Chicago gay pride 2024
Chicago Pride Parade 2024: Timing, route, closures and everything you need to know
Pride Month is underway and Chicagoans are celebrating the city's thriving LGBTQ+ community. The main event will be the Chicago Parade Parade, which returns to the streets of Lakeview, but there are also a lot of other ways to rejoice Pride in Chicago. From annual LGTBQ+ Pride events prefer Pride Fest to meet-ups at the best Chicago lgbtq+ bars and flamboyant brunches, you'll come across plenty of avenues for honoring gay life throughout the city, both in June and throughout the rest of the year. Grab a look through our guide to Chicago Pride 2024 and get ready to party.
When is the 2024 Chicago Parade Parade?
This year's Chicago Pride Parade will march through the streets of Lakeview on June 30.
What is the Chicago Lgbtq+ fest Parade Route?
The pride steps off at 11am from Sheridan and Broadway and heads south via Broadway and Halsted before termination near the intersection of Diversey and Cannon. You can view a route of the full route below.
Where can I watch the Chicago Pride Parade?
The procession will be viewable from anywhere along the ro
Chicago Pride Guide: What to comprehend before you go to the 2024 Pride Parade on Sunday
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago is celebrating Pride this month in a big way. The city is hosting its annual Pride March and Pride Fest to honor the LGBTQ+ community in Chicago. Below is information regarding the parade and the fest.
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Chicago Pride Parade: June 30
The annual Chicago Event commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City. On June 28, 1969, police raided Stonewall Inn, one of the most popular gay bars in New York City, arresting 13 people, including employees, drag queens and anyone violating New York's gender-appropriate clothing statute that said you could not wear more than three items of clothing not matching your assigned gender at birth. The raid sparked a six day uprising.
Chicago's Lgbtq+ fest Parade takes place the equal weekend each summer, commemorating the riots and celebrating the perseverance of the LGBTQ+ community.
Pride Pride Route
The parade will begin June 30 at 11 a.m. The route will travel 21
Chicago Pride Parade
Chicago's Pride celebration consists of a complete month of festivities and events, culminating with the Chicago Pride Parade, which traditionally takes place the last Sunday of June.
Chicago Pride Fest takes place along North Halsted St. in the North Side neighborhood colloquially referred to a ‘Boystown’ the weekend prior to the parade.
The Chicago Pride Parade (June 29, 2025 11am)
The 54th annual Chicago Pride Celebration steps off at 11 a.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2025 from the corners of Sheridan and Broadway (3900 North) on Chicago's north side.
The parade treks through the north side of the city, ending near the intersection of Diversey Parkway and Sheridan Road in Lincoln Park, walking through some of the city's most vibrant neighborhoods.
The annual parade, which started as a protest march in 1970 after the Stonewall Riots in New York City, has grown into the city's second-largest procession of nearly 200 entries, typically attracting more than 1 million people to multiple northside neighborhoods, particularly East Lakeview.
Parade Map and Links
Pride 2024 News
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Chicago Pride Fest
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Chicago Pride Parade
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Parade route and map
Stake your claim along the parade map and festival concerts early, or wander to check out the other attraction - the colorful crowd. Bar and restaurant celebrations go after the parade and continue throughout the night throughout Chicago, including the Northalsted neighborhood (commonly referred to as "Boystown").
Neighborhoods
Northalsted ("Boystown")
Andersonville
Parade History
Chicago's LGBTQ history
Images on this site are provided by Steven M. Koch and courtesty GoPride.com.