Wikipedia quotes The People's Crusade was the prelude to the First Crusade 1.

The
official start date was set as August 15, 1096. Those armies that left before that
time are considered part of the People's Crusade. Three of these armies never made
it past Hungary; two others (under Peter the Hermit and Walter Sansavoir) were
defeated by Kilij Arslan of Nicaea. Traditionally, the First Crusade deals with those
who left after that official start date. 2

1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/People's_Crusade, 8/3/15, 7:00 p.m.

2 http://www.umich.edu/~eng415/timeline/summaries/First_Crusade.htm, 8/3/15,
7:01 p.m.