Navy Pier is hosting Navy Pier PRIDE 2016. This family-friendly event features entertainment and events throughout the Pier Saturday, June 25. As part of the celebration, and for the first time in 28 years, Navy Pier will display Chicago-centric sections of the internationally renowned The NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt.
All events for Navy Pier PRIDE 2016 are free and open to the public..
The schedule includes:
Noon: About Face Theatre's It's For Real, a collection of stories that connects issues around race, class, sexuality, age, gender, self-esteem, and family. Based on the true experiences of the performers in the show.
1 p.m.: A kickoff parade, led by the Lakeside Pride Marching Band.
1:30 p.m.: Performances by the legendary Milly's Orchid Show, featuring Brigid Murphy as "Milly" and with an entire cast of such celebrities as Yuri Lane ( "The Harmonica Beatbox Man" ) and introducing rising gay icon, his 8-year old daughter, Delilah Rose, along with Alexa Grae, Robert Cornelius ( former member of the group, "Poi Dog Pondering" ), House-O-Matic, and many others.
5 p.m.: "Chicago's Biggest Wedding," officiated by Angelica Ross ( a leading figure in the movement for transgender and racial equality, and star of the hit series, Her Story ). Make history with us and your loved one as we hold a massive marriage ceremony on the Pier.
7pm - For outdoor dancing, with the Chicago skyline as a backdrop, join house music superstar and Grammy Award-nominated producer, DJ Ralphi Rosario, in the Miller Lite Beer Garden at Navy Pier.
10:15pm A special Pride-themed fireworks.