LGBTQ+ Events in Chicago
Upcoming gay events, parties and nights out — 201 upcoming events · Oct 2026 – Jun 2027
This weekend
Sunday, Oct 18 Today
14 events
8:00
Old Gold Autumn Edition
Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City
Free entry
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9:00
Sunday Funday
Hydrate
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9:00
Chicago's Gay Ghosts: Lincoln Park
Diversey CTA Station
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11:00
Made Free to Rest
Jamii Center for Arts and Media
Free entry
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12:00
The Sunday marTEAni Dance (Day Party)
Kit Kat Club
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14:00
Sapphic Adventures: Board Game Night
The Game Table Cafe
Free entry
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14:00
Joy Ryde: a drag show celebrating queer joy - Halloween Edition!
Dorothy
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14:00
Toy With Me LIVE!
Project VIDA Wellness Center
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14:00
Queer Sober Social @ Eli Tea Bar!
Eli Tea Bar
Free entry
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15:00
Show Tunes Sundays
Sidetrack
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17:00
Sunday After Dark
Hydrate
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17:30
LET’S MEDITATE @ SHAMBHALA CHICAGO!
Shambhala
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18:00
Snatched Wednesdays
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Weekday Specials
Kit Kat Lounge
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Monday, Oct 19 Tomorrow
10 events
TaskForce's Vogue School | Learn the Art of Ballroom
LGBTQ+ History Month Celebration
Community
Queer Movie Monday: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma
Musical Mondays
Mondays are Ruff
Drag
Shine on Halsted Mondays
FLOW Thursdays
Let's discuss "BURY YOUR GAY" by CHUCK TINGLE + dinner & drinks at WILDE
Pride
Original Divas of North Halsted Street
Meet IRL | Bookstore Speed Dating | Queer Women Ages 25+
Tuesday, Oct 20
11 events
Taco Tuesday with Taylor's Tacos
_______ in the Garden | A Sapphic Dating Social
Community
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Transgender Support Group Meeting
Community
Whisky Girl TRIVIA Monday Nights 7pm
King of Drag Watch Parties with Twinka Masala at Fathom!
Drag
Trivia Tuesday: Spiderman + Marvel Edition
House of Couture Thursdays
On a Tuesday!
SKYN Sundays
The Bisquick Rodeo Comes to The Eagle: A Variety Show with C. Russell Price
Live Show
Sip & Chill (27+ Listening Experience) - Chicago IL (Lesbian & Queer Loft Party)
Party
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Wednesday, Oct 21
10 events
Thursday, Oct 22
12 events
12:00
Faultlines Art Exhibition
FOURTUNEHOUSE Art Center
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13:00
5th Annual Community Reception
Barcocina Lakeview
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13:00
Chicago's Gay Ghosts: Old Town
North/Wells
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14:00
Spooky Coochie Cabaret
Dorothy
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14:00
Connection Hour
Dearly Beloved
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14:00
The Traitors: New Blood Watch Parties at Fathom
Fathom
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14:00
True Crime Drag Show 10/15
The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret
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15:00
Ladies Night
Club Escape
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15:30
IBT's Divalicious • Thursday - 10/15
IBT's Bar + Food
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18:00
Vanda LaRose's DEATH AT THE DRAG SHOW
Hydrate
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The Rocky Horror Drag Dinner
Kit Kat Club Chicago
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Chaotic Singles SAPPHIC HALLOWEEN Party (Chicago)
Dorothy
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Friday, Oct 23
12 events
11:00
Queer Crafting
Awakenings
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14:00
Diva Royale Show - Drag Queen Show Chicago
Primary Night Club
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14:30
Spencer LaJoye at LVPC
Lake View Presbyterian Church
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14:30
ONE” and “BLOOD SPILL” Double Bill
$25
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15:00
Cryptids, Queers, and Karaoke: a Halloween Party and Vendor market
Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro
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15:00
Queer Open Mic
Eli Tea Bar
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17:00
DJ Feature: DJ JINX'D at Dorothy
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Jesus Montanez - Hydrate Nightclub
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Wicked Bottomless Drag Brunch
Lark Restaurant & Bar
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CircuitMOM & Uncle Present: Haunted Hollywood 4: Walk of Fame
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Stories in Action: A Community Gathering with Migrant Support Collective
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Goblin Market's Queer Horror Book Club
Free entry
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Saturday, Oct 24
16 events
5:00
OUT at CHM | North Side LGBTQIA+ Stories Walking Tour
Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City
Free entry
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5:00
Chicago's Gay Ghosts: Rogers Park
Clark/Devon
$25
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5:30
Slow Burn: Sapphic Speed Dating - Spooky Edition
Eli Tea Bar
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8:00
4th Saturday afternoon Steamworks Bear Hump party
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8:30
Illusions The Drag Brunch Chicago- Drag Queen Brunch Show Chicago
Illusions the Drag Queen Brunch Chicago
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12:00
HRC Chicago Annual Dinner: Woven in Color
Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City
Free entry
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12:00
Gay Ghosts: Lincoln Park (After Dark)
Diversey CTA Station
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12:00
Gay Men Speed Dating | Chicago | Fancy a Go? | Singles Night
Recess
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14:00
Single Lesbians in the City
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14:00
LinkUp Lounge Drop-in
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14:30
The Swallow
$25
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15:00
FOR THE GIRLS
Level Sporting Club
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16:00
Dorothy Pop! x Strapped!
Dorothy
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16:00
Draglicious
Hydrate
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Queen!
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Backshots - Chicago Eagle
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Sunday, Oct 25
6 events
Monday, Oct 26
5 events
Tuesday, Oct 27
4 events
Wednesday, Oct 28
6 events
Thursday, Oct 29
3 events
Friday, Oct 30
14 events
14:00
NIGHTMARE ON QUEER STREET
Chicago Theater Works
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15:00
Sapphic Adventures: Halloween Costume Party
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15:00
Steamworks Chicago - Halloween Party
Steamworks Chicago
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16:00
Gay for Pay
The Lincoln Lodge
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19:30
Don Lemon & DL Hughley: DL + DL 'Anything Goes
The Chicago Theatre
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Villains Halloween Ball + Drag Dinner
Kit Kat Lounge
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Dolloween: a Lesbian Halloween Party by Ladies Love Us
$22.15
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BRÜT Party - Chicago Halloween
$33
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Isis Muretech - Hydrate Nightclub
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Smartbar Halloween Party
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Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade
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Hocus Pocus Halloween Bottomless Drag Brunch
Lark Restaurant & Bar
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Primal Howl
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LIPSTICK LOUNGE: VILLAIN ERA
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