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Furball, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov Fri Furball Starlight Sapphic x $luts Party: SPANKSGIVING PARTY, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov Fri Starlight Sapphic x $luts Party: SPANKSGIVING PARTY Illusions The Drag Queen Show Chicago - Drag Queen Dinner - Chicago, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov Fri Illusions The Drag Queen Show Chicago - Drag Queen Dinner - Chicago Friday Night at the Chicago Eagle, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov Fri Friday Night at the Chicago Eagle

Thursday, Nov 12 Today

16 events
18:00 Queer Lotería Night, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov Queer Lotería Night Casa Michoacan › 18:00 🎨 Marks of Art – A Two-Session Workshop with Sholo Beverly, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov 🎨 Marks of Art – A Two-Session Workshop with Sholo Beverly 6311arts › 19:00 Pitch Your Peeps: QUEER Slide Deck Match Making Events @ Nobody's Darling, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov Pitch Your Peeps: QUEER Slide Deck Match Making Events @ Nobody's Darling Nobody's Darling $12.51 › 19:00 True Crime Drag Show 10/15, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov True Crime Drag Show 10/15 The AllWays Lounge & Cabaret › 19:00 Babes with Blades: KING LEAR, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov Babes with Blades: KING LEAR › 19:00 F.E.K. Draw, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov F.E.K. Draw Gerber/Hart Library › 19:00 Read Gay, Do Crime Book Club - Nov, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov Read Gay, Do Crime Book Club - Nov Partners in Crime Bookshop › 19:00 The Traitors: New Blood Viewing Party, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov The Traitors: New Blood Viewing Party Sidetrack › 19:00 Adolescent Salvation, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov Adolescent Salvation Theater Wit › 19:00 Pete The Cat, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov Pete The Cat › 19:30 Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents “Mud Row,” October 15 – November 15 at Theater Wit, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents “Mud Row,” October 15 – November 15 at Theater Wit ↳ Theater Wit › 20:30 IBT's Divalicious • Thursday - 10/15, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov IBT's Divalicious • Thursday - 10/15 IBT's Bar + Food › 20:30 IMS: Chad Kouri & Ben Lamar Gay, Willis / Worthington /Naylor / Jesalva, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov IMS: Chad Kouri & Ben Lamar Gay, Willis / Worthington /Naylor / Jesalva Elastic Arts › 21:00 Sidestreets, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov Sidestreets Tin Roof Chicago › 22:00 FLOW Thursdays, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov FLOW Thursdays Progress Bar › 23:00 Sativa’s Hot Boxxx, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov Sativa’s Hot Boxxx Hydrate ›

Friday, Nov 13 Tomorrow

31 events
15:00 TGIF Show Tunes, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov TGIF Show Tunes Sidetrack › 18:00 Whiskey Girl Fridays, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Whiskey Girl Fridays Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City Free entry › 18:00 Queer Nerd Meetup at Goblin Market, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Queer Nerd Meetup at Goblin Market Goblin Market Manga & Curiosities, North Lincoln Avenue, Chicago, IL, USA Free entry › 18:00 Justine Ewald, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Justine Ewald Tin Roof Chicago › 19:00 2nd Friday evening Steamworks Bear Hump party, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov 2nd Friday evening Steamworks Bear Hump party › 19:00 Constellations, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Constellations $25 › 19:00 Artemis Singers Karaoke Fundraiser Party, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Artemis Singers Karaoke Fundraiser Party › 19:00 Performance | Lit & Luz Live Magazine Show, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Performance | Lit & Luz Live Magazine Show › 19:00 Dusky Waters: the mother magnolia tour - live at Dorothy, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Dusky Waters: the mother magnolia tour - live at Dorothy Dorothy › 19:00 Adorned After Dark: a permanent jewelry pop up with Fang & Fae, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Adorned After Dark: a permanent jewelry pop up with Fang & Fae Fathom › 19:00 Flowers: Miss Charlie's Chicago Newcomer, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Flowers: Miss Charlie's Chicago Newcomer Charlie's Chicago › 19:00 Early Birds Special, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Early Birds Special Hamburger Mary's $2 › 19:00 BOGO Burgers, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov BOGO Burgers ↳ Hamburger Mary's › 19:00 Monthly Game Night, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Monthly Game Night › 19:00 Hot Ash Smokes, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Hot Ash Smokes Jackhammer › 19:30 Bored Teachers Comedy Tour, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Bored Teachers Comedy Tour › 20:00 Let's Make a Diva!, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Let's Make a Diva! Hamburger Mary's $5 › 20:00 Queer Open Mic, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Queer Open Mic Eli Tea Bar › 21:00 Shine on Halsted Mondays, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Shine on Halsted Mondays › 21:00 Slumber Party, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Slumber Party Buzzed By ZEA - Salon & Bar › 21:00 Furball Chicago - Friday the 13Th, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Furball Chicago - Friday the 13Th Jackhammer › 21:00 Grrr - Chicago's Original Bear Night!, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Grrr - Chicago's Original Bear Night! Sofo › 21:00 Freshman 15, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Freshman 15 Hydrate › 21:00 The DJ Firm, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov The DJ Firm Tin Roof Chicago › 21:00 Fresh Faces, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Fresh Faces Hydrate › 21:30 Music City Queens, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Music City Queens Tin Roof Chicago › – Furball, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov Furball › – Starlight Sapphic x $luts Party: SPANKSGIVING PARTY, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov Starlight Sapphic x $luts Party: SPANKSGIVING PARTY › – Illusions The Drag Queen Show Chicago - Drag Queen Dinner - Chicago, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov Illusions The Drag Queen Show Chicago - Drag Queen Dinner - Chicago Illusions the Drag Queen Show Chicago IL 12 › – Friday Night at the Chicago Eagle, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov Friday Night at the Chicago Eagle › – DJ Selfia, Chicago – Fri 13 Nov DJ Selfia Hydrate ›

Saturday, Nov 14 Saturday

29 events
5:00 Hump! Film Festival – Chicago, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Hump! Film Festival – Chicago › 11:00 Supreme Divas Bottomless Drag Brunch, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Supreme Divas Bottomless Drag Brunch Kit Kat Club › 11:00 Mariah Bottomless Holiday Drag Brunch, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Mariah Bottomless Holiday Drag Brunch Lark Restaurant & Bar › 12:00 Doggy Days, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Doggy Days Sofo › 12:00 B Book Club: Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb Series, 1) by Tamsyn Muir Ashbary Coffee House › 16:00 Queen for the Night: A Turnabout Show at Charlie's Chicago, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Queen for the Night: A Turnabout Show at Charlie's Chicago Charlie's Chicago › 16:30 Let's watch Wild Horse Nine, then dinner TBD, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Let's watch Wild Horse Nine, then dinner TBD Landmark's Century Centre Cinema › 18:00 Gather, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov Gather › 18:30 LGBTQ+ Book Club, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov LGBTQ+ Book Club The Book Nook Free entry › 19:00 Single Lesbians in the City, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov Single Lesbians in the City › 19:00 Fairy-Oke: a monthly queer karaoke night hosted by Egypt Bfree, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov Fairy-Oke: a monthly queer karaoke night hosted by Egypt Bfree Fathom › 19:00 Hearts and Boots, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov Hearts and Boots Tin Roof Chicago › 19:30 The Swallow, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov The Swallow $25 › 19:30 Lesbian Arm Wrestling, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov Lesbian Arm Wrestling The Understudy Coffee and Books › 20:00 Little Feat, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov Little Feat › 20:00 Manhattan Men Male Strip Show & Male Revue | Male Strip Club Chicago, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov Manhattan Men Male Strip Show & Male Revue | Male Strip Club Chicago 211 West Lake St. › 20:00 FOR THE GIRLS, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov FOR THE GIRLS Level Sporting Club › 21:00 Coach: After Dark, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov Coach: After Dark Jackhammer › 21:00 DJ Feature: Ca$h Era at Dorothy, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov DJ Feature: Ca$h Era at Dorothy Dorothy › 21:00 Draglicious, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov Draglicious Hydrate › 22:00 On a Tuesday!, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov On a Tuesday! › 22:00 Rotating DJs, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov Rotating DJs Progress Bar Free entry › 22:00 The Vault, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov The Vault Dorothy › – House of Couture Thursdays, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov House of Couture Thursdays Kit Kat Lounge › – CGMC Uncovered: Bids, Briefs & Burlesque, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov CGMC Uncovered: Bids, Briefs & Burlesque › – Fa La La Fabulous Holiday Market, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Fa La La Fabulous Holiday Market › – HUMP! Chicago: Pajama Party + Midnight Screening, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov HUMP! Chicago: Pajama Party + Midnight Screening › – Mama's House: Messy Beaucoup, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Mama's House: Messy Beaucoup › – Dan Slater - Hydrate, Chicago – Sat 14 Nov Dan Slater - Hydrate ›

Sunday, Nov 15

21 events
10:00 Sunday coffee at Dollop, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov Sunday coffee at Dollop Dollop Coffee & Tea › 11:00 The Real Drag Brunch, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov The Real Drag Brunch The River 59.99 › 12:00 Sunday Funday - Free Hot Dogs, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov Sunday Funday - Free Hot Dogs Sofo › 13:00 Speak to It, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov Speak to It › 14:00 Show Tunes Sundays, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov Show Tunes Sundays Sidetrack › 14:00 Q Queer Sober Social @ Eli Tea Bar! Eli Tea Bar › 17:30 L LET’S MEDITATE @ SHAMBHALA CHICAGO! Shambhala › 18:00 Soul Sundays, Chicago – Mon 16 Nov Soul Sundays 2Bears Tavern Uptown › 19:00 Toy With Me LIVE!, Chicago – Mon 16 Nov Toy With Me LIVE! Project VIDA Wellness Center › 19:00 L Lesbian Singles Brunch at Turquoise Cafe 50+ November-Chicago Turquoise Cafe & Restaurant › 19:00 Pride Night at the Museum, Chicago – Mon 16 Nov Pride Night at the Museum Art Institute of Chicago $50 › 19:30 David Cross, Chicago – Mon 16 Nov David Cross › 20:00 Past Events, Chicago – Mon 16 Nov Past Events Hydrate › 21:00 Bearaoke, Chicago – Mon 16 Nov Bearaoke Sofo › 21:00 Queen!, Chicago – Mon 16 Nov Queen! Smartbar › 21:00 Sunday Funday After Dark Dance Party, Chicago – Mon 16 Nov Sunday Funday After Dark Dance Party Sidetrack › 22:00 SKYN Sundays, Chicago – Mon 16 Nov SKYN Sundays Progress Bar › 23:00 Snatched Wednesdays, Chicago – Mon 16 Nov Snatched Wednesdays › – Harder, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov Harder › – Siren Sundays at Fathom!, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov Siren Sundays at Fathom! › – Queer Parent Meetup, Chicago – Sun 15 Nov Queer Parent Meetup ›

Monday, Nov 16

14 events
10:00 Gay Ghosts Rogers Park (After Dark), Chicago – Mon 16 Nov Gay Ghosts Rogers Park (After Dark) Clark/Devon › 14:00 Musical Mondays, Chicago – Mon 16 Nov Musical Mondays Sidetrack › 17:00 Make Mondays Suck Less, Chicago – Mon 16 Nov Make Mondays Suck Less Sofo › 19:00 Classics of Women's Literature Book Group, Chicago – Tue 17 Nov Classics of Women's Literature Book Group Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City › 19:00 Queer Movie Monday: Stud Life, Chicago – Tue 17 Nov Queer Movie Monday: Stud Life Dorothy › 19:00 Mondays are Ruff, Chicago – Tue 17 Nov Mondays are Ruff Hydrate › 19:30 Monday Night Trivia Nights at Fathom: Think or Swim Queer Drag Trivia, Chicago – Tue 17 Nov Monday Night Trivia Nights at Fathom: Think or Swim Queer Drag Trivia Fathom Free entry › 19:30 A Strange Loop, Chicago – Tue 17 Nov A Strange Loop About Face Theatre $20 › 19:30 Keb' Mo, Chicago – Tue 17 Nov Keb' Mo › 21:00 Shine on Halsted Mondays, Chicago – Tue 17 Nov Shine on Halsted Mondays Progress Bar › 21:00 FREE MONDAY w/ Rent Control featuring Nonnie Parry / Twice Told Tale / Timelife / Tender Object System, Chicago – Tue 17 Nov FREE MONDAY w/ Rent Control featuring Nonnie Parry / Twice Told Tale / Timelife / Tender Object System Empty Bottle Free entry › 21:00 Karaoke Mondays, Chicago – Tue 17 Nov Karaoke Mondays Replay › 22:00 FLOW Thursdays, Chicago – Tue 17 Nov FLOW Thursdays › – Weekday Specials, Chicago – Mon 16 Nov Weekday Specials Kit Kat Lounge ›

Tuesday, Nov 17

7 events
Taco Tuesday with Taylor's Tacos, Chicago – Tue 17 Nov
17 NOV
5:00 PM

Taco Tuesday with Taylor's Tacos

Fathom
Transgender Support Group Meeting, Chicago – Wed 18 Nov
17 NOV
7:00 PM

Transgender Support Group Meeting

Community Hub
Community
Free entry
King of Drag Watch Parties with Twinka Masala at Fathom!, Chicago – Wed 18 Nov
17 NOV
8:00 PM

King of Drag Watch Parties with Twinka Masala at Fathom!

Fathom
Drag
Trivia Tuesday: Spiderman + Marvel Edition, Chicago – Wed 18 Nov
17 NOV
8:00 PM

Trivia Tuesday: Spiderman + Marvel Edition

Sidetrack
The Boulet Brother's Dragula Season 7 Watch Party, Chicago – Wed 18 Nov
17 NOV
8:00 PM

The Boulet Brother's Dragula Season 7 Watch Party

Roscoe's
Free entry
On a Tuesday!, Chicago – Wed 18 Nov
17 NOV
10:00 PM

On a Tuesday!

Progress Bar
SKYN Sundays, Chicago – Wed 18 Nov
17 NOV
10:00 PM

SKYN Sundays

Wednesday, Nov 18

17 events
14:00 German Fare, Chicago – Wed 18 Nov German Fare Charlie's Chicago › 16:00 Gear Happy Hour @ Chicago Eagle, Chicago – Wed 18 Nov Gear Happy Hour @ Chicago Eagle Chicago Eagle › 17:30 Transgender Day of Remembrance – November 18, 2026, Chicago – Wed 18 Nov Transgender Day of Remembrance – November 18, 2026 lagbac.org › 18:00 OutPro LGBTQ+ and Allies Networking on the Riverwalk - Chicago, Chicago – Thu 19 Nov OutPro LGBTQ+ and Allies Networking on the Riverwalk - Chicago Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk › 18:00 Undercover Wrestler, Chicago – Thu 19 Nov Undercover Wrestler Sidetrack › 19:00 The Thoughtful Gay Man Chicago, Chicago – Thu 19 Nov The Thoughtful Gay Man Chicago › 19:00 Sapphic Songwriter Series, Chicago – Thu 19 Nov Sapphic Songwriter Series › 19:00 HamBINGO Wednesdays, Chicago – Thu 19 Nov HamBINGO Wednesdays Hamburger Mary's $20 › 19:00 Trans Umbrella, Chicago – Thu 19 Nov Trans Umbrella 2Bears Tavern Uptown › 19:00 Pokémon Gotta Know 'Em All Trivia, Chicago – Thu 19 Nov Pokémon Gotta Know 'Em All Trivia Replay Free entry › 19:00 Frequent Fuckers Rewards, Chicago – Thu 19 Nov Frequent Fuckers Rewards Steamworks Chicago Free entry › 19:00 Wednesday Night Trivia Nights at Fathom: Think or Swim!, Chicago – Thu 19 Nov Wednesday Night Trivia Nights at Fathom: Think or Swim! Free entry › 19:30 Fran Lebowitz, Chicago – Thu 19 Nov Fran Lebowitz › 20:00 Nerd Bear Trivia, Chicago – Thu 19 Nov Nerd Bear Trivia Sofo › 23:00 Snatched Wednesdays, Chicago – Thu 19 Nov Snatched Wednesdays Progress Bar › – All Things Gaga, Chicago – Wed 18 Nov All Things Gaga › – Quick Trix, Chicago – Wed 18 Nov Quick Trix Steamworks Chicago Free entry ›

Thursday, Nov 19

14 events
10:00 Stronger Together Virtual Summit: Awareness, Allyship, and Action, Chicago – Thu 19 Nov Stronger Together Virtual Summit: Awareness, Allyship, and Action › 17:00 Neighborhood Night at 2Bears Tavern Uptown, Chicago – Thu 19 Nov Neighborhood Night at 2Bears Tavern Uptown 2Bears Tavern Uptown › 17:00 Constellation: Networking for Queer and Trans Business Owners, Chicago – Thu 19 Nov Constellation: Networking for Queer and Trans Business Owners Fathom › 17:30 Take Your Shot: A Sapphic Mixer, Chicago – Thu 19 Nov Take Your Shot: A Sapphic Mixer › 18:30 L LGBTQIA+ Board Game Mixer Bonus Round Games › 19:00 Sunny Laprade: Trans! at the DMV, Chicago – Fri 20 Nov Sunny Laprade: Trans! at the DMV The Lincoln Lodge › 19:00 Mad Liberation Episode 12: The Reunion Special, Chicago – Fri 20 Nov Mad Liberation Episode 12: The Reunion Special Nobody's Darling › 19:00 Wigs: Stand Up Comedy in Wigs, Chicago – Fri 20 Nov Wigs: Stand Up Comedy in Wigs › 19:30 Matthew Recio’s The Puppy Episode, Chicago – Fri 20 Nov Matthew Recio’s The Puppy Episode $8 › 19:30 Laughs on Tap 3rd Thursday of the Month, Chicago – Fri 20 Nov Laughs on Tap 3rd Thursday of the Month Uptown Taproom › 19:30 Last Waltz Tribute, Chicago – Fri 20 Nov Last Waltz Tribute › 20:00 Stuff It by Alterotics, Chicago – Fri 20 Nov Stuff It by Alterotics Jackhammer › 21:00 Karaoke Cabaret: Turkey Lurkey Time, Chicago – Fri 20 Nov Karaoke Cabaret: Turkey Lurkey Time Meeting House Tavern › – All in for Public Health: PHIMC’s Fall Reception, Chicago – Thu 19 Nov All in for Public Health: PHIMC’s Fall Reception ›

Friday, Nov 20 Friday night

13 events
18:00 Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil, Chicago – Sat 21 Nov Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil Free entry › 18:00 Queer Prom at The Land School, Chicago – Sat 21 Nov Queer Prom at The Land School The Land School › 18:00 Hollywood: Screen Queens Drag Dinner, Chicago – Sat 21 Nov Hollywood: Screen Queens Drag Dinner Kit Kat Club › 18:00 LeoFronLive, Chicago – Sat 21 Nov LeoFronLive Tin Roof Chicago › 19:00 Diva Royale Show - Drag Queen Show Chicago, Chicago – Sat 21 Nov Diva Royale Show - Drag Queen Show Chicago Primary Night Club › 19:30 Gravity & Other Myths, Chicago – Sat 21 Nov Gravity & Other Myths › 21:00 Grrr - Chicago's Original Bear Night!, Chicago – Sat 21 Nov Grrr - Chicago's Original Bear Night! Sofo › 21:00 Daddy Pop, Chicago – Sat 21 Nov Daddy Pop Jackhammer › 21:30 Byrdie Wilson, Chicago – Sat 21 Nov Byrdie Wilson Tin Roof Chicago › 22:00 Sapphic Serenade: Friday Night Feelings, Chicago – Sat 21 Nov Sapphic Serenade: Friday Night Feelings Dorothy › 23:00 Thirst Trap: A Blackout Party at Charlie's Chicago, Chicago – Sat 21 Nov Thirst Trap: A Blackout Party at Charlie's Chicago Charlie's Chicago › – Chicago Queer Swing Dance is BACK!, Chicago – Fri 20 Nov Chicago Queer Swing Dance is BACK! › – Hello, Sailor! Queers at Sea - a singles night hosted by Veronica Pop, Chicago – Fri 20 Nov Hello, Sailor! Queers at Sea - a singles night hosted by Veronica Pop Fathom Free entry ›

Saturday, Nov 21 Saturday

12 events
11:00 Pop Divas Friendsgiving Bottomless Drag Brunch, Chicago – Sat 21 Nov Pop Divas Friendsgiving Bottomless Drag Brunch Lark Restaurant & Bar › 12:00 Singlet Saturday, Chicago – Sat 21 Nov Singlet Saturday Jackhammer › 16:00 The Golden Gals Celebrity Spotlight at Charlie's Chicago, Chicago – Sat 21 Nov The Golden Gals Celebrity Spotlight at Charlie's Chicago Charlie's Chicago › 18:00 Saturday Night Touche Event, Chicago – Sun 22 Nov Saturday Night Touche Event Touche › 19:00 Sapphic Social at Level Sporting Club, Chicago – Sun 22 Nov Sapphic Social at Level Sporting Club › 19:00 CODE Night, Chicago – Sun 22 Nov CODE Night Chicago Eagle › 21:00 QTS: Farius' Queer Trance Party, Chicago – Sun 22 Nov QTS: Farius' Queer Trance Party Jackhammer › 21:00 POP’D! Vol. 12: Taylor Swift, The Eras Live On, Chicago – Sun 22 Nov POP’D! Vol. 12: Taylor Swift, The Eras Live On Meeting House Tavern › 21:00 Grizzly, Chicago – Sun 22 Nov Grizzly Cellblock › 21:00 Bear Trap, Chicago – Sun 22 Nov Bear Trap Sofo › 22:00 Dorothy POP!: Video Vixens ft. Sapphic Strip Club, Chicago – Sun 22 Nov Dorothy POP!: Video Vixens ft. Sapphic Strip Club Dorothy › – Ben Bakson - Hydrate Nightclub, Chicago – Sat 21 Nov Ben Bakson - Hydrate Nightclub ›

Sunday, Nov 22

4 events
Honesty in Gay Relationships, Chicago – Sun 22 Nov
22 NOV
1:30 PM

Honesty in Gay Relationships

Lesbian Pre-Thanksgiving Potluck Party, Chicago – Sun 22 Nov
22 NOV
4:00 PM

Lesbian Pre-Thanksgiving Potluck Party

Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City
Party Women / Sapphic
Free entry
Bach's Mass in B Minor, Chicago – Mon 23 Nov
22 NOV
7:30 PM

Bach's Mass in B Minor

Sapphic Cinema at Dorothy, Chicago – Sun 22 Nov
22 NOV

Sapphic Cinema at Dorothy

18

Monday, Nov 23

2 events
Make Mondays Suck Less, Chicago – Mon 23 Nov
23 NOV
5:00 PM

Make Mondays Suck Less

Sofo
_______ in the Garden | A Sapphic Dating Social, Chicago – Tue 24 Nov
23 NOV
6:30 PM

_______ in the Garden | A Sapphic Dating Social

Dorothy

Wednesday, Nov 25

6 events
Bear Happy Hour: Special Wednesday Edition, Chicago – Thu 26 Nov
25 NOV
6:00 PM

Bear Happy Hour: Special Wednesday Edition

Jackhammer
Exploring Kink w/ Master Leather Redux & Raea - Dragon Tails & Tongues, Chicago – Thu 26 Nov
25 NOV
7:00 PM

Exploring Kink w/ Master Leather Redux & Raea - Dragon Tails & Tongues

Chicago Eagle
Let's Get Glam Bingo: Friendsgiving, Chicago – Thu 26 Nov
25 NOV
7:00 PM

Let's Get Glam Bingo: Friendsgiving

Meeting House Tavern
Gay Men Speed Dating | Chicago | Fancy a Go? | Singles Night, Chicago – Thu 26 Nov
25 NOV
7:00 PM

Gay Men Speed Dating | Chicago | Fancy a Go? | Singles Night

Recess
Wednesday evening play party, Chicago – Thu 26 Nov
25 NOV
7:30 PM

Wednesday evening play party

Touche
All Things Dua & Ariana, Chicago – Thu 26 Nov
25 NOV
9:00 PM

All Things Dua & Ariana

Sidetrack

Thursday, Nov 26

3 events
Neighborhood Night at 2Bears Tavern Uptown, Chicago – Thu 26 Nov
26 NOV
5:00 PM

Neighborhood Night at 2Bears Tavern Uptown

2Bears Tavern Uptown
Karaoke Cabaret, Chicago – Fri 27 Nov
26 NOV
9:00 PM

Karaoke Cabaret

Meeting House Tavern
A Drag Queen Christmas, Chicago – Thu 26 Nov
26 NOV

A Drag Queen Christmas

Riviera Theatre - IL
Drag

Friday, Nov 27 Friday night

7 events
Gear Night @ The Museum, Chicago – Sat 28 Nov
27 NOV
6:00 PM

Gear Night @ The Museum

Gerber/Hart Library
Gay for Pay, Chicago – Sat 28 Nov
27 NOV
7:30 PM

Gay for Pay

The Lincoln Lodge
Fetish Friday: GEAR, Chicago – Sat 28 Nov
27 NOV
9:00 PM

Fetish Friday: GEAR

Jackhammer
Bark After Dark, Chicago – Sat 28 Nov
27 NOV
9:00 PM

Bark After Dark

Jackhammer
GRRR: Grey Sweatpants Party, Chicago – Sat 28 Nov
27 NOV
9:00 PM

GRRR: Grey Sweatpants Party

Sofo
Haus of Charlie's (4th Friday) at Charlie's Chicago, Chicago – Sat 28 Nov
27 NOV
11:00 PM

Haus of Charlie's (4th Friday) at Charlie's Chicago

Charlie's Chicago
Snow Queens Drag Dinner, Chicago – Fri 27 Nov
27 NOV

Snow Queens Drag Dinner

Saturday, Nov 28 Saturday

7 events
Taylor and the Pop Girls Bottomless Drag Brunch, Chicago – Sat 28 Nov
28 NOV
11:00 AM

Taylor and the Pop Girls Bottomless Drag Brunch

Kit Kat Club
Turkey & Tiaras Bottomless Drag Brunch, Chicago – Sat 28 Nov
28 NOV
11:00 AM

Turkey & Tiaras Bottomless Drag Brunch

Lark
4th Saturday afternoon Steamworks Bear Hump party, Chicago – Sat 28 Nov
28 NOV
1:00 PM

4th Saturday afternoon Steamworks Bear Hump party

Steamworks
Tack N’ Tell: A Ponyplay Crafting Social & Skillshare, Chicago – Sat 28 Nov
28 NOV
3:00 PM

Tack N’ Tell: A Ponyplay Crafting Social & Skillshare

LRA Chicago
Sapphic Saturday, Chicago – Sat 28 Nov
28 NOV
5:00 PM

Sapphic Saturday

Sidetrack
REWIND: Disco Desires, Chicago – Sun 29 Nov
28 NOV
9:00 PM

REWIND: Disco Desires

Sofo
HIM, Chicago – Sat 28 Nov
28 NOV

HIM

Sunday, Nov 29

4 events
Third Coast Symphony: The 007 Days of Christmas, Chicago – Sun 29 Nov
29 NOV
3:00 PM

Third Coast Symphony: The 007 Days of Christmas

Speakeasy House Radio x Gorilla Gay Bar Presents: Sunday Therapy, Chicago – Sun 29 Nov
29 NOV
4:00 PM

Speakeasy House Radio x Gorilla Gay Bar Presents: Sunday Therapy

Le Nocturne Chicago
The Lesbian Lodge, Chicago – Mon 30 Nov
29 NOV
6:00 PM

The Lesbian Lodge

The Lincoln Lodge
Women / Sapphic
Dad's of Love Holiday Party, Chicago – Sun 29 Nov
29 NOV
All day

Dad's of Love Holiday Party

Monday, Nov 30

2 events
Hot Potato Hearts Queer Speed Dating, Chicago – Tue 1 Dec
30 NOV
7:00 PM

Hot Potato Hearts Queer Speed Dating

Lemon
Flesh and Fuel, Chicago – Tue 1 Dec
30 NOV
7:00 PM

Flesh and Fuel

Open Space Arts
$12

Tuesday, Dec 1

1 event
A Celtic Christmas by A Taste of Ireland, Chicago – Wed 2 Dec
1 DEC
7:30 PM

A Celtic Christmas by A Taste of Ireland

Wednesday, Dec 2

4 events
Open for Dinner and Drinks, Chicago – Wed 2 Dec
2 DEC
4:00 PM

Open for Dinner and Drinks

Kit Kat Club Chicago
queer quilting studio (Wednesday Evening Cohort), Chicago – Thu 3 Dec
2 DEC
6:00 PM

queer quilting studio (Wednesday Evening Cohort)

7067 N Glenwood Ave
Stella Cole, Chicago – Thu 3 Dec
2 DEC
7:30 PM

Stella Cole

Broadway Karaoke, Chicago – Thu 3 Dec
2 DEC
9:00 PM

Broadway Karaoke

Replay

Thursday, Dec 3

2 events
It's A Horrible Life- A Golden Girls Lost Episodes Musical Parody, Chicago – Fri 4 Dec
3 DEC
7:30 PM

It's A Horrible Life- A Golden Girls Lost Episodes Musical Parody

$32
The Mystery Plays, Chicago – Fri 4 Dec
3 DEC
7:30 PM

The Mystery Plays

Bump in the Night Theatre

Friday, Dec 4 Friday night

4 events
A Wicked Little Christmas Drag Dinner, Chicago – Sat 5 Dec
4 DEC
6:00 PM

A Wicked Little Christmas Drag Dinner

Kit Kat Club
Steve Solomon's Canolis, Latkes, and Guilt, Chicago – Sat 5 Dec
4 DEC
7:00 PM

Steve Solomon's Canolis, Latkes, and Guilt

Salt Creek Ballet's The Nutcracker, Chicago – Sat 5 Dec
4 DEC
7:00 PM

Salt Creek Ballet's The Nutcracker

Chicago Gay Mens Chorus: Silver and Gold, Chicago – Sat 5 Dec
4 DEC
8:00 PM

Chicago Gay Mens Chorus: Silver and Gold

Harris Theater

Saturday, Dec 5 Saturday

12 events
8:30 Let's get coffee with the Chicago Lesbian Do Coffee group, Chicago – Sat 5 Dec Let's get coffee with the Chicago Lesbian Do Coffee group Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City › 11:00 LGBTQ Entrepreneur Morning Meet Up, Chicago – Sat 5 Dec LGBTQ Entrepreneur Morning Meet Up Eli Tea Bar › 11:00 queer quilting studio (Saturday Morning Cohort), Chicago – Sat 5 Dec queer quilting studio (Saturday Morning Cohort) 7067 N Glenwood Ave › 13:00 2026 Holiday Fetish Fair, Chicago – Sat 5 Dec 2026 Holiday Fetish Fair Jackhammer › 13:00 Dog Day Afternoon, Chicago – Sat 5 Dec Dog Day Afternoon Sidetrack › 21:00 Load™ – (Chicago) Honey Davenport, Chicago – Sun 6 Dec Load™ – (Chicago) Honey Davenport Cellblock › 21:00 Belly Up: Holiday, Chicago – Sun 6 Dec Belly Up: Holiday Jackhammer › 21:00 DILF: Feliz NaviDaddy, Chicago – Sun 6 Dec DILF: Feliz NaviDaddy Sofo › – 1ST Saturday @ Bassline!, Chicago – Sat 5 Dec 1ST Saturday @ Bassline! › – LOAD, Chicago – Sat 5 Dec LOAD › – Santa Speedo Run Northalsted 2026, Chicago – Sat 5 Dec Santa Speedo Run Northalsted 2026 › – Alex Acosta - Hydrate, Chicago – Sat 5 Dec Alex Acosta - Hydrate ›

Sunday, Dec 6

4 events
CODE Sunday Funday, Chicago – Sun 6 Dec
6 DEC
2:00 PM

CODE Sunday Funday

Chicago Eagle
Sunday Afternoon Touche Event, Chicago – Sun 6 Dec
6 DEC
3:00 PM

Sunday Afternoon Touche Event

Touche
Wil’s Winter Workshop: Ornament Decorating, Chicago – Sun 6 Dec
6 DEC
3:00 PM

Wil’s Winter Workshop: Ornament Decorating

Meeting House Tavern
The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show, Chicago – Mon 7 Dec
6 DEC
7:00 PM

The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show

The Auditorium
Drag Comedy

Monday, Dec 7

1 event
Sapphic Support Group, Chicago – Mon 7 Dec
7 DEC
5:00 PM

Sapphic Support Group

Tuesday, Dec 8

1 event
Golden Girls Christmas, Chicago – Wed 9 Dec
8 DEC
7:30 PM

Golden Girls Christmas

Hamburger Mary's Chicago

Wednesday, Dec 9

2 events
Statewide Network Meeting for LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults, Chicago – Wed 9 Dec
9 DEC
5:30 PM

Statewide Network Meeting for LGBTQ+ Youth and Young Adults

TaskForce Prevention and Community Services
Knotty Nights - Ho Heaux Hojo Cuffs Bondage Class, Chicago – Thu 10 Dec
9 DEC
7:00 PM

Knotty Nights - Ho Heaux Hojo Cuffs Bondage Class

Chicago Eagle

Thursday, Dec 10

1 event
Bear Happy Hour, Chicago – Thu 10 Dec
10 DEC
5:00 PM

Bear Happy Hour

Meeting House Tavern

Friday, Dec 11 Friday night

2 events
Candy Cane Queens Drag Dinner, Chicago – Sat 12 Dec
11 DEC
6:00 PM

Candy Cane Queens Drag Dinner

Kit Kat Club
Horse Meat Disco at Smartbar, Chicago – Fri 11 Dec
11 DEC
All day

Horse Meat Disco at Smartbar

Saturday, Dec 12 Saturday

3 events
Meditation for Kinky Peeps 101: Kink Klass w/ Master Leather Redux & raea, Chicago – Sat 12 Dec
12 DEC
2:00 PM

Meditation for Kinky Peeps 101: Kink Klass w/ Master Leather Redux & raea

Gerber/Hart Library
Matt Rogers: THIS TIME IT'S *REALLY* CHRISTMAS Tour, Chicago – Sun 13 Dec
12 DEC
8:00 PM

Matt Rogers: THIS TIME IT'S *REALLY* CHRISTMAS Tour

Vic Theatre
Live Show
Nina Flowers - Hydrate, Chicago – Sat 12 Dec
12 DEC
All day

Nina Flowers - Hydrate

Sunday, Dec 13

1 event
Jamie Shriner: Home for the Holidays 12/13/26, Chicago – Sun 13 Dec
13 DEC

Jamie Shriner: Home for the Holidays 12/13/26

18

Tuesday, Dec 15

2 events
Antoine’s Organ | Akenya, Chicago – Tue 15 Dec
15 DEC
1:00 PM

Antoine’s Organ | Akenya

Women's Book Group, Chicago – Wed 16 Dec
15 DEC
7:00 PM

Women's Book Group

Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City

Wednesday, Dec 16

1 event
Lisa M. Stulberg - "How to Win a Culture War" - Chris Mosier, Chicago – Wed 16 Dec
16 DEC

Lisa M. Stulberg - "How to Win a Culture War" - Chris Mosier

Friday, Dec 18 Friday night

4 events
All That Jingle: A Broadway Christmas Musical Drag Dinner, Chicago – Sat 19 Dec
18 DEC
6:00 PM

All That Jingle: A Broadway Christmas Musical Drag Dinner

Kit Kat Club
Gear Night @ The Museum, Chicago – Sat 19 Dec
18 DEC
6:00 PM

Gear Night @ The Museum

Gerber Hart Library & Archives
Make the Yuletide Gay at LVPC!, Chicago – Sat 19 Dec
18 DEC
7:30 PM

Make the Yuletide Gay at LVPC!

Lake View Presbyterian Church
Fetish Friday: Gear, Chicago – Fri 18 Dec
18 DEC
All day

Fetish Friday: Gear

Saturday, Dec 19 Saturday

1 event
Saturday Night Touche Event, Chicago – Sun 20 Dec
19 DEC
6:00 PM

Saturday Night Touche Event

Sunday, Dec 20

1 event
Lesbian/Queer women Pre-Christmas Party, Chicago – Sun 20 Dec
20 DEC

Lesbian/Queer women Pre-Christmas Party

Andersonville, Chicago
Party Women / Sapphic

Wednesday, Dec 23

2 events
Kit Kat Club Cabaret, Chicago – Thu 24 Dec
23 DEC
6:00 PM

Kit Kat Club Cabaret

Kit Kat Club
Exploring Kink w/ Master Leather Redux & Raea, Chicago – Thu 24 Dec
23 DEC
7:00 PM

Exploring Kink w/ Master Leather Redux & Raea

Chicago Eagle

Thursday, Dec 24

1 event
Closed for the Holiday, Chicago – Thu 24 Dec
24 DEC

Closed for the Holiday

Kit Kat Club Chicago

Friday, Dec 25 Friday night

1 event
Scene-Free Christmas trip to Arrakis (Dune Part 3 in IMAX), Chicago – Fri 25 Dec
25 DEC
1:30 PM

Scene-Free Christmas trip to Arrakis (Dune Part 3 in IMAX)

AMC Showplace Village Crossing 18

Monday, Dec 28

1 event
Closed on Mondays, Chicago – Mon 28 Dec
28 DEC

Closed on Mondays

kitkatchicago.com

Wednesday, Dec 30

1 event
Wednesday evening play party, Chicago – Thu 31 Dec
30 DEC
7:30 PM

Wednesday evening play party

Touche

Thursday, Dec 31

1 event
NYE 2027 Drag Dinner & Countdown Party: Midnight in Manhattan, Chicago – Thu 31 Dec
31 DEC

NYE 2027 Drag Dinner & Countdown Party: Midnight in Manhattan

Kit Kat Club

Friday, Jan 1, 2027 Friday night

2 events
Lesbian/queer women New Gay Day Potluck Party, Chicago – Fri 1 Jan
1 JAN
1:00 PM

Lesbian/queer women New Gay Day Potluck Party

Bonjour 2027! Champagne Drag Brunch, Chicago – Fri 1 Jan
1 JAN
All day

Bonjour 2027! Champagne Drag Brunch

Kit Kat Club

Thursday, Jan 7, 2027

1 event
Erin Cholakian at Zanies Chicago, Chicago – Fri 8 Jan
7 JAN
7:00 PM

Erin Cholakian at Zanies Chicago

Party Comedy

Saturday, Jan 9, 2027 Saturday

1 event
Meditation for Kinky Peeps 201: Kink Klass w/ Master Leather Redux & raea, Chicago – Sat 9 Jan
9 JAN
2:00 PM

Meditation for Kinky Peeps 201: Kink Klass w/ Master Leather Redux & raea

Gerber/Hart Library

Wednesday, Jan 13, 2027

1 event
Board Game Speed Dating for Queer Women at Uptown Taproom - Chicago, Chicago – Thu 14 Jan
13 JAN
7:00 PM

Board Game Speed Dating for Queer Women at Uptown Taproom - Chicago

Uptown Taproom

Tuesday, Jan 19, 2027

1 event
Oh, Mary! (Chicago), Chicago – Wed 20 Jan
19 JAN
7:00 PM

Oh, Mary! (Chicago)

CIBC Theatre

Thursday, Jan 28, 2027

1 event
John Ramon Otakan: Fat, Asian, Gay, Chicago – Fri 29 Jan
28 JAN
7:00 PM

John Ramon Otakan: Fat, Asian, Gay

The Lincoln Lodge

Saturday, Jan 30, 2027 Saturday

1 event
Baz Luhrmanns Romeo & Juliet (NZL), Chicago – Sat 30 Jan
30 JAN
2:00 PM

Baz Luhrmanns Romeo & Juliet (NZL)

Cadillac Palace
February 2027 · 5 events open ▸
Sat 6 Kink Klass w/ Master Leather Redux & raea › Wed 10 Board Game Speed Dating for Gay Men at Uptown Taproom - Chicago › Thu 18 BERTHA: Grateful Drag - Grateful Dead Tribute Band › Sat 20 Bianca Del Rio: It Gets Bitter - World Comedy Tour › Thu 25 The Queers, Toxic Energy, Pussy, the Iron Spiders ›
March 2027 · 4 events open ▸
Fri 5 Hans Zimmer Live - the Next Level › Fri 5 Brut: Chicago St Patrick's Day 2027 › Sat 6 Kink Klass w/ Master Leather Redux & raea › 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 · 3 events open ▸
Sat 19 Pride Fest 2027 › Sat 19 Chicago Gay Pride › Sat 26 Proud to Run: Pride Race – presented by Walgreens ›
September 2027 · 1 event open ▸
Fri 10 Chi-Town Classic Bowling Tournament ›

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