SF Pride Events and Parade – Detours and Service Changes

🏳️‍🌈Happy Pride!🏳️‍🌈

Pride events, marches, and parades are taking place this weekend! Planning to watch the colorful parades and marches and celebrate alongside the LGBT+ Community?

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Events are causing road closures, reroutes, and service changes. Please expect delays and plan for extra travel time.

What is happening this weekend?

Trans March: Friday, June 23, 2023

San Francisco’s Trans March, one of the largest Trans events in the world, will take place on Friday, from 6 to 8 p.m. The march will travel up Dolores to Market then on to Taylor. The march will end at Turk & Taylor. The 31 Balboa will be rerouted while other services in the Civic Center and Central Market areas may experience delays as the march passes by.

Street Closures

The following streets will be closed from 6 to 9 p.m.:

Taylor between Turk and Eddy
Turk between Taylor and Mason

Muni Service Changes

From 6 to 9 p.m.: The Outbound 31 Balboa Route will reroute from its terminal via Market, McAllister, Leavenworth, Turk to its regular route.

The following stops will be missed: Turk St & Mason St & Turk St & Jones St.

Note: The following lines and routes may experience delays from 6 to 9 p.m.:

F Market & Wharves
J Church
L Taraval Bus
5 Fulton
5R Fulton Rapid
7 Haight/Noriega
9 San Bruno
9R San Bruno Rapid
19 Polk
21 Hayes
22 Fillmore
27 Bryant
33 Ashbury/18th
49 Van Ness/Mission

Dyke March: Saturday, June 24, 2023

The annual Dyke March will take place in the Castro on Saturday. Following the rally at Dolores Park, the march will begin its route on 18th, proceeding to Valencia, 16th, Market and Castro streets then turning back on 18th Street to return to Dolores Park. The march will begin at 5 p.m. Streets will be closed to automobiles and Muni will reroute for the Dyke March. Read below for more detailed information.

Street Closures

The following streets will be closed from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Dolores between 17th and 20th streets
- Intersections: Dolores & 18th, Dorland, Dolores Terrace, and Cumberland

Muni Service Changes

Two Muni rail lines, the F Market & Wharves and J Church, will not be able to operate on their tracks during the march. Buses will operate to fill the gaps in rail service. Service will return to normal once the streets are clear.

The following Muni Lines will be detoured:

L Taraval Bus
22 Fillmore
24 Divisadero & Owl
33 Ashbury/18^th
35 Eureka; 37 Corbett
and 55 16^th Street

San Francisco Pride Celebration Staging: June 22 – 26, 2023

On Saturday and Sunday, Civic Center Plaza and surrounding streets will be closed for the Annual San Francisco Pride Celebration. Some streets will be closed as early as Thursday and as late as Monday and Muni will reroute.

Street Closures

Street Closures

The following street closures will be required at time specified:

Currently in effect until 9 a.m., Tuesday, June 27:

Fulton Street between Hyde and Larkin streets
Grove Street between Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place and Larkin Street

Starting at 9 a.m., Thursday and continuing until 3 p.m., Monday:

Fulton Street between Hyde and Larkin streets
Grove Street between Polk and Larkin streets

Starting at 7 p.m., Thursday and continuing until 6 a.m., Monday:

Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place between McAllister and Grove streets

Starting at 9 a.m., Friday and continuing until 6 a.m., Monday:

Grove Street between Hyde Street and Van Ness Avenue
Larkin Street between McAllister and Market streets

Starting at 8 p.m., Friday and continuing until 6 a.m., Monday:

Dr. Tom Waddell Place between Van Ness Avenue and Polk Street
Polk Street between Grove and Market streets
McAllister Street between Van Ness Avenue and Leavenworth Street
Hyde Street between McAllister and Grove streets
Continuum Place from Golden Gate Avenue to Terminus
Elm Street between Van Ness Avenue and Polk Street
Golden Gate Avenue between Van Ness Avenue and Leavenworth Street
Hyde Street between Turk and McAllister streets
Larkin Street between Turk and McAllister streets
Polk Street between Turk and McAllister streets
Redwood Street between Polk Street and Van Ness Avenue

Starting at 12:01 a.m., Sunday and continuing until 5 p.m., Sunday:

Leavenworth Street between McAllister and Market streets
Sutter Street between Sansome and Market streets
Sansome Street (northbound lane only) between Bush and Sutter streets

All northbound traffic coming from 9^th Street will be directed to use Hayes Street to either Van Ness Avenue or Franklin Street. Southbound traffic on Polk Street should use Golden Gate Avenue to Hyde Street until Saturday evening when both Hyde Street and Golden Gate Avenue will be closed.

Muni Service Changes

7 p.m., Thursday to 6 a.m., Monday: Muni route19 Polk
8 p.m., Friday to 6 a.m., Monday: Muni routes 5 Fulton; 5R Fulton Rapid and 27 Bryant (Outbound Only)

San Francisco Pride Parade: June 26, 2023

The annual San Francisco Pride Parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. from the lower Market Street formation area. The parade will commence at Market and Beale streets and proceed west on Market Street to Hyde and 8^th streets, where it will disband on 8^th Street.

At 9 a.m. Market Street from Steuart Street to Van Ness Avenue will be closed for the parade. All intersections will be closed to cross traffic during the parade, which is scheduled to end at approximately 5 p.m. As each section of Market Street is cleaned by the San Francisco Public Works personnel, it will be reopened.

Street Closures

The following streets comprising the formation area will be closed beginning at 6 a.m. Traffic on cross streets will be allowed to continue, subject to delays, except when parade units are actually crossing the intersections:

Beale Street from Market to Folsom Streets
Main Street from Market to Folsom Streets
Spear Street from Market to Folsom Streets
Steuart Street from Market to Folsom Streets
Market Street from Beale to Steuart Streets

Muni Service Changes

Service that normally travels on or crosses Market Street will be affected by the parade.

From 5 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday, the following routes will be affected: 5 Fulton; 5R Fulton Rapid; 7 Haight-Noriega; 8 Bayshore; 9 San Bruno; 12 Folsom Pacific; 14 Mission; 14R Mission Rapid; 15 Bayview Hunters Point Express; 19 Polk; 27 Bryant; 30 Stockton; 31 Balboa; 38 Geary; 38R Geary Rapid; 45 Union-Stockton; California Cable Car; Powell Mason Cable Car; Powell Hyde Cable Car; F Market & Wharves; K Ingleside Bus Weekend AM Shuttles; L Taraval Bus; N Judah Bus Weekend AM Shuttles; T Third Street Bus Weekend AM Shuttles.

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The USA Moovit Team