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Past event
The Big Gay Picnic: Howl-O-Ween Edition
About the event
🎃🐺 BGP HOWL-O-WEEN 2026 🖤🐾
Join The Big Gay Picnic for our annual Howl-O-Ween picnic at Balboa Park!
We’re celebrating Halloween, community, creativity & self-expression, with a special spotlight on San Diego’s Bear, Leather, Goth, Pup & Furry communities — and the whole LGBTQIA+ community + our amazing allies are welcome, as always. 🌈
👻 Costumes encouraged, but never required!
Know before you go
Nearby Hotels
via Stay222909 Balboa Dr, San Diego, CA, San Diego, CA, us Open in Maps →
Our three picks · San Diego
via Stay22Budget-to-mid-range inn on 5th Avenue in Hillcrest, a short walk from the neighbourhood's gay bars and restaurants.
Restored 1940s hotel on El Cajon Boulevard in North Park, San Diego, with a large pool. Gay-friendly and close to Hillcrest.
Historic 1910 luxury hotel on Broadway in downtown San Diego, part of Marriott's Luxury Collection, by the Gaslamp Quarter.
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