Celebrate SF Pride 2026 and take BART to the parade

The 56th annual San Francisco Pride Parade will be held on Sunday, June 28, and BART will increase service to carry participants to and from the festivities.

We encourage you to take BART and "ride with Pride" to get to and from the parade safely and expediently. Embarcadero, Montgomery St, Powell St, and Civic Center stations are all along the parade route (see rider guide).

BART will open at 8am and run 5-line service with trains roughly every 5 minutes through downtown San Francisco. Additional event trains will be dispatched as ridership warrants. After 9pm, BART will run 3-line service.

In the morning, event trains will bolster our service between Millbrae and Downtown San Francisco as well as between Pleasant Hill and Downtown San Francisco from 9:30 to 11am. Later in the day, event trains will start at 2pm and continue into the evening, supplementing scheduled service.

The parade begins at 10:30am at Market and Beale streets, closest to Embarcadero Station. It will end at Market and 8th streets, closest to Civic Center Station.

Riders should expect large crowds at Embarcadero Station before 10am and large crowds all day at Civic Center Station, as well as heavy ridership to and from all Downtown San Francisco stations and 16th St Mission Station. Riders are encouraged to use Montgomery St and Powell St instead of Civic Center or Embarcadero stations.

Planning and paying for your trip

Plan your door-to-door trip using BART's Trip Planner. Itineraries will include key transfer information. You can also check Real Time Departures for the stations you use.
Parking at BART stations (except Milpitas and Berryessa stations) is free on weekends.

Every BART station has restrooms except Pittsburg Center, 12th St./Oakland City Center, Civic Center, 16th St. Mission, 24th St. Mission, and the Oakland International Airport Station (Coliseum Station has a restroom).

All Bay Area transit, including BART, accepts contactless debit or credit cards and mobile payment methods such as Apple Pay and Google Pay for adult fare payment. No setup is required. Just Tap and Ride. Each person needs their own card or device. Clipper cards are also accepted.

Riders who use more than one transit agency in a single trip will only be charged full fare on the first operator. A transfer discount of up to $2.85 will apply on any additional transit agency the rider uses within a two-hour window. Transfer discounts are calculated automatically using Tap and Ride or Clipper for accounts that have been upgraded to the next generation system (click here to upgrade your card).

Tips for taking BART to the SF Pride Parade and Celebration

• Embarcadero, Montgomery Street, Powell Street and Civic Center stations can all be used to get to the parade route.
• Download the official BART app to plan your trip, get real-time departures, and pay for parking.
• Be patient. It could get crowded on trains and in our stations. BART's busiest hours are expected to be from the parade start until 2pm and from 4 pm to 8 pm leaving the parade and celebration.
• When boarding trains, move to the center of the car so more people can fit and remove backpacks.
• Don't jam a train door, which can take the whole train out of service.

Getting to BART/Parking

Consider taking a bus, getting dropped off, riding your bicycle, or walking to your station. BART offers free parking on weekends, except at Milpitas and Berryessa/North San Jose stations, which are owned by VTA and VTA's parking rates still apply. More info on parking at BART: bart.gov/parking.

BART in the parade

BART staff, their families, and friends will march in the San Francisco Pride Parade with the BARTmobile. New Pride shirts and new Pride stickers are available on Railgoods. BART wishes everyone attending a safe and happy celebration!