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Pride Family Picnic at Cathedral of St John the Divine

Date: Saturday, June 6

Call Time: 11am

Call Location: Synod Hall, 1021 Amsterdam Ave on the SW corner of the grounds

Truck Duty: All hands on deck

This is a paid gig!

Call Time:

  • 11am

Call Location:

  • Synod Hall on the SW corner of the Cathedral grounds. 1021 Amsterdam Ave., Manhattan.
  • You may be able to enter through the gate on Amsterdam and Cathedral Parkway. If not, enter the grounds using the driveway on Amsterdam between 111th and 112th, and turn right at the path through the green

Schedule:

  • 11am: Unload truck, tune, warm up at Synod Hall
  • 12noon: March to the green and perform our stand and play set. 
  • 12:40ish: Instrument petting zoo (more info to come)

Subway:

  • 1, B, or C train to 110th St./Cathedral Pkwy station
  • Uptown 1 trains will not stop at 110th. Take the uptown 1 from 96th to 168th and transfer to a downtown 1
  • Bus: M4 or M104 to Broadway at 112th Street, or the M11 to Amsterdam Avenue at 112th Street.
  • Be sure to check the MTA website for service changes and the MTA Live Map before you leave home!

By Car

  • GPS address: 1021 Amsterdam Ave., Manhattan.
  • We will not be able to park in the Cathedral parking lots. Allow time to find parking on the street and read signs carefully
  • Amsterdam Ave will be closed between 110th and 111th street, so plan accordingly

Uniform (Everyone)

  • White QBAC Marching Band t-shirt
  • RAINBOW BOTTOMS! Any color pants, shorts, etc and make it as colorful as you like. (And yes, black, white, or any color we do. We don’t expect you to purchase anything new. Just have fun!)
  • Footwear of your choice

Music We’re Playing

EVERYTHING: The 2026 Marching Set and GOATS

  1. 34th Street Chorale
  2. Technical Warmup
  3. 2026 Marching Set
    1. Golden
    2. APT
    3. Pink Pony Club
    4. NUEVAYoL
    5. We Found Love
    6. Gimme Gimme Gimme
  4. 2026 GOATs:
    1. Abracadabra
    2. Bad Romance
    3. Bohemian Rhapsody
    4. Cellblock Tango
    5. Dancing Queen
    6. Despacito
    7. Don’t Stop Me Now
    8. Fat Bottomed Girls
    9. Fireball
    10. Good Luck, Babe!
    11. I Like it Like That
    12. I Wanna Dance With Somebody
    13. Mamma Mia
    14. Mickey
    15. Poker Face
    16. Timber
    17. Touch Me
    18. Toxic
    19. Uptown Funk
    20. We Are Family

More About the Music:

  • Put your music into a flip-folder (and don’t forget to bring a lyre)
  • Make sure you have a new QBAC logo placard in front of the pieces in the Marching Set
  • Music is available for printing on Chorus Connection: https://app.chorusconnection.com/qbac/music/19081

  • This is a “Stand-and-Play” outdoor performance.

  • If it rains, the event may be postponed to another date. Please sign up for text blasts and watch for communication in the morning

  • We are scheduled to begin at around 12:00 PM and perform for approximately 45 minutes.

  • New this year: Instrument Petting Zoo. Our own Tara Fayazi and a few section captains will be leading this immediately following the performance, allowing the families and kids to come visit the band and learn about instruments for a hands-on experience. Reach out to Tara if you want to help/participate.

  • Our own mellophone player Emma Reber, who fantastically organized this event, will be able to offer a brief tour of the Cathedral immediately following the performance!

  • There are some great places for dining in the area. Check out the Hungarian Pastry Shop nearby or Tom’s Restaurant, the famous coffee shop from Seinfeld!

  • There are restrooms at Synod Hall

Queens Pride Parade

Date: Sunday, June 7

Call Time: No later than 11am (truck will be in place by 10:30am)

Call Location: 89th Street between 35th and 37th Aves, Jackson Heights (Please note, there is no 36th Ave)

Truck Duty: Trombones

Call Time:

  • No later than 11am
  • Truck will be in place by 10:30am

Call Location:

  • 89th Street between 35th and 37th Aves, Jackson Heights
  • Please note, there is no 36th Ave

Schedule:

  • 11am: Unload truck, tune, and warm up
  • 11:30am: Reload truck. Last call for overlays and anything needed from the truck
  • 12noon: Parade begins
  • 1:45/2:00ish: Load trucks at the finish line

Subway:

  • 7 train to the 90th St./Elmhurst Ave station (5-minute walk to stepoff)
  • Or take the E/F/R trains to to Jackson Heights/Roosevelt Ave (10- to 15-minute walk)
  • Be sure to check the MTA website for service changes and the MTA Live Map before you leave home!

By Car

  • Please find street parking either near our call location or near the end of the parade. And be sure to read the signs carefully!
  • GPS address near call location: 88-09 35th Ave., Queens, NY
  • GPS address near parade end: 73-15 35th Ave., Queens, NY

NEW MEMBERS: If you have not picked up your uniform, you MUST pick it up at rehearsal on June 4 or at the Pride Family Picnic at St John the Divine on June 6. We will not bring them to Queens.

Uniform (Musicians)

  • White Dickies band pants
  • White QBAC marching band t-shirt, tucked into your pants
  • White Dinkles shoes
  • White Aussie hat (or Sousa beret)
  • White socks 
  • White or flesh colored underwear (Trust us on this, we’ll know if you don’t)
  • White web belt (Optional, but if you wear a belt then it must be a white web belt)  
  • Band overlay (Always supplied at step-off)
  • Purple plume (Always supplied at step-off)
Uniform (Color Guard):
  • White guard pants
  • Guard tank
  • White Dinkles shoes
  • White socks
  • White or flesh colored underwear (Trust us on this, we’ll know if you don’t)
Uniform (Dance Crew):
  • Dance Crew Pants
  • Dance Crew Top
  • Dance Crew Shoes
  • White socks
  • White or flesh colored underwear (Trust us on this, we’ll know if you don’t)

Music We’re Playing

The 2026 Marching Set (Please have it in order before stepoff)

  • 34th Street Chorale
  • Technical Warmup
  • 2026 Marching Set
    1. Golden
    2. APT
    3. Pink Pony Club
    4. NUEVAYoL
    5. We Found Love
    6. Gimme Gimme Gimme

More About the Music:

  • Put your music into a flip-folder (and don’t forget to bring a lyre)
  • IMPORTANT and EXCITING! We will be replacing the QBAC placards in our flip folders with LA CAGE placards for this parade only. LA CAGE placards will be available at the call location.
  • Important: Do NOT discard your equally exciting QBAC Logo placards, you will need them for all other parades.

Placards for Queens Pride:

Placards for All Other Parades (don’t throw them away):

IMPORTANT and EXCITING! We will be replacing the QBAC placards in our flip folders with LA CAGE placards for this parade only. LA CAGE placards will be available at the call location.

Important: Do NOT discard your equally exciting QBAC Logo placards, you will need them for all other parades.

Placards for Queens Pride:

Placards for All Other Parades (don’t throw them away):

  • Parade route is 37th Ave from 89th Street to 75th Street
  • Parade is about 3/4 mile long
  • This parade is rain or shine. We will provide ponchos if it rains
  • Parade is scheduled to begin at 12noon
After the trucks are loaded, many members go out for Indian Food in Jackson Heights

Port-a-Sans are usually available at step-off.