12/03/2025
🌈☃️Announcing Thunder Bay’s Newest & Most Colourful Winter Celebration – The Frost Festival!
The Rainbow Collective is thrilled to officially announce Thunder Bay’s newest — and most colourful — winter celebration: the Frost Festival, taking place February 22 to March 1, 2026.
Where Pride Meets the Northern Lights, the Frost Festival is a vibrant, inclusive, week-long celebration designed to brighten the long northern winter and bring our community together for creativity, connection, and joy. Born from the desire to fill a long-standing gap in winter programming, the festival showcases the spirit, resilience, and brilliance of Thunder Bay’s 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, allies, families, and neighbours.
What to Expect☃️🌈❄️
Throughout the week, the Frost Festival will feature a wide range of fun, family-friendly, and community-focused events, including:
❄️ Sleigh Rides at Gammondale Farm
⛸ Family Fun Skate
🎤 Open Mic Night
🎶 Music Bingo
💃Divas Trivia Night
🌈 Paint the Snow with Pride Contest featuring easy DIY Snow Colouring Kits
✨ And the marquee event: The Glitter & Ice Ball — featuring KAOS from Canada’s Drag Race, local drag stars, musicians, and a night of community, love, and celebration.
This festival is about belonging, visibility, and creating a joyful space in the heart of winter that reflects the true diversity of our community.
Volunteer and sponsorship opportunities are now available, and we welcome all forms of community support to help make this new festival successful and sustainable for years to come. If you or your organization would like to participate, collaborate, or contribute, we would love to hear from you.
❄️Tickets On Sale❄️
Tickets for the Glitter & Ice Ball go on sale Thursday, November 27 at 9:00 a.m. at:
RainbowCollectiveofThunderBay.com
We look forward to celebrating with you and helping make the inaugural Frost Festival a warm, colourful, and unforgettable addition to Thunder Bay’s winter season.
