PRIDE MARKET is a celebration of living out loud, honoring the vibrant, unapologetic history of Queer culture and celebrating the community of those that are building Queer space right here on the South Side.
It is a day of joy that extends beyond just a place to shop.
Incredible LGBTQIA+ owned small businesses will showcase the hustle, creativity, and diversity of Queer entrepreneurs.
L1 will also be partnering with vital local Queer organizations that keep our community supported and grounded.
Come out to dance, shop Queer-owned, and celebrate Black and Brown Queer culture—because Pride on the South Side hits differently--it’s always better when we show up together!
Pride Market Vendors
Refyned Goods: Refyned Goods is a Chicago-based home fragrance brand creating candles and scent experiences designed to feel personal, transportive, and a little indulgent. Founded by Darien Marion-Burton as an extension of Refynery, the brand blends elevated fragrance with storytelling, culture, and mood-driven design. Each candle is hand-poured in small batches using coconut-soy wax and layered fragrance profiles that balance warmth, freshness, sensuality, and nostalgia.
Ava's Beets: Smoothie Pops with a Vibe.
Inspire Natural Goods: Inspire Natural Goods is a Chicago-based home fragrance brand that is redefining self-care by combining natural products and simple meditation. Each of our products is plant-based, non-toxic, and includes a QR code on the packaging that links to our online Guided Meditation Audio Library. Our mission is to make daily self-care approachable and sustainable – inspiring people to practice living well.
Rugs By Kei: These are handmade custom Rugs! Taking well known or simple images and creating a rug that could be put on the floor or hung on a wall as a decoration piece.
Dom's Prints: “I'm Dom, a Black trans printmaker creating relief and risograph prints rooted in the belief that pleasure is our birthright. My work is a celebration of our bodies exactly as they are, hairy and beautiful, as well as a reclamation of our tears, offering a gentle reminder that it's okay to cry.”
CreativeKev: Creative Kev is an small freelance business where I capture moments in time with fun cartoons of various people in different cultures or pop culture references.
BONDED: BONDED by Tori are unique staple jewelry pieces that are more than just jewelry to wear, but rather an experience and guidance for you to create your own world. Each piece, handcrafted with stainless steel, many with gemstones, combines boldness with beauty, inviting you to restyle, remix, and make each piece yours.
The Orange Tent Project: The Orange Tent Project provides immediate, life-saving relief to people experiencing homelessness while helping connect them to long-term resources and stability. We build and distribute insulated tents, provide regular meal distributions, and offer consistent support that helps people access housing, addiction treatment, employment opportunities, mental health services, legal aid, and other critical resources. Our goal is to bridge the gap for neighbors who have fallen through the cracks of traditional systems by showing up reliably and building trust over time.
To help fund this mission, we also sell plants and plant-related products, with proceeds directly supporting our outreach programs, shelter-building efforts, and community services. Every purchase helps us continue providing compassionate, practical assistance to those who need it most.
Featured Organization:
AIDS Healthcare Foundation/Calor: Cutting edge medicine and advocy regardless of ability to pay
Music By:
Duane Powell: Duane Powell is a legendary Chicago-based DJ, promoter, tastemaker, and music historian with a career spanning over four decades. Immersed in the city’s 1970s soul scene, he began promoting house music events in 1985. During a 12-year tenure at Dr. Wax Records, he solidified his reputation as a premier tastemaker, helping break major artists like Jill Scott and Ledisi.
Powell launched the SOUNDROTATION brand in 1999 to champion underground soul and later created the Rear View Mirror Sessions lecture series. Named Chicago’s Best House Music DJ by the Chicago Reader in 2019, he has held major residencies, performed for Boiler Room TV, and serves on the Frankie Knuckles Foundation board. He also curates "Sunday Service," a spiritual musical gathering that was featured at the 2023 Smithsonian Folklife Festival.