LGBTQ+ Drag & Ballroom in Chicago

Updated Oct 20, 202640 upcoming eventsChicago · Elgin · Evanston

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Original Divas of North Halsted Street
byKit Kat Lounge & Supper Club
Oct 20th • 7 PM to 9 PM
Chicago, IL
King of Drag Watch Parties with Twinka Masala
byFathom
Oct 20th • 7 PM to 8:30 PM
Chicago, IL
Give It To Me Gay!
byGive It To Me Gay!
Oct 22nd • 8:30 PM
Chicago, IL

Upcoming events

Feminist Craft Circle - October
Oct 20th • 6 PM to 8 PM
Side Street Studio Arts (Drag Me to Elgin)
Elgin, IL
King of Drag Watch Parties with Twinka Masala
Oct 20th • 7 PM to 8:30 PM
Fathom
Chicago, IL
Original Divas of North Halsted Street
Oct 20th • 7 PM to 9 PM
Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club
Chicago, IL
House of Riven - Industry Night @ dB
Oct 20th • 10 PM to 4 AM
Decibel Chicago (The Belmont)
Chicago, IL
Free
OPEN MIC - October
Every 3rd Wednesday of the month • 7 PM to 10 PM
Side Street Studio Arts (Drag Me to Elgin)
Elgin, IL
Snatched Wednesdays
Wednesdays • 11 PM
Progress Bar
Chicago, IL
Spooky Coochie Cabaret
Oct 22nd • 7 PM to 8:30 PM
Dorothy’s Downstairs
Chicago, IL
Give It To Me Gay!
Oct 22nd • 8:30 PM
Give It To Me Gay!
Chicago, IL
Blades Reborn: A Live Experience
Oct 22nd • 9 PM to 4 AM
Decibel Chicago (The Belmont)
Chicago, IL
Free
Death at the Drag Show
Oct 22nd • 10 PM to 11 PM
Hydrate Nightclub
Chicago, IL
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Mario Pierce

Midwest Father, House of Balenciaga

Mario Pierce joined the House of Balenciaga in 2002, became its first Midwest Father in 2008 and was named a Ballroom Icon in 2018. He directs programs at Brave Space Alliance and was inducted into the Chicago LGBT Hall of Fame in 2025.

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Featured nonprofit

TaskForce Prevention & Community ServicesA West Side nonprofit serving Black LGBTQ+ youth and young adults, with deep roots in Chicago's ballroom community.Learn more

Destination events

Bipoc Tea Party @ Pride in the Desert 2027
byProject Liferaft
Jan 7th – Jan 11th • 9 AM to 11 AM
Quartzsite, AZ
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2026 Galápagos Adventure Cruise
byOlivia Travel
Oct 23rd – Nov 1st • All day
Galápagos Province
From $8,999
Neon Oasis Palm Springs
bySHE Entertainment
Nov 7th • 8 PM to 2 AM
Palm Springs, CA
From $23.18

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LGBTQ+ Drag & Ballroom in Chicago

Featured

Original Divas of North Halsted Street

King of Drag Watch Parties with Twinka Masala

Give It To Me Gay!

Upcoming events

Feminist Craft Circle - October

King of Drag Watch Parties with Twinka Masala

Original Divas of North Halsted Street

House of Riven - Industry Night @ dB

OPEN MIC - October

Snatched Wednesdays

Spooky Coochie Cabaret

Give It To Me Gay!

Blades Reborn: A Live Experience

Death at the Drag Show

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Hosts

Meet the community

Mario Pierce

In the queer press

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Bipoc Tea Party @ Pride in the Desert 2027

2026 Galápagos Adventure Cruise

Neon Oasis Palm Springs

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