This year’s lineup includes The Veronicas and Jackie Cruz from Orange is the New Black. The Andersonville event is one of the best-attended Pride events dedicated to women. The Back Lot Bash kicks off with a Pride Family Fest and follows with two days of a signature outdoor music festival. The fest features the Balmoral Pride Stage, which showcases local drag queens, cabaret performers, DJs, and more. The Andersonville neighborhood is one of Chicago’s largest LGBTQ+ communities. The Midsommarfest celebrates that legacy, along with the area’s Swedish roots. The inaugural event will be hosted by RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Raja and Tiffany Pollard. The fest will feature 50 of Chicago’s top drag queens, representing diversity across generations, neighborhoods, and performance styles. Headliners include Iggy Azalea, Steve Aoki, Tamar Braxton, and more.Ĭhicago is a Drag Festival is the city’s first-ever outdoor festival that showcases Chicago’s drag culture. This brand new festival is taking over Grant Park to celebrate 50 years of Pride in Chicago. This year marks the 50th anniversary, so its sure to be an extra special celebration. The Chicago Pride Parade is one of the most popular LGBTQ+ events in the city and one of the largest parades in the country. It concludes the city’s month-long celebrations with a famous 4-mile procession held on the last Sunday of June. They start with a two-day celebration where more than 100,000 revelers flock to North Halsted Street in Boystown for live music (LeAnn Rimes and Betty Who are headliners), more than 100 arts and crafts vendors, food from local restaurants, drag shows, DJs, dancing, and more. Pride Fest: June 22 – 23, Pride Parade: June 30Ĭhicago’s Pride festivities are the biggest party of the year. The Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, June 30 is one of the largest in the nation Here are some of the best ways to celebrate Chicago Pride 2019: The main event Chicago Pride Fest and Parade It all culminates at the massive Chicago Pride Parade, which draws an estimated one million people to one of the country’s oldest gay neighborhoods. You’ll find parades, outdoor fests, concerts, museum exhibits, and comedy shows showcasing the city’s LGBTQ+ community all month long. June is Pride Month in Chicago and the city pulls out all the stops to celebrate.