Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community is celebrating Pride Month with dozens of events across the city—from major street festivals and the flagship parade to parties, sports gatherings, advocacy events and educational programs.
Below is Windy City Times’ curated roundup of 50 LGBTQ+ Pride Month events happening across Chicago, organized by theme.
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- Pride parades and festivals
- Parties and social events
- Youth and family events
- Community and advocacy events
- Sports and fitness
- Arts and educational events
Please note: While this list is extensive, it is not exhaustive. For weekly LGBTQ+ event updates, subscribe to Windy City Times’ Chicago Social Butterflies newsletter or visit the Chicago Social Butterflies website for additional events across Chicagoland.
To submit an event for inclusion in Windy City Times’ calendar coverage, fill out our online form or email a link to the event webpage to Jake Wittich, managing editor of Windy City Times, at jake@windycitytimes.com.
Pride parades and festivals
Andersonville Midsommarfest
June 12 from 5-10 p.m. and June 13-14 from 12-10 p.m.
Clark Street from Foster Avenue to Gregory Street
$10 suggested donation
Pride Makers Market at Hotel 55
June 14 from 12-5 p.m.
Hotel 55, 55 E. Ontario St.
Free
Chicago Pride Fest
June 20-21 from 11 a.m.-10 p.m.
North Halsted Street between Addison and Grace streets
$20 suggested donation
Chicago Pride Parade
June 28 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Northalsted Neighborhood
Free
Pride South Side: Love in Action Festival
July 5 from 2-10 p.m.
DuSable Black History Museum and Education Center, 740 E. 56th Place
Free
Parties and social events
White Sox Pride Night
June 10 at 6:40 p.m.
Guaranteed Rate Field, 333 W. 35th St.
Ticket prices vary
Pride Night at the Shedd
June 13 from 6-10:30 p.m.
Shedd Aquarium, 1200 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive
$29.95
Dyke Summer | Pride Kickoff
June 13 from 9-11:30 p.m.
TBA Chicago
$40.54
Power to the P-Pole: What a Time to have Pride!
June 14 at 6 p.m.
House of Blues Chicago, 329 N. Dearborn St.
Ticket prices vary
Chicago Cubs Pride Celebration
June 15 at 7 p.m.
Wrigley Field, 1060 W. Addison St.
Ticket prices vary
50+ Pride Celebration
June 20 from 2-5 p.m.
The Closet, 3325 N. Broadway
$25
Lesbian Social Club Pride Fest Takeover
June 20 from 3 p.m.-midnight
D.S Tequila, 3352 N. Halsted St.
$20.31
Queer Women’s Pride Social with Clandestina and DJ Gloria
June 21 from 5-10 p.m.
Beatnik West Town, 1604 W. Chicago Ave.
$25.96
Chicago Pride All-White Yacht Party & After Party!
June 26 from 6-10:30 p.m.
Anita Dee Yacht Charters, 200 N. Breakwater Access
$72.49
Chicago Pride Kickoff & All White Party!
June 26 from 10 p.m.-2 a.m.
Bassline, 2239 S. Michigan Ave.
$11.99
Super Sapphic V
June 26 from 9 p.m.-close
Metro and smartbar (all-building), 3730 N. Clark St.
$31
Black LGBTQ+ Beach Day
June 27 from 2-8 p.m.
63rd Street Beach, 6300 S. DuSable Lake Shore Drive
Free
Queerchata Pride Social
June 27 from 3-7 p.m.
Charlie’s Chicago, 3726 N. Broadway
$20
Back Lot Bash Chicago Pride
June 27-28 from 4-10:30 p.m.
Cheetah Gym, 5248 N. Clark St.
$19.46
Horse Meat Disco: Pride
Metro/smartbar (all-building), 3730 N. Clark St.
June 27 from 9 p.m.-5 a.m.
$25 advance, $30 day of
Chicago Urban Pride Picnic
June 28 from 12-8 p.m.
Jackson Park, 6300 E. Hayes Drive
Free
FunkStick PRIDE!
June 29 from 5 p.m.-1 a.m.
Jackhammer, 6406 N. Clark St.
Sliding Scale – No one turned away for lack of funds
Youth and family
Chicago Public Library Pride Programming
Rainbow arts and crafts, drag story times, queer film screenings and LGBTQ+ resources.
All month long
At library branches across the city
Free
Queer Prom with CALOR, YOLLOCALLI and the National Museum of Mexican Arts
June 13 from 5:30-9 p.m.
Yollocalli Arts Reach, 2358 S. Whipple St.
Free
First Annual Northside QueerPride
June 27-28
Rogers Park
Free
PRIDE in Unity Park!
June 28 from 12:30-2:30 p.m.
Unity Park, 2636 N. Kimball Ave.
Free
Community and advocacy
Progress Pride Flag Raising in Daley Plaza with elected leaders
June 1 at 10 a.m.
Daley Plaza, 50 W. Washington St.
Free
Pride Flag Raising at Logan Square
June 1 at 12 p.m.
Logan Square, 3150 W. Logan Blvd.
Free
Where to Go For Queer Health Resources
June 1 from 6-7 p.m.
Bucktown-Wicker Park Branch of Chicago Public Library, 1701 N. Milwaukee Ave.
Free
LGBTQ+ Justice Town Hall Forum
June 2 at 5:30 p.m.
Hinshaw and Culbertson, 151 N. Franklin St.
$35 for non-members
HEALTH IS PRIMARY Chicagoland Candlelight Vigil
June 5 at 7:30 p.m.
AIDS Garden Chicago, 3003 N. Lakefront Trail
Free
Equality Illinois Pride Kick-Off Brunch
June 7 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Venue West, 221 N. Paulina St.
$120
4th Annual Queer Elder History Panel
June 11 from 7-8:30 p.m.
Dorothy Downstairs, 2500 W. Chicago Ave.
$15-$25
Where to go for Queer Aging Resources
June 12 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m.
West Pullman Branch of Chicago Public Library, 830 W. 119th St.
Free
Chicago Dyke March and Rally
June 27 from 1-4 p.m.
Dvorak Park, 1119 W. Cullerton St.
Free
56th Anniversary of the First Pride Rally and March
June 27 at 12 p.m.
Washington Square Park (AKA: Bughouse Square), 901 N. Clark St. at Walton
Free
Sports and fitness
North American Trans Rugby Match
June 6 from 12-2 p.m.
UIC Outdoor Fields Complex, 900 W. 14th Place
Free
Gay Games VII: 20-Year Anniversary
June 6 from 3-6 p.m.
Whiskey Girl Tavern, 6318 N. Clark St.
Free
Pride and Pickleball: Free to be Sporty
June 14 from 1-4 p.m.
SPF Chicago, 2121 N. Clybourn Ave., BLDG 1
$25
Southeast Side Pride: Rainbow Dash
June 7 at 10 a.m. with a 10:30 a.m. run start
Colibri Coffee, 3639 E. 106th St.
Free
Wrestle League Presents: Pride and Punishment II
June 12 at 8 p.m. (Doors at 7 p.m.)
Lincoln Hall, 2424 N. Lincoln Ave.
$23.50-$53.50
Proud to Run: Pride Race
June 27 from 8-10:30 a.m.
Lincoln Park Grove 16 (between Montrose Harbor & Beach)
$45-$65
Arts and educational
Right to Assemble Exhibition Opening Reception
June 6 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
The Center on Addison, 806 W. Addison St.
Free
Art of Pride 2026
June 7 from 2-4 p.m.
Hyde Park Art Center, 5020 S. Cornell Ave.
Free
Creative Synergy – Honoring the LGBTQ+ Creative Community
June 11 from 6-9 p.m.
Vertical, Incorporated, 1105 W. Chicago Ave., Suite 203
Free
Embodied: A Pride x Juneteenth Variety Show
June 20 from 6:30-10 p.m.
Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St.
$25
Brokeback Mountain at Shakespeare Theater
June 2 (Pride Night benefiting LGBT Hall of Fame) and June 10 (Talkback on HIV/AIDS history, part of Seven Days in June: HEALTH IS PRIMARY)
Chicago Shakespeare Theater, 800 E. Grand Ave.
Ticket prices vary
Teresa Trull and Barbara Higbie: Reunion, Pride & CD Release
June 24 from 6-10 p.m.
Copernicus Center, 5216 W. Lawrence Ave.
$44
Chicago Queer History Walking Tour: The First Chicago Pride Parade
June 27
Washington Square Park, (Bughouse Square), 901 N. Clark St.
Free
Color Me Pride Fashion Show 3
June 27 from 4-8 p.m.
The Grand Ballroom, 6351 S. Cottage Grove Ave.
$44.99
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