Across the Chicago suburbs and beyond, LGBTQ+ organizations, municipalities and community groups are preparing dozens of Pride celebrations—from parades and street festivals to family picnics, drag shows, concerts and community gatherings.
While many Pride events take place in June, suburban and regional celebrations across Illinois and Northwest Indiana continue throughout the summer and into the fall.
Below is Windy City Times’ running roundup of more than 70 Pride events happening across the region.
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- North/Northwest suburbs
- West suburbs
- South suburbs
- Northwest Indiana
- Northern Illinois
- Central Illinois
- Southern Illinois and Metro East
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.
North/Northwest suburbs
Waukegan Pride Parade & Festival
May 30 from 2-9 p.m.
Waukegan Harbor, 55 S. Harbor Place, Waukegan
Free
Highwood Pridefest – Infinite Love: A Dance Floor Uprising
June 5 from 7-11 p.m.
Toadstool Pub, 327 Waukegan Ave., Highwood
$28.52
Pride in Park Ridge
June 5 from 4-8 p.m.
Hodges Park, 101 Courtland Ave., Park Ridge
Free
Niles Pride Rainbow Walk + Picnic
June 6 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Kirk Lane Park, 7000 W. Jonquil Terrace, Niles
Free
Buffalo Grove’s Family Friendly Pride Parade and Fest
June 7 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
Mike Rylko Community Park, 1000 N. Buffalo Grove Road, Buffalo Grove
Free
St. Charles PrideFest
June 7 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Mr. St. Mary Park, Prairie Street, east of Route 31, St. Charles
Free
Crystal Lake Pride Bags Tournament
June 7
Brink Street Market, 40 N. Williams St. F, Crystal Lake
$75
Crystal Lake Pride Walk & Social
June 7 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
Brink Street Market, 40 N. Williams St. F, Crystal Lake
Free
Pride at the City Band Concert
June 10 at 7 p.m.
Woodstock Square, 100 W. Van Buren St., Woodstock
Free
Woodstock Pride Field Day + Color Run
June 13 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Emricson Park – Duvall Drive entrance, 784 Duvall Drive, Woodstock
$12
Woodstock PrideFest Community Chalk Art Walk
June 13 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Emricson Park, 900 W. South St., Woodstock
$30
Pride Celebration at Hawthorn Mall
June 13 from 1-5 p.m.
Hawthorn Mall, 122 Hawthorn Center, Vernon Hills
Woodstock PrideFest Pub Crawl
June 13 at 6 p.m.
Woodstock Square Historic District, 123 E. Van Buren St., Woodstock
$25
Woodstock PrideFest
June 14 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Woodstock Square Historic District, 123 E. Van Buren St., Woodstock
Free
6th Annual Grayslake Pride Parade
June 14 at 12 p.m.
Historic Downtown Grayslake, Center Street
Free
Interfaith Family Pridefest in Evanston
June 14 from 2-5 p.m.
Raymond Park, 1489 Chicago Ave., Evanston
Free
Highwood Pride in the Park
June 17 from 4:30-9 p.m.
Everts Park, 111 North Ave., Highwood
Free
Morton Grove: Pride in the Park
June 18 from 5-8 p.m.
Harrer Park (north end), 6250 Dempster St., Morton Grove
Free
Woodstock Ride/Walk/Run to Leave a Light On
June 19 at 7 p.m.
Woodstock Square Historic District, 123 E. Van Buren St., Woodstock
Free
Lake County PrideFest in Round Lake Beach
June 20 from 12-8 p.m.
Round Lake Beach Civic Center, 2007 N. Civic Center Way, Round Lake Beach
Free
Des Plaines Community Pride Celebration
June 20 from 1-5 p.m.
Trinity Lutheran Church, 675 E. Algonquin Road, Des Plaines
Free
Skokie Pride 2026
June 26 from 1-4 p.m.
Oakton Park, 4701 Oakton St., Skokie
Free
Woodstock Pride Pool Party
July 25 from 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Woodstock Water Works, 1313 Kishwaukee Valley Road, Woodstock
$5
West suburbs
Bolingbrook Pride Month Proclamation
May 26 at 7 p.m.
Bolingbrook Village Hall, 375 Briarcliff Road, Bolingbrook
Free
Bowling Fundraiser for Aurora LGBTQ+ Advisory Board
May 31 from 2-4 p.m.
Lucky Strike Naperville, 1515 Aurora Ave., Naperville
$20
Chicago House Women-Elmhurst Pride Collective Night
May 31 from 5-8 p.m.
Langhorst Field, 190 S. Prospect Ave., Elmhurst
$20
Cheers, Queers! in St. Charles
June 1 from 6:30-9 p.m.
Global Brew Tap House, 2100 Prairie St., St. Charles
Free
Joliet Slammers Pride in the Ballpark
June 3 at 6 p.m.
Duly Health and Care Field, 1 Mayor Art Schultz Drive, Joliet
$10
Aurora Pride Flag Raising
June 5 at 4:30 p.m.
City of Aurora Government Building, 44 E. Downer Place, Aurora
Free
Forest Park Pride Fest
June 5 from 5-8 p.m.
Constitution Court, 415 Thomas Ave., Forest Park
Free
Downers Grove PrideFest
June 6 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Fishel Park, 1036 Grove St., Downers Grove
Free
Elgin Pride Parade & Festival
June 6 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Festival Park, 132 S. Grove Ave., Elgin
Free
Oak Park Pride Night Out
June 11 from 5-9 p.m.
Downtown Oak Park, Marion Street between Lake Street and North Boulevard
Free
Pride At The Plaza
June 13 from 6-10 p.m.
Millennium Plaza, 21 S. Stolp Ave., Aurora
Free
Pride Vibez in Aurora
June 13 from 10 p.m.-1 a.m.
Vibez on the River, 29 W. New York St., Aurora
$15
Aurora Pride Celebration for Introverts
June 14 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Society 57, 100 S. River St., Aurora
Free
Aurora Pride Parade
June 14 at 12 p.m.
Downtown Aurora, 77 S. Broadway, Aurora
Free
Aurora Pride Official Afterparty
June 14 at 1 p.m.
Two Brothers Roundhouse, 2015 N. Broadway, Aurora
$10
Elgin Pride Prime Network
June 17 from 6-8 p.m.
Eastside Cafe, 311 Barrington Ave., Unit A, East Dundee
Free
Carol Stream Pride Concert (An ABBA Salute)
June 18 from 7-9 p.m.
Ross Ferraro Carol Stream Town Center, 960 N. Gary Ave., Carol Stream
Free
Elmhurst Family Pride Fest
June 20 from 12-4 p.m.
Elmhurst Presbyterian Church, 367 Spring Road, Elmhurst
Free
All My Relations Pride Celebration in Schaumburg
June 20 from 2-6 p.m.
Trickster Cultural Center, 190 S. Roselle Road, Schaumburg
Free
PRISM: Walk & Talk – Fox Valley Trail in Aurora
June 20 at 3:30 p.m.
Cole Center Administration Office, 101 W. Illinois Ave., Aurora
Free
Pride Metal Fest 2026 in West Chicago
June 26-27 from 5-11 p.m.
WC Social Club, 920 Roosevelt Road, West Chicago
Two-day passes for $40
Yorkville Area Pride
June 27 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Congregational United Church of Christ, 409 Center Parkway, Yorkville
Free
Pride Ride Batavia
June 28 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Fat Sam’s for Pets, 12 1st St., Batavia
Free
South suburbs
Homewood-Flossmoor Pride Fest
June 12 from 5-9 p.m.
Flossmoor Park, 2523 Flossmoor Road, Flossmoor
Free
Slay the Lake Pride Book Fest
June 27 from 12-5 p.m.
Soundgrowler Brewing Co., 8201 183rd St., Suite P, Tinley Park
Free
Northwest Indiana
NWI PrideFest
June 6-7 from 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Sunset Hill Farm County Park, 775 Meridian Road, Valparaiso, Ind.
$10
Michigan City Pride Fest
June 13 from 1-8 p.m.
Guy Foreman Amphitheatre, 115 Lake Shore Drive, Michigan City, Ind.
Free
Whiting Pride
June 20 from 6-10 p.m.
Sheridan Plaza, Sheridan Avenue and 119th Street, Whiting, Ind.
Free
Northern Illinois
Music for Love: Pride Showcase benefiting Youth Outlook
May 29 at 7 p.m.
Groove Street, 209 Grove St., DeKalb
Free
Quad Cities Pride Festival
June 5 from 5 p.m.-11 p.m. and June 6 from 12-11 p.m.
Schwiebert Riverfront Park, 101 17th St., Rock Island
$15 for a weekend pass
Rochelle Pride Night
June 5 from 4-10 p.m.
Flight Deck Bar & Grill, 1027 E. Gurler Road, Rochelle
Free
Rockford Area Pride Parade
June 6 at noon
Downtown Rockford, 513 E. State St., Rockford
Free
Rockford Pride Alley Party
June 6 from 12-8 p.m.
Fran Kral Parking Lot, 500 Block E State St., Rockford
Kankakee Pride Picnic
June 7 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m.
Kankakee River State Park – Main Shelter, 5314 IL-102, Bourbonnais
Free
Ottawa Family Pride Festival
June 13 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Downtown Ottawa, Washington Park and Jordan Block
Free
Dixon Pride Festival 2026
June 13 from 1-9 p.m.
Page Park, 465 Page Drive, Dixon
Free
Flag in the Map with Putnam County Public Library District in Granville
June 16 at 1 p.m.
Granville Library Branch, 214 S. McCoy St., Granville
Free
DeKalb Pride Fest
June 20 from 4-7 p.m.
Frank Van Bauer Plaza, 200-298 Palmer Court, DeKalb
Free
Central Illinois
Jacksonville Pride Celebration
May 30 from 12-4 p.m.
Twisted Tree Music Hall, 1061 E. Morton Ave., Jacksonville
Free
Macomb Pride Picnic
June 6 from 12-6 p.m.
Glenwood Park, 1406 N. Randolph St., Macomb
Free
Logan County Pride Fest
June 6 from 4-8 p.m.
601 Pulaski St., Lincoln
Free
Vermilion County Pridefest
June 13 from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.
Ellsworth Park, 100 W. Ellsworth St., Danville
Free
Pride Picnic in Normal
June 14 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Anderson Park, 503 E. College Ave., Normal
Free
West Peoria Pride Party
June 14 from 12-5 p.m.
Waverly and Callendar in Peoria
Teen Pride Party in Springfield
June 16 from 5-6:30 p.m.
Lincoln Library, 326 S. 7th St., Springfield
Free
Walk With Pride: A Tour of Springfield’s LGBTQ+ History
June 20 at 10:30 a.m.
Lincoln Library, 326 S. 7th St., Springfield
Free
The River City Pride Pageant
June 20 at 7 p.m.
The Space 1208, 1208 E. Duryea Ave., Peoria Heights
$5
River City Pride Festival
July 18 from 10 a.m.-10 p.m.
Peoria Riverfront, 110 NE Water St., Peoria
Southern Illinois and Metro East
Southern Illinois and Metro East
Mt. Vernon Pride in the Park
May 30 from 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Rolland Lewis Building, 800 S. 27th St., Mt. Vernon
Free
Mrs. Roper Bar Crawl – Metro East Pride
May 30 starting at 1 p.m.
618 Big Daddy’s, 313 E. Main St., Belleville
$15
Metro East Pride Book Swap
June 7 from 12:30-2 p.m.
Belleville Books, 20 E. Main St., Belleville
Free
Metro East Pride Night at the Grizzlies
June 11 at 6:30 p.m.
Arsenal BG Ballpark, 2301 Grizzlie Bear Blvd., Sauget
PrideFest Carbondale – Pride on the Strip
June 13 from 12-5 p.m.
“The Strip,” South Illinois Avenue (IL Route 51) between Mill Street and Jackson Street, Carbondale
Free
Richland County Pride Fest
June 13 from 1-7 p.m.
Rotary Park, 5299 E. Kiwanis Road in Onley
Free
Metro East Pride Festival
Oct. 3
Belleville Public Square and East Main, Belleville
Free
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