Pride in Boston's Festival/Block Party Exhibitor Registration 2026

Boston Pride for the People Festival (BP4TP) will take place on Saturday, June 6, 2026.

• *Please carefully review the Festival Guide additional resources are located on our website here.
• *Please note that registration fees increase on May 1st.
• *This is a rain or shine event, all sales are final.
• Food vendors must fill out this form and have a separate registration process.
• The BP4TP Block Party has a different location, on Copley Square.

For the latest information about the Festival please visit:

• Boston Common Festival Start Time: 12:00pm
• Boston Common Festival End Time: 6:00pm
• Block Party Start Time (21+): 2:00 PM
• Block Party End Time (21+): 8:00 PM

*Please note that there are two exhibitor locations, one at the Boston Common - the Festival and another on 21+ area - the Block Party at Copley Square, named the Block Party which has a separate pricing and tickets from the Festival. The Boston Common Festival is held 12-6pm . The Copley Square Block Party is a 21+ event, which takes place 2-8pm.

Empower through creating LGBTQ+ community, and a culture of respectfully reaching across differences to support and love one another.

Celebrate and honor the rich, diverse, creative, and fabulous culture of LGBTQ+ communities, and impart knowledge of LGBTQ+ history and a sense of pride among LGBTQ+ youth.

Commemorate the Stonewall riots and memorialize the queer, trans, Black, Indigenous, and People of color (QTBIPOC) activists at the forefront of the 20th century lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, plus (LGBTQ+) movement.

Educate on the presence and impacts of oppression and advocate against oppression through disrupting and dismantling systems that cause harm to LGBTQ+ people, especially LGBTQ+ people who face multiple forms of marginalization.

In accordance with City of Boston guidelines, all Festival vendors are required to provide proof of insurance that covers any liability connected to your space and exhibit. As in years past, all vendors/exhibitors are required by the City of Boston to have an insurance certificate on file that names Boston Pride for the People, the City of Boston, and the City of Boston Parks & Recreation as additionally insured parties. Please contact your existing insurance provider to obtain this certificate of additionally insured.

The cost of your registration does not include the cost of insurance. If you are unable to obtain this certificate of insurance from your existing insurance provider, you can obtain affordable insurance coverage from Boston Pride for the People's insurance partner Casswood Insurance.

*Group insurance prices will be available as the event approaches. The Festival team will send out updates in the coming weeks.

There is no opt-out option for this insurance coverage.

THE PURPOSE OF THE BP4TP FESTIVAL

The purpose of the Boston Pride for the People Festival is to:

• create a community of support among LGBTQ+ individuals and families, organizations, small businesses, and ally corporations
• uplift LGBTQ+ owned and BIPOC owned businesses
• advocate for the lives and humanity of LGBTQ+ people
• celebrate the richness and complexity of LGBTQ+ community, and
• continue to advocate for equity and inclusion for all queer people, especially those who face intersecting forms of oppression

WHO SHOULD APPLY FOR REGISTRATION

• Nonprofit groups
• Community groups
• Small businesses that are owned by or primarily serve the LGBTQ+, POC, and/or disabled communities
• Ally corporations who pledge to not donate or support anti-LGBTQ legislators or initiatives
• Political organizations
• All groups must have DEI policies or iniatitves incorporated in their business practices.

Criteria for reviewing applications for the BP4TP Festival includes, but is not limited to, the following:

• Providing products, services, information, and/or experience that supports the mission of BP4TP and the BP4TP Festival
• Demonstrated commitment to and support of LGBTQ+, disabled and POC communities
• Proposed product, services or menu (quality, pricing, uniqueness)
• Agreement to adhere to established procedures
• Timing and order of applications received

Supporting the mission and purpose of BP4TP and the BP4TP Parade, Festival, and Block Party.

In order to participate in the Boston Pride for the People Parade and Festival, all organizations, affiliates, and individuals must:

• Support the mission and purpose of the Boston Pride for the People organization and Parade
• Abide by all Festival Rules, Terms and Conditions as outlined below
• Acknowledge that a failure to honor the mission and purpose of the BP4TP Parade, or a failure to comply with the Rules, Terms and Conditions, could result in penalties, including exclusion from current and future events, as well as financial penalties
• Groups determined by BP4TP to be hate groups, including those designated as such, by the Southern Poverty Law Center, will not be permitted to sponsor or participate in any BP4TP events

Eligibility. All applicants must meet category eligibility requirements as outlined above. If requested by BP4TP, applicants must provide proof that they qualify for the category applied for on their registration form. Should there be a dispute, BP4TP reserves the right to deny an application or assign your application to a different category.

Right to refuse applications. In alignment with our mission, priority will be given to community groups, nonprofits and/or businesses that are led by or center the LGBTQ+, disabled, and/or POC communities. The act of submitting an application or receiving an email acknowledgement of submitting an application is not a guarantee of space at the BP4TP Festival.

Failure to submit all required documentation and/or payment upon approval may cause your application to be rejected. BP4TP retains the right to refuse any Festival application without liability.

Payment. All applications must be submitted with payment made in full within 24 hours of applying. Any applications submitted without payment will be rejected. If your application is submitted with payment in full but is not accepted, a full refund will be sent via the original payment method within ten business days of the decision, plus any applicable bank processing time.

Status of Application. All applicants will be notified via email of registration is restricted. Otherwise, please consider yourself registered for the event.

Assignment of booth space. BP4TP cannot guarantee placement in any particular location or alongside any other particular booth. Booth space location is at the sole discretion of the BP4TP. BP4TP reserves the right to reassign booth space and/or relocate booth space as necessary.

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