Save the Date: 10th Annual Haunted Peaks Festival takes over Town Center – October 30 – November 1
10th Annual Haunted Peaks Festival
October 30 – November 1, 2026 | Big Sky, Montana
A Decade of Halloween in the Mountains
The Haunted Peaks Festival is turning 10!
For ten years, the Big Sky community has come together to celebrate Halloween with costumes, music, family activities, spooky adventures, and plenty of mountain-town fun. This year, we’re celebrating a decade of Haunted Peaks with a full weekend of events for all ages.
From the annual Costume Climb and Community Trunk or Treat on Friday, to a Halloween Fun Run, Costume Parade, Block Party, and Haunted House on Saturday, the weekend wraps up Sunday with a beautiful community celebration of Día de Muertos.
Whether you’re looking for family-friendly fun, a little friendly fright, live music, a costume contest, or simply a great excuse to celebrate with friends and neighbors, there’s something waiting for you at the 10th Annual Haunted Peaks Festival.
Gather your crew, grab your costumes, and join us October 30 – November 1 for three unforgettable days of Halloween in Big Sky!
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30
Kick Off the Weekend
Costume Climb
After school – 5:00 PM | BASE
Start the Haunted Peaks weekend with a little climbing and a lot of Halloween spirit!
Join your friends at BASE for the annual Costume Climb. Come dressed in your spookiest, silliest, or most creative costume and take on the climbing wall. Climbers brave enough to reach the top will be rewarded with prizes and candy!
The Costume Climb begins right after school and runs until 5:00 PM.
Come dressed up. Come ready to climb. Come ready for candy!
Community Trunk or Treat
4:00–6:00 PM | Lone Peak Drive
Bring the kids and get ready for an evening of trick-or-treating at MorningStar Learning Center’s Community Trunk or Treat!
Local families and community members will transform their vehicles into creative, spooky, and imaginative trick-or-treat stops along Lone Peak Drive. Kids can collect treats while families vote for their favorite decorations.
The top three trunks will win prizes!
Want to decorate a trunk and join the fun?
Skull & Roses Ball
Friday, October 30 | Tips Up
Featuring Cosmic Possum | $20 in advance
Get dressed up, get a little weird, and hit the dance floor!
The Arts Council of Big Sky presents the Fifth Annual Skull & Roses Ball, featuring live music from Cosmic Possum at Tips Up in the Big Sky Town Center.
A favorite fall tradition, the Skull & Roses Ball brings together costumes, dancing, live music, and plenty of Halloween spirit for a night that’s all about having fun together.
Guests are encouraged to come in costume — whether you’re channeling the Grateful Dead or putting your own spin on Skull & Roses style. Costume prizes will be awarded in a variety of categories.
Live Music by Cosmic Possum
Based in Park City, Utah, Cosmic Possum brings together veteran musicians from the Utah and Summit County music scene for an evening of cosmic rock & roll. The band’s repertoire spans the career of the Grateful Dead along with other classic tunes, creating an energetic, improvisational experience built for the dance floor.
Tickets are $20 in advance.
Proceeds benefit the Arts Council of Big Sky and its mission to enrich the community through artistic experiences.
Tickets & information: bigskyarts.org
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31
Halloween Takes Over Big Sky
Saturday is the heart of the Haunted Peaks weekend, with running, costumes, live music, food, family activities, and some serious scares.
Haunted Halloween Fun Run + Block Party
10:30 AM – 5:00 PM | Big Sky Town Center
Put on your favorite costume and get ready to run, play, dance, eat, and celebrate!
The Haunted Run 5K and Kids Fun Run & Costume Parade are hosted by Moving Mountains in support of Morningstar Learning Center.
After the races, stick around for a Halloween Block Party hosted by Beehive Basin Brewery and Moving Mountains, featuring live music and food trucks.
Event Schedule
10:30–11:30 AM
Packet Pick-Up & Registration at Moving Mountains
11:30 AM
Beehive Basin Brewery opens
Live music and food trucks begin
12:00 PM
Haunted Run 5K Start
1:00 PM
5K Awards & Costume Contest at Beehive Basin Brewery
1:00–1:35 PM
Kids Fun Run Packet Pick-Up & Registration
1:45 PM
Kids Fun Run & Costume Parade
Haunted Run 5K
Rock your favorite costume and take on a 5K filled with Halloween-themed challenges. The paved course winds through Grey Drake and Town Center.
Registration: $30
Registration includes:
- Haunted Run swag tote bag
- One beverage from Beehive Basin Brewery
- One raffle ticket for the Community Prize Basket
Additional raffle tickets are available for $5 each or 5 for $20. All raffle proceeds benefit Morningstar Learning Center.
Kids Fun Run & Costume Parade
The Kids Fun Run and Costume Parade is open to children 12 and under.
The route begins at Moving Mountains, heads down Town Center Avenue through festive obstacles, and finishes at the Visit Big Sky building, where a Haunted House awaits.
Parents and siblings are encouraged to join the fun by walking or running alongside the little ones!
Registration: $20
Registration includes:
- Haunted Run swag tote bag
- Token for entry to the Haunted House at the Visit Big Sky building
- Entry into the Moving Mountains Costume Contest
Additional Kids Fun Run registration will be available from 1:00–1:35 PM.
Questions?
amy@movingmountainsmt.com
Haunted Peaks Haunted House
2:00–8:00 PM | Big Sky Visitor Center
Step into the shadows of the Old West… if you dare.
Visit Big Sky invites you to experience the Haunted Peaks Haunted House, where the Old West gets a whole lot darker.
Wander through a ghost town filled with haunted outlaws, spooky surprises, and plenty of scares around every corner. Choose your scare level at the door, saddle up, and enter if you dare!
Admission: $5 per person
Unlimited Scares: $20 for unlimited visits within one hour
Children 6 & under: FREE
All proceeds benefit Discovery Academy.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Celebrate Día de Muertos
Día de Muertos Celebration
12:00–7:00 PM | Big Sky Center for the Arts
Bring the Haunted Peaks weekend to a meaningful close with a community celebration of Día de Muertos, a Mexican holiday honoring and remembering loved ones who have passed.
Through art, storytelling, remembrance, music, food, and the Parade of Catrinas, this celebration creates space for our community to come together, remember those we’ve lost, and celebrate the people and traditions that connect us.
The community altar, or ofrenda, opens at noon. Guests are invited to bring a photo, favorite food, or flowers to honor a loved one and add to the community altar.
Celebration Schedule
12:00–2:00 PM
Ofrenda-Making & Family Activities
2:00–4:00 PM
Calaveras Literarias, Storytelling & Remembrance Circle
4:00 PM
Interpretive Performance & Presentation
followed by the Parade of Catrinas
Bring your Catrina from the October workshop, or come dressed as a Catrina and join the parade!
5:00–7:00 PM
Fiesta with Food, Dancing & Music by DJ QueenE