Do you wonder whats the big deal with pronouns? Do you want to create an inclusive school, community or work environment?
Join TransVisible Montana for a workshop & practice on inclusive language & best practices in being an ally for transgender, non binary & two spirit people.
Join all your friends from across the state as we gather in Helena at the Lewis & Clark, pick up our swag and our Gay Agendas™ and smile, hug, and laugh together before we hit the grooves and party the weekend away! We’ll be on the patio with all the rainbows, and it’s a nice place to start out.
Join us for a night of of naughty fun during Big Sky Pride right here in Helena! Let your dirty mind run wild for this filthy event. We will have a variety of potty mouth silk screens and designs available or we can help you make your own design a reality. We will provide snacks for all. This event is for adults and mature teens with a parent.
All Attendees Must Be Registered
Join us for The Mister Sisters Present: Game of Crowns!
Kick off your PRIDE weekend celebration with this parody show loosely based on a popular tv show you may or may not be familiar with, the Queens of Bitcheros are plotting to make their final move to be the ONE TRUE ruler of all the realms. Who will emerge victorious and who will meet a bitter end?
When: Friday, June 21st 7:30-9pm
Where: The Mryna Loy Theatre in Helena
TIckets: TheMisterSisters.com
Once again, you’ll got the squeakiest clean of any party, right at the Rialto! Join all your friends as you slip, slide and enjoy, with drink specials and the hottest DJ in town!
For those who need a work out before the events, the Montana Club will be joining us up Mount Helena with breakfasts and beverages, and a chance to start the biggest day of Pride off on top of the world!
The trail is located south of downtown Helena. Drive south on Park Avenue until you see the sign for Mount Helena City Park and Reeders Village. Drive up through the subdivision on Readers Village Drive to the dirt parking lot.
Join Murry's Cafe for breakfast on Saturday and Sunday to get ready for a massive day of Big Sky Pride! With proceeds from the sale of each waffle going to support the QSA's at both CHS and HHS, you'll be getting great food and supporting our youth! WIN-WIN!
Join St. Paul's United Methodist Church and the Montana Interfaith Network for LGBTQ+ centered and celebrated worship! Honor our diverse, unique, and God-given identities and orientations in song, word, and ritual interweaving many faith traditions.
There will be a coffee and treats prior to the worship service. All are welcome!
Worship begins at 9:00 AM in the St. Paul's sanctuary. Rev. Laura Folkwein, Small Group Ministries Coordinator from University Congregational Church of Missoula, will be preaching.
An interfaith teach-in will follow beginning around 9:45 AM offering perspectives on religious texts and allyship from Rabbi Ed Stafman of Bozeman and other religious leaders.
Treble-voiced singers are welcome to join a pick-up choir led by Helena's own Judy Fjell, gathering in the St. Paul's choir room at 8:30 before the start of the service!
IT’S TIME TO STRUT YOUR STUFF! This year we’ll be lining up on Helena Ave, just north of 11th, and we’ll be getting ready to go starting at 10 am. Please remember to follow all the rules and regs for the parade, and have fun!
On June 22nd, stop in at the Big Dipper and get free Rainbow Sprinkles on any ice cream because everyone deserves a little bit more happiness & joy in their life! Happy Pride!!
Blackfoot opens at 11 and is open to all! Enjoy friends and fun and hanging at one of the most popular spots in town!
Join nearly four-thousand of your best friends as we color the Queen City with every color in the rainbow! This will be the biggest, glitteriest, most fabulous strut down a town that’s been seen west of the Mississippi, and you definitely want to join in! Be sure to get to the staging area early, and if you’re in a group or representing an organization, please be sure to register in advance, online!
At the end of the parade is Anchor Park, where we'll take a quick moment to hear from the leaders of our community as we showcase all we've accomplished leading to now, and speak to what's next! Kicking off with our Grand Marshall Kelli Twoteeth, and including Lt. Governor Mike Cooney, Mayor Wilmot Collins, Representative Kim Abbott, Senator Bryce Bennet, and many others.
The Pride Festival includes vendors and information from businesses and groups that are working to improve life for our community. We encourage you to check them out, from finding out about Health Care issues with Aging to getting tested for STIs, to good food, colorful swag, and other surprises.
And the rally will only last 1 hour (we promise) and the festival is up until 5pm.
The lovely folks at Stonetree are once again opening their doors to everyone coming to Helena for Big Sky Pride so you can get your climb on in one of the greatest places in town! Simply show up and show your pride! Buy one day pass at full price and get one for free!
This is a family-friendly event and everyone is welcome to climb!
Attention Pokémon Go Trainers!
Join the Pokémon Go Helena (MT) community following the parade for a meetup at the Lewis and Clark Library on June 22, 2019 at 1:00PM!
Come meet your fellow Trainers, share your coolest catches, and maybe participate in a trade or two (or three!).
Light snacks and refreshments will be provided, as well as a unique Special Event Badge for meetup participants!
You can also come prove that you have what it takes to be the very best at the Rainbow Cup Tournament! Entry is free and open to everyone. The tournament winner will be awarded a Grand Prize of $25 in Pokécoins (and bragging rights for a full year) as well as $10 rewards for both 2nd and 3rd place winners!
Please see the links below for questions and additional information:
* Pokémon Go Helena (MT) Discord:
https://discord.gg/5U4CEU8
* Rainbow Cup Tournament Registration (Free!):
https://silph.gg/t/yxgz/pokemon-go-helena-mt-rainbow-cup
Join Candidate for Secretary of State, Sen. Bryce Bennett for a meet and greet at Ten Mile Creek Brewing on June 22nd as part of the Big Sky Pride 2019 celebrations!
Bryce was the first openly gay man to be elected to the Montana Legislature in 2010 and is now running to be the first openly LGBTQ person elected statewide! With you help we can do it!
Have some light snacks, grab a beer, and hear about Bryce's plan to make our democracy accountable to the people of Montana - not the dark money and out of state special interests.
Cant attend? Support the campaign here: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bennettmt
Bring your little ones to the park and after the rally they can decorate their own t-shirt in rainbows of their own design! We'll have supplies, including t-shirts, but you are welcome to bring your own so that you know it fits!
Drag Queen Story Hour (Big Sky Pride Edition) will take place on Saturday, June 22nd at 2:00 pm at Montana Book Company!
The hour will include three inclusive children’s stories read by your favorite queens, a dance/movement activity, and the chance to decorate your own crown/wand.
Admission is FREE, but space is limited!
https://www.dragqueenstoryhour.org
https://www.radarproductions.org/
http://www.michelletea.com/
Have you ever played Noodleball? Yes? Great!
No? Also great! Because we have the greatest doodlers around and they are willing to teach, and you should be willing to play! It all goes down in Pioneer Park after the rally, surrounded by other events, it'll be tons of fun. Equipment provided, but wear comfortable shoes and athletic outfits, and be prepared to maybe get a grass stain or three!
Join us for a QTPOC Pride Social on the 3rd floor of the Montana Club!
QTPOC Pride Social is a place for all LGBTQ+ BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) to intentionally hold space and create community. Join us for drinks, snacks, and socializing in a QTPOC dominant space.
A note for white folx:
Thank you for your allyship and support. We love celebrating Pride alongside you. And we ask that you NOT attend the QTPOC Pride Social. Please value and protect this space for BIPOC. It is not just a kind thing to do, it is crucial to supporting the resistance of oppression. For more on this, please read: https://arrow-journal.org/why-people-of-color-need-spaces-without-white-people/
The 7th Annual Brews & Bears party is open to everyone and a chance to chill and relax with all your snuggliest friends! The Montana Bears t-shirt for 2019 is up and ready, and anyone wearing a bear shirt gets a free raffle ticket.
Yes, that's right, we have prizes! You can buy your tickets at the party, and you must be present to win! The Brews & Bears is open to everyone.
Want the shirt now? You can get it at Ajaxx63:
http://www.ajaxx63.com/rf32-montana-bears-mil.html
Join us at the Montana Book Co. and find out where our other chapters are around the state, because trust, there's far more of us than you realize.
This event for everyone with a focus on youth, coming out, being you, being awesome, and being true to yourself. Please stop in and sign up and find out where our chapters are, how you can be involved, and all the other amazing things that our community has for you!
Join Hexx Shadow and the gang as they throw the biggest drag show this side of the planet! Weather permitting, we won’t be in a parking garage this year! More to come!
After the Reign of Shadows Drag Show march on up to the J bar and get inncolulated with great sounds and festive beverages from the sassiest bartenders in town! 21+ with valid ID
After the Reign of Shadows, you know there's going to be an aftermath! And the best place will be right next to you, as the Rialto hosts a 18+ party (21+ to drink) to finish out the biggest night of Pride.
Big Sky Pride 2019 and The Jesters Bar Present: We're Here, We're Queer Dance Party! This is our second year partnering with such an amazing organization! On June 21st get your party boots and your dance pants on for this event! Music by DJ Echo Graham and Chaddabox.
10pm/Free/21 plus with valid ID!
Join Murry's Cafe for breakfast on Saturday and Sunday to get ready for a massive day of Big Sky Pride! With proceeds from the sale of each waffle going to support the QSA's at both CHS and HHS, you'll be getting great food and supporting our youth! WIN-WIN!
After a long weekend of celebrating with several thousand of your nearest and dearest, it’s time to take a moment, have some breakfast, maybe one last mimosa (or five) and settle down to face the world. Yes, tomorrow we’re back at the grind, but we’ll be refreshed and ready to take it all on!
As Pride week winds down, one last chance to sit with your friends and chat about all the plans we have going forward and remind several of us some of the things we've did while slightly less than with it. 🤪
A casual gathering with some great drinks on a fun patio. A great way to end the week.
Presented by Headframe Spirits, and featuring the comics from the Perfectly Queer Again Comedy Show, it's time for a bit of booze and a bit of fun, and you should definitely not bring your kids. Because sometimes the humor is just for adults.
Grab your friends, your sense of adventure, and your funny bones because it's time to get a little rowdy and a bit weird.
Headframe Spirits will be there, with some swag, some tastes, and the recipes for the dirty girls, so you can get your swerve on while listening to comedians tell you how their living their best lives.
Tickets are just $5 at the door, and the show may start a bit earlier or a bit later depending on how things shake out at the earlier show, and how long it takes to walk to the Rath from the Holter. Especially with that Stop for Shots!
After the Perfectly Queer Again Comedy Show, join the comics as they step out and wander down Lawrence Street the block-point-five to The Gold & Western Bar where some delightful shot specials will happen, and then we'll all wander on up the three blocks to the Rathskeller for the Dirty Jokes & Dirty Girls comedy show. This will put us all right in the right mood!
Join the funniest folks in our community for a night of Family-friendly comedy as we tell of our lives, our loves, and our livers. Starring Sarah Aswell, Charley Macorn, Reese Dowdy and a whole gaggle of funny folks, and hosted by Kev Hamm. This is the queer show you want to bring the entire family to!
This week Mister Sisters Lexi & Virgo join Taproom Trivia Titans Gregory & Justin for a night of trivia with a bit more flair! What will you see? Maybe a number. Maybe some glitter. Maybe some magic. And certainly the gayest night of trivia in town! Bring your brains, grab a beer, and enjoy the night! And Big Sky Pride will be bringing some extra prizes, too!
Bex brews up the glitteriest beer in town to kick off the celebrations. We’ll have pins, stickers, hats, hoodies, and a bunch Gay Agendas™ ready to meet you if you’re coming in early!
All humans struggle to find congruence in their daily existence. This search for congruence has been even more pronounced for these four transgender Montanans. In this insightful short documentary, Transitive Property spotlights the lives of a mechanical engineer, an MSU student, an attorney, and a CGI artist as they seek to educate others toward a more accepting community.
Film will be screened at the Holter Museum to help kick off Pride Week. Food and drinks will be served and a panel discussion with the interviewees and crew will follow.
Sponsored by Imperial Court of the State of Montana and BridgerCare. Presented by Jack Rackham (Mr. Gay Big Sky 2018) and produced by Broadside Productions.
It's Pride Month! Join us on Saturday the 8th for a special Drink It Like You Mean It to support Big Sky Pride!
Representatives will be in the Tasting Room from 4-6pm with lots of goodies. They are gearing up for Big Sky Pride 2019 on June 19th - 23rd. Be sure to check out their page for all the event details.
We'll have all our Pride swag out as well so everyone can be decked out in style. Come join us in celebrating diversity!
