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Asians & Friends bringing colorful entries to the Parade for over a decade

May 11, 2024

Asians & Friends Chicago (AFC) is bringing an “Under The Sea” theme to the 2024 Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, June 30, capping off the city’s proudest month of the year for the LGBTQ+ community. Asians & Friends Chicago, since 1985, has been bringing together gay people who are interested in developing a greater understanding…

Lakeside Pride proudly marching in the Parade since 1997

May 11, 2024

Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles brings about 25 years of experience to the Chicago Pride Parade as Chicago’s premier family of performance groups for members and friends of the LGBTQ+ community. Home to four major ensembles – Jazz Orchestra, Marching Band, Symphonic Band, and Pops Ensemble – plus over a dozen chamber ensembles, the organization offers…

Fortune Feimster & Jax Smith Named Grand Marshals for 2024 Chicago Pride Parade

May 9, 2024

PRIDEChicago, the all-volunteer organization behind the iconic Chicago Pride Parade for over 50 years, announces the selection of comedienne, Fortune Feimster and her wife Jax Smith as Grand Marshals for the 2024 Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, June 30th starting at 11 a.m.

Second City Outlaws two-stepping the Parade with Pride

May 5, 2024

The Second City Outlaws, a local non-profit charity organization, bring the best in country dance fun and entertainment to every performance – including the annual Chicago Pride Parade, set for Sunday, June 30.

Chicago Pride Parade Organizers Announce 2024 Theme: Pride is Power

March 12, 2024

PRIDEChicago – the all-volunteer organization that has produced the iconic Chicago Pride Parade for 50 years, today announces the 2024 theme is “Pride is Power,” highlighting the fundamental role the Chicago Pride Parade has played in creating visibility and advocating for effective change for the city and region’s LGBTQ+ community for five decades.

Chicago Pride Parade

June 30 2024 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Comedian Fortune Feimster, along with her wife Jax, will lead the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade. Featuring 150 colorful entries, the parade will travel through Chicago’s landmark LGBTQ+ Northalsted neighborhood.

ABC7 Chicago to broadcast the 2023 Chicago Pride Parade

December 12, 2023

ABC 7 celebrates the 53rd Annual Chicago Pride Parade with a two-hour, live parade broadcast, Sunday, June 25, from 12:00-2:00 p.m. Tanja Babich, Hosea Sanders and Jason Knowles host the Chicago Pride Parade broadcast with Knowles capturing all of the action live from the street. LGBTQAI+ community advocates join the festivities, including Cody LaGrow (Emmy…

Karamo Brown, all local pro sports teams, NASCAR and more to participate in 2023 Chicago Pride Parade

December 12, 2023

The organizers of the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade released the lineup for this Sunday’s parade, which organizers said will be one of the largest in years. Nearly 200 entries are expected this year, up from 170 in 2022. Organized by PRIDEChicago, the annual parade returned in 2022 after a two-year hiatus due to the…

Celebrate! After two-year hiatus Chicago Pride Parade returns in 2022

December 12, 2023

One of the nation's oldest and largest LGBTQ celebrations, the Chicago Pride Parade returns Sunday, June 26 after a two-year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. The parade was cut short due to inclement weather in 2019 and canceled in 2020—marking a first in its 50-year history. Usually the capstone of Pride month in Chicago,…

Chicago Pride Parade postponed for first time in 50-year history

December 12, 2023

The Chicago Pride Parade, scheduled for Sunday, June 28, has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, marking the first time that the parade has been postponed or canceled in its 50-year history. "We are sad to announce that the annual Pride Parade will not take place this year on June 28. We announce this postponement in…

Richard Pfeiffer, Chicago Pride Parade coordinator, passes away at 70

December 12, 2023

Richard William Pfeiffer, coordinator of the annual Chicago Pride Parade since 1974 and a member of Chicago's Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame, died Sunday, October 6. He was 70. Tim Frye, Pfeiffer's husband of 48 years, shared the news with GoPride.com. Pfeiffer battled cancer for the past two years, according to Frye. The funeral will…

A look back at the Chicago Pride Parade: 1970 – 2023

December 12, 2023

The 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City were ignored by Chicago's newspapers and it was harassment as usual for the city's gay citizens: lesbians wearing men's shirts were arrested for cross-dressing; an over-zealous pretty-boy cop named Sgt. John Manley continued his purge on gay men in the rest room near Lincoln Park Conservatory; and the…

Asians & Friends bringing colorful entries to the Parade for over a decade

Lakeside Pride proudly marching in the Parade since 1997

Fortune Feimster & Jax Smith Named Grand Marshals for 2024 Chicago Pride Parade

Second City Outlaws two-stepping the Parade with Pride

Chicago Pride Parade Organizers Announce 2024 Theme: Pride is Power

Chicago Pride Parade

ABC7 Chicago to broadcast the 2023 Chicago Pride Parade

Karamo Brown, all local pro sports teams, NASCAR and more to participate in 2023 Chicago Pride Parade

Celebrate! After two-year hiatus Chicago Pride Parade returns in 2022

Chicago Pride Parade postponed for first time in 50-year history

Richard Pfeiffer, Chicago Pride Parade coordinator, passes away at 70

A look back at the Chicago Pride Parade: 1970 – 2023

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