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Sunday, July 5, 2026
DuSable Black History Museum / Washington Park, Chicago
740 E 56th Pl, Chicago, IL 60637, United StatesPride South Side returns for its eighth year as a space built for Black and Brown LGBTQ+ folks to live out loud and look after one another. This year's "Love in Action" theme honors the everyday acts of courage and solidarity that hold the community together. The free festival fills the day with local art, live music from a full slate of performing artists, vendor booths, and resource hubs. A fiscal program of Center on Halsted, staged at the DuSable Black History Museum in Washington Park, with the Center for Black Equity among its partners.
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