LGBTQ Cultural District, Castro Merchants, Castro & Upper Market CBD, Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza, Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club and Opera Parallèle.

https://operaparallele.org/events/harvey-milk-day-a-protest-of-joy/