We’re building something historic.
Help us finish it.
For more than half a century, the Castro has been a place of refuge, resistance, and radical hope. People come here to find each other, to fight for our lives, and to change the world. Harvey Milk Plaza will honor that history and the many communities that are still making it.
Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza has spent years building support to transform Harvey Milk Plaza — and in November 2024, San Francisco voters said Yes, approving $25 million to make it real. Groundbreaking is anticipated late 2026, with opening planned for Pride Month, 2028.
The Gallery alone remains unfunded.
Located on the concourse level of Castro Muni Station, the Gallery is where the Plaza’s story comes alive — an immersive cultural space where transit riders, neighbors, and visitors encounter the stories that make the Castro a global landmark. The Gallery turns a place people pass through into one they carry with them.
To build and maintain the Gallery, Friends of Harvey Milk Plaza is raising $3 million.
More than a plaza. A living landmark.
The reimagined Harvey Milk Plaza will offer four connected spaces, each reflecting a part of Harvey’s legacy and the movement he helped ignite.
The Pedestal — A focal point for gathering and collective action.
The Beacon — A monument to the Castro’s LGBTQ+ legacy, past and present.
The Grove — A quiet, contemplative space evoking hope.
The Gallery — An immersive cultural space where history comes alive.
A dream within reach.
“People’s lives can be transformed by the movement. The new Plaza will help to accomplish this.”
“Having a space where we can go to organize, to come together and to fight back, is very San Franciscan and very much in the memory of Harvey Milk. ”
“It’s a chance to continue allowing people to participate in creating the change they want to see in the world.”
Join us.
The Gallery at Harvey Milk Plaza will stand at the heart of the Castro for generations — a place where the story of the LGBTQ+ civil rights movement is told, felt, and carried forward. This is the moment to be part of it.