SECOND ANNUAL
SAN
FRANCISCO
QUEER
COCKTAIL
WEEK
September 6 - 13 2025
BY
QUEER PEOPLE,
FOR
ALL PEOPLE
CELEBRATING DIVERSITY IN COCKTAILS
AT SAN FRANCISCO’S QUEER WEEK
NOT JUST PRIDE MONTH.
SFQCW IS A BOLD, CITY-WIDE COCKTAIL
CELEBRATION SPOTLIGHTING LGBTQ+
CULTURE-BEYOND JUNE.
OUR MISSION:
-CELEBRATE QUEER IDENTITY THROUGH WORLD-CLASS COCKTAILS
-BUILD INTEGENERATIONAL CONNECTIONS
-SUPPORT THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY YEAR-ROUND
WHAT IS SFQCW?
AN EIGHT-DAY, MULTI-VENUE COCKTAIL EXPERIENCE DESIGNED TO:
UNITE QUEER CULTURE, COCKTAIL CRAFT, AND COMMUNITY GIVING
DISCOVER A PLETHORA OF SF’S MOST INNOVATIVE BAR VENUES
DRIVE PURPOSE THROUGH INCLUSIVE PROGRAMMING
SUPPORT OPENHOUSE SF, A NONPROFIT SERVING LGBTQ+ SENIORS
PARTICIPATING
VENUES
PROPAGATION
620 JONES
CASEMENTS
BODEGA-SF
ZHUZ
SEA STAR
JOLENES
DACHA
AND MORE
THE COMPETITION
THE HEART OF SFQCW
A MULTI-DAY COCKTAIL COMPETITION
BARTENDERS SUBMIT CREATIVE, SCALABLE, QUEER-THEMED COCKTAILS
JUDGED BY TASTE, INNOVATION, AND REPLICABILITY
FEATURED ON MENUS CITYWIDE DURING THE WEEK
PUBLIC - INDUSTRY VOTING
$700 GRAND PRIZE WINNER
9/6 Sapphic Pride Block Party @ JOLENE’S
Cocktail Submissions due.
9/7 Macondray, The Cinch Saloon
9/8 Jupiter Room takeover @ Propagation
9/9 620 Jones
9/10 Bodega SF, The Sea Star
9/11 Dacha, Casements
9/12 Kung Fu, Jolenes, Zhuz
9/13 Cafe Queer Takeover
@Propagation
More Details to Come…
EVENT
SCHEDULE
WHY IT MATTERS
Bridging Generations
SFQCW fosters connection between Gen Z
and LGBTQ+ elders
Gen Z = most openly LGBTQ+
generation ever
Openhouse SF = a lifeline for older
adults navigating isolation
Together, we build a stronger, more
inclusive queer future