Chicago Pride Fest 2023

This is a month of celebration for Chicago LGBTQ community, with the  2023 Chicago Pride Parade (June 25) and the Chicago Pride Fest (June 17-18 2023).

• Chicago Pridefest
  June 16th to 18th 2023 – Several large parties take place over the weekend leading up to the Chicago Pride main parade. Known as “Pridefest” the event should be on your Chicago Pride itinerary. The two day festival takes place in the gay village and comes complete with several stages featuring different live acts, appealing to all tastes.

 

• The Pride Parade
  Sunday 25th June 2023, On Sunday the roar of the crowd heralds the start of the Pride Parade, a dazzling cavalcade of diversity. The streets are lined 12 people deep as 750,000 people cheer the contingents on and enjoy the show, culture and experience! Book your stay in Lakeview early, close to all the pride events.

The main parade begins on the final Sunday at noon at the corner of Broadway and Montrose, and continues south on Broadway, then south on Halsted, east on Belmont, south again on Broadway, and east on Diversey to Cannon Drive, near Diversey Harbor.