A Caribbean-themed Festival

To Find a Cure for Cancer

July 25 2026

AON Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier

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Until Goombay

The Event

Chicago's Largest and Most Joyful Cancer Fundraiser

Flip flops. Fireworks. Goombay Smashes. Live entertainment. And most importantly, a community coming together to funding breakthrough cancer research at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University.

Each year, more than 1,200 guests gather at Navy Pier's Aon Ballroom for an unforgettable evening powered by what we call the Goombay Spirit.

Special Guests

Celebrity Guest

Celebrity Guest

Gary Sinise

Honorary Chair

Honorary Chair

Laura Orrico

Guiding Light Award

Guiding Light Award

Become a Sponsor

Support the H Foundation’s mission! As an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, The H Foundation receives 100% of our funding from generous businesses, families, and individuals.

Each sponsorship includes exposure to over 12,000 households and corporations pre-event, as well as 1,000 event attendees.

Purchase

Get your event tickets, tickets for our exciting event raffle, shuttle bus tickets from two different locations to the event, and more.

You can also purchase memorial palms in honor of your loved ones who were impacted by cancer These palms will be displayed at the Goombay Bash.

Donate

Support the event and the fight against cancer by donating auction packages, auction items, or bottles for our Community Wine Cellar, or by donating directly to the H Foundation.

You can also donate your time as a Goombay Bash volunteer, to help us make the event a success.

About Goombay

The Goombay Bash is organized by the H Foundation, a not-for-profit group of people united by the common goal to make a difference in the fight against cancer.

Since its inception in 2001, the H Foundation has raised over $13 million in to fund basic science cancer research.

Cancer is Personal to us. is it Personal to You?

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