Past Events

2026 Events

Fri Apr 10th at 7pm-10pm – OWP April Potluck – Good Earth Greenhouse at 7900 Madison Street, River Forest, IL 60305

Sat Mar 21st 9am-3:30pm – OWP and Unity Temple Blood Drive – 1019 South Blvd, Oak Park (Unity Temple’s Community Center)

Fri March 13th at 7PM-10PM – OWP March Potluck – 300 Scottswood Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546

Fri Feb 27th at 11am – Thrive With Pride by AgeOptions Virtual Roundtable

Wed Feb 25th at 6pm-8pm – Restaurant Outing to Yum Thai

Wed Feb 25th at 6pm – Thrive With Pride by AgeOptions Virtual Roundtable

Wed Feb 18th at 7PM – Monthly Board Meeting – Location TBD

Mon Feb 16th at 7PM – Events Committee Meeting – Contact katie@opalga.org to join!

Fri Feb 13 at 7PM-10PM – OWP February Potluck – 639 Fair Oaks, Oak Park, Il 60302

Wed Feb 11th at 1PM-3PM– Arbor West Event – Supporting Our LGBTQ+ Friends and Neighbors: An Introduction to Allyship – Oak Park Public Library Main Branch, 834 Lake Street, Veterans Room

Sat Feb 7th at 9AM-1:30PM – Lyons Township High School event – Building Inclusive Community Conference – More Info Here

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Mon Jan 19th at 7PM – Events Committee Meeting – Contact katie@opalga.org to join!

2025 Events

Wed Dec 17 at 7PM – Board Meeting – Info Here

Wed Dec 10 from 6-7PM – AgeOptions Thrive with Pride Zoom event – Supporting the LGBTQ+ Young People in Your Life

Mon Dec 8 from 6-8PM – PFLAG hosted Pinta Pride Project Card Campaign gathering, Oak Park Public Library

Thurs Dec 4 from 6-8PM – PFLAG hosted Pinta Pride Project Card Campaign gathering, Oak Park Public Library

Sun Nov 23 at 9AM – WonderWorks Playdate – More Info Here – RSVP Here

Sun Nov 16 at 12:45PM – Group Outing Public Skating at Ridgeland Commons

Thur Nov 6 from 7-9PM – Out At Bobby’s Food Drive w/Live Music by Millennial Park – More Info Here

Sat Nov 1 from 6-11PM – OPALGA+ Scholarship Gala at Garfield Park Conservatory – Buy Tickets Here

Sun Oct 26 from 11AM-12PM – Queering Halloween Series – Witch Watch Party – RSVP / Learn more

Fri Oct 24 5:30PM-7PM – Trunk or Treat at Ridgeland Common Parking Lot – Learn more here

Sun Oct 19 from 11AM-12PM – Queering Halloween Series – Frights and Facts – RSVP / Learn more

Sat Oct 18 from 10:15AM-12:30PM – OPALGA+ Group Volunteering at Beyond Hunger – RSVP Here

Fri Oct 17 at 8PM – Group Outing to BABS Comedy Club, Forest Park – RSVP for discounted tickets

Sun Oct 12 from 11AM-12PM – Queering Halloween Series – Monster MashUp – RSVP / Learn more

Oct 10-12 – Learning With Love: The 2025 PFLAG National Convention – Chicago – Register Here

Fri Oct 10 from 1-3PM – Thrive With Pride 60+ event – LGBTQ+ History Month Pop-Up Presentation, Bellwood, IL

Sun Oct 5 from 11AM-12PM – Queering Halloween Series – Spells, Stories and Self-Discovery Journaling – RSVP / Learn more

Thur Oct 2 from 5PM-8PM – Out at Bobby’s Halloween Party, Forest Park – Learn more here

Sun Sept 28 from 5:30-8PM – Pilgrim Church hosts queer artist Bobby Jo Valentine – Learn more here

Sun Sept 28 from 3-5PM – PFLAG Oak Park Area Allyship Dialogue and Bystander Training – RSVP

Sat Sept 27 from 8AM-4PM – Semi-annual OPALGA+/Unity Temple LGBTQ+/Gender & Reproductive Team Blood Drive – More information and register here

Sat Sept 27 from 1-4PM – Free Queer Clothing Swap, First United Church of Oak Park

Wed Sept 17 at 6:30pm – Informational Session on Joining the OPALGA+ Board – More Info – Join via Zoom here

Sun Sept 14 from 10A-12N – LGBTQIA2S+ Playdate for Families with Kids, Oak Park – Learn more

Fri Sep 12 from 7-10PM – LGBTQIA2S+ Monthly Potluck at Richard and Steve’s, Riverside – Learn more

Thu Sept 4 from 5-8PM – Out at Bobby’s Summer Send Off, Forest Park – Learn more

Sun Aug 31 from 6:30AM – LGBTQIA2S+ Group Outing to Bike the Drive – Learn more

Sat Aug 30 7:30AM-12PM – PFLAG’s Annual Oak Park Farmers Market Bake Sale

Wed Aug 27 from 6:30-8PM – LGBTQIA2S+ Restaurant Outing to One Lake Brewing

Tue Aug 26 from 11AM-12PM – AgeOptions Zoom Presentation Event – Register Here

Sun Aug 24 from 10A-12N – LGBTQIA2S+ Playdate for Families with Kids, Oak Park – Learn more

Fri Aug 15 from 7-10PM – LGBTQIA2S+ Monthly Potluck at Bob and Alan’s, Chicago

Thu Aug 14 from 6:30-8:30P – Trans 101 Education Event, Oak Park

Fri Aug 8 from 3-6PM – Volunteer with OPALGA+ to help the Townships distribute 1000 backpacks – RSVP to events@opalga.org

Thu Aug 7 from 5-8PM – Out at Bobby’s Board Game Night, Forest Park

Sun July 27 from 3-5PM – PFLAG Monthly Meeting – RSVP by contacting pflagoakpark@gmail.com

Sun July 27 from 7-9:30PM – LGBTQIA2S+ Group Outing to see Festival Theater’s Twelfth Night – Learn more

Thu July 24 from 5-9PM – Thursday Night Out – Stop by the OPALGA+ Table – Learn more

Sat July 19 11AM-2PM – OPALGA+ Pride Picnic at Taylor Park, Oak Park

Fri July 11 from 7-10PM – LGBTQIA2S+ Monthly Potluck at John and Rick’s, Forest Park – Learn more

Wed July 9 at 7PM – Gala Planning Meeting via Zoom

Fri July 4 from 9:30-11:30AM – March with OPALGA+ in the Oak Park Fourth of July Parade

Thu July 3 from 5-8PM – Out at Bobby’s Bring Your Own Craft Night, Forest Park

Sun June 29 from 11A-3PM – Chicago Pride Parade – Learn more

Wed June 25 from 7:30PM – Chicago Fire FC Pride Game – Soldier Field, Chicago – Join Elmhurst Pride Collective here

Sat June 21 from 10A-1PM – Trail Pride at Trailside Museum – Learn more

Sat June 21 from 12N-4PM – Elmhurst Family Pride Fest – Learn more

Fri June 20 from 11:30A-1PM – OPRF Chamber Meet Me for Lunch at Salerno’s – Learn more

Wed June 18 at 10AM – Pride storytelling and craft with Hal and PFLAG at the Oak Park Public Library – Learn more

Fri June 13 from 5:30-8:30PM – Thrive with Pride Friends of Thrive event – Learn more – RSVP Here

Fri June 13 from 7-10PM – Potluck at Oak Park Art League, Oak Park

Thu June 12 from 7PM – Group Outing to Chicago Cubs Pride Game (Advance ticket purchase required)

Sun June 8 from 3-10PM – Pride in the House kick-off party and semi-pro soccer double header – Elmhurst University

Sat June 7 from 12N-10PM – Out in the Burbs with OPRF Chamber of Commerce in Downtown Oak Park – Learn more

Sat June 7 from 4A-12N – Donut Day at Oak Park Farmer’s Market, Oak Park

Fri June 6 from 5PM – Forest Park Pride Fest, Madison Street, Forest Park

Thu June 5 from 5-8PM – Out at Bobby’s Pride Month Kick Off Happy Hour

Thu June 5 from 6-10PM – Downtown Oak Park Pride in the Burbs – Learn more

Mon June 2 from 6-7PM – River Forest Pride Walk with OPALGA+

Sun June 1 from 11A-5P – Day in Our Village, Scoville Park, Oak Park

Sat May 31 from 10A-12:15P – Volunteer with our LGBTQIA+ group at Beyond Hunger, Oak Park

Thu May 22 from 6:30-8PM – LGBTQIA+ Restaurant Outing to Taco Mucho, Oak Park

Tue May 20 from 11A-12N – Thrive with Pride by AgeOptions Zoom Event

Sat May 17 from 10A-12N – LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Playdates for Families with Kids at Rehm Park, Oak Park

Fri May 16 from 7-10PM – MAYhem & Mascara event in Elmhurst

Fri May 9 from 7-10PM – LGBTQIA+ Potluck at Brad and Paul’s House – Oak Park

Thu May 8 – Equality Illinois’s Advocacy Day – Springfield, Illinois

Sun May 4 from 12N-5PM – Oak Park Civic Engagement Festival at Oak Park Village Hall

Thu May 1 from 5-8PM – Out at Bobby’s Queer Music Bingo, 7321 Madison St., Forest Park

Sat Apr 26 at noon – Elmhurst Pride Collective presents a Q&A with author Nico Lang – Register here for free

Wed Apr 24 from 6:30PM – Chicago Methodist Senior Services Forever Young Benefit at Fitzgerald’s

Wed Apr 23 from 7-9PM – LGBTQIA+ Storytelling event at Oak Park Art League – Share Your Story

Wed Apr 23 – OPRF’s Pride Club Fundraiser at Lou Malnati’s on Lake St.

Sat Apr 5 from 1-4PM – Volunteer with us at the Greater Chicago Food Depository – Advance Online Registration Required

Sat Apr 5 from 1:30-4:30PM – Enough as You Are – Learn more

Thu Apr 3 from 5-8PM – Join us at Out at Bobby’s, 7321 Madison St., Forest Park

Sun Mar 30 from 3-5PM – Oak Park’s Trans Day of Visibility Butterfly Dance Party in Scoville Park

Sun Mar 30 from 1-3PM – Fight For Trans Rights Protest and March, Federal Plaza, Chicago

Sun Mar 30 from 9-10AM – LGTBQIA+ Family Playdate at WonderWorks Children’s Museum (Oak Park) – Advance Online Registration Recommended

Sat Mar 29 from 9AM-3PM – LGBTQIA+ Blood Drive with Unity Temple – Learn more and register in advance

Wed Mar 26 at 6:30PM – Group outing to Maya Del Sol Restaurant, Oak Park – SOLD OUT

Mon Mar 24 TBD – Buffalo Grove Town Hall

Sun Mar 23 at 3PM – PFLAG Oak Park Area Meeting, First United Church, Oak Park

Sat Mar 22 and Mar 29 at 3PM and 7PM – Sapph-isticated Histories – Women Across Time – Learn more

Tue Mar 18 at 7PM – Village of Oak Park proclamation for Transgender individuals, Village Hall (Madison St, Oak Park)

Mon Mar 17 at 7PM – Events Committee Zoom Planning Meeting

Fri Mar 14 at 7PM – Group Bowling Outing – Circle Lanes, 7244 Circle Ave, Forest Park – Learn more

Thur Mar 13, 18, and 27 at 10AM-12PM – Pride Action Tank and the OUTAging Committee Advocating for Change Workshop Series

Thu Mar 8 from 11:30-12:30PM – Buffalo Grove protest in support of trans community members

Sat Mar 8 at 9AM – Trans Youth and Family Action Summit at Center on Halsted (Advance registration required)

Thu Mar 6 from 5pm-8pm – Out at Bobby’s Game Night event at Bobby’s Eastside, Forest Park

Wed Feb 26 at 6PM – Elmhurst Pride Collective Book Club at Beer On the Wall, Elmhurst (Advance registration required)

Tue Feb 25 at 6:30PM – Outing to Cucina Paradiso, Oak Park (Advance registration and payment required via events@opalga.org)

Tue Feb 25 at 11AM – AgeOptions Fireside Chat with Thrive Cafe Leaders (Advance registration required)

Sun Feb 23 at 3PM – PFLAG Oak Park Area Meeting, First United Church, Oak Park

Sat Feb 22 at 10AM – Volunteer at Beyond Hunger, Oak Park (Advance registration required via events@opalga.org)

Mon Feb 17 at 7PM – OPALGA+ Events Committee recurring Monday Zoom meeting

Fri Feb 14 at 7PM – Potluck at 639 Fair Oaks Ave., Oak Park

Wed Feb 12 at 7PM – Elmhurst Pride Collective Trivia Night at Tannins Wine Bar, Elmhurst

Wed Feb 12 at 7PM – OPLAGA+ Gala Planning Committee recurring meeting via Zoom

2024 Events

PFLAG Oak Park Area Event: 1st Friendsgiving Potluck Meeting

Task Force Event – Say Their Name: In Honor of Trans Day of Remembrance

Thrive with Pride AgeOptions Event Fall LGBTQ+ Intergenerational Brunch

OPALGA+ November Potluck

OPALGA+ Halloween Potluck

Park District of Oak Park Trunk or Treat with OPALGA+

ANNUAL OPALGA+ SCHOLARSHIP GALA 2024 EQUALITY FOR EVERYONE

Unity Temple Community Center Blood Drive with OPALGA+

Rush University LGBTQ+ Focus Group

OPALGA+ PLAYDATE FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS

VOLUNTEER WITH OPALGA+ AT OAKTOBERFEST

OPALGA+ POTLUCK

OPALGA+ & OAK PARK ART LEAGUE EVENT It’s a Sign: Queering the Gallery Storytelling Event

OPALGA+ PLAYDATE FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS

VOLUNTEER WITH OPALGA+ AT FOOD DEPOSITORY

OAK PARK ART LEAGUE RECEPTION – It’s a Sign: Queering the Gallery

OPALGA+ POTLUCK with donations for Taskforce Prevention and Community Services

VOLUNTEER WITH TOWNSHIP BACKPACK PROGRAM

VOLUNTEER WITH TOWNSHIP BACKPACK PROGRAM

OPALGA+ FAMILY PICNIC AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL

OPALGA+ OUTING TO SEE ROMEO AND JULIET

OPALGA+ MONTHLY POTLUCK

MARCH WITH OPALGA+ IN 4TH OF JULY PARADE

FOREST PARK PRIDE CELEBRATION

PISCO 4 PRIDE OPALGA+ BENEFIT

THURSDAY NIGHT OUT IN THE BURBS

OPALGA+ OUTING TO CUBS PRIDE GAME

OPALGA+ JUNE POTLUCK

RIVER FOREST PRIDE & INCLUSION WALK

OPALGA+ TABLE AT DAY IN OUR VILLAGE

OPALGA+ DONUT DAY AT FARMERS MARKET

OPALGA+ PRIDE MONTH KICK OFF PARTY

OPALGA+ QUEER FILM SYLVIA SCARLETT DISCUSSION

MARCH IN RIVER FOREST MEMORIAL DAY PARADE

OPALGA+ OUTING TO CANDYCOPIA

PLAYDATES FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS

SAVE QUEER LIVES ON THE WEST SIDE

OPALGA+ MEMBERS ARCHITECTURE TOUR

MAY POTLUCK TEEN-FRIENDLY EVENT

BOWLING OPALGA+ OUTING – NEW DATE

RESTAURANT OPALGA+ OUTING

PLAYDATES FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS

APRIL OPALGA+ POTLUCK – NEW LOCATION

VOLUNTEER: RE-PACKING AT THE FOOD DEPOSITORY

THRIVE WITH PRIDE INTERGENERATIONAL DINNER

OPALGA+ PUBLIC INDOOR ICE SKATING OUTING

2024 GALA PLANNING KICK-OFF MEETING

5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE

MARCH POTLUCK

MONTHLY RESTAURANT OUTING – ENCORE! BY LITTLE GEM

Past events by type

POTLUCKS

Fri Apr 10th at 7pm-10pm – OWP April Potluck – Good Earth Greenhouse at 7900 Madison Street, River Forest, IL 60305

Fri March 13th at 7PM-10PM – OWP March Potluck – 300 Scottswood Road, Riverside, Illinois 60546

Fri Feb 13 at 7PM-10PM – OWP February Potluck – 639 Fair Oaks, Oak Park, Il 60302

Fri Sep 12 from 7-10PM – LGBTQIA2S+ Monthly Potluck at Richard and Steve’s, Riverside – Learn more

Fri Aug 15 from 7-10PM – LGBTQIA2S+ Monthly Potluck at Bob and Alan’s, Chicago

Fri July 11 from 7-10PM – LGBTQIA2S+ Monthly Potluck at John and Rick’s, Forest Park – Learn more

Fri June 13 from 7-10PM – Potluck at Oak Park Art League, Oak Park

Fri May 9 from 7-10PM – LGBTQIA+ Potluck at Brad and Paul’s House – Oak Park

Fri Feb 14 at 7PM – Potluck at 639 Fair Oaks Ave., Oak Park

PFLAG Oak Park Area Event: 1st Friendsgiving Potluck Meeting

OPALGA+ November Potluck

OPALGA+ Halloween Potluck

OPALGA+ POTLUCK

OPALGA+ POTLUCK with donations for Taskforce Prevention and Community Services

OPALGA+ MONTHLY POTLUCK

OPALGA+ JUNE POTLUCK

MAY POTLUCK TEEN-FRIENDLY EVENT

APRIL OPALGA+ POTLUCK – NEW LOCATION

MARCH POTLUCK

FEBRUARY POTLUCK

OUT AT BOBBY’S

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Thur Nov 6 from 7-9PM – Out At Bobby’s Food Drive w/Live Music by Millennial Park – More Info Here

Thur Oct 2 from 5PM-8PM – Out at Bobby’s Halloween Party, Forest Park – Learn more here

Sun Sept 28 from 5:30-8PM – Pilgrim Church hosts queer artist Bobby Jo Valentine – Learn more here

Thu Sept 4 from 5-8PM – Out at Bobby’s Summer Send Off, Forest Park – Learn more

Thu Aug 7 from 5-8PM – Out at Bobby’s Board Game Night, Forest Park

Thu July 3 from 5-8PM – Out at Bobby’s Bring Your Own Craft Night, Forest Park

Thu June 5 from 5-8PM – Out at Bobby’s Pride Month Kick Off Happy Hour

Thu May 1 from 5-8PM – Out at Bobby’s Queer Music Bingo, 7321 Madison St., Forest Park

Thu Apr 3 from 5-8PM – Join us at Out at Bobby’s, 7321 Madison St., Forest Park

Thu Mar 6 from 5pm-8pm – Out at Bobby’s Game Night event at Bobby’s Eastside, Forest Park

Thu Feb 6 from 5pm-8pm – Out at Bobby’s Happy Hour event at Bobby’s Eastside, Forest Park

FAMILY PLAYDATES

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Sun Nov 23 at 9AM – WonderWorks Playdate – More Info Here – RSVP Here

Sun Sept 14 from 10A-12N – LGBTQIA2S+ Playdate for Families with Kids, Oak Park – Learn more

Sun Aug 24 from 10A-12N – LGBTQIA2S+ Playdate for Families with Kids, Oak Park – Learn more

Sat May 17 from 10A-12N – LGBTQIA+ Rainbow Playdates for Families with Kids at Rehm Park, Oak Park

Sun Mar 30 from 9-10AM – LGTBQIA+ Family Playdate at WonderWorks Children’s Museum (Oak Park) – Advance Online Registration Recommended

OPALGA+ PLAYDATE FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS

OPALGA+ PLAYDATE FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS

OPALGA+ FAMILY PICNIC AND ICE CREAM SOCIAL

PLAYDATES FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS

PLAYDATES FOR FAMILIES WITH KIDS

PRIDE PICNIC

Sat July 19 11AM-2PM – OPALGA+ Pride Picnic at Taylor Park, Oak Park

VOLUNTEERING

Sat Mar 21st 9am-3:30pm – OWP and Unity Temple Blood Drive – 1019 South Blvd, Oak Park (Unity Temple’s Community Center)

Sat Oct 18 from 10:15AM-12:30PM – OPALGA+ Group Volunteering at Beyond Hunger – RSVP Here

Fri Aug 8 from 3-6PM – Volunteer with OPALGA+ to help the Townships distribute 1000 backpacks – RSVP to events@opalga.org

Sat June 7 from 4A-12N – Donut Day at Oak Park Farmer’s Market, Oak Park

Sat May 31 from 10A-12:15P – Volunteer with our LGBTQIA+ group at Beyond Hunger, Oak Park

Sat Apr 5 from 1-4PM – Volunteer with us at the Greater Chicago Food Depository – Advance Online Registration Required

Mon Mar 17 at 7PM – Events Committee Zoom Planning Meeting

Sat Feb 22 at 10AM – Volunteer at Beyond Hunger, Oak Park (Advance registration required via events@opalga.org)

VOLUNTEER WITH OPALGA+ AT OAKTOBERFEST

VOLUNTEER WITH OPALGA+ AT FOOD DEPOSITORY

VOLUNTEER WITH TOWNSHIP BACKPACK PROGRAM

VOLUNTEER WITH TOWNSHIP BACKPACK PROGRAM

VOLUNTEER: RE-PACKING AT THE FOOD DEPOSITORY

VOLUNTEER AT THE CHICAGO FOOD DEPOSITORY

OPALGA+ and Greater Chicago Food Depository

COMMUNITY EVENTS

Sat Feb 7th at 9AM-1:30PM – Lyons Township High School event – Building Inclusive Community Conference – More Info Here

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Mon Dec 8 from 6-8PM – PFLAG hosted Pinta Pride Project Card Campaign gathering, Oak Park Public Library

Thurs Dec 4 from 6-8PM – PFLAG hosted Pinta Pride Project Card Campaign gathering, Oak Park Public Library

Sun June 1 from 11A-5P – Day in Our Village, Scoville Park, Oak Park

Sat Mar 29 from 9AM-3PM – LGBTQIA+ Blood Drive with Unity Temple – Learn more and register in advance

Thu Mar 8 from 11:30-12:30PM – Buffalo Grove protest in support of trans community members

Sun Feb 9 at 1:30-2:30PM – National Black HIV / AIDS Awareness Day commemoration at Unity Temple Community Center

Unity Temple Community Center Blood Drive with OPALGA+

MARCH WITH OPALGA+ IN 4TH OF JULY PARADE

OPALGA+ / UNITY TEMPLE BLOOD DRIVE

UNITY TEMPLE – Event for the Transgender Day of Remembrance