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San Diego's annual LGBTQ+ film festival, each August.
San Diego's LGBTQ+ film festival, running annually since the early 2000s with a program of queer features, documentaries, and shorts plus filmmaker Q&As. The festival takes place each August; the 2026 edition (its 26th) screens August 20–23 at Balboa Park venues, including the San Diego Natural History Museum and the Museum of Photographic Arts. The organization is based in North Park.
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