YippieFest 2024
August 23-25
Chopin Theatre
1543 W Division St
Chicago
August's 3-day theater festival returns for our 6th in-person year. Our host will be Chopin Theatre in Chicago. There's a wide variety of back-to-back shows over three days starting Friday night at 7PM with the opening ceremony and concluding Sunday night with the closing ceremony. Day passes are $20 and allow you to come and go all day
All proceeds benefit local charities, last year we rasied $1,800. This year we can exceed that.
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$600 was donated to Howard Brown Health
Rooted in LGBTQ+ liberation, Howard Brown Health provides affirming healthcare and mobilizes for social justice. We are agents of change for individual wellbeing and community empowerment. -
$600 was donated to Brave Space Alliance
Brave Space Alliance is the first Black-led, trans-led LGBTQ+ Center located on the South Side of Chicago, dedicated to creating and providing affirming, culturally competent, for-us by-us resources, programming, and services for LGBTQ+ individuals on the South and West sides of the city. We strive to empower, embolden, and educate each other through mutual aid, knowledge-sharing, and the creation of community-sourced resources as we build toward the liberation of all oppressed peoples. -
$600 was donated to Ravenswood Community Services
Ravenswood Community Services (RCS) provides meals, groceries, basic health services, and life-skills education to neighbors in need in the Uptown and Ravenswood communities on the north side of Chicago.