The South End is bracing for LGBT Pride!

Celebrations of LGBT Pride happen throughout the month, and the big event is the Pride Parade on Saturday, June 8 at noon. Organizers estimate 35,000 will participate in various celebrations.

If you're new to the South End, get ready. Our neighborhood's history as a "gay mecca" makes it the premier spot to view the parade.


There will be parking bans and street closings, so look carefully before you park and plan your day accordingly. You can find a full calendar of Pride Events and a map of the parade route at mysouthend.com. Download the Boston Pride app at itunes.apple.com


For a full list of Boston Pride events, visit our sister-publication Bay Windows at www.baywindows.com

Here is a partial calendar of events that are happening in and around the South End.

Friday, May 31
12 pm
Flag Raising Ceremony
City Hall Plaza, Boston

Sunday, June 2
7:30 am
AIDS Walk & Run Boston
DCR Hatch Memorial Shell, Boston
Event organized by the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts
AAC.org

Monday, June 3
7-10 pm
Heels for Hope
Help raise funds for BAGLY, a youth-led adult supported social organization committed to social justice, creating, sustaining, and advocating for programs and services for Gay, Lesbian,
Bisexual, Transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.
The Napoleon Room
Club Café, 209 Columbus Avenue, Boston

7 pm
Drag Bingo
Hosted By Mizery With Special Guests The Sisters Of Perpetual Indulgence And The Imperial Court Of Massachusetts.
Club Café, 209 Columbus Avenue, Boston

Tuesday, June 4
6 - 8 pm
Pride Lights
Pride Lights has a new home at the Blackstone Square Park in the South End. Pride Lights features performances, music and the illumination of the Trees. The tree lighting ceremony is meant to commemorate departed friends, family and coworkers and to increase awareness of the HIV/AIDS Epidemic, which is still affecting our community today.
Blackstone Square Park, 1535 Washington Street, Boston

7:30 -10 pm
Trivia Eleganza Extravaganza, The Pride Edition
Club Café, 209 Columbus Ave, Boston

Wednesday, June 5
6 pm
OUTWOD Boston Pride
Invictus Boston
209 Columbus Avenue, Boston
9 pm
Atomic Karaoke Pride Edition
Karaoke with a BANG! With host Jonathan Brett with special guests Fena Barbitall, Miranda Wrights, Raquel Supreeze, Lachrymose
Club Café, 209 Columbus Avenue, Boston

Thursday, June 6
10 pm
#YAASSS! Pride Thursday
Guest host NAOMI SMALLS and YAASSS Queens Penny, Yune and Alana. Resident DJ BEGBICK plays the area's best hip hop and top 40.
Club Café, 209 Columbus Avenue, Boston

Friday, June 7
7:30 pm
Joe Posa as Joan Rivers in "The Back & Bitter than Ever"
Nationally acclaimed Female Impersonator Joe Posa and Tony Tripoli, Executive Producer of Fashion Police and the late Joan Rivers head comedy writer, join forces to bring their 90 minute show to Boston's Club Café in celebration of Boston Pride.
Club Café, 209 Columbus Ave, Boston

8 pm
Pride Anthem Fridays
DJ Stevie Psyclone
Club Café, 209 Columbus Ave, Boston


Saturday June 8, 2019
11 am-3 pm
Pride Brunch
Cathedral Station Sports Bar & Pub
1222 Washington Street, Boston



11 am - 2 pm
Childs Gallery: Pride Brunch And Celebration Of The Exhibition
Childs Gallery, 169 Newbury Street, Boston



12 pm
Boston Pride Parade
Start at Boylston St and Clarendon St
Turn right onto Clarendon St
Turn left onto Tremont St
Turn left onto Berkeley St
Turn right onto Boylston St
Turn left onto Charles St
Turn right onto Beacon St
Turn left onto Tremont St
Arrival at City Hall Plaza on Cambridge St
Copley Square, Boston

1:30 to 7:00 pm
Chandler Street between Berkley Street and Tremont Street. Event entrances located on BOTH Berkley Street and Tremont Street.
21+, positive ID required for entry | Donation $20 — cash only

Presented by AIDS Action and The Trophy Room

Please join us after the Boston Pride Parade on Saturday, June 9 for the Annual Street Dance & Block Party at Chandler and Berkeley Streets.

A Boston Gay Pride tradition, the Saturday afternoon Chandler Street Block Party draws over 3,000 revelers to dance and socialize outdoors in the heart of Boston's South End neighborhood.

10 pm
Unite Saturday
DJs Brian Derrick, Stevie Psyclone, Begbick
Club Café, 209 Columbus Avenue, Boston

Sunday, June 9

11 am- 3 pm
Sunday Pride Brunch Buffet
Club Café, 209 Columbus Avenue, Boston

11 am-3 pm
Pride Brunch
Cathedral Station Sports Bar & Pub
1222 Washington Street, Boston