Chicago Pride Parade 2023 is Sunday, what you need to know

It steps off at noon Sunday from Montrose Avenue and Broadway and ends at Diversey Parkway and Sheridan Road.

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A paradegoer on a float tosses confetti during the 2022 Chicago Pride Parade.

A paradegoer on a float tosses confetti during the 2022 Chicago Pride Parade.

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The Chicago Pride Parade is Sunday.

It steps off at noon Sunday from Montrose Avenue and Broadway and ends at Diversey Parkway and Sheridan Road.

Best bet to get there: Take public transportation rather than drive, and expect the L to be packed.

To get a good spot, head there early.

Spectators cheer and wave flags during the 2022 Chicago Pride Parade.

Spectators cheer and wave flags during last year’s Chicago Pride Parade.

Anthony Vazquez / Sun-Times

The parade typically highlights Pride Month for many in the LGBTQ+ community.

The late June date commemorates the 1969 Stonewall Riots, the protests in New York that were pivotal in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights in the United States.

Chicago Pride Parade 2023 route map.

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