UPCOMING 2023 EVENTS
Transformers – Social Gathering of Parents of Trans Kids
Every 3rd Thursday of the Month, Center on Halsted, 6:30pm – RSVP required
Chicago Prime Timers – check out the calendar of events for gay men here – https://prime24.wildapricot.org/events
Sep 18 – National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day
Sep 16-23 – Bisexual Awareness Week
Sep 23 – Joliet Pride Fest; 12n-6pm, Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park
Sep 23 – Celebrate Bisexuality Day
Sep 27 – National Gay Men’s HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
Oct 31 – Haunted Halloween Parade – Northalsted Street, Chicago
Nov 15-19 – Transgender Awareness Week
Nov 20 – Trans Remembrance Day
Feb 3, 2024 – Equality Illinois 2024 Gala at the Hilton Chicago
Have a Chicagoland LGBTQ+ event not listed, email social@opalga.org.
2022-’23 PAST EVENTS
Chicago Black Pride Kick-Off Party
9 p.m.-2 a.m. July 1-2, 2022; Link
Pride South Side
Noon-5 p.m. July 2, 2022, DuSable Museum of African American History; Link
Exhale by Pride South Side
9 p.m.-2 a.m. July 2-3, 2022; Link
Chicago Black Pride, Ubuntu in the Park
Noon-7 p.m. July 3, 2022; Link
The Chi Black Pride: Mini Ball
7 p.m.-midnight July 3, 2022; Link
Northalsted Market Day August 6-7, 2022
3200-3600 N Halsted, Chicago, Learn more
PFLAG Bake-Sale, September 3, 2022
Oak Park Farmer’s Market, Oak Park
Learn about the Transgender Community
November 20, 2022, Pilgrim Church (460 Lake St., Oak Park); 5-7:30pm
Equality Illinois, 2023 Gala
February 4, 2023, Hilton Chicago – SOLD OUT
AIDS Foundation of Chicago: World of Chocolate
February 17, 2023, Union Station, 225 S. Canal St, Chicago – Learn more
Express Yourself! A Drag Story time & Costume Celebration
March 18, 2023, Oak Park Public Library – Learn more
Windy City Gay Chorus: Our Common Thread
March 25, 2023 – 7pm, Gannon Concert Hall, N Halsted St, Chicago
March for Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy
March 31, 2023 – 5pm – Grant Park – Learn more
Center on Halsted’s Human First Gala
April 15, 2023 – The Geraghty – 2520 S Hoyne Ave – Learn more
Springfield IL Advocacy Day 2023
April 19, 2023 – AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Springfield IL Advocacy Day 2023
April 26, 2023 – Equality Illinois
Pilgrim Church Free Showing of “For They Know Not for What They Do” –
May 6, 2023, 7pm, refreshments and discussion follow, Oak Park – Learn more
Lambda Legal Bon Foster Celebration
May 19, 2023, 7pm, The Art Institute, Chicago – Learn more
Elgin Pride Parade
June 3, 2023 – Elgin, IL
Buffalo Grove Pride Parade
June 4, 2023 – Buffalo Grove, IL
BUNGALO+ Pride Panel Discussion
Friday, June 9, 2023, 5-7pm, Berwyn Historic Society, Berwyn – Learn more
BUNGALO+ Pride Car Ride & Picnic
Saturday, June 10, 2023, 11:30am-1pm, Berwyn – Learn more
Andersonville Midsommarfest
June 9-11, 2023, North Clark Street, Chicago – Learn more
Aurora Pride Parade
June 11, 2023, Noon, Aurora – Learn more
Chicago Pride Fest
June 17-18, 2023; Northalsted Street, Chicago – Learn more
Chicago Pride Parade 2023
June 25, 2023; free – Chicago
Northalsted Market Days
August 12-13, 2023; $15 donation; Northalsted Street, Chicago – Learn more
Oak Park Township and River Forest Township Learning the Rainbow
September 13, 2023, 4-5pm