LGBTQ+ Events in Chicago
Upcoming gay events, parties and nights out
79 upcoming events
Aug 2026
Monday, Aug 17 Tomorrow
10 events
17
AUG
10:00 AM
Roscoe's Drag Race 2026
Drag Race competition hosted by Kara Mel D’Ville and Ari Gato
Roscoe's
Drag
Free Entry
Tickets
17
AUG
1:00 PM
Line Dancing
Roscoe's
Free Entry
Tickets
17
AUG
2:00 PM
Classics of Women's Literature Book Group
Women & Children First
Tickets
17
AUG
2:00 PM
Queer Movie Monday: John Tucker Must Die
Dorothy
Film Screening
Tickets
17
AUG
2:30 PM
SQUABBLE TRIVIA
2Bears Tavern Uptown
Free entry
17
AUG
3:00 PM
Musical Mondays
Sidetrack
17
AUG
3:00 PM
Racist Chris on Mondays
Scot's
17
AUG
3:00 PM
Monday MiXXXer August 17
Legacy Walk
Tickets
17
AUG
5:30 PM
SERVE! VOCAL EDITION - KARAOKE
2Bears Tavern Uptown
Free entry
17
AUG
7:00 PM
The Drag Swap
Drag
Tickets
Tuesday, Aug 18
9 events
18
AUG
12:30 PM
Real Talk: The Aggressives Watch Party
Brave Space Alliance
Party
Tickets
18
AUG
2:00 PM
Roscoe’s Dinner & Disney Musical Bingo
Roscoe's
Tickets
18
AUG
2:00 PM
Women's Book Group
Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City
Free entry
18
AUG
2:00 PM
Adrianne Blanks & Friends: a Birthday Show!
Dorothy
Tickets
18
AUG
2:30 PM
Reading is Resistance Book Club: "Is a River Alive?" by Robert Macfarlane
He Who Eats Mud
Tickets
18
AUG
2:30 PM
JEOPARDY! Bar League Trivia
Meeting House Tavern
Free entry
18
AUG
2:30 PM
Poker in the Rear
2Bears Tavern Uptown
Free entry
18
AUG
3:00 PM
Trivia Tuesday: Spiderman + Marvel Edition
Sidetrack
Tickets
18
AUG
3:00 PM
Tuesday Night Dicksco! August 18!
Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club
Club Night
Free Entry
Tickets
Wednesday, Aug 19
16 events
19
AUG
5:30 AM
Weekly Morning Storytime!
Women & Children First
Tickets
19
AUG
8:00 AM
Name Change Clinic
Brave Space Alliance
Tickets
19
AUG
8:00 AM
Free HIV/STI Testing at The Brown Elephant – Andersonville
Andersonville
Film Screening
Tickets
19
AUG
11:00 AM
Gear Happy Hour @ Chicago Eagle
Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club
Fetish
Tickets
19
AUG
2:00 PM
Slaycation: a travel themed drag show at Dorothy
Dorothy
Drag
Tickets
19
AUG
2:00 PM
Social Hour - August 19
Jonathan W.
Community
Tickets
19
AUG
2:00 PM
LET'S GET GLAM BINGO
Meeting House Tavern
Cabaret
Comedy
Free entry
19
AUG
2:30 PM
Horror Book Club: "Bat Eater and Other Names for Cora Zeng" by Kylie Lee Baker
He Who Eats Mud
Tickets
19
AUG
3:00 PM
German Fare
Charlie's Chicago
19
AUG
3:00 PM
WAYBACK Wednesday! August 19!
Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club
Tickets
19
AUG
7:00 PM
Drunk Shakespeare: Drunk Romeo & Juliet (21+ Event)
The Lion Theatre
Tickets
19
AUG
7:00 PM
All Things Gaga
Progress Bar
Tickets
19
AUG
7:00 PM
House of Couture Thursdays
kitkatchicago.com
Drag
Tickets
19
AUG
7:00 PM
Social Hour
Community
Tickets
19
AUG
7:00 PM
Queer Book Fair Opening Night Party
Party
Tickets
19
AUG
7:00 PM
L@L Uptown 3rd Thursday of the Month
Free entry
Thursday, Aug 20
15 events
20
AUG
2:30 AM
Windows
PrideArts
Tickets
20
AUG
3:00 AM
yo ho.
Babes With Blades Theatre Company
Tickets
20
AUG
12:00 PM
Paint & Sip with Kimberly Summer
Bobby Loves
Tickets
20
AUG
1:00 PM
Trans/Enby Night ft. DIY for Gaza & Vyle Studios
Dorothy
Tickets
20
AUG
2:00 PM
Speed Dating
Central Park Bar
Tickets
20
AUG
2:00 PM
Pee-Wee's Gayhouse
Stars and Garters Theater
Tickets
20
AUG
3:00 PM
Ladies Night
Club Escape
Club Night
20
AUG
3:00 PM
Thirsty Thursday! August 20!
Legacy Walk
Tickets
20
AUG
4:00 PM
Karaoke Cabaret
Meeting House Tavern
Party
Cabaret
Tickets
20
AUG
4:30 PM
Death at the Drag Show ft Pi
Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club
Drag
Tickets
20
AUG
6:30 PM
LGBTQIA+ Board Game Mixer
Bonus Round Games
Community
Tickets
20
AUG
7:00 PM
Queer Book Fair
Book fair featuring LGBTQ+ manga, graphic novels, romance, horror, and zines
Tickets
20
AUG
7:00 PM
Girl Power Drag Dinner
Drag
Tickets
20
AUG
7:00 PM
ENCUENTRO VAQUERO 2026
Tickets
20
AUG
7:00 PM
Saint Devera - Hydrate Nightclub
Tickets
Friday, Aug 21
11 events
21
AUG
2:30 AM
Joan Crawford Goes To Hell
Hell in a Handbag Productions
Tickets
21
AUG
3:00 AM
Starved Rock Weekend
Starved Rock
Tickets
21
AUG
7:00 AM
Roscoe's Drag Brunch
Roscoe's
Drag
Tickets
21
AUG
12:00 PM
Heart Magic Weekend Retreat
Meetup: The Thoughtful Gay Man Chicago
Tickets
21
AUG
2:00 PM
Hot Ash Smokes - Friday Cigar Social
Friday cigar social for smokers and non-smokers
Jackhammer
Community
Free Entry
Tickets
21
AUG
2:00 PM
Anatomy of a Suicide
Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City
Free entry
21
AUG
2:00 PM
ARE YOU SMARTER THAN A DRAG QUEEN?
2Bears Tavern Uptown
Drag
Comedy
Tickets
21
AUG
2:00 PM
Werkin Girls Drag Queen Show Chicago - An Unforgettable Drag Show Experience
Workin Girls Drag Show Chicago
Drag
Tickets
21
AUG
3:00 PM
Friday Night Lights
Roscoe's
Drag
Tickets
21
AUG
4:30 PM
DJ Ca$h Era
Dorothy
Club Night
Tickets
21
AUG
7:00 PM
Alexander Rendo - Hydrate Nightclub
Tickets
Saturday, Aug 22
15 events
22
AUG
4:00 AM
Casual Saturday (Recreational Ride)
Windy City Cycling Club
Community
Tickets
22
AUG
6:00 AM
Hooked on Latin Bottomless Drag Brunch
Lark
Drag
Tickets
22
AUG
6:00 AM
The Greatest Showman Bottomless Drag Brunch
Kit Kat Club
Drag
Tickets
22
AUG
8:00 AM
4th Saturday afternoon Steamworks Bear Hump party
Party
Tickets
22
AUG
8:00 AM
Offsite at Gerber/Hart: Author Talk with John D'Emilio
Leather 64Ten
Tickets
22
AUG
9:00 AM
Group Therapy (Without the Copay)
Meeting House Tavern
Party
Community
Tickets
22
AUG
12:00 PM
Chicago Gay Men Speed Dating | Singles Events | Fancy a Go?
Recess
Tickets
22
AUG
3:00 PM
Movies in the Park Mary Poppins
Meetup: Single Lesbians in the City
Tickets
22
AUG
4:00 PM
Latin Night
Progress Bar
Tickets
22
AUG
4:00 PM
DJ Feature: Love Marie at Dorothy
Dorothy
Club Night
Tickets
22
AUG
7:00 PM
Pitch Your Peeps: QUEER Slide Deck Match Making ...
Queer, trans, enby friends are pitched to an interested audience
Community
Tickets
22
AUG
7:00 PM
Chicago LGBTQ+ Wedding Expo
Tickets
22
AUG
7:00 PM
EAT HER
Women / Sapphic
Tickets
22
AUG
7:00 PM
Queer Parent Meetup: Back to School!
Community
Free entry
22
AUG
7:00 PM
Dads of Love Day Party
Party
Tickets
