The 39th Annual Chicago Pride Parade steps off from the corner of Halsted and Belmont at 12 Noon in Boystown, Chicago, the nation's first government-recognized gay village. The parade starts at noon on Halsted Street, proceeds north from Belmont Avenue, passing the Center on Halsted at Waveland; south on Broadway Avenue (at Grace) to Diversey Avenue and east on Diversey Avenue to Cannon Drive. Click Here for the 2008 ChicagoPride.com Online Pride Guide - with the parade route map, parade tips, past parade photos and more! The annual Chicago Pride Parade is Chicago's second-largest parade and one of the nation's largest gay pride parades. Click Here to view the parade line-up. PRIDEChicago is the organizing committee of the Pride Parade.