LGBTQ+ Events in Chicago
Upcoming gay events, parties and nights out — 188 upcoming events · Oct 2026 – Jun 2027
This weekend
Tuesday, Oct 6 Today
10 events
Gender Affirming Clothing Closet
Senior Discussion Group
After School Hang
Taco Tuesday with Taylor's Tacos
Trans Youth Group
Transgender Support Group Meeting
Community
Whisky Girl TRIVIA Monday Nights 7pm
Trivia Tuesday: Spiderman + Marvel Edition
King of Drag Watch Parties with Twinka Masala at Fathom!
Drag
Polyamorous: Straight & Queer, Speed Dating @ Chicago’s Skyline Club
Wednesday, Oct 7 Tomorrow
9 events
Gay Singles Meet Up (21-35 and 36-50)
Community
CLOSED for Maintenance
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City Chicago Viewing Party at Sidetrack
Party
The Thoughtful Gay Man Chicago
Trans Umbrella
German Fare
Robby Hoffman - Ages 18+
Weekday Specials
Drag
The Traitors: New Blood Watch Parties at Fathom
Community
Thursday, Oct 8
12 events
11:00
boyz night
Steamworks Baths
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13:00
Chicago's Gay Ghosts: Old Town
North/Wells
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14:00
Pitch Your Peeps: QUEER Slide Deck Match Making Events @ Nobody's Darling
Nobody's Darling
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14:00
Werk: Chicago's Premier Queer Comedy Show at Dorothy
Dorothy
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14:00
The Gay Gaze
Lemon
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14:00
The Traitors: New Blood Viewing Party
Sidetrack
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15:00
Ladies Night
Club Escape
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21:00
Social Hour
Free entry
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Flex on Tour
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Evil Queens Drag Dinner
Kit Kat Club Chicago
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National Coming Out Day & New Music Celebration (#QueerCountry Bandwagon)
$15
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Manhattan Men Male Strip Show & Male Revue | Male Strip Club Chicago
30
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Friday, Oct 9
14 events
10:00
TGIF Show Tunes
Sidetrack
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13:00
Whiskey Girl Fridays
Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City
Free entry
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13:00
Queer Nerd Meetup at Goblin Market
Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities, North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA
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14:00
2nd Friday evening Steamworks Bear Hump party
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14:00
Illusions The Drag Queen Show Chicago - Drag Queen Dinner - Chicago, IL
Illusions the Drag Queen Show Chicago IL
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15:00
Queer Open Mic
Eli Tea Bar
Free entry
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16:00
Freshman 15
Hydrate
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17:00
DJ Feature: Ca$h Era at Dorothy
Dorothy
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20:30
Mike Reed's Separatist Party + Resavoir Double Album Release
3111 N Western Ave Chicago IL 60618
$22
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Zombie Drag Queen Bottomless Drag Brunch
Lark Restaurant & Bar
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GNO - Only Come Alone!
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Robby Hoffman
Vic Theatre
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Ralphi Rosario - Hydrate Nightclub
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Sapphic in the City: a place to make WLW friends
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Saturday, Oct 10
11 events
Chicago's Gay Ghosts: Rogers Park
The Dead Dance Bottomless Drag Brunch
Drag
Sapphic Adventures: Fall Foliage Hike & Picnic
Women / Sapphic
Legacy Walk Dedication
SOLD OUT! OUT at CHM Walking Tour | Downtown LGBTQIA+ Stories
Live Show
+1
Single Lesbians in the City
Community
FOR THE GIRLS
Draglicious
Party
+1
DJ Feature: Mala Vida & Cozmiika at Dorothy
Club Night
Queen!
Party
+1
Strapped Presents: Sappho Bingo – Jennifer's Body
Sunday, Oct 11
5 events
Monday, Oct 12
6 events
Tuesday, Oct 13
3 events
Wednesday, Oct 14
3 events
Thursday, Oct 15
10 events
Sapphic Adventures: Fall Colors Hike
Women / Sapphic
Queer Couture Runway
Waitress
Read Gay, Do Crime Book Club - Oct
Laughs on Tap 3rd Thursday of the Month
Pee-Wee's Gayhouse
L
LGBTQIA+ Board Game Mixer
Community
Men Having Babies 2026 Midwest Surrogacy Conference & Expo in Chicago
Haunted Halsted
Death Becomes Her Drag Dinner
Drag
Friday, Oct 16
7 events
Saturday, Oct 17
9 events
Chicago's Gay Ghosts: Uptown
Curves in Patchwork
Saturday Night Touche Event
CLOSED: Private Event
Sapphic Social at Level Sporting Club
Community
+1
Let's hang out with Chicago Lesbians Do Coffee and More
Little Miss Anthropes: All Drag Comedy Showcase
Drag
+1
Dyke Country
Women / Sapphic
Hunt
Party
Sunday, Oct 18
7 events
Monday, Oct 19
4 events
Tuesday, Oct 20
2 events
Wednesday, Oct 21
2 events
Thursday, Oct 22
5 events
Friday, Oct 23
6 events
Saturday, Oct 24
6 events
Sunday, Oct 25
3 events
Monday, Oct 26
2 eventsTuesday, Oct 27
3 events
Wednesday, Oct 28
5 events
Thursday, Oct 29
1 event
Friday, Oct 30
9 events
NIGHTMARE ON QUEER STREET
Sapphic Adventures: Halloween Costume Party
Party
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Gay for Pay
Don Lemon & DL Hughley: DL + DL 'Anything Goes
Queer Halloween Bash
Dolloween: a Lesbian Halloween Party by Ladies Love Us
Party
+2
BRÜT Party - Chicago Halloween
Party
Villains Bottomless Drag Brunch
Drag
Brut: Halloween
Party
