Year round, Big Sky Town Center offers a variety of unique special events, family friendly activities and more.
Town Center Events
The 29th Annual Big Sky Christmas Stroll
December 11-13, 2026
There’s lots to celebrate in Big Sky at the annual Christmas Stroll. Highlights of this festive evening include the tree lighting ceremony, photos with Santa, illuminated cross country ski/fat bike trails and walkways, sleigh/wagon rides, classic holiday films on the big screen at The Waypoint, carolers, music, good cheer, fireworks, and more!
Experts Only Big Sky
March 13-14, 2027
John Summit is bringing Experts Only to Big Sky for two unforgettable nights at the Big Sky Events Arena, March 13–14, 2027. This isn’t just another ski weekend. It’s the ONLY Experts Only ski weekender in the U.S. in 2027, marking John Summit’s Montana debut. Don’t miss it!
Register for ticket presale now – https://expertsonly.lnk.to/skiweekenders2027
Big Sky Food & Wine Festival
It’s a simple recipe: good food, good wine, and good company make for life’s most priceless moments. We’re turning that recipe into a new tradition, and we saved you a place at the table. Big Sky Food & Wine Festival is an immersive celebration in Big Sky, Montana, bringing together acclaimed chefs, winemakers, and food lovers for an unforgettable weekend in the mountains. Guests will savor a spectacular schedule of events, from chef-led cooking demonstrations and curated wine tastings to live music, scenic open-air tastings, and unforgettable dining experiences.
Visit the Big Sky Food & Wine Festival website HERE to learn more.
Haunted Peaks Halloween Festival
A three-day Halloween celebration in Big Sky Town Center. This all ages event is filled with traditional holiday activities like the Skull & Roses Ball, Dia De Los Muertos celebration, a costume concert pub crawl, Mini Monster Mash kids party (featuring dance party, costume contest and Pumpkin King & Queen carving competition), featured horror films, Yappy Hour pet and person costume contest, a 5K/10K haunted run, and other great Fall fun.
View the full schedule of events HERE
Lone Peak Film Festival
September 16-19, 2027
Lone Peak Film Festival champions inspiring stories, builds community, offers mentorship, and supports local and Indigenous filmmakers, all to spark positive change and catalyze action.
By offering stories of kindness, perseverance, resilience and positive action in the face of injustice or adverse circumstances, we will create spaces where people can come together and honor the goodness in humanity and build a nurturing community. It will be a counterweight to the relentless negativity of the mass media, offering compelling and well crafted stories that entertain as much as they move and inspire.
Created by filmmakers, the Lone Peak Film Festival is a soul-enriching celebration of film and filmmakers. It is a multi-day festival curated to inspire, uplift, and bring joy to all who take part.
Big Sky Oktoberfest
Founded by local residents in 2023, Big Sky Oktoberfest is a festival where Montana’s spirit meets German tradition! Held every Fall in Town Center, Oktoberfest is a 3-day celebration featuring traditional German food, beer, music, and activities including stein holding contests, cornhole and more! Proceeds for the event benefit youth sports scholarships in Big Sky.
Town Center Farmer’s Market
The Big Sky Summer Farmers Market is held every Wednesday June-August from from 5-8pm at Fire Pit Park, down Town Center Ave. and into the Town Center Plaza at the Town Center. Every year vendors, including local/regional farmers, professional artisans, young artists/entrepreneurs, and community organizations come to Big Sky with a goal of helping to foster and maintain a market that is true to our Big Sky mountain culture.
The Fall Market Fall runs every Wednesday in September at the Town Center Plaza with a focus on the Fall harvest and seasonal supplies by local Big Sky and South West Montanan farmers and artisans. Visit the all-new Big Sky Farmers Market website HERE
Music in the Mountains
For more than a decade, The Arts Council of Big Sky has hosted Music in the Mountains, Montana’s finest free outdoor concert series, featuring the best up-and-coming touring musicians in the country as well as established, well-known artists. Our state-of-the-art venue (Center Stage at Len Hill Park) provides the perfect backdrop for locals and visitors to come together and enjoy incredible live music under the Big Sky. These family-friendly concerts are held every Thursday during the summer months and the series also includes our annual July 4 concert, the Bravo! Big Sky Music Festival, and a free performance from Montana Shakespeare in the Parks!
Wildlands Festival
Produced by Outlaw Partners, the Wildlands Festival takes place at the Big Sky Events Arena in Big Sky, Montana with the iconic Lone Peak as the backdrop. This exciting music event brings people together who have a mutual love for wild and scenic lands, outdoor recreation, parks, trails, and the enjoyment of what makes this part of the world special.
The one day line-up will celebrate the wildlands and incredible spaces that surround us, through music and personal connection.
Other Outlaw produced events include Peak to Sky, Big Sky Art Auction, Big Sky Community Rodeo, and the 8x award-winning Big Sky PBR.
Big Sky Biggie
The Big Sky Biggie is one heck of a mountain bike race in the heart of Big Sky, Montana. Choose from three distances – 60 miles, 30 miles and 15 miles. Starting in Big Sky’s Town Center (Meadow Village) and climbing into the beautifully distracting views from Lone Peak and Buck Ridge, riders will connect on some of the area’s most exhilarating (and challenging) pieces of single-track, double-track, gravel roads and the occasional paved segment. The kids/juniors short track race is also a crowd favorite held the day before the big race. Proceeds benefit the mountain bike trails committee in Big Sky, Montana. Visit bigskybiggie.com/ for more information.