October has arrived and the great pumpkin will soon arise! Join us for 7 days of Halloweek & the Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade + Costume Contest.
The 23rd annual spectacle features $4,000 in cash prizes. Free to watch or participate & don’t miss Chicago Full Moon Jam Fire Performers. lit af 🔥🔥🔥 👀
Photo: Tom Tian
The Good Bus returns to lead the way carrying Grand Marshall David Munar, President of Howard Brown Health.
Joined by MC Circuit Mom & co-hosts Dixie Lynn Cartwright, Lucy Stoole, T-Rex & Tenderoni.
Northalsted Business AllianceSponsored by
GEICO
AIDS Healthcare Foundation
Howard Brown Health
The Botanist Gin
Bacardi Lime
White Claw Hard Seltzer
Crystal Head Vodka
Skrewball Whiskey
Promotional Partners
Red Bull
GoPride.com
Grab Magazine
BOI Magazine
BestGayChicago.com
Check out last year’s VIDEO recap for costume ideas!
Halloweek Events!
Just a few of Boystown Halloweek Events
Stay tuned for detailsFr 10/25 – Sidetrack & Lucky Horseshoe Lounge Glow Parties
Sa 10/26 – Lakeview Halloween Pup Crawl
Sa 10/26 – Howard Brown Health Spooktacular Kids Zone
Su 10/27 – Zombie Brunch
Su 10/27 – Sundead Fundead Zombie Bar Crawl
Mo 10/28 – Musical Monday Halloween Edition at Sidetrack
Tu 10/20 – Halloween Ball at Hydrate
We 10/30 – DS Tequila Hocus Pocus Trivia
Th 10/31 – Parade Viewing & Dance Party at FFC Boystown
Th 10/31 – Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade
Elixir
DS Tequila
Oct 9 – Get grimes-y & join us for our 2nd The WALKING DEAD themed team trivia night. Questions on movie plot, backstory, characters, actors, and more! $300 in total cash & prizes.
Scarlet Bar
Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club
Lark
Sidetrack
Lucky Horseshoe Lounge
Replay
Steamworks
Hydrate Nightclub
Drew’s On Halsted
The Legacy Project
After years promoting LGBTQ contributions to world history and culture, the Legacy Walk Rainbow Pylon Streetscape was officially designated the largest LGBTQ Historic Landmark on Earth. A few short weeks later, the LGBTQ-Inclusive Curriculum Bill (HB246), co-written by the Legacy Project, became Illinois law.
These two groundbreaking achievements have catapulted the Legacy Project – a small, volunteer-driven charity – into the pantheon of LGBTQ Historic achievements…IT’S TIME TO CELEBRATE!!
LANDMARK: The Legacy Project [un]Gala
October 10, 2019 | 5:30p – 8:30p
CHEZ EVENT SPACE
247 E. Ontario Street, Chicago, IL
OPEN BAR | HEAVY HORS D’OEUVRES
MUSIC | LGBTQ HISTORY
Gerber Hart Library
Gerber/Hart will be opening a new exhibit, Lavender Women & Killer Dykes: Lesbians, Feminism & Community in Chicago, co-sponsored with the Chicago Women’s History Center.
The exhibit highlights lesbian and feminist spaces in Chicago in the ’70s & ’80s.
Opening Sat, 10/12 at 7pm with historian Finn Enke. A reception with drinks/desserts will follow. Tickets $15 at gerberhart.org.
Visage Med Spa
David Jay Collins
