Schedule of Festivities

* subject to change

Monday January 5, 2026

• 5pm - Free - Drag Makeup Lessons & Nail Painting

• 8p-10p - Free - Gays on Blades Winter Pride Kickoff Extravaganza

  • All ages - Family friendly

  • Costume Contest w/ Prize, Theme: Flower Power

  • Free Cocoa & Snacks

Tuesday January 6, 2026

• 12n-2p - Free - Community Inclusion & De-escalation Training

  • Food provided

  • Community room at Big Sky Medical Center

  • 12p-1:30p Free and open to all Big Sky Business, focused on helping your business be more inclusive and welcoming to people of all identities.

  • 1:30-2:30p Open to anyone, regardless if volunteering, come learn de-escalation techniques you can use at any event.

• 4p-6p - Free - Drag Story Hour

  • Town Center

• 4p-6p - Free - Ski/Snowboarding Tuning Workshop

  • Come learn to care for your snowboard and skis. Attendees gets an exclusive 10% off in store merchandise during the event.

  • Gallatin Alpine Sports

Wednesday January 7, 2026

• 4:30-5p - $ - Apres Ski Yoga Class

  • Santosha, registration required

• 5:30p-7p - $ - Bring your own Craft Night

  • Social crafting at Cowboy Coffee

Thursday January 8, 2026

• 7:30a - $ - Rise & Shine Yoga

• 10am - Free - Cross Country Group Lesson

  • @ Big Sky Nordic Center

  • registration required

• 12p-2p - Free - Venture Out Project XC Group Ski

  • Registration with Venture Outdoors required (free but donation suggested)

  • Big Sky Trail Network, meeting location provided to registrants.

• 8p-11p - Free/Donation - No Man’s Land Film Festival

  • All ages - Family friendly

  • Warren Miller Performing Arts Center

  • Featuring underrepresented folks in the outdoors

  • Nonprofit tabling fair

  • Exclusive luxe raffle for attendees

Friday January 9, 2026

• 10a - Free - Social Pride Ski Groups

  • Meet at top of Swift current lift, look for pride flags!

    • Ski shack tour visiting hidden structures across the mountain.

    • Group Ski the Loop tour perfect for exploring the whole mountain.

    • Groups will form based on ability level

• 12n - $ - Pride Lunch Groups

• 3p-6p - Free - Après in the Plaza w/ DJ

  • @ Umbrella Bar in Main Base area

  • Bring your Pride gear!

• 4p-6p - Free - Kink 101 Class

  • 18+ event, registration required, location disclosed to participants (near town center)

  • Come get an intro to Kink hosted by Handler Bruiser with Missoula based nonprofit, Boundless Gathering. This event is educational in nature and welcomes kinksters of any experience level. We’ll explore common kinks through the lens of lived experiences.

• 7p-8p - Fundraiser - Wig Snatching Competition

  • All ages - Family friendly. Free to watch.

  • Town Center Plaza (111 Town Center Ave, outside Tres Tacos)

  • $5 per round entry fee

  • Buy Wig or BYOW (Bring Your Own Wig)

    • $5 for long wig

    • $15 for bob wig

• 8p-10p - Free - DJ Dance Party with w/ DJ Jenn+Juice

  • 18+

  • Blindside Burger (47 Town Center Ave, D1)

  • Theme: Wigs & Queer Icons

Saturday January 10, 2026

• 8:00a - Free- Breakfast Club Tailgate

• Meet for an early morning dirtbag tailgate in main skiier parking

• Look for the pride flags!

• Bring a morning snack and treats to share and meet some new friends. We’ll have some breakfast goodies for all who show up! We’ll ride the shuttle together to the base.

• 9:30a - Free- half-day group lesson

  • @ Big Sky Resort

  • Focused on new and beginner/early intermediate skiers.

  • Advanced/expert social ski groups will form outside of lesson

• 12n - $ - Pride Lunch Groups

• 2:30p - Free - Ski Parade w/ Big Pride Flag - Family Friendly!

  • Join us wearing your best pride gear and waving flags as we ski down a 30ftx25ft Pride flag!

  • Down Mr. K (beginner friendly) - meet at the Tram! (look for the pride flags!)

• 3p - Free - Après in the Plaza w/ DJ

  • @ Resort Main Base Area

• 5p-9p - $ - Queer Enchanted Forest Takeover with special guest DJ Matt Suave

  • @ Big Sky Resort - Atop Ramcharger

  • All ages - Family friendly

  • Dress warm, event is outdoors. 1km holiday light walk with live DJ and firepit.

  • $25 Enchanted Forest Ticket required. Contact taylor@bigskyout.org for financial assistance.

Sunday January 11, 2026

• 5p & 8p - $ - Queer Drag/Variety Fundraising Show - Theme: Apocalyphia

  • Doors at 11:30a, Performance starts right at noon.

  • Our wildest and widest type of performances yet! Prepare to be entertained and maybe even turned on!

  • 18+ show

  • Tickets on sale soon! 2 performances (different performances at each show)

    • 5pm & 8pm, shows 1.5 hours

    • Sushi dinner/snacks + drinks available for purchase