What a year it’s been! Chicago truly showed up for Pride. Here are ten moments that made 2025 unforgettable.
Chicago’s record-breaking summer travel season generated $949 million in revenue.
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.
Navy Pier Pride, a free, full-day event honoring LGBTQIA+ pride, diversity, and inclusion.
Chicago LSD Radio and Davel Haus Presents: DAVELAPALOOZA 3, two epic days hosted by Twitch Partner DJ Davel, featuring over 20 Twitch DJs spinning live in celebration of Pride Month!
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.
Mark Towns and Stephen Pearlman started Edgewater Candles in 2016 and today it’s grown into a full-fledged, prospering small business with three full-time employees – and abundance of pride.
Jamie DiGrazia, the owner of Logan Parlor, is excited for the annual Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29 – the first for Logan Parlor and her nonprofit, Hair Has No Gender.
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.
Celebrate love, equality, and community at Woodstock PrideFest Weekend - a full weekend of inclusive events, culminating in the signature Sunday celebration on the Square. Don't miss the vibrant Pride Parade, live entertainment, local vendors, and family-friendly festival activities. This year also features a powerful display of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, honoring lives lost and…
Come together to celebrate the resilience of LGBTQ+ communities and our shared commitment to equality at the Equality Illinois 2025 Pride Kick-Off Brunch. Stand with over 300+ leaders and allies to keep Illinois a pro-equality, pro-family state.
Let’s brunch. Let’s rise. Let’s fight for full equality.
The Lesbian Social Club is taking over Pride Fest at D.S. Tequila for 10 HOURS of nonstop vibes, beats, and queer joy! Featuring the hottest lesbian DJs, cold drinks, sunshine, and pure pride energy.
EQuality Downers Grove invites you to DG PrideFest 2025, a vibrant celebration of pride and community! Enjoy music, delicious treats from a food truck, kid’s activities, community booths, and so much more.
Everyone is welcome, including allies from Chicagoland and beyond, at the Des Plaines Community 2025 Pride Celebration, a festival to celebrate the joy that comes from embracing who you are.
Pride in Park Ridge is an annual community-led LGBTQIA+ and youth-centered celebration organized and sponsored by several inclusive congregations, local organizations, and volunteers.
