San Francisco Pride Parade 2024: Route, date, time and where to watch
June is Pride Month, and cities around the U.S. are hosting parades and other events to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, its history and continuing fight for equal rights.
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.
San Francisco was one of the first cities to hold an annual pride event, with the "Gay Liberation March" held in June 1970. The event has since grown, now known as San Francisco Pride. This parade, with the theme "Beacon of Love," will be held June 30.
Here's what you'll need to know about catching the pride parade in San Francisco this year.
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When is the San Francisco Pride parade?
The 2024 San Francisco Pride parade begins Sunday, June 30 at 10:30 a.m. PDT. This year's parade theme is "Beacon of Love."
Actor and singer Billy Porter will serve as both the celebrity grand marshal and the headliner for the parade.
What is the San Francisco Pride parade route?
The San Francisco Pride parade route starts at 10:30 a.m. PDT on the corner of Market and Beale streets. It continues down Market Street and ends at Market and Eighth streets.
For $70, tickets are still available for grandstand seating for the parade, located on the north side of Market Street between Seventh and Eighth streets in downtown San Francisco. The first two rows are reserved for people with accessibility needs, according to parade organizers.
How to watch the San Francisco Pride parade
If you can't attend in person, ABC7 News Bay Area will broadcast and stream the parade on Sunday, June 30 starting at 10 a.m. PDT.
Contributing: Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: San Francisco Pride 2024: Parade route, time, where to watch live
