San Diego Wave FC announced today the club’s plans to celebrate Pride in the city, including participation in the San Diego Pride Parade on July 15 and details around the club’s exclusive merchandise drop and annual Pride Night, presented by Queen Yasmine Injury Law, on Saturday, June 24.
Pride Activities on Game Day
Saturday’s halftime entertainment will be a Drag Queen performance of Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way,” sponsored by Queen Yasmine Injury Law. The performance will take place on the steps of the Sirens Supporters Group Section.
Following the match, fans are invited to attend the official Wave After Party at Gossip Grill.
Pride Night Match & Exclusive Bucket Hat Ticket Offer
The club’s annual Pride Night, presented by Queen Yasmine Injury Law, match will take place on Saturday, June 24 as the Wave hosts OL Reign at 7:00 p.m. PT. The Wave will welcome Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, FIBA Hall of Fame and Women’s Basketball Home of Fame member Cheryl Miller as the Wavemaker for the Pride Night.
Wave players will also wear Pride-themed jerseys, with numbers that are a unique design for each digit in celebration of diversity. Fans interested in purchasing an exclusive pride theme jersey can purchase in-venue only at Snapdragon Stadium (more information below).
Tickets for the match can be purchased here. In addition, the club has partnered with San Diego Pride for an exclusive ticket pack that includes a ticket to the match and a LFGSD bucket hat for only $40, with $5 of each purchase being donated to the nonprofit. The pack is available for sale now here.
Additional information and fan experience regarding Pride Night will be released closer to the match.
Wave Pride Merchandise
San Diego Wave FC have created an exclusive pride collection that is available now on the Wave’s online team store here.
The collection includes a Wave FC ‘Pride’ white t-shirt, a black Wave crest t-shirt, ‘Pride’ navy tank top, LFGSD grey crewneck, navy and grey corduroy hat, along with pride branded accessories.
In addition, the Wave will have a limited-edition pride jersey available at retail in-venue only on June 24. The jersey’s neck tag states “San Diego is Love,” while the jocktag is the special LFGSD pride mark for the club. The back of the jersey has the word PRIDE, while the number 23 is part of the exclusive on-field numbers being worn by players. The new designs were brought to fruition by NWSL Creative Director Maureen Raisch, who took numbers one through nine and created a unique design for each digit in celebration of diversity.
Community Efforts
During Pride month and beyond, the Wave staff, community team and first-team will continue to reflect on, educate around and advance the club’s efforts toward promoting inclusivity in the organization.
The Wave’s Neighborhood Tour will take place on Thursday, June 22 in the Hillcrest community. As part of the tour, the Wave’s staff and select players will visit The Center, one of the largest and most vibrant LGBTQ+ community centers in the nation. The Center’s CEO, Cara Dessert, will take part in the coin toss on June 24 with the captains ahead of the match.
Wave’s Player Initiatives
Defenders Madison Pogarch and Christen Westphal have partnered with The Center in an effort to raise money for a local San Diego program run by San Diego Youth Services, Our Safe Place (OSP) in Chula Vista. OSP is a safe place for one of San Diego’s most vulnerable populations: LGBTQ+ youth.
The two players designed a crew neck t-shirt that can be purchased here with all proceeds benefiting OSP.
Pride Parade & Athlete Alley
On Saturday, July 15, the Wave will take part in the city’s biggest Pride event by walking in the annual San Diego Pride Parade. The Pride Parade is the largest single-day civic event in the region and is among the largest Prides in the United States attracting over 300,000 people.
In addition to the parade, the Wave have sponsored a space within the Pride Parade festival in Athlete Alley. The 2-day festival highlights the best in LGBTQ+ entertainment, interactive exhibits, cultural presentations and community resources.
