Chicago Pride Parade
chicago pride parade also colloquially formerly called chicago gay pride parade pride chicago annual pride parade held last sunday june chicago illinois united state considered culmination larger gay lesbian pride month chicago promulgated chicago city council mayor chicago chicago pride parade one largest attendance world event take place outside celebrates equal right lesbian gay bisexual transgender queer people also known celebration lgbtq right first parade organized saturday june march washington square park bughouse square water tower many participant spontaneously marched civic center plaza many year parade held lake view east neighborhood enclave lakeview community area recent parade expanded outreach ability handle crowd extending route uptown neighborhood beginning corner broadway montrose parade proceeds south broadway halsted continues south halsted belmont east belmont broadway finally south broadway cannon drive lincoln park increasing political participation gay lesbian bisexual transgender american community relatively high financial resource political action group individual donor illinois politician increased presence chicago pride parade illinois democratic republican party heavily represented including former governor rod blagojevich democrat former treasurer judy baar topinka republican strong support many gay lesbian voter june spectator watched th annual chicago pride parade among entry several marching band dance troupe twirler many political figure parade featured appearance chicago blackhawks brent sopel stanley cup part chicago gay hockey association float sopel appeared parade honor brendan burke gay son maple leaf gm brian burke due chicago one largest city massive sport community special guest attended gay pride parade chicago include david kopay nfl running back billy bean major league outfielder greg louganis olympic diver parade included entry attended spectator almost double previous year causing massive overcrowding resulted reorganization parade route parade starting chicago pride parade reached one million people year number continues grow october richard pfeiffer director parade since passed away parade cancelled due covid pandemic parade postponed october hope inperson parade could held due delta variant parade cancelled pride parade continued original scheduling direction pfeiffer’s husband tim frye parade marched new start time shorter route entry city sought lessen strain various chicago department busy summer packed largescale event including democratic national convention year marked th annual preparade celebration also known chicago two day long pride festival chicago pride festival saw people festival held saturday sunday pride parade year suggested ten dollar donation entering festival lgbtq fundraiser event etc festival open rain shine held boystown neighborhood lake view chicago street blocked traffic celebration take place throughout street weekend long year multiple different performer performing three main stage festival performer included betty leann rime pabllo vittar alex newell inaya day preparade celebration one many event held boystown month june chicago pride parade held last sunday june weather usually warm average high temperature ohare airport parade day since degree average low degree parade day seen measurable precipitation warmest pride parade degree wettest pride parade inch rain fell lgbt culture chicago pride parade pridechicagoorg — parade official website northalstedcom festival’s official website chicagopridegopridecom — news information parade festival weekend entry performer