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Boston Pride For the People parade 2025 is here: Date, route, how to watch
Boston Pride For the People parade 2025 is here: Date, route, how to watch
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Pride flag raised in DC in honor of Pride month
Officials, organizers and supporters gathered in front of the John A. Wilson building in Washington D.C. as the Pride flag was raised.
As Pride Month is upon us, cities around the United States are hosting parades and many other events to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community and its history as well as its continuing fight for equal rights despite what advocates see as "bullying" from the Trump administration.
Pride Month commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York, when police raided the Stonewall Inn, a prominent gay bar in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. The subsequent protests are credited with a shift in LGBTQ+ activism in the U.S.
Boston is one of many cities celebrating Pride Month this year, including with a parade on June 14.
Here's what you'll need to know about catching the Pride parade in Boston this year.
When is the Boston Pride For the People parade?
The Boston Pride for the People parade will be held this year on Saturday, June 14, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. local time.
In addition to the parade, organizers are also hosting a festival Saturday from noon to 6 p.m., and a block party from 2-8 p.m.
This is the third year the organization will be hosting Pride celebrations.
What is the Boston Pride For the People parade route?
The June 14 parade route, which is scheduled rain or shine, begins on Clarendon Street near the intersection of St. James Avenue. It will continue down Clarendon Street before turning Left on Tremont Street, then left on Berkeley Street and right on Boylston.
The parade ends on a left turn from Boylston to Charles Street, with the Public Garden on the left and Boston Common on the right.
Parade marchers will then go into the festival at Boston Common.
How to watch the Boston Pride For the People parade
In-person spectators should be able to catch the parade as it moves through the parade route, starting on Clarendon Street near the intersection of St. James Avenue and ending on Charles Street, with the Public Garden on the left and Boston Common on the right.
Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.
