Celebrate Pride Month at the Black LGBTQ+ Beach Day! Enjoy movement, a beach party, DJ Rae Chardonnay’s beats, and free healthcare services.
The Chicago Pride Kick-Off Urban Queer Art Show & Market at PrideArts. Discover unique artworks and handmade goods created by talented queer artists in our vibrant market.
Hosts Sierra Kenyon and Rogue Schmidt bring seven sapphic comedians to our stage for a Pride comedy showcase that’s not to be missed. 21+
With the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade set for Sunday, June 30, Art Johnston has decades of wide-ranging memories and emotions around Pride Month, which culminates locally on the last Sunday of June with the rainbow-drenched parade through multiple northside Chicago neighborhoods in front of about 1 million spectators.
Natasha Bedingfield, JoJo Siwa, Sapphira Cristál, Bob the Drag Queen, Amber Riley and Empress Of are headlining this year’s Chicago Pride Fest®, taking place June 22nd and 23rd in the city’s landmark LGBTQ+ Northalsted community.
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.
The annual Chicago Pride Parade is traditionally the last Sunday in June, but if you’re coming to Chicago anytime during Pride Month, you’ll undoubtedly end up on North Halsted. With a plethora of trendy restaurants and bars, there’s always something exciting to do in this LGBTQ+ haven.
For those of you visiting, those distinct streetscape rainbow pylons on North Halsted have a lot of history to them! Read on, and educate yourself on a treasure found only in Chicago.
Kick off Pride Month festivities in style with a memorable Pride Night at Shedd featuring multiple DJs and an ocean-themed drag showcase. Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to convene together to embrace the diversity of our community. 21+ ID required
The 23rd annual Chicago Pride Fest is a celebration of LGBTQ+ life, culture and community in Chicago’s landmark LGBTQ+ Northalsted neighborhood. Featuring live music on 3 stages and over 150 food and merchandise vendors.
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.
The 23rd annual Chicago Pride Fest is a celebration of LGBTQ+ life, culture and community in Chicago’s landmark LGBTQ+ Northalsted neighborhood. Featuring live music on 3 stages and over 150 food and merchandise vendors.
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…
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,…
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 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…
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…