GAPA Banquet

History

Since 1989, GAPA has celebrated community, wellness, and belonging with a banquet, gala, and meal. In the tradition of GAPA Banquet, GAPA continues to honor those individuals and community organizations that have contributed to the growth and wellbeing of GAPA and the queer API community. 

GAPA Banquet has become a cornerstone event in the San Francisco Bay Area and wider queer and trans API community in the United States, as new generations of queer and trans Asian Americans look to our histories in advancing forth in a myriad of ways postive impacts to American culture and society.

2026 GAPA Anniversary Gala

A Queer Lunar New Year
Friday, Feb. 20, 2026; 6:30 pm
Chan National Queer Arts Center
170 Valencia St, San Francisco  

Join us for A Queer Lunar New Year, in celebration of GAPA's 38th Anniversary! Co-presented by the Chan National Queer Arts Center & GAPA, we will ring in the Year of the Horse with some of the Bay’s best and brightest QTAPI voices. The night will bring vibrant entertainment, delicious flavors, and unforgettable performances. Get your tickets now, click here. 

Advancing GAPA’s mission for LGBTQ APIs to be seen, heard and celebrated, the Banquet will also recognize individuals and organizations that have contributed to the vitality of GAPA and the QTAPI community, as well as showcase performances featuring diverse QTAPI talents.

Join GAPA in our gala celebration! Your support will help GAPA continue our community building and advocacy through social functions, cultural activities such as chorus, dance and theater, visibility events including Pride and our annual Runway Pageant, and community education about issues that impact queer and trans APIs.

PERFORMERS

GAPA Men’s Chorus
Filipinx
Nā Lei Hulu i ka Wēkiu
SGI Dance Collective
Rice Rockettes
GAPA Dance Collective
ROYALES
Mabuhay Bitches
Masala Mahal  

Plus performances from our reigning GAPA Royalty, Mx GAPA 2025 The Indigo Menace, Miss GAPA 2025 Quinn Amann Krunch, and Mr. GAPA 2025 Seika Ryu.

2026 Partner