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Chicago Pride Fest
2024-06-22 11:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | Northalsted Neighborhood, Northalsted on Halsted Street from Addison to Grace St.
Chicago Pride Fest is a two-day street festival on June 22-23, 2024; the weekend before the Chicago Pride Parade (June 30, 2024). The 23rd annual Chicago Pride Fest is a celebration of LGBTQ+ life, culture and community in Chicago’s landmark LGBTQ+ Northalsted neighborhood.
Pride Fest features live music on 3 stages, a Youth Pride Space for teens, best of Chicago drag performance, the Proud Pet Parade with prizes, dance exhibitions, Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, guest speakers and over 150 food and merchandise vendors.
A $15 suggested donation for entry helps pays performers and festival workers, and supports local non-profits & community programs like the Chicago Pride Crosswalks; 14 rainbow paved intersections installed in 2019 that make up the longest installation of it’s kind in the world.

Chicago Pride Fest
2024-06-23 11:00 - 22:00 | Northalsted Neighborhood, Northalsted on Halsted Street from Addison to Grace St.
Chicago Pride Fest is a two-day street festival on June 22-23, 2024; the weekend before the Chicago Pride Parade (June 30, 2024). The 23rd annual Chicago Pride Fest is a celebration of LGBTQ+ life, culture and community in Chicago’s landmark LGBTQ+ Northalsted neighborhood.
Pride Fest features live music on 3 stages, a Youth Pride Space for teens, best of Chicago drag performance, the Proud Pet Parade with prizes, dance exhibitions, Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus, guest speakers and over 150 food and merchandise vendors
A $15 suggested donation for entry helps pays performers and festival workers, and supports local non-profits & community programs like the Chicago Pride Crosswalks; 14 rainbow paved intersections installed in 2019 that make up the longest installation of it’s kind in the world.

Chicago Pride Parade
2024-06-30 11:00 - 14:00 | Pride Parade Start, 3900 N Broadway, Chicago, Illinois, 60613
The 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade steps off at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 30, 2024 from W. Sheridan and N. Broadway in Chicago’s landmark LGBTQ+ Northalsted neighborhood.
Fortune Feimster, a beloved stand-up comedian, writer, and actor, along with her wife Jax, will lead the procession as Grand Marshals.
“We are honored to be named the Grand Marshals for Chicago Pride,” said Feimster. “Chicago holds a special place in our hearts—it’s home to a great comedy scene and home to the best audiences. It’s also where Jax and I first met nine years ago, during Pride. As we celebrate our community and our anniversary, it feels like a beautiful full-circle moment.”
Chicago activist and bar owner Art Johnston and his partner in life and business, Jose “Pepe” Pena, plus longtime LGBTQ+ activists, community organizers and high-profile transgender couple Myles and Precious Brady-Davis are this year’s Community Grand Marshals.
The parade, featuring 150 colorful entries, will travel the 20-block parade route from Sheridan south on Broadway; then south on Halsted; then east on Belmont; then south on Broadway; then east on Diversey to Cannon Drive.
This year’s theme is “Pride is Power”.
