Chicago Pride Fest®

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Sat, June 21, 2025 | 11am to 10pm
Sun, June 22, 2025 | 11am to 10pm
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Overview

🌈 Celebrate Love & Community at the 24th Annual Chicago Pride Fest®! 🎉

Get ready for an unforgettable weekend of Pride, music, and celebration at Chicago Pride Fest®, happening June 21-22, 2025—the weekend before the Chicago Pride Parade (June 29, 2025)!

Taking place in the historic Northalsted neighborhood, the heart of Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community, this two-day street festival is a vibrant showcase of LGBTQ+ life, culture, and unity.

🎶 Festival Highlights:
🌟 Live Music on Three Stages – An incredible lineup of artists and bands bringing non-stop energy.
👑 Chicago’s Best Drag Performers – Fierce, fabulous, and unforgettable performances.
🎤 Guest Speakers & Community Activists – Inspiring voices from across the LGBTQ+ spectrum.
🎭 Dance Exhibitions & Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus – Showcasing the city’s amazing talent.
🐾 Proud Pet Parade – A fun-filled, adorable competition with prizes for the most festive furry friends!
🌈 Youth Pride Space – A safe, welcoming space for LGBTQ+ teens to connect and celebrate.
🍔 150+ Food & Merchandise Vendors – Enjoy delicious eats and shop from local artisans and businesses.

💖 Support the Community: A $15 suggested donation helps pay performers and festival workers, while also funding vital local non-profits and initiatives—like the Chicago Pride Crosswalks, the world’s largest rainbow-paved intersection installation, created in 2019 to celebrate visibility and inclusivity.

🎊 Love. Music. Pride. Community. Join us in making Chicago Pride Fest® 2025 the most incredible celebration yet!

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Pride Fest is easily accessed via the CTA Red Line Addison station at Wrigley Field, CTA Red/Brown/Purple Lines at Belmont, multiple bus lines, and rideshare car/cab services to hotels and other lodging.

Attention Residents & Businesses: the City of Chicago will begin towing cars:

  • Friday June 20 at 8:00am
  • 800-860 W. Bradley
  • 750-820 W Waveland

and

  • Friday June 20 at 11:00pm
  • 3600-3800 N Halsted St

Streets will reopen Monday, June 23 at 11:00am

No access to Halsted Street surface parking lots or parking garages (this includes Halsted Flats) beginning: 11:59pm on Friday June 20.

The Whole Foods parking lot will remain open for customers, with access on Waveland west of Halsted during the festival and regular operating hours.

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Northalsted Business Alliance is a 501(c)6 chamber of commerce, working to enhance the economic vitality and quality of life for the Northalsted area through programming, services, and events such as Chicago Pride Fest, Northalsted Market Days and Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade that celebrate our LGBTQ+ history, promote tourism and foster a welcoming, safe community for all.

Looking to connect with active consumers at this event? For pricing and a customized benefits package, please contact Karyn Terrones at [email protected] or 773-584-6625.

Vending Applications

Application Deadline: Sunday, May 4th, 2025

 

Please note that all applications are subject to acceptance and availability.

We do not provide guaranteed exclusivity to any participant/exhibitor or category. We work on a first come first serve basis when approving vendors. We would highly recommend everyone apply as early as possible. Do not wait until the last minute as sometimes the event will be completely booked and applications will close earlier than the deadline.

We recommend booking convenient and affordable parking in advance through SpotHero, the nation’s leading parking reservations app.

To reserve your parking spot for Chicago Pride Fest, visit the Chicago Pride Fest SpotHero Parking Page.