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Center on Halsted

Historic Venue 2007 Still active

The Midwest's largest LGBTQ+ community centre — a purpose-built 175,000 sq ft Boystown facility since 2007.

Google (852) 4.6
Tripadvisor (3) 4.3
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Address
3656 N Halsted St, Boystown, Chicago, IL 60613
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Phone
+1 773-472-6469
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Website
centeronhalsted.org
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About this place Center on Halsted

Center on Halsted is Chicago's LGBTQ+ community centre and the largest in the Midwest, occupying a purpose-built building on North Halsted Street in Northalsted (Boystown) since 2007. It runs social services, mental-health and HIV-related support, youth and senior programmes, and hosts community meetings, performances and events. For visitors it is the best single place to find out what is happening in queer Chicago, from support groups to cultural events. The building is open 9:00 to 22:00 on weekdays and 9:00 to 18:00 at weekends. It sits at the northern end of the Halsted bar strip, so it is easy to combine with an evening in the neighbourhood.

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Opening Hours

Open Now · closes 22:00
Monday 09:00-22:00
Tuesday 09:00-22:00
Wednesday 09:00-22:00
Thursday 09:00-22:00
Friday 09:00-22:00
Saturday 09:00-18:00
Sunday 09:00-18:00

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4.6
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852 reviews

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Tim Harrison
Tim Harrison May 2026
★★★★★

Great venue!

Tim Harrison
Tim Harrison May 2026
★★★★★

Great venue!

Frederick E. Hairston Jr.
Frederick E. Hairston Jr. May 2026
★★★★★
Frederick E. Hairston Jr.
Frederick E. Hairston Jr. May 2026
★★★★★
Anna Naden Blucher
Anna Naden Blucher May 2026
★★★★☆

Complex entity that defies evaluation. For issues not directly impacting the heart they are a gift to us. They give 80 queer seniors a home and vital services. No one could take their place and few would try. But a therapist's blindness to the limitations of his team left a friend broken and grief-stricken. He was not available for any kind of discussion no matter what boundaries were suggested . For me, like most clinics, they simply did not understand the connection of trauna to my heart. They went robot-like through the motions of care delivery. "Performing therapy"

Anna Naden Blucher
Anna Naden Blucher May 2026
★★★★☆

Complex entity that defies evaluation. For issues not directly impacting the heart they are a gift to us. They give 80 queer seniors a home and vital services. No one could take their place and few would try. But a therapist's blindness to the limitations of his team left a friend broken and grief-stricken. He was not available for any kind of discussion no matter what boundaries were suggested . For me, like most clinics, they simply did not understand the connection of trauna to my heart. They went robot-like through the motions of care delivery. "Performing therapy"

Rachel Mendez
Rachel Mendez Apr 2026
★★★★★

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