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Upcoming gay events, parties and nights out — 281 upcoming events · Sep 2026 – Jun 2027

This weekend

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Saturday, Sep 26 Tomorrow

29 events
3:00 Idle Muse Theatre Company Presents “Witch,” September 10 – October 10 at The Edge Off-Broadway Theater chicagosocialbutterflies.com $20 › 5:00 ChiPride Volunteering + Cornerstone Community Outreach Event ↳ chicagosocialbutterflies.com Free entry › 6:00 13th Annual Beverly Art Walk ↳ chicagosocialbutterflies.com Free entry › 7:00 Babe's Chicago 1-year Anniversary Party ↳ chicagosocialbutterflies.com Free entry › 8:00 4th Saturday afternoon Steamworks Bear Hump party › 8:30 Illusions The Drag Brunch Chicago- Drag Queen Brunch Show Chicago Illusions the Drag Queen Brunch Chicago › 9:00 The 37th Annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival Returns September 20 – October 26 at Four Chicago Venues chicagosocialbutterflies.com $25 › 9:00 Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents “Ride the Cyclone,” September 16 – October 25 ↳ chicagosocialbutterflies.com $25 › 10:00 LGBTQIA+ Neurodivergent Support Group (COH) Free entry › 10:00 Sapphic Bar Crawl ↳ chicagosocialbutterflies.com Free entry › 11:00 Reeling Film Fest: Shorts: Chosen Family Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City Free entry › 12:00 Sapphic Saturday Sidetrack › 13:00 Marks of Art – A Two-Session Workshop with Sholo Beverly chicagosocialbutterflies.com $110 › 14:00 Adolescent Salvation ↳ chicagosocialbutterflies.com $36 › 14:00 Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus: Rhythm and Blues ↳ chicagosocialbutterflies.com $30 › 14:00 Queer Comedy Showcase The Laugh Factory › 14:30 SMILEY chicagosocialbutterflies.com $25 › 14:30 THE SWALLOW ↳ chicagosocialbutterflies.com $25 › 14:30 Redtwist Theatre Presents The First Show of Its 22nd Season, “Prayer Circle,” September 17 – November 8 ↳ chicagosocialbutterflies.com $50 › 15:00 FOR THE GIRLS ↳ chicagosocialbutterflies.com Free entry › 15:00 Pride Month Kick-off Party › 16:00 DJ Feature: ACONST at Dorothy Dorothy › 16:00 Draglicious Drag Revue Hydrate › 17:08 Chicago Gay Speed Dating Verified Singles 2829 S Tripp Ave Free entry › – Cherry on Top! › – Queen! › – Barbara Fest chicagosocialbutterflies.com Free entry › – How Single RU? (21+ Lesbian/Queer Day Party) - Chicago Trigger Chicago › – Nectar ›

Saturday, Oct 3

23 events
4:00 Gerber/Hart Queer History Symposium chicagosocialbutterflies.com $40 › 5:00 OUT at CHM | South Side LGBTQIA+ Stories Trolley Tour Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City Free entry › 5:00 Chicago's Gay Ghosts: Uptown Argyle CTA › 5:00 73rd Annual Chicago Powwow chicagosocialbutterflies.com $15 › 5:30 Chilli Pepper Honorary Street Sign Celebration ↳ chicagosocialbutterflies.com Free entry › 6:00 queer quilting studio (Saturday Morning Cohort) Interfacing Studio › 6:00 Metro East Pride Festival chicagosocialbutterflies.com Free entry › 6:00 Commemorative Day | Latine Heritage Month ↳ chicagosocialbutterflies.com Free entry › 7:00 Femmes + Thems Bike Chicago ↳ chicagosocialbutterflies.com Free entry › 8:00 Dog Day Afternoon Sidetrack › 9:00 String Quilting 1756 W Lunt Ave › 10:00 Sapphic in the City: a place to make WLW friends chicagosocialbutterflies.com Free entry › 11:00 Lesbian hang out night Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City Free entry › 13:00 Lesbian Social Club: Dear Summer Yacht Party ↳ Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City Free entry › 13:00 The Purple Tie Affair chicagosocialbutterflies.com $75 › 13:30 Lavender Laugh Lounge (Sober Friendly, Queer Stand Up Comedy) Loaves & Witches › 14:00 Lesbian Speed Dating The Rendezvous › 14:30 The Witch Project chicagosocialbutterflies.com $25 › 15:00 CHICAGO Ghosted! by Roz Hernandez LIVE 10/3 Dorothy › 15:00 Dorothy’s Second Annual: Homo Homecoming! chicagosocialbutterflies.com Free entry › 16:00 Starlight Sapphic: Pole Show Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City Free entry › 16:00 Dorothy Debuts ft. DJs th3m & Naughty G Dorothy › 22:00 Rupaul (18 and Over with Valid Government Radius - Chicago ›
December 2026 · 6 events open ▸
Sat 5 LGBTQ Entrepreneur Morning Meet Up › Sun 6 The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show › Tue 8 Golden Girls Christmas › Sat 12 Matt Rogers › Thu 17 Make the Yuletide Gay at LVPC! › Sat 19 Lesbian/Queer women Pre-Christmas Party ›
January 2027 · 1 event open ▸
Tue 19 Oh, Mary! (Chicago) ›
March 2027 · 2 events open ▸
Fri 5 Hans Zimmer Live - the Next Level › Sat 27 RuPaul's Drag Race Werq The World 2027 Tour ›
April 2027 · 2 events open ▸
Sun 4 Alaska Thunderf*ck: The Revolution Tour › Sat 10 Crystal Methyd - Ages 18+ ›
June 2027 · 2 events open ▸
Fri 18 Pride Fest 2027 › Fri 18 Chicago Gay Pride ›

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