I have been to San Diego Pride the last two years. This will be my third year in attendance. I have had a fabulous time. Not to mention all Pride Events were a blast! The people there have been nothing but nice and very accommodating. Hillcrest is always ready to Welcome everyone.That's why I'm going back for Pride 2013. AYE MIRA!!

Been there in 2010 & 2011 and will be there in 2012. Those folks managing that event sure know what they're doing and the attendance is incredible. Hillcrest just bustles with activity for days.

No, it's not as well attended as Los Angeles (let alone Sao Paulo), and it hasn't lasted as long as some of the Stonewall Granddaddies of Pride celebrations, but San Diego Pride is one of the most enjoyable of the genre. Perfect weather every year never hurts, and the beautiful environment of lush Balboa Park is a perfect end destination for the Parade that crawls along University and down 6th Avenue every year. Entertainers as diverse as Erasure, Devo, Salt N Pepa, Kathy Griffin, and Bow Wow Wow have graced the main stages, while participants dance away at country or techno tents, or enjoy beverages in the beer gardens in between visiting food and community booths or taking a ferris wheel ride. As much an annual event for tourists to plan vacations around as City Fest (in August), San Diego Pride is much more than a gay celebration; it's a reminder of how fortunate San Diego's residents and visitors are to be frolicking in this Southwestern paradise.