Dyke March logo (a black circle with a line through the center. A rainbow fills the center. Boston and March are printed on the sides of the circle and Dyke is written in the middle line.)

May 22 2026

Below you will find info on our 2026 March including performers, the map, schedule, and masking policies.

The 2026 Boston Dyke March

Find our condensed Day-of FAQ here.

The 2026 March is Friday, June 5th, starting at around 6:30PM at the Parkman Bandstand. Below you'll find info on the schedule, our detailed COVID policies, our performers, and the set-up on the common.

Please Note:

  • The Boston Dyke March is a Mask Required event!
  • If you need assistance, find a member of Dyke Patrol in an orange vest. They are there to help!
  • The March is 2 miles long. There will be a first come, first serve accessibility vehicle at the end of the March.

Schedule

6:30PM - Pre-march Programming Starts

7:00PM - March Kicks Off

~8:00PM - Post-March Programming Starts

9:30PM - Event Ends

Performers and Speakers

Musical

GIRL HELL 1999

gothy feme with dark hair wearing a shimmering red/black dress and a collar with arms raised singing into a microphone

GIRL HELL 1999 is a Boston-based goth/industrial duo, combining the moody theatrics of classic darkwave and EBM with the rough-edged DIY ethos of underground queer art. Formed by married couple Crisis (music, vocals) and Genevieve (live visuals, video synthesis) in 2022, GIRL HELL 1999 is proud to bring their brand of unapologetically trans bedroom goth to the Boston Dyke March stage.

Reina Williams + The Remedy

Reina Williams + The Remedy blends rock-rooted hip hop with reggae soul, creating uplifting, rhythm-driven performances centered on connection, empowerment, and collective joy. Reina is a queer frontwoman, and bringing this project to spaces like Dyke March is deeply meaningful because their music is about celebrating authenticity, community, and shared energy.

Linnea's Garden

three people standing together in a parking lot. The one on the left has long pink and grey hair, grey facial hair, and is wearing as mesh shirt under a blue velvet-looking coat. The one in the middle has partially dyed pink hair and glasses with clear frames and is smiling with their arms around the other two people. They are wearing a black mesh cropped top with a black bra-like shirt and dark jeans. The last person has asymetrical light blue dyed hair, glasses with yellow lenses, and is wearing a dark jacket, black shirt, and faded black jeans. they are all smiling and look happy.

Linnea's Garden plays punk rock you can dance to. Their music and live performance channels '70s punk, riot grrrl, and goth, with a mission to inject energy and destroy expectations through a queer femme lens. Queer joy is at the heart of our songs, including Chaotic Bisexual Summer, (F U) Like The Patriarchy, DB3, and Pathological Liar. Artists that inspire them include Blondie, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, and Amyl and the Sniffers. Since forming in 2020, they have toured across 18+ states, released four records, and achieved international airplay. Their newest EP “Get Heard” will be released in 2026.

BAGLY Youth Performer

Wyatt

Speakers

Teddy Walker of Protect Trans Futures

COVID Policies

General Mask Policies

  1. Keeping the March safe and accessible for ALL is one of our core values
  2. The risks of COVID are still not understood and we MUST make the March a safe space
  3. You can still catch COVID outdoors, especially in crowds, so we ask participants to mask in designated high-crowd areas, on the March, and whenever you cannot social distance.

On the March

  1. We ask that you wear a mask AT ALL TIMES while on the March
  2. N95, KN95, or KF94 style masks are preferred and help keep everyone safe
  3. Dyke Patrol will have a limited number of KN95 masks, but please bring one

On the Common

While on the Common, we're asking everyone to please mask:

  1. while on the grass in front of the stage inside the circular walkway
  2. on the pathways
  3. by the Merch tent & all community tables

Outside of these areas, please mask where you cannot social distance

Accessibility Vehicle Mask Policies

Occupants and driver will be provided a 3M Aura mask before entering the vehicle

Occupants and driver are required to wear the provided n95 mask at all times while in the vehicle

Accessibility Vehicle Mask Alternatives

We recognize some folks have masking needs that will require an alternative mask.

Requests to wear an alternative mask can be submitted by emailing, DM'ing, or otherwise reaching out to the Dyke March by 10pm EST on June 1st.

Requests must include the brand, model id, and purchase location so that the mask can be evaluated.

Requests for alternative masking options will be evaluated on a case by case basis.

The Boston Dyke March may refuse to make exceptions for any reason, due to the high risks associated with COVID infection.

No exceptions will be made day-of due to our inability to validate alternative masks on site.

Livestream

For extremely high risk individuals, we will be offering a livestream on Youtube.

The Common

Below is the approximate set-up of our activities on Boston Common. Please note the required Masking Areas

Map of the 2026 Boston Dyke March event space on Boston Common. At the center of the event space is the Parkman Bandstand, surrounded by a ring-shaped path labeled Solidarity Circle. The bandstand is connected to Solidarity Circle by several paths in a hub-and-spoke arrangement. In the 3 o'clock position, directly next to the bandstand, is the stage, labeled a staff and performer-only area. In the 4 o'clock position, on Solidarity Circle, is the meeting point for the beginning of the march. In the 6 o'clock position, extending from the bandstand to Solidarity Circle, is a path labeled U-Haul Heights; the Dyke March U-Haul is parked on the grass in the corner between U-Haul Heights and the bandstand, and is also a staff-only area.In the 8 o'clock position, extending from the bandstand to Solidarity Circle, is a path labeled Leslie Feinberg Lane.In the 10 o'clock position, extending from the bandstand through Solidarity Circle and out into the Common, is a path labeled Rita Hester Road. At the bandstand end of the road, on the south side, is the medic tent; next to it, near the intersection with Solidarity Circle, is the info tent; across from the info tent is the merch tent. At the end of Rita Hester Road, outside the circle, are the portapotties and the meeting point for the accessibility vehicle. In the 11 o'clock position, from the bandstand to Solidarity Circle, is Andrea Gibson Avenue.Outside Solidarity Circle is a path labeled Marsha P Johnson Parkway, which runs diagonally south-southwest from the accessibility vehicle meeting point at the intersection with Rita Hester Road, past Flour Bakery, intersecting with Leslie Feinberg Lane right where it meets Solidarity Circle, and finally past the tennis courts at the southern end of the map. There is a designated Chill Zone on the side of Marsha P Johnson Parkway farthest from Solidarity Circle, a bit south of Leslie Feinberg Lane (at about the 7:30 position relative to the bandstand).The masks-required area encompasses all of Solidarity Circle, the Chill Zone, and all of Rita Hester Road up to the accessibility vehicle meeting point. We ask that all attendees keep their masks on within this area.Exhibitor tables are located as follows, by table number: 1-17 on Rita Hester Road outside Solidarity Circle; 18-22 on the outside edge of Solidarity Circle between Rita Road and Leslie Lane; 23-30 on Marsha P Parkway between Rita Road and Leslie Lane; 31-48 on Solidarity Circle between Leslie Lane and U-Haul Heights; 49-61 along Leslie Lane; 62-67 on the inside edge of Solidarity Circle between Leslie Lane and Rita Road; 68-73 on the inside edge of Solidarity Circle between Rita Road and Andrea Gibson Avenue


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