Enjoy the beauty and poise of the Miss Iowa City pageant for 2022. Prizes include booking on the Iowa City Pride Main Stage on Saturday June 18th 2022 and others.
Glenview Pride and the Glenview Public Library team up for a social where you'll also find Commissioner Scott Britton and other local leaders.
Capital City Pride kicks off "30 Days of Pride" for the second year in a row, with this special bingo event hosted by Ima Moista Toweletta Beaverhausen. Join the fun and compete for prizes, for as little as $10 a card.
Kick off Pride Month by decorating a clay pot and planting succulents. This is the first of several Pride Month events by the Galena Public Library.
This "fun with rainbows" game involves seeking rainbows, taking pictures of rainbows, reading clues about rainbows, and more. Everyone gets swag bags for this event that stretches "from the western gateway to the east village, nothing south of MLK, nothing north of Grand."
Join ReAlive for this monthly gathering of tea, tarot reading, and conversation! Open to all levels of experience; please bring your own favorite tea and tarot or divination deck.
For the third day of "30 Days of Pride:," explore this intense look at the story of Amin Nawabi, who shares "his extraordinary journey as a child refugee from Afghanistan."
Sioux City joins together for its annual Pride event, featuring vendors, entertainment from an all-star show, a film festival, diversity march, and artwork. This is part of a two-day celebration.
Two-day celebration in beautiful riverfront Schwiebert Park, Rock Island!
Help Rainbow House kick off this new support group for LGBTQ+ youth.
Capital City Pride will crown 2022 Ms, Mr. & Mx. Capital City Pride at this annual affair. Three categories include Pride Wear, Formal Wear with an onstage question, and talent.
This Shabbat service "blends the longstanding traditions of Or Chadash and Temple Sholom. " You can attend in person, or online by Zoom. . To receive the link, contact [email protected]
Wear a costume, and dress up your bike for this fundraiser for Iowa City Pride. The gentle ride includes built-in photo stops and free donuts and coffee.
Karen Kubby leads this class to use peyote stitch and herringbone skills to create lovely, lightweight earrings. Instructions created by Laurel Kubby! Basic peyote skills required; call for a private tutorial. Registration includes all materials and instruction. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line. Beading stations are distanced and masks are required. Demos projected onto a large screen.
CR Pride holds its first-ever Pride Parade to celebrate the 30th anniversary of a Pride celebration in Cedar Rapids! Parade applications and additional informatione Para at www.crprideia.com.
Sioux City joins together for its annual Pride event, featuring vendors, entertainment from an all-star show, a film festival, diversity march, and artwork. This is part of a two-day celebration.
Hundreds of community leaders from throughout Illinois will gather for this annual fundraiser and awards ceremony for Equality Illinois, the state's leading LGBTQ+ civil rights advocacy group. The event will honor Illinois House Majority Leader Greg Harris, the first LGBTQ+ person to serve as a legislative leader in the Illinois General Assembly.
This free afternoon of celebrating LGBTQ community includes free lunch, games, entertainment and an "organizational fair."
Get ready for Rockford's Pride Month Kick Off Party. Live bands, DJs, drag, and a car parade are just a small taste of what Rockford is planning to offer this season!
Two-day celebration in beautiful riverfront Schwiebert Park, Rock Island!
This annual awards ceremony by Iowa's leading civil rights activist group for LGBTQ features advocates, a silent auction, and interactive vendors.
Black and Gold brings you an all-Black drag cast every month, year-round. This debut show starts Lil Kimmy Blaque, Alycia Starr , Milange Cavalli and Karina Passion.
Join this second annual event to create "an overwhelmingly accepting community for all members of the LGBTQIA+ spectrum."
Celebrate Pride in Andersonville at the lake and enjoy a good, gay time in the sun! Text the L House at (312) 446-0256 for the address and more details.
Get into the Pride spirit with this class to create your own embellished Pride pendant! No experience is needed for this class by Cheryl Weatherford Registration i includes all materials and instruction. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line. Beading stations are distanced and masks are required. Demos projected onto a large screen.
Learn about the early days of ACT UP, the activist group that fought for access to life-saving treatment for HIV/AIDS. This is one of three film showings through Pride Month hosted by QC Unity Pride at Figge Art Museum.
The Chart Room hosts Drag Bingo, featuring bartenders in this fundraiser for Iowa City Pride.
If you're struggling to afford legal help, receive basic legal guidance here on topics that include housing, family law, education issues, unemployment claims, powers of attorney and more. Hosted by Carbondale United and Crbondale NAACP.
Join in at home with a live cooking demo every Tuesday through Pride month. Each episode is 15 minutes and includes instructions, a list of ingredients provided beforehand, and a guest chef.
Gather each month to hear stories that celebrate the diversity of the LGBTQ community in Chicago.
Join Mason City Pride for its monthly social time, "business" meeting, and after-gathering!
Join other LGBTQ+-identified youth in Grayslake for this monthly hour of fun and friendship. In partnership with CYN Counseling Center.
This fun new event for Iowa City Pride features "Well Done Phoenix" dating advice, "Quickies" ice-breaker questions, a silent auction, and drag performances.
Choose from three storytimes throughout June, when you can enjoy readings of stories that illustrate the "diversity of families within the LGBTQ+ community."
Enjoy first-person stories of intimacy and authenticity from LGBTQ+ people in Des Moines. community and their allies.
Help raise money for Ames Pride by joining in with Drag Queen Bingo at Big Wig's.
This museum, dedicated to the preservation of memorabilia and artifacts of early repertoire theatre, celebrates its 50th anniversary with a ribbon-cutting and convention. Its collection includes numerous painted curtains, costumes and equipment used by individual performers and technicians, playbills, advertising sheets, promotional posters, videotaped interviews with theatre members, and an an extensive research library of rare scripts, correspondence, tour schedules, production photos, and other original source materials.
Bring your own items, or contribute your items to Metropolitan Community Church of the Quad Cities. No clothes: only household items, jewelry, books, and furniture, whether outdoor, new, or lightly used.
Enter the code 'CAPCITYPRIDE' to receive the discounted rate!
Join Capital City Pride for three days of fun, friendship and more. Check the Facebook page link for the detailed schedule of each day.
Enjoy crafts for kids and teens stories, and information from the local PFLAG chapter and the Prairie Pride Coalition..
Learn from Zanetta Hoehle how to create a snake weave pattern for earrings. Registration includes all materials and instruction. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line. Beading stations are distanced and masks are required. Demos projected onto a large screen.
Help Grayslake kick off its first-ever Pride Parade with this flag ceremony.
Bring your leather, Levi's, sports gear, uniforms, neoprene, latex, or other to this new monthly fetish party at Basix. Live kink demonstrations and a show at 11PM.Hoted by DJ Papa Bear Rob Anderson.
Featuring DJ Alex Lo and Chicago dance performers "Wear your best Glow Party outfits, grab your friends, and celebrate the first night of pride!"
This museum, dedicated to the preservation of memorabilia and artifacts of early repertoire theatre, celebrates its 50th anniversary with a ribbon-cutting and convention. Its collection includes numerous painted curtains, costumes and equipment used by individual performers and technicians, playbills, advertising sheets, promotional posters, videotaped interviews with theatre members, and an an extensive research library of rare scripts, correspondence, tour schedules, production photos, and other original source materials.
10-mile Pride run with three start/stop areas along the way. "Relay, join along the way or just support the runners and the LGBTQ community." Open to friends, families, allies and lgbtq members.
Join Capital City Pride for three days of fun, friendship and more. Check the Facebook page link for the detailed schedule of each day.
Create your own Pride Flags bracelet using a metal cuff, just in time for PrideFest! Your design will include Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender flags. No experience is needed for this fun class from Alyssa Jakowchuk. Registration includes all materials and instruction. Register in person, via phone at 319 338-1566, or on-line. Beading stations are distanced and masks are required. Demos projected onto a large screen.
Enjoy a storytime "that recognizes all kinds of families." For all ages, with games and activities, too.
Honor your LGBTQ Elders and those Aging with HIV, by attending this brunch with the Golden Rainbows of Illinois South, a nonprofit organization focused on the needs of LGBTQ adults age 50 and over, and people living with HIV.
Join us in historic Grant Park for Galena's second annual Pride Picnic! Enjoy live music, entertainment, family activities, food and drink, ice cream, vendors, a goat meet & greet and more! Pack a lunch, get take-out at one of Galena's many restaraunts, or enjoy the options in the park! Here's our Schedule of Events: 12 pm - all vendors, food trucks, live music, and ongoing activities will begin 1:30 pm - Drag Story Time will begin near the Grant Statue 2 pm - Tai Chi Class by certified instructor Amy…
Enjoy great food, beer and music at this all-day event. Live performances from Amber Berg and Cheryl Bodey.
You'll find games, food, prizes and more at this family-friendly Pride event.
"But I'm A Cheerleader" is a romantic comedy from 1999; this adults-only screening is one of many great ways to celebrate Pride Month!
This museum, dedicated to the preservation of memorabilia and artifacts of early repertoire theatre, celebrates its 50th anniversary with a ribbon-cutting and convention. Its collection includes numerous painted curtains, costumes and equipment used by individual performers and technicians, playbills, advertising sheets, promotional posters, videotaped interviews with theatre members, and an an extensive research library of rare scripts, correspondence, tour schedules, production photos, and other original source materials.
Join Capital City Pride for three days of fun, friendship and more. Check the Facebook page link for the detailed schedule of each day.
