Themed Parties in Chicago

Pink Pony Club brings the heat to Sidetrack with a themed party that celebrates queer nightlife at its most fun and unapologetic. Expect a packed dance floor, high energy, and a crowd ready to dance all night.

Reclaim homecoming on your own terms—dress how you want, bring who you want, and dance till 2am. The Chicago Spirit Brigade opens the night with cheer activations, then DJ Syd takes over the dance floor at 10pm before DJ DaiGroovie...

Cell Block Chicago's weekly underwear and fetish party takes over the backroom every Sunday afternoon. Come in your tighty whities, jockstraps, or favorite gear for a friendly, unapologetic cruising scene with backroom beats and a packed dance floor. No cover...

Break out your rugged, outdoorsy vibes and sweat it up on The SoFo Tap's dance floor. Lumbersexual brings out the best beards, flannel shirts, well-worn jeans, and sturdy work boots for a night of music from Tracy McKenzie. It's the...

Cell Block Chicago's weekly underwear and fetish party takes over the backroom every Sunday afternoon. Come in your tighty whities, jockstraps, or favorite gear for a friendly, unapologetic cruising scene with backroom beats and a packed dance floor. No cover...

A themed drag dinner show at Kit Kat Club where the world-famous Kit Kat Divas bring cinematic glamour to the stage. Expect elevated dining, signature craft cocktails, and the kind of theatrical performance that makes this Chicago institution unmissable. Dinner...

The Kit Kat Divas bring the horror-themed heat to this legendary drag brunch — think choreographed shows, fabulous costumes, and two hours of bottomless mimosas, Bellinis, sangria, and margaritas with your two-course prix fixe brunch. It's the kind of high-energy,...

Cell Block Chicago's weekly underwear and fetish party takes over the backroom every Sunday afternoon. Come in your tighty whities, jockstraps, or favorite gear for a friendly, unapologetic cruising scene with backroom beats and a packed dance floor. No cover...

The Velvet Vixens and a killer lineup of Chicago burlesque performers are bringing Halloween heat to Dorothy—think fierce femmes, spooky seduction, and a certain Rocky Horror tradition creeping out of the shadows. Doors at 6pm, show at 7pm. $20 general...

Halloween is for the sapphic singles — and this party proves it. Costumes are mandatory, the DJ is spinning, and there's a costume contest with a real prize waiting. Spooky icebreaker games, a confessional booth for making out, and drink...

Cell Block Chicago's weekly underwear and fetish party takes over the backroom every Sunday afternoon. Come in your tighty whities, jockstraps, or favorite gear for a friendly, unapologetic cruising scene with backroom beats and a packed dance floor. No cover...

The crypt is back for its one-year anniversary, and this sapphic celebration is pulling out all the haunts. Expect a night of 90s horror-inspired cabaret performances, a dress code that demands drama (think Scream Queen meets Hoochie nostalgia), and an...

Two nights of Halloween drag spectacle at Chicago's best-in-class drag venue. October 30th brings Devils Night with the world-famous Kit Kat Divas in full costume glory, two seatings with a prix fixe dinner and two martinis. October 31st adds a...

The Kit Kat Divas transform Halloween into pure theatrical chaos with this themed drag brunch spectacular. Expect world-class choreography, fabulous villain costumes, bottomless mimosas and Bloody Marys, and two hours of high-energy performances that'll have you dancing in your seat....

The 29th annual Haunted Halsted Halloween Parade is Chicago's most spectacular All Hallows' Eve street party—free to watch, ranked in Fodor's top ten US Halloween celebrations. Hundreds of costumed revelers compete for $4,000 in cash prizes across five categories (Character,...

Cell Block Chicago's weekly underwear and fetish party takes over the backroom every Sunday afternoon. Come in your tighty whities, jockstraps, or favorite gear for a friendly, unapologetic cruising scene with backroom beats and a packed dance floor. No cover...