Check here for LGBTQ+ Pride events in Illinois and Iowa that are happening from July to September.
July–September 2024
July 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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August 23 (1 event)
6:00 pm • Cedar Valley PrideFest • Waterloo–
August 23Massive Pride music festival throughout four blocks of downtown Waterloo, featuring vendors, a kids' zone, a speakers' series, and the following performers:
6 p.m. Alyx Rush of Iowa City
7:15 p.m. Rebel Queens of Minneapolis
9 p.m. Alisabeth Von Presley of Cedar Rapids
10:15 p.m. Bell Bastien of Detroit
Drag showcases at 5:45, 7, 8:45 and 10 p.m.Â
Waterloo - DowntownAugust 24 (1 event)
12:00 pm • Cedar Valley PrideFest • Waterloo–
August 24Massive Pride music festival throughout four blocks of downtown Waterloo, featuring vendors, a kids' zone, a speakers' series, and the following performers:
12:15 p.m. Sara Tonin of Worcester, Mass.
1:30 p.m. Run Dog of Waverly
3:30 p.m. Allegra Hernandez of Des Moines
4:45 p.m. Miss Christine of Iowa City
6 p.m. Â Andrew Hoyt of Des Moines
9 p.m Carmit, an original member of the Pussycat Dolls
10 p .m. David Archuleta, runner-up on American Idol
Drag showcases at 5:45, 7, 8:45 and 10 p.m.Â
Waterloo - Downtown