Mountain Pride 2025 is taking the lessons from previous years and giving Revelstoke some extra time to celebrate the 2SLGBTQ+ community throughout outdoor recreation spaces. With the Mountain Academy now hosted Saturday, June 28 and the Queer Village hosted Sunday, June 29, participants will have a bit more time to enjoy all that Open Mountains is hosting this year.
“We heard from people who wanted to be at the academy but also at the village and they were feeling stressed trying to get to everything,” Laurie Villeton, Open Mountains event manager told Revelstoke Mountaineer.
The Mountain Academy is a collection of courses this year featuring mountain biking, rock climbing, hiking and paddleboarding that helps introduce marginalized communities to the outdoor sports and gives an accessible chance to try things out. Registration through Open Mountains will launch closer to the academy date through their website.
This year the Queer Village will include arts and craft stations, local vendors, live music, activities in the skate park and more from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mountain Pride is also still working to finalize some evening activities to keep the celebration going past the closing of the Queer Village.
Mountain Pride 2025 and Arts Revelstoke are partnering together for a June launch of REVY.Live Outside with Caylie G, a queer pop-roots artist and singer-songwriter from Edmonton opening the summer series of free outdoor concerts. The show will take place at Grizzly Plaza and Mountain Academy attendees can head to the concert together after their event has wrapped.
Partnerships with local organizations, building the event for multiple days and a growing list of vendors for the Queer Village all show the support Mountain Pride 2025 has and its importance in the community, Villeton said.
“It’s super important to be out there, to show that we’re here and that inclusivity is very important. Especially in mountain sports and in mountain towns.”
Follow Open Mountains Project on their social media to keep up to date for more Mountain Pride 2025 information and other events hosted throughout the year. Mountain Pride takes place Saturday, June 28 at various locations and Sunday, June 29 at Kovach Park.
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