Pride Day & Drag Show – Ascent Studio

3rd Annual Pride Day & Drag Show

Join us for year 3 of Pride at Ascent! We have an epic day planned full of events, vendors, a drag show, Ascent pride merch on sale and more. All day long our day passes will be $10, which gets your full access to the event to come and go as you please all day long. If you are an Ascent member, Pride Day is FREE prior to the drag show!

The Drag Show is ticketed separately at $12 for advance tickets, and $15 for day-of tickets. Members and non-members have the same pricing for the drag show. You can also sign up for our Pride Climb meetup in advance below! Free for members, or $10 for non-members. This will also get you access to our Pride event all day long!

This Year's Partner Organization

This year, we are proud to be supporting SPLASH Youth of Northern Colorado during our Pride Day! SPLASH supports LGBTQIA+ youth and their families to enrich and affirm their identities by creating positive social experiences, advocating for their rights, and building communities of belongingness so that young people can thrive. All raffle ticket sales, drink ticket sales, day pass sales, and Ascent Pride merch profits are being donated to support the work they do in our community.

Pride Schedule

8 -10:30 AM | Free waffles (vegan & gluten-free available) & free coffee

9 AM | Queer+ Bikes meetup

9:30 AM | Queer+ Bikes group ride (20 miles, 2ish hour ride)

12 PM | Food Trucks Arrive: Beautiful Life Bowls & Brazi Eats

1 PM | Vendor village starts

4 PM | Pride Climb meetup

5 PM | Alcohol service and sale starts with Odell Brewing Company

6 PM | Guest Speaker Aubrey Runyon: Grief and Trauma in the Outdoors

8 PM | Drag Show hosted by Krisa Gonna, raffle during intermission

Feature Events

Group Ride with Queer+ Bikes at 9:30 AM

Join Queer+ Bikes in the morning for a no-drop, mixed-surface group bike ride! The group will meet at the gym for some free waffles, coffee, and hangs at 9 AM, and take off for the ride around 9:30 AM! You can expect a chill pace for all ability levels, and a great time socializing with other queer and queer-adjacent cyclists! See the route here!

Queer+ Bikes is a queer-centered group run by B (he/him or they/them) and Lauren (she/her), welcoming queer & queer adjacent folks who are committed to upholding safe space. They welcome all bodies, experiences, and genders on bikes! They strive to omit barriers to cycling and want to create truly inclusive group rides. They value creating community just as much as they love riding bikes.

Grief & Trauma in the Outdoors: Talk and Q&A with Aubrey Runyon at 6 PM

We are excited to have professional climber Aubrey Runyon coming to share her story with us this Pride Day. Aubrey Runyon (she/her) is an AMGA rock guide, professional climber of over 20 years, and certified choss champion. She feels most at home in the sandstone cliffs of Eldorado Canyon and in all-you-can-eat sushi restaurants. Her favorite part of climbing is sharing her skills, joy, and adventures with others.

Drag Show Performer Lineup

Vendor Village, Food, & Drinks

We have a great queer vendor village lined up for Pride Day! Please come check out the work of these local groups and businesses: