The 21 st annual Backcountry Film Festival returns to Billings on February 1, 2026 at Art
House Cinema & Pub, bringing a celebration of human-powered adventure, winter
storytelling, and public lands advocacy to our local community.

Hosted by the Eastern Wildlands Chapter of Wild Montana, in partnership with Winter
Wildlands Alliance – the national nonprofit dedicated to protecting America’s wild
snowscapes – the Backcountry Film Festival is part of a 100+ city international tour
celebrating the spirit of human-powered adventure through stories that connect us to
wild places, to each other, and to the movement to keep winter wild.

This year’s screening in Billings will feature more than just films. Come early or stay late
and enjoy a cold beverage or delicious food from Art House Pub. Some lucky attendees
will win raffle prizes donated by local businesses. Ticket proceeds from this screening
directly support Wild Montana’s Eastern Wildlands Chapter.

We will have two shows this year, at 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM. Doors open a half hour
earlier for both shows. We hope you will join us for this year’s curated collection of films
that celebrate winter adventure and the fight to protect the places we love.