The biggest LGBTQ celebration in New England, Boston Pride Week, continues this June with some of the event’s signature happenings. Highlights of the week, themed “Stronger Together” this year, include the Pride Lights ceremony honoring those lost to HIV/AIDS at the Boston Center for the Arts on June 6 at 6:30 p.m. and Pride Night @ Fenway Park on June 9, which features the Sox taking on the Tigers at 7:10 p.m. The grand finale takes place the weekend of June 10 & 11, beginning Saturday with the Pride Festival at City Hall Plaza from 11 a.m.–7 p.m. and continuing with the Boston Pride Parade (pictured) through the South End, Back Bay, Beacon Hill and Downtown starting at noon. After the parade, check out the Chandler Street Block Party (Berkeley and Chandler streets) from 1:30–7 p.m., which benefits the AIDS Action Committee. On Sunday, a rally takes place on Boston Common at noon, while block parties take place in the Back Bay (1–9 p.m.) and Jamaica Plain (1–8 p.m.), ending the festivities on a high note.
