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Chicago Social Butterflies 🦋Celebrate, Connect and Thrive
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Welcome to our LGBTQ+ social calendar, your go-to resource for connecting and celebrating within our diverse community. Stay informed about local events that range from important fundraisers to advocacy panels, to the next best dance party. Whether you want to make new friends, learn about LGBTQ+ issues, or enjoy a fun night out, our calendar has something for everyone. Join us in fostering a supportive environment where every voice is heard and valued. Let's build a stronger, more connected community together!

🏳️‍⚧️ Trans Day of Rememberance Events 🏳️‍⚧️

Gather with other community members to observe TDOR

Rise Up: Our Celebration of Resilience
  • November 14, 2024
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Say Their Name: In Honor of Trans Remembrance Day
  • November 20, 2024
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Chicago Therapy Collective: TDOR Memorial Mural & Observance
  • November 20, 2024
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Upcoming Events
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Sofa King Queer
Sofa King Queer
November 1, 2024
A WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL: A vibrant pop-punk musical about fu*king,...
$45 - 60
Falsettos
Falsettos
November 8, 2024
Music and Lyrics by William Finn. Book by William Finn...
$23.50 - 45.50
Han Training Trans Week of Reflection
Han Training Trans Week of Reflection: Guest Instructor Takeover 2024
November 17, 2024
A week of workshops from November 17-24, 2024, hosted by...
$30
Transgiving 2024 at La Cueva
Transgiving 2024
November 21, 2024
Get ready to celebrate Transgiving 2024, a day filled with...
$Free
Transcend x Transgiving
Transgiving: Gratitude & Performances for Trans friends and family
November 22, 2024
Come join us for a heartwarming gathering at 2753 W Division...
$Free
The Peoples Joker at Music Box
The People’s Joker @Music Box
November 22, 2024
This revolutionary DIY parody film and hilarious reimagining of the...
$9 - 12
Trans Empowerment Center Pillars
PILLARS: A Marketplace for Change!
November 23, 2024
PILLARS is our community’s way of giving back to those...
Allie X at Vic Theater
Allie X at The Vic Theatre
November 23, 2024
Allie X’s fourth album, Girl With No Face, is a...
$35 - 90
Chicago Therapy Collective The Afterglow
The Afterglow III (TDOR Edition)
November 23, 2024
Hosted by our very own K.J. Whitehead, The Afterglow is a...
$5 - 15
OTSOFM: Queer As Folk finding your voice
Queer As Folk: Finding Your Voice
November 24, 2024
Has your voice changed and does it feel like you...
Funk Stick Baton Lounge
FunkStick:Post-Disco w/ Guest DJ Fagotron
November 24, 2024
Main Room: All Vinyl Set by Connie Kway-Lewd (ig: discoconniekway). Post-Disco /...
$7 - 15
Black Out Bash
BLACKOUT BASH
November 27, 2024
Kick off Blackout Wednesday at BLACK OUT BASH! They’re transforming...
All Events
Alma Chicago 3rd Annual Community Reception
ALMA Chicago 3rd Annual Community Reception
December 5, 2024
Join ALMA Chicago for an evening of celebration, connection, and...
$35 - 1,000
Santa Speedo Run 2024
Santa Speedo Run Northalsted
December 7, 2024
Each year since 2011, hundreds of participants have spent a...
$50 - 5,000
Chicago LSD Radio presents Jingle Ball Party
Jingle Ball Daniel’s Birthday Fundraiser
December 7, 2024
Chicago LSD Radio & Joe Beeso Present: Daniel’s Birthday Fundraiser...
Howard Brown 50th Anniversary Dinner
Howard Brown Health 50th Anniversary Dinner
April 26, 2025
As we celebrate our 50th Anniversary, we want to honor...
Chicago House
Spring Brunch and Fashion Show 2025
May 4, 2025
SAVE THE DATE for the highly anticipated Chicago House Spring...
All Benefit/Gala Events
Life is Work World AIDS Day Brunch
Life is Work: World AIDS Day Brunch Celebration
December 1, 2024
You’re invited to a special World AIDS Day Brunch Celebration...
All Brunch Events
Chicago Cabaret Professionals Merry Measures
Merry Measures! ft. Chicago Cabaret Professionals
December 2, 2024
It’s Chicago Cabaret Professionals FAVORITE holiday event – Merry Measures!...
$28.84
All Cabaret Events
The Bi Wives Club: a comedy showcase @Dorothy
December 1, 2024
Get ready to kick off Thanksgiving weekend by turning up...
$12
Comedians That Are Gay
Comedians That Are Gay @ The Lincoln Lodge
December 8, 2024
The comedy show featuring queer comedians you should know. Produced...
$15
Latina Comedy Christmas Special
Latina Comedy Christmas Special
December 18, 2024
Join us for a night of dinner and laughs with...
$15
All Comedy Events
Allie X at Vic Theater
Allie X at The Vic Theatre
November 23, 2024
Allie X’s fourth album, Girl With No Face, is a...
$35 - 90
Cyndi Lauper Farewell Tour
Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour
December 5, 2024
Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour
Chicago Gay Men's Chorus Totally 80's Holigay
Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus: Totally 80’s Holigay
December 6, 2024
Join the Chicago Gay Men’s Chorus for Totally ’80s HoliGAY, a...
$36 - 51
Katie Gavin at Thalia Hall
Katie Gavin with Nana Adjoa
December 18, 2024
Katie Gavin’s debut album What A Relief taps into the...
$120
All Concert Events
Transgiving 2024 at La Cueva
Transgiving 2024
November 21, 2024
Get ready to celebrate Transgiving 2024, a day filled with...
$Free
Transcend x Transgiving
Transgiving: Gratitude & Performances for Trans friends and family
November 22, 2024
Come join us for a heartwarming gathering at 2753 W Division...
$Free
Trans Empowerment Center Pillars
PILLARS: A Marketplace for Change!
November 23, 2024
PILLARS is our community’s way of giving back to those...
Lesbian Social Club It's Giving Friends
It’s Giving Friends
November 30, 2024
Join the Lesbian Social Club Sunday November 30th from 4pm-9pm...
$15 - 25
Gerber/Hard Queerkindlmarket
Queerkindlmarkt – Booksale and Artist Market!
December 7, 2024
Gerber/Hart is excited to announce QUEERKINDLMARKT! This will be a combination...
$5
All Culture Events
Funk Stick Baton Lounge
FunkStick:Post-Disco w/ Guest DJ Fagotron
November 24, 2024
Main Room: All Vinyl Set by Connie Kway-Lewd (ig: discoconniekway). Post-Disco /...
$7 - 15
Black Out Bash
BLACKOUT BASH
November 27, 2024
Kick off Blackout Wednesday at BLACK OUT BASH! They’re transforming...
SCCDA presents Wild Wednesdays
Wild Wednesday: A Free LGBTQ+ Country Dance Event
November 27, 2024
Second City Country Dance Association (SCCDA) is excited to present...
$Free
Chiami presents BlackOUT Wednesday
Black “OUT” Wednesday – Thanksgiving Eve TakeOver
November 27, 2024
Come join us for the ultimate pre-Thanksgiving celebration at Nola Bar...
$15 - 100
Eden Cirque Saphique
Eden: Cirque Saphique
November 30, 2024
Music By: Veri Peri * Robyn Sin Love Dion (MIA)...
$15 -25
Clandestina Fruteria
Clandestina Latina Presents “Fruteria!!”
December 7, 2024
Join us for a night of Latin beats, community vibes,...
$15 - 20
WIGS Queer Dance Party
WIGS – A Queer Dance Party
December 13, 2024
$5 – $10 Pay What You Can online or at...
$5 - 10
All Dance Events
Furama Dim Sum n Drag
Dim Sum and Drag: Ma’amShe + Mulan Alexander
December 7, 2024
Dim Sum & Drag is back to celebrate the holidays!...
$39.50
All Drag Events
HIV/AIDS Community Awareness Brunch
HIV/AIDS Community Awareness Brunch
December 1, 2024
Welcome to the HIV/AIDS Community Awareness Brunch curated by Just’So...
$28.52
World AIDS Day Black Women & HIV
World AIDS Day: Black Women & HIV: A Critical Conversation
December 1, 2024
Join Lighthouse Foundation for our 4th Annual #WorldAIDSDay Commemoration on...
$Free
All Education Events
The Peoples Joker at Music Box
The People’s Joker @Music Box
November 22, 2024
This revolutionary DIY parody film and hilarious reimagining of the...
$9 - 12
All Film Events
The Kennel Chicago LSD Radio
THE KENNEL: A LEASH AND LUST NITE FOR PETS AND HANDLERS
December 6, 2024
Join us on December 6th for our new residency of...
$5
All Kink Events
Asians & Friends
AFC: A Nice & Naughty Gift Package Exchange
December 7, 2024
Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024. Time: 3-6 p.m. Are you on...
$Free
opalga+ oak park are lesbian and gay association
OPALGA+: Potlucks – 2nd Friday of the Month
December 13, 2024
Most months we gather to welcome new and existing members...
$Free
All Networking Events
Sapphic Saturday at Sidetrack
Sapphic Saturday at Sidetrack
November 30, 2024
Attention LESBIANS AND LESBIAN LOVERS: Sapphic Saturday is now the...
$Free
Tequila, Darling! Hosted by Kat Fitzgerald
Tequila, Darling! @Nobody’s Darling
November 30, 2024
Join us for a sultry tequila Journey”! It will be...
$25
JCFS Trivia
JCFS Chicago: Sex Ed Trivia
December 3, 2024
Thank you for your interest in Sex Ed Trivia Night...
$10
All Nightlife-Social Events
Pride Independence Chicago Black Pride 2025
Pride & Independence: Chicago Black Pride 2025
July 3, 2025
David Dodd Events, Rails Marketing Group and Chicago Urban Pride...
All Pride Events
Boobs and Bingo at the Newport Theater
Boobs and Bingo at the Newport Theater
December 14, 2024
Tantalize your senses and get the weekend started right with...
$15 - 20
All Sports-Recreation Events
Sofa King Queer
Sofa King Queer
November 1, 2024
A WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL: A vibrant pop-punk musical about fu*king,...
$45 - 60
Falsettos
Falsettos
November 8, 2024
Music and Lyrics by William Finn. Book by William Finn...
$23.50 - 45.50
Chicago Therapy Collective The Afterglow
The Afterglow III (TDOR Edition)
November 23, 2024
Hosted by our very own K.J. Whitehead, The Afterglow is a...
$5 - 15
Queer Eye: Fab Five Live! Chicago
Queer Eye: The Fab Five Live!
December 15, 2024
For the first time ever, the Fab 5 are bringing...
$53 - 93
Judy Christmas The Den Theater
A Judy Christmas returns to The Den Theatre on December 20-22
December 20, 2024
It’s December of 1963, less than two weeks after the...
A Very Steamworks Christmas
A Very Steamworks Christmas
December 28, 2024
It’s Christmas at Steamworks, and all through the baths, all...
$12.50
All Theater Events
Trans Nonbinary Holiday Horror Story
Holiday Horror Story – A Trans and Non-Binary Tale
December 13, 2024
“Holiday Horror Story” (a trans and non-binary tale) is a...
$25
All Visual Arts Events
chipride volunteering: Queer Cookie Exchange
Chipride Volunteer + Queer Cookie Exchange and Cards for Hospitalized Kids
December 8, 2024
Come celebrate the Holidays with Chipride Volunteering! We are hosting...
$Free
Chi-Pride Volunteer Opportunities
Chipride Volunteering + Cornerstone Community Outreach
December 14, 2024
Join LGBTQ+ and Ally Volunteers as we help the elves at...
Chi-Pride Volunteer Opportunities
Chipride Volunteering + RCS Tuesday Grocery Distribution
December 17, 2024
Join LGBTQ+ and Ally Volunteers as we partner with Ravenswood...
Chi-Pride Volunteer Opportunities
Chipride Volunteering + Brown Elephant/Howard Brown Event
January 12, 2025
Join LGBTQ+ and Ally Volunteers as we partner with Howard...
Chi-Pride Volunteer Opportunities
Chipride Volunteer + Center On Halsted: Card Making Event for LGBTQ+ Seniors
January 18, 2025
Join LGBTQ+ and Ally Volunteers as we partner with the...
Chi-Pride Volunteer Opportunities
Chipride Volunteering LGBTQ+ and Ally Public Steering Committee
January 18, 2025
Join us as we gather community input from multiple stakeholders...
All Volunteer Events
Han Training Trans Week of Reflection
Han Training Trans Week of Reflection: Guest Instructor Takeover 2024
November 17, 2024
A week of workshops from November 17-24, 2024, hosted by...
$30
OTSOFM: Queer As Folk finding your voice
Queer As Folk: Finding Your Voice
November 24, 2024
Has your voice changed and does it feel like you...
All Workshop Events
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