Boston Pride Parade and Festival
Celebrate Boston Pride Week by attending the Pride Parade and Festival.
The Boston Pride Parade and Festival is the highlight of Pride Week. The theme of this year's parade is, "Rainbow Resistance."
Mayor Martin J. Walsh will join other elected officials, community leaders, and activists in the parade. This celebration of the LGBTQ+ community draws a large crowd as it weaves through the City. The parade:
- start at Boylston St and Clarendon Street
- turn right onto Clarendon Street
- turn left onto Tremont Street
- turn left onto Berkeley Street
- turn right onto Boylston Street
- turn left onto Charles Street
- turn right onto Beacon Street
- turn left onto Tremont Street, and then,
- finally, City Hall Plaza on Cambridge Street
When the parade concludes, the festival begins. Enjoy food and drink, live music, and more at the parade's end on City Hall Plaza.
Boston Pride produces events and activities to achieve inclusivity, equality, respect, and awareness in Greater Boston and beyond. Fostering diversity, unity, visibility, and dignity, they educate, communicate, and advocate by building and strengthening community connections. Follow Pride Week on social media using the social media hashtags #WickedProud and #RainbowResistance.