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  • World AIDS Day commemoration

    Wrightwood 659 659 W. Wrightwood Ave, Chicago, Illinois

    Wrightwood 659 and The Joffrey Ballet proudly announce a special World AIDS Day commemoration honoring those lost to the epidemic.

  • Santa Speedo Run 2025

    Sidetrack 3349 N Halsted St, Chicago, Illinois

    Since 2011, hundreds of participants have spent a December day running through the heart of Lakeview, Chicago, clad in nothing more than Santa hats, speedos and other holiday attire. The run supports Center on Halsted, the Midwest’s most comprehensive community center dedicated to advancing community and securing the health and well-being of LGBTQ people across Chicagoland. Last…

  • LoveFest with the Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus

    Bassline 2239 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL

    The Chicago Black Gay Men’s Caucus presents LoveFest, an invitation for the community to slow down, exhale, and recenter around pleasure.

    Free

  • Holiday Open House at COH

    Center on Halsted 3656 N Halsted, Chicago, Illinois

    Center on Halsted invites guests, community members and supporters to join them for a festive evening.

  • Holiday Meal and Celebration

    Center on Halsted 3656 N Halsted, Chicago, Illinois

    Join Center on Halsted to celebrate the holidays with a holiday meal and bingo.

  • New Year’s Eve with the Legacy Project

    Sidetrack 3349 N Halsted St, Chicago, Illinois

    Join The Legacy Project for a spectacular New Year’s Eve 2026 Celebration at Sidetrack. A portion of the proceeds benefit the award-winning Legacy Project’s ongoing work to expand Illinois’s new LGBTQ-Inclusive Curriculum Public School Curriculum. Tickets include Party Favors, light bites from J&L Catering from 7-9pm, Sidetrack’s Chicago Drag Showcase from 8-10pm, and a Champagne…

    $50 – $55

  • Outspoken! LGBTQ+ Storytelling 1/6

    Sidetrack 3349 N Halsted St, Chicago, Illinois

    Don't miss OUTspoken LGBTQ+ Stories, Sidetrack's monthly storytelling event celebrating uniquely personal stories from a cross-section of the LGBTQ+ community. OUTspoken is usually held on the first Tuesday of each month at Sidetrack. Seating in Main/Cherry/North Bars begins at 6pm Stories begin at 7pm Typically there will be 6 storytellers and one intermission.

  • A Midwinter Mixer 50+

    Nobody's Darling 1744 W Balmoral Ave, Chicago, IL

    Before Sunset and Cookies & Conversations present A Midwinter Mixer, an afternoon celebrating elder community and camaraderie at Nobody’s Darling. Gather for a joyful afternoon of community and connection. The mixer is designed for the 50+ community.

    $12