Hitchhike Across the Galaxy

42nd IAGSDC Convention

July 3-6, 2025

Tours

Pre-Convention Tours Available Soon!!
Preview the offerings below.

Sunday, July 6, 2025
Load buses: 12:30 pm
Tour: 1 to 5 pm

Fee: $60

Max Capacity: 350

Overview

We’re excited to announce that we have just opened up registration for the 2025 Fun Badge Tour as part of Hitchhike Across the Galaxy in San Francisco. Hop on a bus and get whisked to destinations unknown as you dance and sight see at multiple points of interest around San Francisco.

The tour will depart shortly after the Sunday morning brunch so you’ll have time to grab a hat, sunscreen, and anything else you might need. We do recommend a jacket or hoodie. It’s summer in San Francisco, after all!

Snacks and bottled water provided.


Pre-Convention Tours

Saturday, June 28

Saturday, June 28, 2025
Time: 10:30 am – 1:00 pm (2.5 hours)

Fee: $50

Minimum: 6
Max Capacity: 25

Overview

Explore the iconic Mission District murals with a local docent, who will expertly decode the stories, colors, and occasional hidden alien messages.

  • Guided public transit to/from the Mission neighborhood
  • Docent led walking tour
  • Water and protein bar

Accessible public subway and 1.5-hours walk

Saturday, June 28, 2025
Time: 1:30 – 4:00 pm (2.5 hours)

Fee: $50

Minimum: 8
Max Capacity: 25

Overview

To truly experience the Summer of Love, one must do more than simply exist in the general vicinity of its former epicenter. One must stroll—preferably with a sense of wide-eyed wonder—through the very neighborhood where history threw up its hands, donned a flower crown, and decided that free love, questionable fashion choices, and an overabundance of patchouli were the order of the day.

  • Guided public transit to/from the Haight-Asbury neighborhood
  • Docent led walking tour
  • Water and protein bar

Accessible public bus and 1.5-hour walk

Sunday, June 29

Sunday, June 29, 2025
Time: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm (6 hours)

Fee: $100

Minimum: 1
Max Capacity: 60

Overview

Perch in the Pride Parade bleachers like a big wig— basking in glitter, glory, and a fabulous sense of superiority.

  • Guided walk from hotel to the parade
  • VIP bleacher seating
  • Sun block
  • Water and protein bar

20 minute (1 mile) walk each way

Sunday, June 29, 2025
Time: 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (7 hours)

Fee: $40

Minimum: 10
Max Capacity: 40

Overview

See San Francisco as you travel out of the Pride Zone and across San Francisco to the Walt Disney Family Museum covering Walt’s life and his vision.

  • Guided public transit to/from museum
  • Entrance to the museum

Accessible public bus and 10 minute (0.5 mile) walk each way

Sunday, June 29, 2025
Time: 1:00 – 5:00 pm (4 hours)

Fee: $170

Minimum: 1
Max Capacity: 100

Overview

Sip, shimmy, sashay, and schmooze with politicians and drag queens beneath the grand dome of City Hall.

  • Entrance to the party
  • NOTE: Transportation to/from the party is NOT included due to road closures for the Pride Parade and festival

City Hall is a 25 minute (1 mile) from the host hotel

Monday, June 30

Monday, June 30, 2025
Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm (9 hours)

Fee: $360

Minimum: 14
Max Capacity: 36

Overview

Journey through three of Napa Valley’s beautiful wineries, learn about its trailblazing pioneers, and its boldest innovators on this exclusive, tailor-made tour.

  • Private bus transportation
  • Breakfast sandwich, water & orange juice
  • Entrance to Sterling, Beringer, and Etude Vineyards
  • Box lunch

Accessible private bus, private gondola, some walking

Monday, June 30, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 5:00 pm (7 hours)

Fee: $65

Minimum: 1
Max Capacity: 40

Overview

Tour Alcatraz, the island that’s been a fort, a military prison, and the least relaxing federal penitentiary in history. Walk its eerie halls, hear the echoes of past inmates, and rest assured—this time, you can leave whenever you like.

NOTE: Weather is unpredictable – please wear layers for wet and warmth

  • Guided public transit to/from the pier
  • Ferry to/from Alcatraz
  • Audio tour of Alcatraz and all exhibits
  • Water & protein bar

Accessible train, accessible ferry, but the walkways on Alcatraz are steep; the walk from the dock to the Cellhouse is approximately 1/4 mile and the elevation change is 130 feet, the equivalent of walking up a 13-story building

Monday, June 30, 2025
Time: 5:30 – 7:30 pm (2 hours)

Fee: $40

Minimum: 1
Max Capacity: 25

Overview

See the Salesforce Transit Center—San Francisco’s grand attempt at combining public transport, futuristic architecture, and a rather lovely rooftop garden into one sprawling monument to civic ambition.

  • Guided walk to/from the transit center
  • Docent led tour of the transit center

2 hour flat walk

Tuesday, July 1

Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (3 hours)

Fee: $50

Minimum: 15
Max Capacity: 30

Overview

Stride through the Castro on a captivating LGBTQ+ history tour, where every corner tells a story of pride, courage, and progress.

  • Guided public transit to/from the Castro neighborhood
  • Docent led historical tour
  • Water & protein bar

Accessible public subway, 2 hour walk

Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Time: 1:30 – 5:30 pm (4 hours)

Fee: $55

Minimum: 1
Max Capacity: 30

Overview

Hop on the iconic cable cars to the Cable Car History Museum, then glide over to the Buena Vista, where the legendary Irish Coffee first made its caffeinated debut.

  • All day cable car pass
  • Guided visit to the Cable Car Museum
  • Guided ride to the Buena Vista Cafe
    • Irish coffee
    • Clam chowder bread bowl
  • Return to hotel with the group or on your own with your cable car pass

Cable cars are NOT accessible

Wednesday, July 2

Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Time: 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (3 hours)

Fee: $45

Minimum: 1
Max Capacity: 36

Overview

Along the eastern side of Alamo Square Park is one of the most iconic and most photographed sights in San Francisco. These pastel-colored homes, standing shoulder-to-shoulder on the gentle slope of Steiner Street, are called the Painted Ladies. Also known as “postcard row” for their scenic beauty, these Victorian homes (still occupied by locals) are a beautiful reminder of the San Francisco of old, while the gleaming downtown skyline of new San Francisco shimmers in the distance.

Step into the Blue Painted Lady and explore the charming eccentricities of her Victorian rooms.

  • Guided public transportation to/from the house
  • Owner led tour of the house

Accessible public bus, 4 flights of stairs

Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Time: 1:30 – 6:00 pm (4.5 hours)

Fee: $90

Minimum: 1
Max Capacity: 25

Overview

Master the art of Segwaying, then glide effortlessly through the car-free wonders of Golden Gate Park—because walking is so last century.

  • Guided public transportation to/from Golden Gate Park
  • 3 hour Segway rental
  • 30 minutes of Segway training
  • Guided trip through the park

Segways are not accessible

Wednesday, July 2, 2025
Time: 6:30 – 10:30 pm (4 hours)

Fee: $140

Minimum: 23
Max Capacity: 200

Overview

An awe-inspiring acrobatic tribute to San Francisco, performed on an iconic stage that could only be described as ‘perfectly dramatic.’

  • Private bus transportation to the club
  • Admission ticket to the show

Private accessible bus, accessible theater