When is the 2025 Chicago Pride Parade? Date, time, route, how to watch
As Pride Month enters its final days, the Windy City is set to culminate the month of celebrations with the Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, June 29.
Pride Month commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City, when police raided the Stonewall Inn, a prominent gay bar in Manhattan's Greenwich Village. The subsequent protests are credited with a shift in LGBTQ+ activism in the U.S.
Tens of thousands of people are expected to attend the parade in Chicago, which kicks off from the Northalsted neighborhood. The theme of this year's parade is United in Pride.
Here is everything you need to know about the Chicago Pride Parade.
When is the Chicago Pride Parade?
The Chicago Pride Parade is scheduled for Sunday, June 29, 2025, starting at 11 a.m. CT.
What is the Chicago Pride Parade route?
The parade takes place on Chicago's North Side, starting at West Sheridan and Broadway.
After departing, the parade will travel south on Broadway and Halsted, turn east on Belmont, and continue on Broadway to Diversey, where it will let out near Lincoln Park.
Parade organizers released a map of Sunday's parade here.
How to watch the Chicago Pride Parade
Local station ABC7 will have a two-hour live parade broadcast. The broadcast will also be available on ABC7's connected TV apps on Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV, Roku and ABC News Live on Hulu.
Another local station, NBC 5 Chicago, will broadcast footage from the parade live on the NBC Chicago App, the NBC 5 Chicago 24/7 streaming channel, as well as online.
Contributing: Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY.
Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes@gannett.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.
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