• 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 […]

  • 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 7-9pm. The “gayme” […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • August 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” […]

  • Marsha P. Johnson’s Birthday

    On this day in 1945, Marsha P. Johnson was born. Famous for being one of the initiators of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, Johnson was a gay liberation activist and a […]

  • September JPN Board Meeting

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

    Monthly board meeting.

  • Bisexual Awareness Week

    Bisexual Awareness Week, or #BiWeek, is an annual event held every September 16-23, culminating in Celebrate Bisexuality+ Day on September 23, to raise visibility, promote acceptance, and advocate for the […]

  • September 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” […]