Downtown San Francisco is bringing the party this Pride Month with Drag Me Downtown, an epic series of free pop-up drag performances. Get ready for a lineup of entertaining performers including Bobby Friday, MGM Grande, and Bionka Simone.
If you pre-register for the event with a $10 donation, you’ll receive your own feather boa and a “Drag Me Downtown” fan! Preregistration proceeds benefit local trans-centric nonprofit Trans Thrive.
The energetic performances will take place from 5-7pm on Thursday evenings in June at different venues around Downtown San Francisco. Here’s the schedule:
- June 1: Schroeder’s – with host Bobby Friday and performers Rahni Nothingmore and Madd-Dogg 20/20.
- June 8: Latin Steakhouse – with host Bobby Friday and performers VERA! and Coco Buttah
- June 15: Nigella – with host Bobby Friday and performers Nicki Jizz, Jota Mercury, Cream, and Cream Fraîche
- June 22: One Market Restaurant – with host MGM Grande and performers Voodonna Black and Helixir Byntwell
- June 29: Pagan Idol – with host Bionka Simone and performers Dulce de Leche and Mary Vice
Sensational SF drag queen Bobby Friday will spearhead the festivities for three of the five pop-up events. As Grand Duchess 48 of San Francisco, she loves using drag to support local community organizations. “My fellow performers and I are thrilled to collaborate with The Downtown SF Partnership to spread love and glamour throughout our beloved city,” she said.
Don’t forget that although the event is free to attend, guests can pre-register with a $10 donation to Trans Thrive and receive a feather boa and fan upon arrival. Trans Thrive is an SF nonprofit dedicated to creating safe spaces, activities, and events for the local trans and gender non-conforming community.
Ever since the pandemic, The Downtown SF Partnership has worked to produce a series of activations to encourage San Franciscans to spend more time in the Financial District outside of “work hours.” One of the most popular past events was Let’s Glow SF, a massive holiday projection mapping display in December.