• LGBTQ+ Pride Month

    Pride Month is celebrated in June to honor the Stonewall Uprising of 1969 and to celebrate the LGBTQ+ commuity's contributions, struggles, and path toward equality. It is a time for […]

  • HIV Long-Term Survivors Day

    HIV Long-Term Survivors Awareness Day (HLTSAD) is observed annually on June 5th to honor people who've lived with HIV for many years, acknowledging their resilience, unique challenges (like aging with […]

  • June JPN Board Meeting

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

    Monthly board meeting.

  • Pulse Night of Remembrance

    Held in remembrance of the 49 people who were murdered in the Pulse Nightclub shooting on June 12, 2016. #PulseNightclub #RememberPulse

  • June 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 7-9pm. The “gayme” […]

  • June 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 […]

  • Same-Sex Marriage is Legalized in the U.S.

    Obergefell v. Hodges (2015) was the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide, ruling that the Fourteenth Amendment requires all states to license marriages between same-sex couples and […]

  • Youth Queer Prom 2026

    Joliet Historical Museum 204 N Ottawa St, Joliet, IL, United States

    More info to come!

  • Stonewall Riots Anniversary

    The Stonewall Anniversary is celebrated annually on June 28th, marking the start of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City, a pivotal event where LGBTQ+ patrons fought back against […]

  • July JPN Board Meeting

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

    Monthly board meeting.

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]