The tour schedule for the marching band and color guard is determined in April at the beginning of the season.Īll members and friends of the LGBTQ community are welcome to perform with us. cities in 1970 were raucous celebrations of identityand a provocative peek at the. The collection includes photographs documenting Pride Parades of the 70s, as well as informal photographs of life among women in the lesbian and feminist communities in Chicago. Our normal marching season runs from April to September, with rehearsals on Sundays from 5:00 p.m. Now known as the first Pride parades, the gay liberation marches that took place in New York and other U.S. These include the Gay Games, the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade in New York City, and the Inauguration of President Barack Obama. cities and overseas with the Pride Bands Alliance (formerly Lesbian and Gay Band Association).
Members have also performed in other U.S. This ensemble embodies the vision of the original Chicago Gay Pride Band, which formed in 1979 as one of the first LGBTQ bands of its kind.Īnnual events include Chicago Memorial Day Parade, and Chicago Pride Parade, among others. Our award-winning marching band and color guard entertains nearly one million spectators annually at parades and events.
