The weekend before the 50th annual Chicago Pride Parade makes it’s way through Boystown, the Chicago Pride Fest® starts the celebration!

See the 2019 Photo Gallery!

The 19th annual Chicago Pride Fest®, June 22-23, 2019, is an exciting two-day street festival held the weekend leading up to the Chicago Pride Parade with up to 100,000 expected to attend, celebrating LGBTQ+ life, culture and community and 50 years of Pride since Stonewall.

The festival features live music by popular artists, 3 stages, food and drink, 100+ arts/craft and merchant vendors, DJ’s and dancing, drag shows, pet parade, sponsor booths and more.

Join us this summer for a love-filled celebration of diversity, equality, and the Chicago LGBTQ+ community at Halsted Street and Addison in Boystown, America’s first recognized gay village.