Your New LGBTQ+ Social Calendar!
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!
Featured Events
AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
September 28, 2024
HRC Chicago Dinner The Hill We Climb
2024 Human Rights Campaign Chicago Dinner
November 9, 2024
Latinx Heritage Month
Latinx Heritage Celebration
October 13, 2024
Rainbow Railroad: When I Am Free
Rainbow Railroad: When I AM Free
October 23, 2024
Tegan and Sara at Old Town School of Folk Music
Tegan and Sara on Junior High and Crushes
November 2, 2024
Pride Action Tank: De-Siloing Aging, HIV, and LGBTQ+ Services
Pride Action Tank: De-Siloing Aging, HIV, and LGBTQ+ Services
October 1, 2024
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Upcoming Events
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Portrait of Sky Cubacub by Riva Lehrer 2024
Riva Lehrer: Solo Exhibit and Live Portraiture Sessions
September 6, 2024
Zolla/Lieberman Gallery announces Riva Lehrer’s solo exhibition and live portraiture...
Reeling 2024 Graphic
Reeling 2024
September 19, 2024
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival is the second...
$9 - 50
B.BLYSS presents Beats & Bonfires
B.BLYSS! presents Beats & Bonfires at Campit Resort
September 20, 2024
Beats & Bonfires is a 3-day, 2-night camping weekend that...
$25-800
Through the Portal: Growing the World We Want Conference
Through the Portal: Growing the World We Want
September 20, 2024
Join us in debates, conversations, and collaborations that pave the...
OPALGA Playdates in the Park
OPALGA+: Playdates in the Park
September 21, 2024
Interested in meeting LGBTQ+ families in the area? Want to build a...
$Free
Navy Pier Chicago Live Music Festival
Navy Pier: Chicago Live! Free Music Festival
September 21, 2024
Navy Pier’s free two-day Chicago Live! performing arts festival returns for the...
Q Force organizes LGBTQ+ Chicagoans to volunteer for Democrats in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
Q Force South Side Kickoff
September 21, 2024
Q Force organizes LGBTQ+ Chicagoans to volunteer for Democrats in...
Garret Clayton
Garret Clayton
September 26, 2024
The Big Gay Cabaret presented by “RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Ginger...
$45 - 55
AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
September 28, 2024
Join the movement to end the HIV epidemic! Each year,...
Pride Action Tank: De-Siloing Aging, HIV, and LGBTQ+ Services
Pride Action Tank: De-Siloing Aging, HIV, and LGBTQ+ Services
October 1, 2024
Aging looks different for everyone, but for LGBTQ+ individuals and...
Patti-Lupone
Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes
October 4, 2024
Music has the power to crystallize a moment in time...
$59 - 199
Gerber Hard Queer History Sympsium
Queer History Symposium at Gerber/Hart
October 5, 2024
Join Gerber/Hart’s first Queer History Symposium, highlighting research and work...
$30 - 50
All Events
AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
September 28, 2024
Join the movement to end the HIV epidemic! Each year,...
BQAC 2024 Gala
BQAC: Coming Out Together 2024 Gala
October 11, 2024
Join BQAC at Center on Halsted for the 2024 BQAC...
$25 - 30
About Face Theater 30th Anniversary
About Face Theater: 30th Anniversary Party
November 7, 2024
Thirty years ago About Face Theatre Collective was an idea...
$75
HRC Chicago Dinner The Hill We Climb
2024 Human Rights Campaign Chicago Dinner
November 9, 2024
HRC is excited to host this in-person fundraising dinner. The...
$325 - 450
All Benefit/Gala Events
B.BLYSS presents Beats & Bonfires
B.BLYSS! presents Beats & Bonfires at Campit Resort
September 20, 2024
Beats & Bonfires is a 3-day, 2-night camping weekend that...
$25-800
All Camping/Resort Events
Randy Rainbow's Low-Hanging Fruit: Pressing Issues From My Gay Agenda
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
All Comedy Events
Bitch at Space in Evanston
BITCH
October 15, 2024
Between her effervescent style and, and the violin and synth-heavy...
$15-22
Rainbow Railroad: When I Am Free
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
Rickie Lee Jones & 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
Tegan and Sara on Junior High and Crushes
November 2, 2024
In conversation on writing, music, first crushes, first songs, first...
$32.75 - 41
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
All Concert Events
Through the Portal: Growing the World We Want Conference
Through the Portal: Growing the World We Want
September 20, 2024
Join us in debates, conversations, and collaborations that pave the...
All Conference Events
Latinx Heritage Month
Latinx Heritage Celebration
October 13, 2024
Celebrate the richness of Latinx culture at the Latinx Heritage...
$15
All Culture Events
Bump Turns 1
BUMP Turns 1
October 12, 2024
BUMP. Turns ONE this October! One year around the sun,...
$10 - 40
All Dance Events
Pride Action Tank: De-Siloing Aging, HIV, and LGBTQ+ Services
Pride Action Tank: De-Siloing Aging, HIV, and LGBTQ+ Services
October 1, 2024
Aging looks different for everyone, but for LGBTQ+ individuals and...
Gerber Hard Queer History Sympsium
Queer History Symposium at Gerber/Hart
October 5, 2024
Join Gerber/Hart’s first Queer History Symposium, highlighting research and work...
$30 - 50
All Education Events
The Shows: Trans Media Fashion Howard Brown BYC, VGC
The Shows: Trans Media Fashion
October 17, 2024
Trans Media Fashion spotlights trans and nonbinary models gracing the...
$15 - 30
All Fashion Events
Navy Pier Chicago Live Music Festival
Navy Pier: Chicago Live! Free Music Festival
September 21, 2024
Navy Pier’s free two-day Chicago Live! performing arts festival returns for the...
All Festival Events
Reeling 2024 Graphic
Reeling 2024
September 19, 2024
Reeling: The Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival is the second...
$9 - 50
Black Alphabet Film Festival 2024
Black Alphabet Film Festival: Scene & Heard
October 11, 2024
The Black Alphabet Film Festival began in 2013 in response...
$Pay What You Can
All Film Events
OPALGA Playdates in the Park
OPALGA+: Playdates in the Park
September 21, 2024
Interested in meeting LGBTQ+ families in the area? Want to build a...
$Free
AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
AIDS Run & Walk Chicago
September 28, 2024
Join the movement to end the HIV epidemic! Each year,...
All Sports-Recreation Events
Garret Clayton
Garret Clayton
September 26, 2024
The Big Gay Cabaret presented by “RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Ginger...
$45 - 55
Patti-Lupone
Patti LuPone: A Life in Notes
October 4, 2024
Music has the power to crystallize a moment in time...
$59 - 199
Judy Gold
Big Gay Cabaret: Judy Gold
November 8, 2024
The Big Gay Cabaret presented by “RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Ginger...
$45 - 55
All Theater Events
Portrait of Sky Cubacub by Riva Lehrer 2024
Riva Lehrer: Solo Exhibit and Live Portraiture Sessions
September 6, 2024
Zolla/Lieberman Gallery announces Riva Lehrer’s solo exhibition and live portraiture...
All Visual Arts Events
Q Force organizes LGBTQ+ Chicagoans to volunteer for Democrats in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan.
Q Force South Side Kickoff
September 21, 2024
Q Force organizes LGBTQ+ Chicagoans to volunteer for Democrats in...
Chi-Pride Volunteer Opportunities
Chi-Pride Volunteer: Lincoln Park Zoo Haunted Trail Event!
October 24, 2024
Get ready to scare and roar!! Chipride volunteers will act...
Chi-Pride Volunteer Opportunities
Chi-Pride Volunteering: Tree House Humane Society
October 26, 2024
Volunteers will help build cat shelters for Tree House’s incredible Community...
Chi-Pride Volunteer Opportunities
Chi-Pride Volunteer: Shedd Aquarium
November 16, 2024
Help make room for native flora and fauna by using...
All Volunteer Events
Queer Election Night Viewing Party
Queer Election Night Viewing Party
November 5, 2024
Get together with Sapphic Before Sunset for a Queer election...
$Free
All Watch Party Events
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