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Northalsted Annual Business Meeting 2024
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December 10, 2024
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Haunted Halsted Parade 2024 Part 1 Highlights
Photographer: Del Nakamura
October 31, 2024
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Haunted Halsted Parade 2024 Part 2
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October 31, 2024
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Chicago Pride Fest 2025

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Rainbow Tour Pride Bar Crawl 2025

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Northalsted Market Days 2025

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Happy Fathers Day, Daddies!
Welcome to the Northalsted Newsletter!✨ This week in Northalsted is going to be the most musical YET! With the upcoming “Movie Rusical Challenge” on this week’s episode of RuPual’s Drag...
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Tell Us, Earnest… How Much Have You Seen of Us?
Welcome to the Northalsted Newsletter!✨ This week in Northalsted is going to be the most musical YET! With the upcoming “Movie Rusical Challenge” on this week’s episode of RuPual’s Drag...
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Hi, Gay! Happy Pride Month!
Welcome to the Northalsted Newsletter! Today marks the opening day for our Chicago Cubs, and we have an exciting lineup of events this week! Whether you’re a fan of the...
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Market Days 2025 Lineup Announced!
Keke Palmer, David Archuleta, Monét X Change, Joe Dombrowski, Sasha Colby and Saucy Santana to headline this year’s expanded Northalsted Market Days® August 8-10! CHICAGO —The Northalsted Business Alliance is...
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Celebrating IML & Memorial Day Weekend in Northalsted
Photo Courtesy of International Mr. Leather International Mr. Leather (IML) returns to Chicago, and there’s no better place to celebrate than Northalsted—Chicago’s Proudest Neighborhood and the heart of LGBTQ+ nightlife,...
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Who’s Ready for B-E-Y-O-N-C-É, YA!
Welcome to the Northalsted Newsletter! Today marks the opening day for our Chicago Cubs, and we have an exciting lineup of events this week! Whether you’re a fan of the...
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Festivals & Parades

North Halsted is home to some of the city’s largest street festivals and parades, celebrating diverse communities and culture in Chicago’s Proudest Neighborhood for over 40 years.
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Chicago's Pride Fest

Chicago Pride Fest®, is an exciting celebration of the LGBTQ+ community! Since 2000, a two-day street festival held the weekend leading up to the Chicago Pride Parade celebrating LGBTQ+ life, culture and community.

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Chicago Pride Parade

Each year in June Chicago celebrates with hundreds of thousands of people for the Chicago Pride Parade.

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Northalsted Market Days

The annual Northalsted Market Days® is the largest street festival in the Midwest and Chicago’s most vibrant summer celebration every August!

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Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade

One of the 10 Best Halloweens in the US by Fodor’s Travel Guide Redfin’s #3 Best City for Halloween!

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Northalsted: Chicago’s Landmark LGBTQ+ neighborhood

Home of Chicago Pride Fest, Northalsted Market Days, Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade, Chicago Pride Parade and more.

Northalsted has been a welcoming & vibrant LGBTQ+ destination for over 50 years.

 

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Shopping, Charity, HIV Testing, Thrift Shop
Out of the Closet® in Northalsted, Chicago is a chain of thrift stores whose revenues provide medical care for patients with HIV/AIDS, owned and operated by AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF). ...
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AJI Omakase
Sushi, Great For Dates
AJI in Northalsted, Chicago is an intimate culinary experience honoring Japanese Tradition. An experience is what we offer. An unforgettable experience of your senses. Our 14 course meal is perfectly...
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Amore Sushi House
Sushi, Great For Dates
Amore Sushi House in Northalsted, Chicago is a new Sushi spot in Chicago’s Proudest Neighborhood. AMORE Sushi House is open now; find your way to unique sushi experience with a...
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Big Mini Putt Club
Game Nights, Great For Dates
We believe that mini golf is for everyone, which is why you don’t need to be a local pro to have fun at the Big Mini. The 9-hole courses were...
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Cell Block
DJs / Late Night, Ok To Be Kinky
Cell Block is the only Leather/Fetish bar in Chicago’s Northalsted, Chicago neighborhood and has been serving the community for  25 years. Originally opened as “The Loading Dock” bar it has...
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Chicago Diner
Great For Dates, Vegetarian
The Chicago Diner is a meat-free fixture of the Northalsted, Chicago neighborhood. Established in 1983, it is one of the oldest vegetarian restaurants in Chicago and is consistently ranked as...
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Murals, Art, History! Explore The Legacy Walk On North Halsted

Discover amazing Pride installations throughout Chicago’s Proudest Neighborhood! Take selfies with 14 Rainbow Crosswalks & 5 Pride themed murals. The #WalkWithPride Tour highlights unsung LGBTQ+ figures in history on The Legacy Walk plaques & steel pylons, now a Chicago historic landmark.

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