Navy Pier is honored to host Navy Pier PRIDE 2016, the city’s first LGBT Pride celebration outside of the Lakeview neighborhood. This family-friendly event features entertainment and events throughout the Pier on Saturday, June 25. As part of the celebration, and for the first time in 28 years, Navy Pier is especially pleased to display Chicago-centric sections of the internationally renowned The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.
All events for Navy Pier PRIDE 2016 are free and open to the ...
Navy Pier is honored to host Navy Pier PRIDE 2016, the city’s first LGBT Pride celebration outside of the Lakeview neighborhood. This family-friendly event features entertainment and events throughout the Pier on Saturday, June 25. As part of the celebration, and for the first time in 28 years, Navy Pier is especially pleased to display Chicago-centric sections of the internationally renowned The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.
All events for Navy Pier PRIDE 2016 are free and open to the public, as part of the Fifth Third Bank Centennial Celebration®.
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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
12pm: About Face Theatre’s IT’S FOR REAL, a collection of stories that connects issues around race, class, sexuality, age, gender, self-esteem, and family. Based on the true experiences of the performers in the show.
1pm: A kickoff parade, led by the Lakeside Pride Marching Band.
1:30pm: Performances by the legendary Milly's Orchid Show, featuring Brigid Murphy as “Milly” and with an entire cast of such celebrities as Yuri Lane (“The Harmonica Beatbox Man”) and introducing rising gay icon, his 8-year old daughter, Delilah Rose, along with Alexa Grae, Robert Cornelius (former member of the group, “Poi Dog Pondering”), House-O-Matic, and many others.
5pm: “Chicago’s Biggest Wedding,” officiated by Angelica Ross (a leading figure in the movement for transgender and racial equality, and star of the hit series, “Her Story”). Make history with us and your loved one as we hold a massive marriage ceremony on the Pier.
5:30pm - DJ Ron Geronimo in the Miller Lite Beer Garden at Navy Pier.
7pm - For outdoor dancing, with the Chicago skyline as a backdrop, join house music superstar and Grammy Award-nominated producer, DJ RALPHI ROSARIO, in the Miller Lite Beer Garden at Navy Pier. (Ralphi Rosario: The Official Fan Page)
10:15pm – A special Pride-themed fireworks spectacular.
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About Navy Pier PRIDE 2016
“Navy Pier PRIDE 2016” has been in the planning stages for months and is one of the initial projects as part of its bold, new Arts & Discovery programming initiative. Leading the vision and direction of this 18-month Arts and Discovery strategic planning initiative is Navy Pier’s leadership team, consultants from Dickerson Global Advisors under the leadership of Amina Dickerson, as well as more than 100 Chicago non-profit arts and culture organizations. Navy Pier’s cultural and community programming is supported by the Polk Bros. Foundation.
Navy Pier’s cultural and community programming is supported by the Polk Bros. Foundation.