Join the San Francisco Pride Band for This Year’s Wickedly Good Dance-Along Nutcracker
November 12, 2025Kick off the holiday season with the San Francisco Pride Band at the Dance-Along Nutcracker® 2025: A Wicked Dance-Along Nutcracker. This show is an only-in-San Francisco tradition: part comedy musical, part dance-it-yourself ballet, and part symphonic concert.Read more → - Join the San Francisco Pride Band for This Year’s Wickedly Good Dance-Along Nutcracker
San Francisco Pride Band Names Carlos McMillan Fuentes as Third BIPOC Commission Program Recipient
May 10, 2025The San Francisco Pride Band proudly announces the selection of Carlos McMillan Fuentes as the third recipient of the Band’s BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color) Commission Program. Fuentes’s composition, “American Epic” will premiere at the band’s upcoming spring concert “…On a High Note” on June 8, 2025 at 3pm...Read more → - San Francisco Pride Band Names Carlos McMillan Fuentes as Third BIPOC Commission Program Recipient
San Francisco Pride Band Bids Farewell to Maestro Pete Nowlen at “…On a High Note”
May 9, 2025The San Francisco Pride Band will be performing their spring concert “…On a High Note” on June 8, 2025 at 3pm at the historic Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. Appropriately named, “...On a High Note” is of special importance as this will be the final concert of Artistic Director Pete...Read more → - San Francisco Pride Band Bids Farewell to Maestro Pete Nowlen at “…On a High Note”
Join the San Francisco Pride Band for This Year’s Dance-Along Nutcracker
November 12, 2024Kick off the holiday season with the San Francisco Pride Band at the Dance-Along Nutcracker® 2024 - Mission: Nutcracker. The Dance-Along Nutcracker is an only-in-San Francisco tradition: part comedy musical, part dance-it-yourself ballet, and part symphonic concert. Read more → - Join the San Francisco Pride Band for This Year’s Dance-Along Nutcracker
The Official Band of San Francisco Has a New Name
June 9, 2024San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band is now the San Francisco Pride Band. We are updating our name to emphasize that we welcome all members of the LGBTQ+ community and its allies across the spectrum of sexual orientation and gender identity. This change also underscores our support for our trans and...Read more → - The Official Band of San Francisco Has a New Name
San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band presents Dance-Along Nutcracker® 2023: The Nutmare Before Christmas
November 19, 2023Each year, the Band blends Tchaikovsky’s classic The Nutcracker ballet with a new entertaining theme and storyline. The result is a fun-filled original musical production brimming with wit, artistry, and ingenuity. Part comedy musical, part dance-it-yourself ballet, and part symphonic concert, the Dance-Along Nutcracker features the holiday fun and tradition...Read more → - San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band presents Dance-Along Nutcracker<sup>®</sup> 2023: The Nutmare Before Christmas
Band Announces Roger Zare as First Recipient for Its BIPOC Commission Initiative
August 7, 2022The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band is proud to announce the selection of composer Roger Zare as the recipient of its inaugural BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, Person of Color) Commission Program. Zare was chosen following a nationwide request for proposals, and his composition, 'Awakening', is set to debut in May 2023.Read more → - Band Announces Roger Zare as First Recipient for Its BIPOC Commission Initiative
“Spotlight on Hollywood” To Shine Brighter Than Ever!
June 4, 2022ATTENTION CALENDAR & PSA EDITORS 8:00 pm PDT, Saturday, June 11, 2022 On June 11 at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band crowd-favorite “Spotlight” gala concert fundraiser rolls out the red carpet again after a three-year hiatus. Dress to impress as the show expands...Read more → - “Spotlight on Hollywood” To Shine Brighter Than Ever!
Notes from the Peace Corps
March 13, 2022The San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band and the Northern California Peace Corps Association present Notes from the Peace Corps, a free concert at San Francisco State University on March 19, 2022.Read more → - Notes from the Peace Corps
San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band Launches Commission Program Targeting BIPOC Composers
September 1, 2021Band launches its first BIPOC Commission Program to diversify wind Band repertoire, with a new composition set to premiere in May 2023.Read more → - San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band Launches Commission Program Targeting BIPOC Composers
San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band Announces Nationwide Virtual Pride Concert
May 17, 2021The San Francisco Lesbian Gay/Freedom Band is excited to announce Loud & Proud: A Celebration of Pride Bands from Coast to Coast! A first-of-its-kind virtual pride concert, Loud & Proud brings together thirteen LGBTQIA+ pride bands from across the country for a unique event in honor of pride season.Read more → - San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band Announces Nationwide Virtual Pride Concert
The Official Band of San Francisco Rehearses for Spotlight on Broadway 2019
April 30, 2019Join the San Francisco Lesbian/Gay Freedom Band for a fun-filled audience participation concert on May 18 in the elegant Empire Room at the Sir Francis Drake Hotel on Union Square. Take your shower-time song-stylings renditions to the next level as we belt out some of Broadway's most beloved show tunes...Read more → - The Official Band of San Francisco Rehearses for Spotlight on Broadway 2019