Navy Pier is hosting Navy Pier PRIDE 2016. This family-friendly event features entertainment and events throughout the Pier Saturday, June 25. As part of the celebration, and for the first time in 28 years, Navy Pier will display Chicago-centric sections of the internationally renowned The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.
All events for Navy Pier PRIDE 2016 are free and open to the public..
The schedule includes:
Noon: About Face Theatre’s It’s For Real, a collection of stories that connects issues around race, class, sexuality, age, gender, self-esteem, and family. Based on the true experiences of the performers in the show.
1 p.m.: A kickoff parade, led by the Lakeside Pride Marching Band.
1:30 p.m.: Performances by the legendary Milly’s Orchid Show, featuring Brigid Murphy as “Milly” and with an entire cast of such celebrities as Yuri Lane (“The Harmonica Beatbox Man”) and introducing rising gay icon, his 8-year old daughter, Delilah Rose, along with Alexa Grae, Robert Cornelius (former member of the group, “Poi Dog Pondering”), House-O-Matic, and many others.
5 p.m.: “Chicago’s Biggest Wedding,” officiated by Angelica Ross (a leading figure in the movement for transgender and racial equality, and star of the hit series, Her Story). Make history with us and your loved one as we hold a massive marriage ceremony on the Pier.
7pm – For outdoor dancing, with the Chicago skyline as a backdrop, join house music superstar and Grammy Award-nominated producer, DJ Ralphi Rosario, in the Miller Lite Beer Garden at Navy Pier.
10:15pm — A special Pride-themed fireworks.