WATCH SUNDAY: 2024 San Francisco Pride Parade exclusively on ABC7

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — ABC7 Bay Area is proud to sponsor the 54th annual San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration, which takes place Sunday, June 30. This year’s theme is “Beacon of Love.”

ABC7 is the only place you can watch SF’s Pride Parade live — stream coverage Sunday, June 30 starting at 10 a.m. here or wherever you watch ABC7.

Parade Route

The parade starts at the corner of Market and Beale Streets at 10:30 a.m. It continues along Market Street and ends at 8th Street.

Street Closures

The following streets will be closed all day Thursday:

Grove between Polk and Larkin

The following streets will be closed from 7 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Monday:

Polk between McAllister and Grove

Larkin between McAllister and Market

Fulton between Hyde and Larkin

Grand Marshals and Entertainment

Acclaimed actor and singer Billy Porter has been named as both the Celebrity Grand Marshal for 2024 SF Pride and also the headliner.

Porter is a two-time Tony Award winner, one of which was for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in Kinky Boots. Porter has also won an Emmy and a Grammy. Porter was the Grand Marshal in the 2023 NYC Pride March and will now shift to the West Coast for the SF Pride celebrations.

Porter will be a part of the parade and perform on the Kaiser Permanente Main Stage on Sunday, June 30.

VIDEO: Actor, singer Billy Porter named SF Pride Celebrity Grand Marshal and headliner

In addition to the Celebrity Grand Marshal, SF Pride has also named six other people and organizations as Community Grand Marshals:

Pride Parade Weather Forecast

ABC7 News meteorologist Drew Tuma says Sunday is looking fantastic for the parade — 80s and 90s in our warmest spots and 70s and 80s around the bay shoreline. There will be a lot of sunshine, and by 2 p.m. temps will be in the upper 60s to lower 70s. The fog will start to roll in around 4 p.m.

Events

Jun 7: SF Pride Kickoff Party

Jun 8: Pink Triangle Ceremony

Jun 23: Stern Grove: Tegan & Sara

Jun 26: Press Preview

Jun 29: SF Pride Official After Party

Jun 29: SF Pride Celebration Saturday

Jun 29: Pride for Breakfast

Jun 29: Enhanced Experience

Jun 30: SF Pride Party at City Hall

Jun 30: SF Pride LGBT PARADE

Jun 30: SF Pride Celebration Sunday

Go here for a look at all the other Pride events, celebrations and parties.

Tickets

Sunday’s San Francisco Pride Parade and Celebration are free and open to all ages.

Accessibility

San Francisco Pride is committed to making the annual celebration and parade accessible for everyone, including those with disabilities. A range of accommodations – including a viewing area and audio description of the parade – are being offered to ensure the event is accessible to everyone.

Go here to learn all about SF Pride’s efforts to make the parade and celebration accessible to all.

Transit

Transit agencies are offering extra services on Sunday for the parade.

BART will open at 8 a.m. and will run 5-line service every five minutes through San Francisco.

Caltrain will operate four northbound special event trains departing from San Jose Diridon station starting at 8:10 a.m.

And SF Bay Ferry will have extra service. The first Vallejo ferry departs at 8:15 in the morning, the first Oakland and Alameda ferry departs at 8:30am.

Go here to learn about the various public transportation options.

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