LGBTQ+ Events in Chicago
Upcoming gay events, parties and nights out — 271 upcoming events · Sep 2026 – Jun 2027
This weekend
Thursday, Sep 24 Today
9 events
Chicago Optimistic Gay Pride Speed Dating
Pride
Film: Trial of Hein | Reeling44 - Chicago's LGBTQ+ International Film Festival
Festival
+2
Social Hour
Community
Aladerri Film Fest 2026 – BLOCK # 10
Festival
+1
Andersonville Arts Weekend
CROWNED 2026
Drag
Fetish Friday: GEAR
Community
+1
Rhythm & Blues
Cabaret
Friday at the Chicago Eagle
Party
Friday, Sep 25 Tomorrow
26 events
3:00
Idle Muse Theatre Company Presents “Witch,” September 10 – October 10 at The Edge Off-Broadway Theater
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
$20
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3:52
Chicago Gay Speed Dating for Age Groups
2542 W 45th St
Free entry
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10:00
TGIF Show Tunes
Sidetrack
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11:00
Queer Crafting
Awakenings
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13:00
🎨 Marks of Art – A Two-Session Workshop with Sholo Beverly
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
$110
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14:00
Reeling Film Fest: Shorts: W. L. W
Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City
Free entry
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14:00
Adolescent Salvation
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
$36
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14:00
The Uncanny Attic: Chapters I-L
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$25
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14:00
The 37th Annual Rhinoceros Theater Festival Returns September 20 – October 26 at Four Chicago Venues
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$25
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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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14:30
SMILEY
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
$25
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14:30
Blue Dress
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$25
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14:30
Metropolis Performing Arts Centre Presents “Ride the Cyclone,” September 16 – October 25
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$25
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14:30
THE SWALLOW
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$25
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14:30
Redtwist Theatre Presents The First Show of Its 22nd Season, “Prayer Circle,” September 17 – November 8
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$50
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14:30
Queer Film Screening: 'Paris is Burning
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15:00
Queer Open Mic
Eli Tea Bar
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16:00
Latin Night: all Latin, all night with Jenny Fox
Dorothy
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16:00
Bearlesque Show
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16:00
Freshman 15
Hydrate
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La Cage aux Folles Bottomless Drag Brunch
kitkatchicago.com
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Dani Brasil - Hydrate Nightclub
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Horse Meat Disco at Smartbar
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Legally Blonde Bottomless Drag Brunch
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AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
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Group Therapy (Without the Copay)
Free entry
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Saturday, Sep 26
19 events
5:00
ChiPride Volunteering + Cornerstone Community Outreach Event
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
Free entry
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6:00
13th Annual Beverly Art Walk
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Free entry
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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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10:00
LGBTQIA+ Neurodivergent Support Group (COH)
Free entry
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10:00
Sapphic Bar Crawl
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
Free entry
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11:00
Reeling Film Fest: Shorts: Chosen Family
Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City
Free entry
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12:00
Sapphic Saturday
Sidetrack
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14:00
Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus: Rhythm and Blues
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
$30
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15:00
FOR THE GIRLS
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Free entry
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15:00
Pride Month Kick-off Party
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16:00
DJ Feature: ACONST at Dorothy
Dorothy
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16:00
Draglicious Drag Revue
Hydrate
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17:08
Chicago Gay Speed Dating Verified Singles
2829 S Tripp Ave
Free entry
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Cherry on Top!
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Queen!
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Barbara Fest
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
Free entry
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How Single RU? (21+ Lesbian/Queer Day Party) - Chicago
Trigger Chicago
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Nectar
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Sunday, Sep 27
16 events
1:06
Chicago Gay Bosses Speed Dating Network
1235 W Lake St
Free entry
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7:00
Sidetrack Sunday Funday
Sidetrack
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8:30
Breaking the Cycle
Meetup: The Thoughtful Gay Man Chicago
Free entry
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9:00
Andersonville Fall Wine Walk
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
$40
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9:00
NOH8 Photo Shoot in Chicago
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Free entry
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9:00
Lesbian Book Club Meeting
Free entry
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11:00
Sunday FunGAY
The Hi-Lo
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12:00
The Sunday marTEAni Dance (Day Party)
Kit Kat Club
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13:00
CLOSED: Private Event
Dorothy
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13:00
Legacy Project Presents The Celluloid Closet
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
$15
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13:45
Chicago Meet Gay Professionals Climbing Ranks
VFH4+PX Chicago
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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17:00
Chicago Gay Men Matched by Vibe and Age
960 W 36th St
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17:30
LET’S MEDITATE @ SHAMBHALA CHICAGO!
Shambhala
Free entry
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Weekday Specials
Kit Kat Lounge
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Monday, Sep 28
11 events
Drag Brunch Extravaganza
Drag
TaskForce's Vogue School | Learn the Art of Ballroom
Hot Potato Hearts Queer Speed Dating
Sapphic Serenade: Dorothy's Karaoke Night hosted by E.
Women / Sapphic
BOOKENDS
Community
Mondays are Ruff
Party
+1
Musical Mondays
Racist Chris on Mondays
Musical Monday
QUEER QUENTOS by Norma Seledon | Destinos Festival 2026
Festival
Meet IRL — Sapphic Speed Dating, Ages 30+
Women / Sapphic
Tuesday, Sep 29
11 events
Online
AIDS Foundation Chicago – Virtual Community Listening Sessions
Community
Playing with Fire: An Ecosexual Emergency Film Screening
Film Screening
Gay for Pay
Queer Poetry Salon at Dorothy
Transgender Support Group Meeting
Community
Gay Men's Chorus Chicago Rehearsal
Whisky Girl TRIVIA Monday Nights 7pm
Trivia Tuesday: Spiderman + Marvel Edition
September QUEER Polyam Karaoke - *Last Tuesday of the month*
LBTQ Young Women’s Giving Council Grantee Celebration
Dolly Parton Drag Dinner
Drag
Wednesday, Sep 30
6 events
Thursday, Oct 1
5 events
Friday, Oct 2
14 events
10:00
M.A.D.D. Rhythms Celebrates its 25th Anniversary at The Chicago Tap Summit, October 2 – 4 at the Harold Washington Cultural Center
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
$15
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13:00
FashionBar THE SHOWS: October 2026 - The Trans Media Fashion Show
Water Tower Place, Level 3
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14:00
Violet Ultra’s Le Voulez Boo
The Newport Theater
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14:00
Kate McKinnon Live in Conversation in Chicago
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
$55
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14:30
Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre Presents the Second Chicago Latinx/e Contemporary Movement Festival, October 2 and 3 at the Dance Center of Columbia College
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$35
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14:30
LIVING QUEER MONTHLY – Latine Edition by LQM Team | Destinos 2026
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$12.51
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15:00
Dorothy's Second Annual: Homo Homecoming!
Dorothy
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15:30
Latina Comedy Festival Presents: The Queer AF Show
The Lincoln Lodge
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Deanne - Hydrate Nightclub
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American Horror Stories Bottomless Drag Brunch
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Let’s Go! Thursday: All Things Lollapalooza
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Movies in the Park(ing) Lot
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Showboys
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BYO Card Games + Mini Golf
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Saturday, Oct 3
18 events
4:00
Gerber/Hart Queer History Symposium
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
$40
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5:00
OUT at CHM | South Side LGBTQIA+ Stories Trolley Tour
Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City
Free entry
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5:00
Chicago's Gay Ghosts: Uptown
Argyle CTA
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5:30
Chilli Pepper Honorary Street Sign Celebration
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
Free entry
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6:00
queer quilting studio (Saturday Morning Cohort)
Interfacing Studio
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6:00
Metro East Pride Festival
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
Free entry
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8:00
Dog Day Afternoon
Sidetrack
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9:00
String Quilting
1756 W Lunt Ave
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10:00
Sapphic in the City: a place to make WLW friends
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
Free entry
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11:00
Lesbian hang out night
Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City
Free entry
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13:00
Lesbian Social Club: Dear Summer Yacht Party
↳ Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City
Free entry
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13:30
Lavender Laugh Lounge (Sober Friendly, Queer Stand Up Comedy)
Loaves & Witches
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14:30
The Witch Project
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
$25
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15:00
CHICAGO Ghosted! by Roz Hernandez LIVE 10/3
Dorothy
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15:00
Dorothy’s Second Annual: Homo Homecoming!
chicagosocialbutterflies.com
Free entry
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16:00
Starlight Sapphic: Pole Show
Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City
Free entry
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16:00
Dorothy Debuts ft. DJs th3m & Naughty G
Dorothy
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22:00
Rupaul (18 and Over with Valid Government
Radius - Chicago
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Sunday, Oct 4
6 events
P Ride with the Mayor, Plainfield’s Inaugural Community Bike Ride
Community
Jameson Pub to Pitch Bus Program East Route - Stars vs. Denver Summit FC
Imagining Collective Liberation: Why art matters for LGBTQ+ migrant rights
Community
Chicago's Gay Ghosts: Lincoln Park
Sunday Afternoon Touche Event
Adorned After Dark: a permanent jewelry pop up with Fang & Fae
Monday, Oct 5
1 event
Tuesday, Oct 6
2 events
Wednesday, Oct 7
4 events
Thursday, Oct 8
4 events
Friday, Oct 9
9 events
National Coming Out Day & New Music Celebration (#QueerCountry Bandwagon)
Festival
Whiskey Girl Fridays
Queer Nerd Meetup at Goblin Market
Community
2nd Friday evening Steamworks Bear Hump party
Party
The Factory Theater Presents the World Premiere of “Radical Futures,” October 9 – November 21
Community
DJ Feature: Ca$h Era at Dorothy
Club Night
Zombie Drag Queen Bottomless Drag Brunch
Drag
GNO - Only Come Alone!
Robby Hoffman
Saturday, Oct 10
5 events
Sunday, Oct 11
5 events
Tuesday, Oct 13
2 events
Wednesday, Oct 14
4 events
Thursday, Oct 15
11 events
Statewide Network Meeting with Chicago Therapy Collective and Equality Illinois
Community
Create for a Cause: The Intersection of Health, Immigration, & Art as Advocacy
Community
Vogue for Good 2026
Community
Waitress
Remy Bumppo Theatre Company Presents “Mud Row,” October 15 – November 15 at Theater Wit
Tin Drum Theatre Company Presents the Chicago Premiere, “A Dark Wood,” October 15 – November 1
Laughs on Tap 3rd Thursday of the Month
Pee-Wee's Gayhouse
Men Having Babies 2026 Midwest Surrogacy...
Haunted Halsted
Death Becomes Her Drag Dinner
Drag
Friday, Oct 16
3 events
Saturday, Oct 17
9 events
Oct 17: OUT IN COLOR, An Intuit Art Museum Activation with playOUT!
Let's hang out with Chicago Lesbians Do Coffee and More
Alternative Endings: The Watermelon Woman @ 30
Community
+1
Curves in Patchwork
Affinity’s Black Gold Casino Night: Harlem Nights in Chicago
Saturday Night Touche Event
CLOSED: Private Event
Sapphic Social at Level Sporting Club
Community
+1
Little Miss Anthropes: All Drag Comedy Showcase
Drag
+1
