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Same time next week? That's how friends happen.

A bar is great for a night out, but it's hard to get past small talk over loud music. A run club, a chorus or a game night gives you something to do together and the same faces every week, so by the third visit people know your name. Here are 115 LGBTQ+ clubs, leagues and regular nights in 16 cities, each with the month we last checked it was still running.

Not sure how to start? Read How to make gay friends as an adult, then pick one thing here and go three times.

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3 groups in Chicago · Meets on a Saturday

Chicago

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Run club

Frontrunners/Frontwalkers Chicago

Tuesdays 6:30pm and Saturdays 9am, year-round, rain or shine

Lakefront Trail at the Totem Pole (Addison St & Lake Shore Dr), just south of the Waveland tennis courts

A friendly LGBTQ+ run and walk club. Walkers usually do 1–2 miles and runners 3–5, so it's a good fit for total beginners.

Official site

Checked Oct 2026Report a change to Frontrunners/Frontwalkers Chicago

Swim team

Chicago Smelts

Coached practices most weekday evenings plus Saturday mornings, at Gill Park and Sheridan Park

Gill Park (Lakeview) and Sheridan Park

An LGBTQ+ Masters swim team for everyone from returning lap swimmers to competitors. The coaching is friendly, and there's a lively social side.

Official site

Checked Oct 2026Report a change to Chicago Smelts

Drag

Bottomless Drag Brunch at Kit Kat Lounge

Weekend drag brunches with themes that rotate weekly; reservations recommended

Kit Kat Lounge & Supper Club, 3524 N Halsted St (Northalsted)

A sit-down brunch with full drag shows and a different theme most weekends. Fun for groups, birthdays, or showing visiting friends around.

Official site

Checked Oct 2026Report a change to Bottomless Drag Brunch at Kit Kat Lounge

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Schedules are as each group gives them: monthly groups meet once a month, and seasonal leagues only in season. Times change, so check the group's own site before you go. Something wrong, or a group we're missing? Post in Friends & Community. Nobody pays to be listed.

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