Chicago's Pride Parade, '83 White Sox and dog-friendly events for the weekend

Here's what's happening in Chicago this weekend.

Friday

🎵 The Logan Square Arts Festival returns to the circle with two stages of live music, food, drinks and art installations. Logan Square | $10 suggested donation | Friday-Sunday | Details

🌮 The Chicago Taco & Tequila Fest takes over Wrightwood Park with tacos from 13 Chicagoland restaurants, live music and a kids area. | Wrightwood Park | $15-$25 | Friday-Saturday | Details

🍵 LondonHouse offers its Summer Afternoon Tea experience daily, including savory and sweet selections paired with premium teas from Rare Tea Cellar. | Bridges Lobby Bar | Through Sunday, Sept. 27 | Details

🏳️‍🌈 North Side Queer Pride celebrates queer joy, cultural diversity and community connection across multiple Rogers Park locations. | Friday-Sunday | Details

🛍️ Vintage on the Avenue returns as a pop-up on the Mag Mile. | The Shops at North Bridge | Friday-Sunday | Details

🏳️‍🌈 Aesop's Queer Library Reading Room features a curated collection of works by queer authors. Visitors can select a complimentary title to take home while supplies last. | Aesop Lincoln Park | Free | Friday-Sunday | Details

🧠 Call & Response Books hosts its monthly trivia night. BYOB and snacks welcome. | Call & Response Books | Friday, 7pm | Details

🏙️ Fazlur Rahman Khan: Man Behind the Skyscraper explores the Bangladeshi American engineer behind some of our most famous skyscrapers like the John Hancock Center and Willis Tower with a short film and panel discussion. | South Asia Institute | Free | Friday, 7-9pm | Details

🎭 Mocrep presents "I Live Every Day" is "kind of a reflection on the myth of Narcissus through the music of Tammy Wynette," Mocrep ensemble member Jenna Lyle says. | Steppenwolf | $10+ | Friday-Sunday, 7:30pm | Details

Saturday

🖼️ The Millennium Arts Festival brings over 100 artists downtown to showcase their work, including paintings, sculptures, photography, jewelry and more. Millennium Park | Free | Saturday-Sunday 10am | Details

🎪 The Main Street Fair features local art, music on three stages, over 100 artisans and family activities. | 700 Block of Main Street, Evanston | Free | Saturday, 11am-9pm | Details

🎸 "Weird Al" Yankovic returns to Chicago with a full band on his Bigger and Weirder 2026 tour. | United Center | Saturday, 8pm | Details

⚾ The White Sox bring back members of the 1983 "Winning Ugly" team for a pregame reunion where fans can attend a meet-and-greet on the ballpark patio before the Sox take on Kansas City. | Rate Field | Saturday, 3:10pm | Details

🪩 BERTHA: Grateful Drag will perform with live music from Rozbot at 6:15pm, followed by Yoko and the Oh No's at 7:20pm | Gallagher Way | Saturday, 6:15pm | Details

💦 Splash Pawlooza combines what pups love — water, foam, treats and off-leash fun. Plus, drinks for dog parents! | $21+ | Saturday, noon-3pm | Details

Sunday

🏳️‍🌈 The Pride Parade's theme this year is "Free to Be Proud." Tracy Baim, Mona Noriega and Evette Cardona will serve as grand marshals. | Lakeview between Diversey and Grace | 11am Sunday. | Details

🏛️ Explore Chicago's alley history and architecture on a walking tour. | Driehaus Museum | $18-$35 | Through Sept. 26 | Details

🐶 Bosly's Backyard is hosting the 5th Annual Summer Wag N' Shop Market, bringing together more than 20 local small businesses and pet-friendly vendors. | Bosly's Backyard | Sunday, noon-4pm. | Details

🎵 Porchfest Roscoe Village turns the neighborhood's front porches into stages.| Roscoe Village | $14 | Sunday, 1-5pm | Details

🎾 Gallagher Way and USTA Chicago are hosting Let's Tennis with mini tennis games, agility activities, food and drinks. | Gallagher Way | Free | Sunday, 10am-2pm | Details

🐩 Alma at Hotel Zachary hosts Yappy Hours on a dog-friendly patio with happy hour drink specials. | Alma at Hotel Zachary | $5-$12 | Sunday, 4-6pm | Details

🏖️ Reggaeton Beach Fest 2026 brings a day of reggaeton, Latin hits, dancing and summer energy to Oak Street Beach. | Whispers | $35+ | Sunday, 3pm | Details

📽️ Black Film Club Collective Presents: A Matinee + Mimosas features a screening of the film "Brown Sugar" followed by a discussion centered on the question: "When did you fall in love with hip-hop?" | $15 | Three Cities Social Club | Sunday, 2-6pm | Details

Next week

🎈 "EmotionAir: Art You Can Feel" is an interactive exhibition of inflatable installations and emotional projections. | The Fields Studios | Starting at $28 | Through Monday, Sept. 7 | Details

🏛️ The Chicago History Museum invites members of the press to tour the refreshed "Facing Freedom" exhibition and meet Museum staff during a media preview week from June 29 to July 3, 2026. | Chicago History Museum | Monday, June 29-Friday, July 3 | Details

🌭 The Driehaus Museum hosts food historian Bruce Kraig and chef Paul Fehribach to discuss the history and cultural role of the hot dog. | Driehaus Museum | $15-$25 | Tuesday, June 30, 6-8pm | Details

🍸 The Historical Highwood Cocktail explores the suburb with guide Bruce "Buzzy" Bertucci on a walking tour. Food and cocktails will be available for purchase at each stop. | Meet at the Celebrate Highwood booth at the Highwood Evening Gourmet Market | $25 tickets | Every Wednesday through July 15 | Details