Walking Tour: The Valley of the Queens
Saturday, October 26 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
The “Valley of the Queens”
Explore the vibrant and revolutionary queer history of San Francisco’s Tenderloin and Polk Street neighborhoods with local resident and professor Shawn Sprockett. This tour offers a deep dive into the emergence of LGBTQIA+ icons and movements that shaped the area from the 1960s to the 1990s. The “Valley of the Queens” tour highlights key events such as the Compton’s Cafeteria Riot, a landmark trans resistance that predates the Stonewall Riots, and the site of San Francisco’s first Pride parade.
Tours start at The Tenderloin Museum located at 398 Eddy St., San Francisco.
Tours led by expert, Shawn Sprockett
Tour Dates & Times:
Saturday, October 26th @ 2PM
Saturday, November 23rd @2PM
Saturday, December 21st @ 2PM
**** Additional Tour Information ***
General public admission, $35 per person (non-members); Members, $10 with discount code. Check your SF History E-newsletter, which goes out the first week of every month, for the membership code. Apply at check-out.
Additional donations at checkout are always appreciated and keep the ticket price low.
Tour length: Approximately 90 minutes
Maximum attendees: 20 people
In case of rain, tour will be rescheduled
Purchase Your Tickets Here: www.SFHistory.org/ValleyoftheQueens