TPAN closing ceremony of the Ride For Life Chicago Cyclists will converge at the beach for fundraiser and anniversary of organization serving individuals living with and vulnerable to HIV 12-5 p.m. June 18-19 Halsted Street from Addison to Grace streets Link Link Credit: Facebook/Chicago Pride Fest People dance at the 2019 Chicago Pride Fest.Ĭhicago Pride Fest Music, food, and arts festival, including popular pet parade 11 a.m. The Chicago Drag Show Presents: PRIDE Drag show with specialty cocktails and a speakeasy feel 9:30 p.m.
June 18 Dan Ryan Woods, 83rd Street and Western Avenue Linkĭrag Me to the Fairmont Drag show with headlining performances by Lady Bunny and Miz Cracker 7 p.m. June 16 Block Club’s YouTube channel Linkįamily Reunion BBQ Picnic Affinity 95 will host an afternoon with food, music and live performances to celebrate Pride and Juneteenth. Linkīuilding LGBTQ-Inclusive Spaces In Chicago A virtual conversation with queer activists Abhijeet, Jo MaMa and Milani Varela moderated by Block Club Chicago’s Jake Wittich. June 12 Northalsted (exact location TBD)Īuthor Reading of “Gaybash” and “Summerdale” Author David Collins reads excerpts from his LGBTQ novels 7 p.m. Reclaim Pride protest Dram March for Change and the Pride Without Prejudice protests are merging for this year’s Reclaim Pride protest 1 p.m. June 12 United Church of Hyde Park, 1448 E. LGBTQ people and allies are invited 12 p.m. Open And Affirming Celebration Picnic And Networking The United Church of Hyde Park will celebrate becoming a member of the Open and Affirming Coalition. Pride Bar Crawl An eight-location bar crawl with an afterparty 4 p.m.
Name Change Clinic at Broadway Youth Center The Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois will provide free legal services to help people change their names and update their gender markers Noon-5 p.m.
Lesbian/Queer Women Pride Picnic A lakefront picnic for lesbian and queer women to celebrate Pride 11 a.m. June 4-5 with Claire Voyant June 11-12 with Angelica Grace June 18-19 with Platinum Carrington June 25-26 with Olaysia The Gwen Hotel, 521 N. Irving Park Road Link RELATED: At Trans- And Asian-Owned Han Training Gym, Members Find Inclusive Space ‘Where It’s Safe To Be Your Whole, Radical Self’Įquality Illinois Pride Kickoff Brunch Brunch to celebrate the start of Pride Month with the LGBTQ-focused organization 11:30 a.m. Pull for Pride Weightlifting event to raise funds for Brave Space Alliance June 4 Han Training, 743 W. June 4 Leather Archives & Museum, 6418 N.
Jerker A semi-staged reading of Robert Chesley’s 1986 play “Jerker” by artists Maxe Crandall and Emmett Ramstad. Lake Shore Drive Linkĭim Sum & Drag Brunch Brunch and performance from Asian drag performers 11:30 a.m. Or Chadash LGBTQ+ Shabbat Pride month Shabbat celebration. 10:30 a.m June 13 at the library’s Commercial Club Park, 1845 W.
June 8 at the Bezazian library branch, 1226 W. June 3 at the Sulzer library branch, 4455 N. June 1 at Chicago Public Library’s West Lawn branch, 4020 W. DuSable Lake Shore Drive Linkĭrag Story Time Story time for children with books read by drag performers. Shedd Pride Night A pride party with DJs, an animal spotlight and an ocean-themed drag performance 6 p.m. Have an event you want us to add? Email of the Office Twentieth annual LGBTQ networking event 4:30 p.m. CHICAGO - From partying with the penguins at the Shedd to making bagels with drag queens before the Pride Parade, these are dozens of events to celebrate Pride Month in Chicago.īlock Club rounded up everything from drag brunches to storytime for kids, affirming name-change clinics and street fests.