How To Do

Call Time for Passenger Vans:

• 9am
• Vans must leave by 9:15am
• You must purchase a seat on the van in advance. Click here to purchase or see the Getting There section below for more info.

Call Location for Passenger Vans:

• 7th Ave between 16th and 17th Sts in Chelsea

Call Time for Parade:

• No later than 10am
• Truck will be in place by 9:30am

Call Location for Parade:

• Plymouth Street between South Fullerton & Wilde Place, Montclair
• This is a different location than previous years. We are near First Congretional Church, which is not the same church we were next to in previous years.
• GPS Location: 15 Plymouth Street, Montclair

Schedule:

• 9am: Call time for passenger vans in Chelsea
• 9:15am: Passenger vans leave Chelsea
• 9:30am: Truck arrives at call location
• 10am: Call time at Plymouth Street. Vans will drop off passengers and relocate to the end of the route
• 10:30am: Tune, warm up, be ready to move
• 11am: Parade steps off

Passenger Vans

• Passenger vans will depart from 7th Ave between 16th and 17th in Chelsea.
• Arrive by 9am for a 9:15am departure

Reserving a Seat on the Van

• Reserve your seat by purchasing on Chorus Connection: https://app.chorusconnection.com/qbac/my_payments_center
• Select your fare. Full fare is $15, or we have a limited number of reduced fare tickets for $8.
• Fare is the same for R/T or one way
• You may purchase more than one seat
• After the parade, vans will transport you to the BBQ at Casa DelBegley before returning to Chelsea

Driving and Parking

• We suggest you park at the end of the parade and Uber or carpool back to step-off. We will not be transporting drivers to the step off location at the end of the parade.
• Parade ends on Valley Road next to Edgemont Park
• Roads will start closing between 10 and 10:30am, so find parking early

Uniform (Everyone)

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:

• You do not need to bring any Stand-and-Play music to this parade
• Put your music into a flip-folder (and don’t forget to bring a lyre)
• Important: Make sure you have QBAC placards in your flipfolders. You may recycle the La Cage placards from Queens Pride 

QBAC Placards:

• The parade is scheduled to begin at 11am
• The parade is 1.67 miles
• All our performances are rain or shine except if there is lightning

Restroom facilities will be available at the assembly area at the call location in the church or at the Montclair Public Library (50 So. Fullerton Ave.), the parking deck lot, and in Edgemont Park at the end of the parade route.

After the truck is loaded, come to the Annual Grand Pride Finale BBQ at Casa Del Begley, home of Marita and Ana

Post-Parade BBQ & SURPRISES!

• Address: 62 Essex Ave., Glen Ridge, NJ
• Burgers, hot dogs, and vegetarian and vegan burgers and dogs will be on offer
• Plus corn, Mexican-Irish bean salad, ginger cole slaw, watermelon, and our traditional Marching Band Forever Cake plus other yummy desserts
• Also soda, water, seltzer, and beer and coffee for the ride home
• If you’re so inclined, feel free to bring a dish, a sweet treat, your favorite beverage, or anything your diet requires
• Passenger vans will depart from the BBQ back to Chelsea