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Your generous support helps us keep The Big Gay Picnic a fun and welcoming event for everyone! Donations go directly toward securing our event permit to reserve park space, provide music, and create a space for community gatherings with food, drinks, and friendship. Use the QR codes below or donate cash at the event.
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The Big Gay Picnic is a free once-a-month potluck-style picnic centered around the LGBT+ community in sunny San Diego, California. The Big Gay Picnic is a fun community-lead event that brings together that takes place in a large grassy area on the West side of San Diego’s iconic Balboa Park.
Although the Big Gay Picnic started in 2021 as a small picnic among friends, it has grown in size over the years due to its popularity. Today, each picnic draws around 200 people a month, from locals to new San Diegans. All are welcome, including pets!
The Big Gay Picnic is an entirely community-led event, for the community and by the community. Picnic goers are encouraged to bring a shareable dish, a picnic blanket, friends, or anything else that adds to the event. Through partnerships with local non-profits, businesses, and organizations, the Big Gay Picnic’s organizers are also able to provide volleyball, Cornhole, a live DJ, and community resources like free HIV testing.
The Big Gay Picnic anticipates 10 picnics in 2025 (depending on available funding):
We welcome LGBT-based and LGBT-friendly groups to sponsor The Big Gay Picnic! Your support helps us create a fun, inclusive event. Past sponsors have set up booths, shared their group's info, and invited members to join the picnic.
We’re also open to partnerships, whether it’s providing entertainment, hosting activities, or promoting each other’s events.
If your group would like to collaborate with or sponsor the picnic, contact us to explore the possibilities!
2582 Balboa Dr, San Diego, CA 92101
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