Schedule of Festivities

Monday January 5, 2026

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

  • Beginner friendly, makeup supplies provided

  • registration required - register now

• 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.

  • FREE Training Materials

• 4:30p-6p - Free - Drag Story Hour & Crafts

  • It’s just what it sounds like—drag artists using the art of storytelling to read books aloud. Drag Story Hour celebrates imagination, and self-expression. Through glamorous, playful, and proudly queer role models, it creates joyful spaces that reflect the diversity of the world we live in.

  • Supplies provided for structured craft activity

  • Town Center, location provided to registered attendees

  • Family friendly and suitable for all ages

  • registration required, register now

• 6p-8p - Free - Ski/Snowboarding Tuning Workshop

  • Registration required, register now

  • 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

• 4:30-5:30p - $ - Apres Ski Yoga Class

  • Santosha, registration required

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

  • Social crafting at Cowboy Coffee

Thursday January 8, 2026

• 9a - $ - Rise & Shine Aerial Somatic Yoga

  • Santosha, registration required

• 10am - Free - Cross Country Group Lesson

  • @ Big Sky Nordic Center

  • registration required - register now

• 2p - 4p - 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.

  • Group lesson participants will skate over to join this group

• 7p - 9p - Free/Donation - No Man’s Land Film Festival Fundraiser

  • All ages - Family friendly

  • Get tickets/make a donation

  • Warren Miller Performing Arts Center

  • Featuring underrepresented folks in the outdoors

  • Nonprofit tabling fair

  • Exclusive luxe silent auction 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

• 11a - 3p - Free - DJ Dance Party w/ DJ Griffin Maxwell Brooks & DJ Swampmoose

  • Swampmoose set 11-1p, Griffin Maxwell Brooks set 1p-3p

  • One&Only Patio, The Landing

    • A great place for an upscale lunch or drink with stunning views of Lone Peak!

  • Ride the One&Only Gondola from the Madison Base Area

• 3p-6p - Free - Resort’s weekly Après in the Plaza w/ DJ

  • @ Umbrella Bar in Main Base area

  • Bring your Pride gear!

  • Not an official pride event

• 5p-6:30p - Free - Kink 101 Class

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

  • Come get an intro to Kink hosted by Handler Bruizer with Missoula based nonprofit, Boundless Gatherings. 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

  • registration required, register now

  • Focused on new and beginner/early intermediate skiers.

  • Discounted lift tickets & rentals available. If financial assistance is needed please contact taylor@bigskyout.org

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

• 12n-2p - $ - Pride Lunch Groups

  • Westward Social in the main base area.

  • Ask for the pride group, you’ll see tables with pride flags

  • Make new friends!

• 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!)

  • Recommended being there by 2:15p

• 3p-5p - 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.Attendees gets an exclusive 10% off in store merchandise during the event.

Sunday January 11, 2026

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

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

  • 18+ show

  • 2 performances (different performances at each show, come see both!)

    • 5pm & 8pm, shows 1.5 hours

      • Early 5pm show tickets - Few tickets left

      • Late 8pm show tickets - SOLD OUT

    • Sushi dinner/snacks + drinks available for purchase