Celebrate love, diversity, and community at the 6th Annual Grayslake Pride Parade! Hosted by The Better Together Project, this family-friendly celebration kicks off on Sunday, June 14, 2026, at 12:00 PM in historic Downtown Grayslake.
Celebrate love, diversity, and community at the annual Woodstock PrideFest on Sunday, June 14, 2026! Located in the heart of the Historic Woodstock Square, this vibrant, family-friendly celebration kicks off with a colorful parade at 11:00 AM, followed by a full afternoon of festivities running until 5:00 PM.
The Chicago Smelts are excited for Pride Month and ready to make “lots of splashes” when the Chicago Pride Parade steps off.
Join Elgin Pride for the fourth annual free and family-friendly Elgin Pride Parade & Festival. Support a happy, safe Elgin for everyone.
Marching under the theme “Free to Be Proud,” the Puerto Rican Cultural Center will lead the 2026 procession, highlighting the intersection of heritage, housing, and LGBTQ+ advocacy.
Windy City Times co-founder Tracy Baim named among 2026 Chicago Pride Community Grand Marshals
Get ready to celebrate love, equality, and community at the 2026 Chicago Pride Parade, one of the city’s most vibrant and iconic summer traditions!
The Aurora Pride Parade returns to downtown Aurora, Illinois, celebrating its seventh year as a vibrant showcase of love, equality, and diversity.
The 2026 Buffalo Grove Pride Fest, featuring 100 entries, 2,000 participants and a crowd of thousands, celebrates the LGBTQ+ community in the northwest suburbs.
What a year it’s been! Chicago truly showed up for Pride. Here are ten moments that made 2025 unforgettable.
Community members can nominate individuals who embody the spirit of Pride to lead the 55th annual parade on Sunday, June 28, 2026.
One of the most-anticipated floats in the 2025 Chicago Pride Parade is Asians and Friends Chicago (AFC), which brings a “Wicked/Wizard of Oz” mashup to the south-bound parade route.
The Second City Outlaws are ready for the annual Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29, set to deliver the best in country dancing, fun and entertainment throughout two-mile parade route.
Antonia “Tata” Flores, a Chicago native who long worked for the Chicago Transit Authority as a bus driver, rode her Harley-Davidson motorcycle along with two friends in the Chicago Pride Parade in 1987.
Dorothy – one of Chicago’s only lesbian bars, located in the West Town neighborhood – is ready for its debut walking the Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29.
The long-lasting legacy of Rowan Shimer will be on full display Sunday, June 29, in the Chicago Pride Parade.
TaskForce Prevention & Community Services, an LGBTQ+ youth-focused health and wellness organization located on the west side of Chicago, has been selected as the inaugural “Out Front” Leader of the 2025 Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29.
For the first time in Chicago Pride history, a local community group will lead the Chicago Pride Parade as the inaugural “Out Front” Leader, followed by this year’s Community Grand Marshals.