The Park District calls this the first festival of its kind in Chicago, a celebration of trans, nonbinary and gender non-conforming people drawn from the North, South and West sides. The bill is unusually wide for a two-hour park program: drag and dance alongside circus, puppetry, standup, live painting, flow arts and fashion. It is free, and it opens the holiday weekend on Friday evening in West Town.
What to expect
A two-hour outdoor and indoor park program moving between short performances rather than one long set. The listed forms include dance, drag, music, DJ sets, circus, puppeteering, standup and sketch comedy, live painting, flow arts, fashion exhibitions and experimental performance art.
Good to know
- The Park District lists the fee as $0.00.
- It runs 5:00 to 7:00 PM on Friday.
- Eckhart Park is at 1330 W. Chicago Ave., a block from the Chicago Ave. Blue Line stop at Milwaukee.
- The Park District describes the festival as the first of its kind in the city.
- Performers are drawn from the North, South and West sides.
Going? Keep it.
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Common questions
Is it free?
Yes, the Chicago Park District listing states a fee of $0.00.
What kinds of performance are on the bill?
Dance, drag, music, DJs, circus, puppetry, standup and sketch comedy, live painting, flow arts, fashion and experimental performance.