Service Advisory:

Celebrate SF Pride 2025 and take BART to the parade

BART Pride 2025 parade rider guide

The 55th annual San Francisco Pride Celebration Parade will be held on Sunday, June 29th 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 10am 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.  

Photo of BART marchers from Pride 2024

Tips for taking BART to the SF Pride Parade and Celebration 

  • Before you leave home put a Clipper card on your cellphone through either Apple Pay or Google Pay. There is no $3 new-card fee for riders who add either of the mobile options. Please ensure you have sufficient funds for a round trip. 
  • 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 stickers and Pride shirts are available on Railgoods. 

BART wishes everyone attending a safe and happy celebration!