Chicago Pride parade - wikipedia Chicago Pride parade Annual LGBT event in Chicago Play media `` Video coverage of the 2007 Chicago Gay Pride Parade. '' The Chicago Pride Parade 2006, on Halsted Street at Brompton Avenue. Rainbow flags decorate Lake View East in anticipation of the Chicago Pride Parade. A Human Rights Campaign float moves past spectators. The Chicago Pride Parade, also colloquially ( and formerly ) called the Chicago Gay Pride Parade or PRIDE Chicago, is the annual pride parade held on the last Sunday of June in Chicago, Illinois in the United States. It is considered the culmination of the larger Gay and Lesbian Pride Month, as promulgated by the Chicago City Council and Mayor of Chicago. Chicago 's Pride Parade is one of the largest, by attendance, in the world. Contents 1 Background 2 Annual parade details 3 See also 4 References 5 External links Background Chicago Gay Pride Parade 2018 The first parade was organized on Saturday, June 27, 1970, as a march from Washington Square Park ( `` Bughouse Square '' ) to the Water Tower, but then many of the participants spontaneously marched on to the Civic Center ( now Richard J. Daley ) Plaza. For many years, the parade was held only in Lake View East, a neighborhood enclave of the Lakeview community area. Recent parades have expanded their outreach ( and ability to handle crowds ) by extending the route into the Uptown neighborhood, beginning at the corner of Broadway and Montrose. The parade then proceeds south on Broadway to Halsted, continues south on Halsted to Belmont, then east on Belmont to Broadway and finally south again on Broadway to Cannon Drive and Lincoln Park. With the increasing political participation of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans and the community 's relatively high financial resources through political action groups and as individual donors, Illinois politicians have increased their presence at the Chicago Pride Parade. Both the Illinois Democratic and Republican parties have been heavily represented, most noticeably by former Governor Rod Blagojevich, a Democrat, and former Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, a Republican. Both had strong support from many gay and lesbian voters. On June 28, 2009 more than 500,000 spectators watched the 40th annual Chicago Pride Parade. Among the entries were several marching bands, dance troupes, twirlers, and many political figures. The 2010 parade featured an appearance from the Chicago Blackhawks ' Brent Sopel and The Stanley Cup as part of the Chicago Gay Hockey Association 's float. Sopel appeared in the parade to honor Brendan Burke, the gay son of the Maple Leafs ' GM Brian Burke. The 2011 parade included 250 entries and was attended by over 800,000 spectators, almost double the previous year, causing massive overcrowding and resulted in a reorganization of the parade route for the 2012 parade. Annual parade details June 28, 1970 : ( 1st ) Attendance : 150 - 200 Parade Route : Bughouse Square, down Dearborn to Chicago Avenue, east to the Water Tower, then south on Michigan Avenue to the Civic Center ( now Daley Plaza ) ( 1 ) June 27, 1971 : ( 2nd ) Attendance : 1000 Parade Route : Diversey Harbor, going west to Clark Street, then south to the Free Forum at LaSalle Street ( 2 ) June 25, 1972 : ( 3rd ) Attendance : June 24, 1973 : ( 4th ) Attendance : June 30, 1974 : ( 5th ) Attendance : June 29, 1975 : ( 6th ) Attendance : June 27, 1976 : ( 7th ) Attendance : June 26, 1977 : ( 8th ) Attendance : 3000 Parade Route : Halsted and Addison, going east to Broadway, south to Clark, then south on Clark to Fullerton, east on Fullerton to Stockton Drive, and finally south on Stockton to the Lincoln Park Free Foru ( 3 ) June 25, 1978 : ( 9th ) Attendance : 10,000 June 24, 1979 : ( 10th ) Attendance : June 29, 1980 : ( 11th ) Attendance : 10,000 June 28, 1981 : ( 12th ) Attendance : June 27, 1982 : ( 13th ) Attendance : 30,000 ( 4 ) June 26, 1983 : ( 14th ) Attendance : June 24, 1984 : ( 15th ) Attendance : June 30, 1985 : ( 16th ) Attendance : 35,000 June 29, 1986 : ( 17th ) Attendance : 40,000 June 28, 1987 : ( 18th ) Attendance : June 26, 1988 : ( 19th ) Attendance : June 25, 1989 : ( 20th ) Grand Marshal : Mayor Daley ( first sitting Chicago Mayor to lead the Chicago parade ) Attendance : June 24, 1990 : ( 21st ) Attendance : 100,000 ( 5 ) June 30, 1991 : ( 22nd ) Attendance : 100,000 + June 28, 1992 : ( 23rd ) Attendance : 115,000 June 27, 1993 : ( 24th ) Attendance : 140,000 June 5, 1994 : ( 25th ) Attendance : 160,000 ( 6 ) June 25, 1995 : ( 26th ) Attendance : 175,000 June 30, 1996 : ( 27th ) Attendance : 150,000 June 29, 1997 : ( 28th ) Attendance : 200,000 June 28, 1998 : ( 29th ) Attendance : 200,000 + June 27, 1999 : ( 30th ) Attendance : 250,000 June 25, 2000 : ( 31st ) Attendance : 350,000 June 24, 2001 : ( 32nd ) Attendance : 350,000 June 30, 2002 : ( 33rd ) Attendance : 350,000 June 29, 2003 : ( 34th ) Grand Marshal Billy Bean ; Attendance : 375,000 ( 7 ) June 27, 2004 : ( 35th ) Grand Marshal Esera Tuaolo ; Attendance : 375,000 ( 8 ) June 26, 2005 : ( 36th ) Grand Marshal Wilson Cruz ; Attendance : 450,000 ( 9 ) June 25, 2006 : ( 37th ) Grand Marshal George Takei ; Attendance : 400,000 ( 10 ) June 24, 2007 : ( 38th ) Grand Marshal John Amaechi ; Attendance : 450,000 ( 11 ) June 29, 2008 : ( 39th ) `` Live, Love, Be Proud '' ; Grand Marshal Eric Alva Attendance : 450,000 ( 12 ) ; June 28, 2009 : ( 40th ) `` Stonewall : 40 Years After '' ; Grand Marshal Alexandra Billings ; Attendance : 500,000 June 27, 2010 : ( 41st ) `` One heart, One world, one pride '' ; Grand Marshal Chely Wright ; Attendance : 450,000 ( 13 ) ( 14 ) June 26, 2011 : ( 42nd ) Grand Marshal Fernanda Rocha ; Attendance : 750,000 ( 15 ) June 24, 2012 : ( 43rd ) Grand Marshal Evan Wolfson of Freedom to Marry ; Attendance : 850,000 ( 16 ) June 30, 2013, ( 44th ) Grand Marshal Wade Davis ; Attendance : 1,000,000 ( 17 ) ; Noon -- 4 : 00 pm : ( 18 ) ; June 29, 2014, ( 45th ) Grand Marshal Will Sheridan ; Attendance 1,000,000 + June 28, 2015, ( 46th ) Grand Marshal Ty Herndon ; Attendance 1,000,000 + June 26, 2016, ( 47th ) Grand Marshal Monica Raymund ; Attendance 1,000,000 + June 25, 2017, ( 48th ) Grand Marshal Lea Delaria ; Attendance 1,000,000 + As the Chicago Pride Parade is held on the last Sunday in June ( except for in 1994 ), weather for the event is usually warm and dry. The average high temperature at O'Hare airport for parade day since 1970 is 83 degrees and the average low is 61 degrees, and 22 % of parade days have seen measurable precipitation. The warmest pride parade was 99 degrees in 1983. The wettest was in 1978 when 0.92 inches of rain fell. See also Biography portal LGBT portal Chicago portal Illinois portal LGBT culture in Chicago References Jump up ^ `` Chicago Tribune '', June 28, 1970, p. A3 Jump up ^ `` Outspoken : Chicago 's Free Speech Tradition ''. Newberry Library. Retrieved 2008 - 09 - 07. Jump up ^ Littke, Jim ( June 25, 2010 ). `` Sports ' most macho trophy shows new kind of pride ''. NHL.com. The Associated Press. Retrieved April 24, 2017. Jump up ^ Rotenberk, Lori ( 1989 - 06 - 26 ). `` Daley is first mayor to lead gays ' parade ''. Chicago Sun - Times. 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Question: when is the gay parade in chicago illinois
Answer: the last Sunday of June