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2025 Chicago Pride Parade

Sunday, June 29, 2025

11 a.m.

2025 Chicago Pride Parade

Pride in Chicago

PRIDEChicago – the organization that has produced the iconic Chicago Pride Parade for over 50 years – invites you to celebrate Pride in Chicago.

Join us for the 54th annual Chicago Pride Parade stepping off from Sheridan and Broadway at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2025.

Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to pack the 2-mile parade route, which starts in the landmark LGBTQ+ neighborhood of Northalsted and wraps up in Lincoln Park.

We look forward to celebrating Pride with you!

2024 Chicago Pride Parade

Thanks Chicago!

The 2024 Chicago Pride Parade marched under the theme of “Pride is Power,” highlighting the parade’s role in creating visibility and change for LGBTQ+ people since its first march in 1970, which was held to commemorate the first anniversary of the Stonewall Riots.

Three prominent couples served as Grand Marshals. Comedian Fortune Feimster and her wife, Jax Smith, served as celebrity Grand Marshals. The two met at Chicago Pride in 2015, just days after the Supreme Court’s historic ruling for nationwide marriage equality.

Feimster and Smith were joined by Community Grand Marshals Art Johnston and José Pepe Peña, longtime LGBTQ+ activists and owners of Sidetrack, and high-profile transgender couple and community organizers Myles and Precious Brady-Davis.

Countdown To Pride

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2024 PRIDEChicago

Chicago Honors Pride Parade Leader Richard Pfeiffer with Dedicated Street Sign

October 27, 2024

The City of Chicago honored longtime Chicago Pride Parade coordinator Richard Pfeiffer with an honorary street sign—“Rich Pfeiffer Parade Way”—at the northwest corner of Belmont Avenue and North Halsted Street.

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2024 Parade PRIDEChicago

Chicago Pride Parade Organizers Announce New Nomination Process for 2025 Community Grand Marshals

October 22, 2024

PRIDEChicago – the all-volunteer organization that has produced the iconic Chicago Pride Parade for more than 50 years, has announced a new nomination process for Community Grand Marshals to be honored in the 54th annual Chicago Pride Parade.

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2024 Community PRIDEChicago

PRIDEChicago achieves 501(c)(3) nonprofit status: paving the way for expanded community initiatives

September 18, 2024

PRIDEChicago proudly announces its designation as a tax-exempt nonprofit under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

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2024 PRIDEChicago

Chicago Honors Pride Parade Leader Richard Pfeiffer with Dedicated Street Sign

October 27, 2024

The City of Chicago honored longtime Chicago Pride Parade coordinator Richard Pfeiffer with an honorary street sign—“Rich Pfeiffer Parade Way”—at the northwest corner of Belmont Avenue and North Halsted Street.

<img decoding="async" width="1170" height="658" src="https://pridechicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SMK_PrideParade2024-220-1170x658.jpg" class="attachment-prider-thumb-huge size-prider-thumb-huge wp-post-image" alt="" srcset="https://pridechicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SMK_PrideParade2024-220-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https://pridechicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SMK_PrideParade2024-220-930x523.jpg 930w, https://pridechicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SMK_PrideParade2024-220-370x208.jpg 370w, https://pridechicago.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SMK_PrideParade2024-220-270x152.jpg 270w" sizes="(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px" />

2024 Parade PRIDEChicago

Chicago Pride Parade Organizers Announce New Nomination Process for 2025 Community Grand Marshals

October 22, 2024

PRIDEChicago – the all-volunteer organization that has produced the iconic Chicago Pride Parade for more than 50 years, has announced a new nomination process for Community Grand Marshals to be honored in the 54th annual Chicago Pride Parade.

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2024 Community PRIDEChicago

PRIDEChicago achieves 501(c)(3) nonprofit status: paving the way for expanded community initiatives

September 18, 2024

PRIDEChicago proudly announces its designation as a tax-exempt nonprofit under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code.

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2024 Chicago Pride Parade

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Mission

Our mission is to celebrate, commemorate, educate and liberate the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities in Chicago by advocating for inclusivity, equality and justice.

Vision

We are proud of our history and excited about the work we are doing to create a brighter future for all. We are committed to creating a world where all people can live without fear of discrimination or violence.

Values

We expect all parade participants and spectators to support the LGBTQ+ community and conduct themselves in a manner consistent with our values of respect, kindness, integrity, and positivity.