Pride Events

Springfield PrideFest –  https://springfieldpride.org/entertainment/

Jacksonville Pride:

• Time: 12-5 pm
• Location: Twisted Tree Music Hall
• Event: The 2025 Jacksonville Pride Celebration
• Contact: For booth reservations and volunteer opportunities, send a message or email to jacksonvilleilpride@gmail.com
• Facebook: Jacksonville Pride Facebook page
• Instagram: @blaize_stewart

Waukegan Pride – Parade + Festival – https://www.waukeganfriends.org/pride-month-events

Buffalo Grove Pride – https://pridechicago.org/event/buffalo-grove-pride-parade-2025/

Crystal Lake Pride Walk & Social – https://downtowncl.org/events/pride-walk-social-2/

Pride Metal Fest – https://www.facebook.com/people/Chicago-Pride-Metal-Fest/61552225133062/

Quad Cities Pride Festival – https://www.qcpa.org/festival.php

Aurora Pride at the Plaza – https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=603044539394070&set=a.245805251784669

Elgin Pride Parade – https://www.elginpride.org/

Highwood Pride

Logan County Pridefest

Rockford Pride Parade – https://www.enjoyillinois.com/explore/listing/rockford-pride-parade/

Community Pride Celebration in Des Plaines – https://christchurchuccdesplaines.org/collections/community-pride-celebration

NWI Pride – https://www.nwipridefest.com/

Aurora Pride – https://www.aurorapride.org/

SW Pride

Grayslake Pride Parade

Vandalia Love is Love Pride Party – https://allevents.in/vandalia-il/lgbt-pride

Andersonville Midsommarfest – https://www.eventeny.com/events/midsommarfest-andersonville-2025-17024/

Dixon Pride:

• Event: Dixon Pride Festival
• Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025
• Time: 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
• Location: Page Park, Dixon, IL
• Details: More information and details about the event will be available closer to the date.

Lake County (IL) PrideFest – https://lgbtqlc.com/pridefest2025/

Michigan City Pride Fest – https://michigancitypride.com/

Ottawa Family Pride Festival – https://www.visitottawail.com/event/ottawa-family-pride-festival/

Woodstock Pride – https://www.woodstockilpride.com/pridefest

Carol Stream Pride Night Concert:

• Event: Carol Stream Summer Concert Series – Pride Concert
• Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025
• Location: Town Center, Carol Stream

DeKalb Pride Fest – https://dekalbpride.org/

Elmhurst Family Pride Fest – https://www.elmhurstpridecollective.com/pride-25

Niles Pride – https://www.nilespride.org/

Whiting Pride – https://whitingpride.com/

Chicago Pride Fest – https://northalsted.com/events/chicago-pride-fest-2024/

Pride at Navy Pier:

• Date & Time: Saturday, June 28, 2025, from noon to 11 pm.
• Location: Navy Pier.

Chicago Pride Parade – https://pridechicago.org/event/chicago-pride-parade-2025/

Chicago Black Pride – https://chicagosocialbutterflies.com/event/pride-independence-chicago-black-pride-2025/

Pride South Side – https://www.pridesouthside.org/festival-2025

Northalsted Market Days – https://northalsted.com/events/northalsted-market-days-2024/

Decatur Pride Fest – https://allevents.in/decatur/pride-fest-2025/200027739399651

Naper Pride Fest – https://naperpride.org/naper-pride-fest-2025/

Joliet Pride – https://www.willcountynow.org/events/tag/jolietpridefest/list/

PFLAG National Convention:

• Date: Friday, October 10th – Sunday, October 12th, 2025
• Location: Chicago, IL
• Theme: “Courageous Love, in Community Together”
• PFLAG National: PFLAG (Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays) is a non-profit organization that advocates for the rights and well-being of LGBTQ+ individuals and their families.

Plainfield Pride – https://www.plainfieldpride.org/pridefest