• July JPN Board Meeting

    Realty Executives Success 700 W Jefferson St, Shorewood, IL, United States

    Monthly board meeting.

  • Eleganza Royale Drag Brunch

    Posh Banquets 411 S Larkin Ave Building A, Joliet, IL, United States

    Get ready for the most glamorous event of the summer! The Joliet Pride Network invites you to a spectacular Sunday filled with jaw-dropping performances, incredible fashion, and pure royalty. ✨ Featuring the iconic NAYSHA LOPEZ! ✨ Plus an unbelievable lineup of superstars: 🔥 Mahogany Charlotte 🔥 Tahlia D’Secret 🔥 Keri Traid 🔥 Robert Pineiro 🔥 […]

    Get Tickets $50.00 – $450.00
  • International Non-Binary People’s Day

    International Non-Binary People's Day is celebrated annually on July 14th, a date chosen to fall precisely between International Women's Day (March 8th) and International Men's Day (November 19th), highlighting identities outside the gender binary. It's a day to raise awareness about non-binary experiences, celebrate the diversity of non-binary identities (neither solely male nor female, or […]

  • International Drag Day

    International Drag Day is an annual global celebration on July 16th, honoring drag culture, performers (queens, kings, etc.), and their significant contributions to LGBTQ+ history, activism, and artistic expression through fashion, makeup, and performance. Started by Adam Stewart in 2009, the day highlights drag's evolution from marginalized entertainment to a mainstream force for self-expression, joy, and […]

  • July Gayme Night

    Critical Grind 852 Sharp Dr. Unit L, Shorewood, IL, United States

    The Joliet Pride Network hosts a regular “gayme” night at the Critical Grind Board Game Cafe in Shorewood, IL on the third Thursday of the month from 7-11pm. The “gayme” night is an event designed to promote inclusion, dignity, and acceptance by providing a safe and friendly environment for the local LGBTQ+ community and its […]

  • July Wallyball

    Annerino Community Center 201 Recreation Dr, Bollingbrook, United States

    Joliet Pride Network is Proud to sponsor Wallyball every third Saturday of the month from 11am – 1pm at the Annerino Community Center in Bolingbrook. The event is free to attend, it isn’t a competitive game, and is just a lot of fun! Join us to meet new friends, create community, and play wallyball! Similar […]

  • Prose & Pride – Seat 11C

    TBD Joliet, IL, United States

    Join us for this month’s book club featuring the thriller/mystery “Seat 11C” by local author Rita Potter. There will be an author reading, followed by discussion questions, Q&A from the audience, and finally by a book signing.  The author requests that you purchase your copy of the book from https://amazon.com. Also, copies for purchase will […]

  • Loud And Proud – GCLS 22nd Annual Conference

    Double Tree by Hilton @ Entrance to Universal Orlando 5780 Major Blbd, Orlando, FL, United States

    The GCLS’s annual conference is the premier literary event for both authors and readers. The event brings together readers, fans, writers, editors, audiobook narrators, and publishers to celebrate women loving women literature. As lovers of literature, we understand the power of words. We appreciate how the right words can provide shades of meaning, nuance, and […]

  • Game of Tones

    Critical Grind 852 Sharp Dr. Unit L, Shorewood, IL, United States

    Forget everything you know about your grandma’s bingo hall. No rolling cages, no dusty daubers, and definitely no silence. Every first Thursday of the month, Critical Grind transforms into a battlefield of beats and rhythms for Game of Tones Musical Bingo! If you’ve got a “critical hit” ear for music and a competitive streak, this is […]

  • August JPN Board Meeting

    Realty Executives Success 700 W Jefferson St, Shorewood, IL, United States

    Monthly board meeting.

  • August Wallyball

    Annerino Community Center 201 Recreation Dr, Bollingbrook, United States

    Joliet Pride Network is Proud to sponsor Wallyball every third Saturday of the month from 11am – 1pm at the Annerino Community Center in Bolingbrook. The event is free to attend, it isn’t a competitive game, and is just a lot of fun! Join us to meet new friends, create community, and play wallyball! Similar […]