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Join us for this year’s Pride at the Beach celebration in its new location at Chase Palm Park Field!
The Pacific Pride Festival celebrates the beauty, art, and creativity LGBTQ+ individuals bring to the world. This year’s Pride will focus on access, inclusion and belonging, ensuring all members of our community can participate fully in Pride - featuring ASL interpretation, Spanish interpretation, and more spaces for everyone to be included. This all-day Pride at the Beach event is free to the public and will open with an empowering rally, feature a full line-up of live entertainment, delicious local food, family friendly activities, and much more!
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Featuring live performances by:
Cece Peniston
Mariachi Arcoiris
Vivan Storm Experience
Jakk Fynn
Rossi
Soul Machine
United Queendom featuring: Vivian Storm, Angel D’mon, Sheba, Karma Limbz and Melina Poinsettia
Harout and Dance Company
LA Boheme Dance Group
Drag Show featuring Deja Re, BellaDonna, Miss Kitty, Pandora Mystere and The Bearded Gotti
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Public Health Notice: MPX (Monkeypox)
The World Health Organization has declared Monkeypox a World Health Emergency. The community of Santa Barbara County should know that:
Monkeypox is a rare disease. And while many people affected in the current global outbreaks identify as gay or bisexual, monkeypox can spread to anyone through close, personal, often skin-to-skin contact including:
- Direct contact with monkeypox rash, sores, or scabs from a person with monkeypox.
- Contact with objects, fabrics (clothing, bedding, or towels), and surfaces that have been used by someone with monkeypox.
- Contact with respiratory secretions, through kissing and other face-to-face contact.
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PPF Pride Week Events
Girly Q @ Soho - Sunday, August 21. 5:30-11:30pm. Purchase tickets here
Sunset @ the Canary - Wednesday, August 24. 6-8pm. Free to all ages.
Pacific Pride Festival @ Chase Palm Park. Saturday, August 27. 11am-7pm. Free to all ages.
Pride After Party @ Wildcat - Doors open at 8pm. $15 Pre-sale tickets available at the Pacific Pride Festival. $20 tickets at the door.
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Community Pride Week Events
Pride Picnic @ The Mission Rose Garden Thursday August 25, 6pm. Hosted by Gay Santa Barbara
Comedy is a Drag @ Wildcat - Friday, August 26, 7pm, hosted by Wildcat. Purchase tickets here!
Pride Weekend Kick-off Party Backstage Friday August 26, 8pm. Hosted by Gay Santa Barbara. $10 pre-sale. $20 at the door.
Glitter Brunch @ Wildcat - Sunday, August 27, 11am, hosted by Wildcat. Make your reservation here!
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Wednesday, 8/24, from 6 PM - 8 PM, on the rooftop of the Kimpton Canary for our Pride Festival rendition of Sunset @ the Canary!
DJ Darla Bea will be entertaining us with our favorite songs. Anyone wanting an adult beverage must present their ID to security at check-in for a stamp.
This is a FREE event thanks to our sponsor Gilead Sciences Inc., and our hosts Kimpton Canary.
Keep an eye out for the September Sunset @ the Canary date announcement!
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Ace Pro Music presents a community-based Pride Week kick-off party, Girly Q on Sunday, August 21st from 5:30pm -11:30pm. This all-inclusive BENEFIT event for PPF will feature live performances by Jennifer Corday, Jayne Wayne, Audrey Stewart, and DJ Darla Bea.
Support your community and Pacific Pride Foundation by purchasing your tickets here (hyperlink). Dinner reservations are required for table seating. Call (805) 062-7775 ext. 6 to reserve your spot.
Buy your tickets here
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Join us as a monthly donor to Pacific Pride Foundation through our Partners In Pride program.
By becoming a Partner in Pride, you will ensure that PPF continues to create a vibrant, thriving, and visible community for LGBTQ+ people through activities that foster a positive sense of identity, purpose, and well-being.
Sign up today, and support your community all year long!
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PPF Staff + Board Updates | |
Welcome to the team Gabrielle Felder!
Originally from Orange County, California, Gabrielle completed her undergraduate education at University of California, Santa Barbara. She graduated in 2018 with honors, receiving two degrees: Ecology and Evolution, B.S. and Biological Anthropology, B.A. In June 2020, Gabrielle graduated from University of Washington School of Public Health with a Master’s in Environmental and Occupational Health.
Currently, Gabrielle works as the Community Education and Outreach Coordinator at Pacific Pride Foundation in Santa Barbara, CA. Her previous work experience include prevention education and youth advocacy, DEI consulting, and community program development. When she’s not working, Gabrielle enjoys watching reality TV and anime, eating sushi, and going to the beach with her dog and her partner.
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Welcome our newest Board Member: Sarita Bhatt
Sarita Bhatt is an agency and marketing veteran, having spent the past 25 years building brands and creative strategies for some of the world’s top companies, including Sonos, Hershey’s, General Electric, Dos Equis, Kate Farms and others. She was the Global head of Digital Brand Experience at Sonos and most recently the VP of Consumer and Retail Marketing at Kate Farms.
She is currently working on developing children’s content centered on queer families, immigrant cultures and Hindu mythologies. She has spent the past seven years serving on the Board of the Brooklyn Community Price Center and is an active member of Satrang (the south Asian lgbtq+ Organization of Southern California). She’s an east coast to California transplant and lives with her wife Elizabeth Scharpf and two kids (Niran 5 and Ronak 3) on the Mesa.
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Santa Maria
Every Wednesday
2-3:30pm or while supplies last*
200 Town Center E
Dates: August 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, & 31st
Santa Barbara
Every other Tuesday
10am-1pm or while supplies last*
400 W Carrillo St
Dates: August 2nd, 16th, & 30th
Isla Vista
Every other Friday
12:30-2:30pm or while supplies last*
970 Embarcadero Del Mar
Dates: August 5th & 19th
Click here to learn more about Harm Reduction!
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Need to talk to someone? We are here for you.
Affordable counseling is available online via teletherapy for LGBTQ+ individuals, individuals living with HIV/AIDS, and their partners, family, and friends.
We provide support with:
- Coming out
- HIV-positive topics
- Family/group counseling
- Couples counseling
- And more
For more information or questions about our counseling services, email our Counseling department.
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PROUD Youth Summer Programs | |
*UPDATE* Due to recent staffing changes, we are changing our youth summer program to monthly meetings starting in July. Please see our *NEW* summer dates below:
Join us Wednesday, August 3rd, for the next installment of our PROUD Youth summer program! The meeting is VIRTUAL, and takes place from 2-3pm.
Want to sign up or have questions? Please contact our Community Outreach and Education Manager today!
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Carpinteria Youth Hiking Group | |
Join us for our final youth hiking group!
Carp Bluffs Beach
Tuesday, August 9th
10:30-11:30am
If you are interested in taking part in the youth hiking group or have questions, please email our Community Outreach and Education Manager.
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Join our PROUD Older Adult group!
The PROUD Older Adult Group meets every other week on Thursdays from 12 - 1:00 pm over zoom. The social group is for LGBTQ+ folks and allies ages 50+. Feel free to grab a snack or your lunch, and hop on zoom!
For more information or questions about how you can join the group, email our Community Outreach and Education Manager.
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Additional Ways to Give!
CarEasy
Website | Car Donations
Looking for another way to support our services? Pacific Pride Foundation is now accepting car donations through careasy.org!
Click here to schedule a pick up!
AmazonSmile
Website | Shop & Donate
Are you an Amazon shopper? Did you know that when you shop using AmazonSmile, the company will donate 0.5 percent of your purchase to Pacific Pride Foundation? Click on the AmazonSmile link to get started today and to have 0.5% of all of your purchases go directly to PPF!
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