Pride Parade 2009
Saturday, June 13
12noon
Rain or Shine!
Parade Route
Staging: Tremont St
East on Tremont St
Left on Berkeley St
Right on Boylston St
Left on Charles St
Right on Beacon St
Left on Tremont St
Exit at the Festival for marchers
Destaging on Cambridge St and New Chardon St for vehicles
The 2009 Parade line-up is available!
Click here for more info.
Quicklinks
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Quickfacts
Statistics for 2008:
- 127 groups registered
- 10,000+ marchers
- 500,000 in attendance! (source: BTD - Boston Transportation Department)
- 46 floats and large vehicles (trolleys, duck boats, buses...)
- 120 motorcycles
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Parade Registration
Registration for the 2009 Pride Parade is now open! CLICK HERE TO REGISTER. Note that late fees will be applied for registrations after April 15th.
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Parade Participants 2009
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in alphabetical order, as of 06.03.09
ACLU of Massachusetts
Advent School, The
AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts, The
All Saints Church
Andover Newton Theological School
Andrew Kenneally for At-Large City Council
Animal Rescue League of Boston
Arlington Street Church
BAGLY, Inc. (The Boston Alliance of GLBT Youth)
Belmont Against Racism Gay Straight Alliance
Bentley University
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bisexual Resource Center
Boston City Councillor John Connolly
Boston City Councillor John Tobin
Boston COLAGE
Boston Derby Dames
Boston Derby Dames
Boston Gay Men's Chorus
Boston LANES
Boston Living Center
Boston NOW
Boston Opera Collaborative
Boston Pride Hockey
Brandeis University Triskelion
Brigham and Women's/Faulkner Hospitals LGBT and Friends Employee Group
Cambridge Friends School
CBVA - Cambridge Boston Volleyball Association
Charles River Rugby
Chipotle Mexican Grill
Comicopia
Committee to Elect Felix G. Arroyo
Committee to Elect John A. Keith
Committee to Elect Rob Consalvo
Committee to Elect Sam Yoon
Committee to Elect Tomás Gonzalez
Congresswoman Niki Tsongas
CPR World
Dignity Boston
Divinity Entertainment
Doug Bennett for Boston City Councilor At-Large
East Coast Biker Chicks Motorcycle Club
Ellis South End Neighborhood Association
Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts
FAYERWEATHER STREET SCHOOL
Fenway Health
First Church in Boston
First Parish Bedford, MA Unitarian Universalist
First Parish Brookine UU Church
First Parish Church of Groton, Unitarian-Universalist
First Parish in Cambridge (Unitarian Universalist)
First Parish in Concord
First Parish in Framingham Unitarian Universalist
First Parish of Sudbury Unitarian Universalist
First Presbyterian Church of Waltham
First Universalist Society in Franklin
FLAG Flag Football
Freedom Trail Band of Boston
Frito-Lay
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders
Gay Mens Domestic Violence Project
Gay Officers Action League of New England
GLSEN Boston
Good Vibrations
Greater Boston GLBTQ Dance Groups
Greater Boston Legal Services
Greater Boston PFLAG
GSAU (Gay Straight Artist Union)
Harbor to the Bay...
Human Rights Campaign
Independent Pagans of New England
Join The Impact MA, Inc.
Keshet
Latin American Health Institute
Lexington Montessori School
MadFemmePride
Maine AIDS Alliance (Promoting Life Events Weekend)
MAP for Health
MAPS Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers
Massachusetts Bay District of Unitarian Universalist Congregations
Massachusetts General Hospital
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (MSPCA)-Angell, The
Massachusetts Teachers Association
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
MassEquality
Mayor E. Denise Simmons and the City Of Cambridge
Metropolitan Community Church of Boston
Michael Flaherty Committee - Mayor 2009
Moving Violations Motorcycle Club, Inc.
National Grid
Network Health
Network/La Red, The
New England Leather Alliance
Office of City Council President Mike Ross
Office of Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz
Old South Church in Boston
Pathways to Wellness
Peoples Rights Fund as Stonewall Warriors
Pine Village Preschool
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts
Principal Financial Group
Provincetown Business Guild -PBG
PVPV
Queer Student Center UMass Boston
Ramrod/Machine
Raytheon Company
Revere High School Gay Straight Alliance
Rhode Island PRIDE
RI Pride
Riders Motorcycle Club
Salem Quarterly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (by way of New England Yearly Meeting)
Seacoast Sapphos
Senior Pride Coalition
Sexual Freedom Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc.
Shady Hill School
Sidney Frank Importing / Jagermeister
Sovereign Bank
Sun Life Financial
TD Banknorth
Team Enterprises representing BACARDI USA
Tennis4All
Theater Offensive, The
TJX Companies
Tufts Health Plan
Unitarian Universalist Church of Greater Lynn
Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading
UNITE HERE Local 26
United Church of Christ, Open and Affirming Churches
United Parish of Auburndale
Voices Rising
Wellesley Friends Meeting
Winchester Unitarian Society
Women Meeting Women
Yankee Lambda Car Club
Zipcar
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Parade Awards 2009
Registered groups will be evaluated in three categories:
- Best Float
- Best Marching Group
- Best Adaptation of the Theme
Judges will be posted all along the Parade Route, and the Awards winners will be announced at the Festival.
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Information to Participants: Marshal Orientation
All participants must have their Group Marshals attend one of the three Orientation Meetings:
- Dates: May 22nd, May 29th, June 5th
- Time: 6:30 - 8pm
- Venue: Non-Profit Center, 89 South Street, Boston MA (1 block west from South Station T Stop)
Attendance is mandatory!
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Information to Participants: Group Marshal Handbook
The Parade Group Marshal Handbook, updated for 2009, is now available!
Click here to download it.
This handbook contains all the information and regulations pertaining to the 2009 Parade. Additional information (power generators) is provided below.
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Information to Participants: Floats and Vehicles
These documents are for your reference only: the Inspection Criteria will be updated by the City of Boston Police Department at a later date.
If you are bringing a float or a vehicle in the Parade, please see the following documents:
All floats and vehicle participating in the Parade will be inspected by City Inspectors between 10am and 12noon at the staging area. All floats and vehicles must satisfy the Inspection Criteria, or the float or vehicle will not be allowed to leave the staging area, per City of Boston regulations. If you have any questions or concerns about these specifications provided by the City of Boston, please direct them to the parade chair at parade@bostonpride.org.
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Information to Participants: Power Generators
If you are bringing a power generator to supply electricity to your sound system, you must obtain a permit from the City of Boston. You can apply by going to 1010 Massachusetts Avenue in Boston, 3rd floor. More information is available at the City of Boston Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division, Fire and Permits: PatMcD.bfd@ci.boston.ma.us and (617) 343-3443.
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Parade TV Broadcast
The TV Broadcast of the 2009 Pride Parade will be announced here at a later date.
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