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Exciting HALLOWEEN LGBTQ Events

Have a spoooky good time at these Halloween LGBTQ+ events!
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Rocky Horror Drag Brunch @ Macy’s Walnut Room
  • October 12, 2024
Divas After Dark: Halloween Drag Show Cruise on Lake Michigan
  • October 18, 2024
Lakeview Halloween Pup Crawl
  • October 19, 2024
Eli Tea Bar: Witch Market 2024
  • October 20, 2024
CircuitMOM & CircuitSON with Thots & Prayers: Cauldron
  • October 25, 2024
CircutMOM Takeover Charlie’s Chicago: I scream
  • October 25, 2024
Ladies of the Night Halloween Bash
  • October 26, 2024
Slo ‘Mo Presents: ALTER EGO (Halloween Show)
  • October 26, 2024
Boots Party ‘In the Round’ @ Thalia Hall
  • October 26, 2024
Singles and More Fall Mixer
  • October 27, 2024
The Lesbian Spook Club Halloween Party
  • October 27, 2024
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Chicago: Home of House Exhibit
September 27, 2024
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of House music, this one-of-a-kind exhibit...
The Golden Girls Meet The Skooby Don't Gang: The Mystery of the Haunted Bush
October 10, 2024
Rose’s nephew Fred is coming for a visit with his amateur...
$45 - 60
Bitch at Space in Evanston
October 15, 2024
Between her effervescent style and, and the violin and synth-heavy...
$15-22
Randy Rainbow's Low-Hanging Fruit: Pressing Issues From My Gay Agenda
October 16, 2024
The musical comedian’s bold manifesto for a nation desperately in...
$25 - 56
The Shows: Trans Media Fashion Howard Brown BYC, VGC
October 17, 2024
Trans Media Fashion spotlights trans and nonbinary models gracing the...
$15 - 30
Friendship and Freedom: The Gerber/Hart Fall Benefit
October 18, 2024
Join Gerber/Hart to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Society...
$100 - 550
Divas After Dark: Haunted Drag Cruise
October 18, 2024
Join Divas after Dark for a hauntingly spectacular night on...
$69.90
Lakeview Halloween Pup Crawl
October 19, 2024
Trick or Treat for dogs and their people!
Nightclub at Noon LaBagh Woods
October 19, 2024
Escape the ordinary and immerse yourself in a day time...
SilkySoul Sundays at Jeffrey Pub
October 19, 2024
Featuring the legendary, Sheri Payne. DJ Diana, Smoke G &...
Let's Move the Needle - Book Launch and Art Party!
October 19, 2024
Experience the world of Art Activism through the work of...
$Donation
Self-Care Recharge: Sexplosion
October 19, 2024
Join Lighthouse Foundation for a sex-positive event designed to promote...
Let's Move the Needle - Book Launch and Art Party!
October 19, 2024
Experience the world of Art Activism through the work of...
$Donation
Friendship and Freedom: The Gerber/Hart Fall Benefit
October 18, 2024
Join Gerber/Hart to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Society...
$100 - 550
About Face Theater 30th Anniversary
November 7, 2024
Thirty years ago About Face Theatre Collective was an idea...
HRC Chicago Dinner The Hill We Climb
November 9, 2024
HRC is excited to host this in-person fundraising dinner. The...
$325 - 450
Landmark The Legacy Project Ungala
November 14, 2024
Celebrating the History of Drag as an American InstitutionSarabande Chicago...
$175 - 350
Randy Rainbow's Low-Hanging Fruit: Pressing Issues From My Gay Agenda
October 16, 2024
The musical comedian’s bold manifesto for a nation desperately in...
$25 - 56
ALOK Hairy Situtation Comedy Show
October 25, 2024
ALOK (they/them) is an internationally acclaimed poet, comedian, public speaker,...
$35 - 85
Bitch at Space in Evanston
October 15, 2024
Between her effervescent style and, and the violin and synth-heavy...
$15-22
Rainbow Railroad: When I Am Free
October 23, 2024
“When I Am Free”, a benefit concert in support of...
Rickie Lee Jones and Sweet Honey in the Rock
October 30, 2024
Rickie Lee Jones is an American musician, storyteller and two-time...
Tegan and Sara at Old Town School of Folk Music
November 2, 2024
In conversation on writing, music, first crushes, first songs, first...
$32.75 - 41
Honey Dijon
November 8, 2024
Honey Dijon with Derrick Carter, Madeline at Radius
$29.50 - 34.50
Cyndi Lauper Farewell Tour
December 5, 2024
Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour
Divas After Dark: Haunted Drag Cruise
October 18, 2024
Join Divas after Dark for a hauntingly spectacular night on...
$69.90
Eli Tea Bar Witch Market
October 20, 2024
Eli Tea Bar will be hosting a witch market with...
Haunted Halsted Family Trick or Treating
October 26, 2024
Come out for a neighborhood trick-or-treat (free), stop at 20+...
Queer Market: Spooky Edition
October 26, 2024
Presented by tichiketumalan and transchicago: Queer Market on Saturday, October...
Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade
October 31, 2024
The 27th annual Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade, October 31st, 2024...
Our Untold Truths LGBTQ+ Latinx Coming Out Stories
November 9, 2024
Join Center on Halsted for Our Untold Truths: LGBTQ+ Latinx...
DJ Gloria Halloween Bash
October 26, 2024
Join DJ Gloria for Ladies of the Night Halloween Bash,...
Strut Chicago Gottmik
October 27, 2024
Slay Halloween at Strut Chicago’s Halloween Tea Dance feat. the...
$25 - 50
Chicago: Home of House Exhibit
September 27, 2024
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of House music, this one-of-a-kind exhibit...
The Shows: Trans Media Fashion Howard Brown BYC, VGC
October 17, 2024
Trans Media Fashion spotlights trans and nonbinary models gracing the...
$15 - 30
Aligned Movie Open Space Arts
October 29, 2024
As two men with a shared cultural heritage but worlds...
Read & Run: Book Club Run
October 23, 2024
Join Read & Run Chicago for a spooky, season-appropriate run...
$5 - 50
Virtual
Bless the Blood: A Reading and Q&A with Walela Nehanda
October 24, 2024
Join the Chicago Public Library for a virtual reading and...
$Free
Lakeview Halloween Pup Crawl
October 19, 2024
Trick or Treat for dogs and their people!
SilkySoul Sundays at Jeffrey Pub
October 19, 2024
Featuring the legendary, Sheri Payne. DJ Diana, Smoke G &...
Lucky Funker at The Lucky Horseshoe Lounge
October 20, 2024
FunkStick’s Connie Kway-Lewd is bringing a new Sleazy Backroom to...
CircuitMOM and CircuitSon Cauldron
October 25, 2024
CircuitMOM & CircuitSON with Thots & Prayers Present: Cauldron. A...
$40 - 55
CircuitMOM Charlie's Takeover I Scream
October 25, 2024
You scream , I SCREAM, we all Scream ……with excitement...
Slo' Mo' presents Alter Ego Halloween Show
October 26, 2024
Slo ‘Mo invites you to dive into a portal to...
$24.72
Boots at Thalia Hall Halloween Party
October 26, 2024
BOOTS – Halloween PartyDim Lights • Hard Music • Hot...
Single and More Mixer Sapphic Before Sunset The Closet
October 27, 2024
Whether you’ve already got a boo or are looking to...
$Donation
Lesbian Social Club Halloween Party at Tunnel
October 27, 2024
Join the Lesbian Social Club Sunday October 27th from 4pm-9pm...
$15 - 20
Circuit Mom Queer Pride Mayhem
October 31, 2024
Important Event Info: Performance begins at 8PM. This show is for...
The Golden Girls Meet The Skooby Don't Gang: The Mystery of the Haunted Bush
October 10, 2024
Rose’s nephew Fred is coming for a visit with his amateur...
$45 - 60
Joan Baez When You See My Mother, Ask Her to Dance
October 24, 2024
Immerse yourself in the lyrical world of legendary artist and...
$44.75 - 56
Sofa King Queer
November 1, 2024
A WORLD PREMIERE MUSICAL: A vibrant pop-punk musical about fu*king,...
$45 - 60
Falsetto's Court Theater
November 8, 2024
Music and Lyrics by William Finn. Book by William Finn...
$23.50 - 45.50
Judy Gold
November 8, 2024
The Big Gay Cabaret presented by “RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Ginger...
Virtual
Black Trans Women at the Center
November 18, 2024
Experience the next wave of new plays at the fifth...
$Free
Gay for Good Cards for Hospitalized Kids
October 20, 2024
Join G4G for morning of card making, mingling and making...
Chi-Pride Volunteer Opportunities
October 24, 2024
Get ready to scare and roar!! Chipride volunteers will act...
Chi-Pride Volunteer Opportunities
November 16, 2024
Help make room for native flora and fauna by using...
Queer Election Night Viewing Party
November 5, 2024
Get together with Sapphic Before Sunset for a Queer election...
$Free
Nightclub at Noon LaBagh Woods
October 19, 2024
Escape the ordinary and immerse yourself in a day time...
Self-Care Recharge: Sexplosion
October 19, 2024
Join Lighthouse Foundation for a sex-positive event designed to promote...
Scent Queens Spooktacular Workshop
October 26, 2024
Step into our Spooktacular Workshop of Candles & Confections, where...
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