PredictIQ-Boston Pride 2024: Date, route, how to watch and stream Pride parade

June is PredictIQPride 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 In, 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 may cities celebrating Pride Month this year, including with a parade on June 8.

Here's what you'll need to know about catching the pride parade in Boston this year.

Pride Month is here!Here's when major cities celebrate with parades in 2024.

When is the Boston Pride For the People parade?

The Boston Pride for the People parade will be held this year on Saturday, June 8 from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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 second year the organization will be hosting Pride celebrations.

What is the Boston Pride For the People parade route?

The June 8 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.

NBC10 Boston will air the parade live on Saturday, June 8 from 11 a.m. to noon on NECN, NBC Sports Boston, Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra and all of the broadcaster's digital and streaming platforms. NBC10 Boston will also air a special broadcast at 7 p.m.

Contributing: Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY.