Check here for LGBTQ+ Pride events in Illinois and Iowa that are happening from July to September.
July–September 2024
July 6 (2 events)
12:00 pm • CR Pride Festival • Cedar Rapids–
July 6Expect another packed vendor fair and a day of top-notch drag and entertainment, coordinated by CR Pride. If you're a business or group interested in joining the vendor fair, sign up here.
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12:00 pm • Pride South Side • Chicago–
July 6Celebrating culture, education and community, and providing and empowering space for LGBTQ+ Black and Brown people. This year's theme: A Right to Pride. Coordinated by Pride South Side.
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July 13 (1 event)
6:00 pm • Ottawa Family Pride Night at the Prom • Ottawa IL–
July 13Help raise money for Ottawa Family Pride at this night of music, fun, photos and more. Prom Royalty will also be chosen. Tickets are $50 apiece; get yours here.#lgbtqpride2024July 14 (1 event)
11:00 am • Lesbian / Queer Women Pride Picnic • Chicago–
July 14Meet in the grassy area near the Bryn Mar underpass and Hollywood beach, with .chairs, food and drinks to share, blankets, an instrument to play, games, and more. Text: 312-446-0256 for address or if you are coming later where we are.Chicago - AndersonvilleChicago, ILJuly 20 (2 events)
• Mason City Pride • Mason CityJuly 20
Mason City Pride, IA LGBTQ Pride anticipates its largest annual festival yet. Enjoy food trucks, information booths and vendors, live entertainment, and a drag show to close out the day. Email MCPrideMeg@gmail.com for more information.
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10:00 am • River City Pridefest • Peoria–
July 20Featuring entertainment, food, vendors and more. Coordinated by Peoria Proud.#lgbtqpride2024July 27 (1 event)
11:00 am • Bolingbrook Pride • Bolingbrook–
July 27This fourth annual family-friendly event features music, vendors, a photobooth, a raffle, games, and a dog rescue benefit with puppies on-site (pet dogs welcome, too). You can also sign up for a mass wedding ceremony. Attend for free, bring a canned food donation, or make a donation of up to $25 to earn raffle tickets; sign up here. This event is coordinated by Bolingbrook Pride.
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