We’ve hosted a lot of events over the years in a lot of locations, and that’s intentional because part of our mission is to build programming that meets our community where they are. We received feedback that our East Coast fam was really missing the foxy community without Trad Fest in northeast; and so we are excited to bring the Flash Foxy Mini Fest to New Paltz, NY (aka The Gunks) in partnership with Rise Outside, a local non-profit guide service!

Mini Fests are designed to be smaller and more intimate than our flagship Flash Foxy Climbing Festival. The Flash Foxy Mini Fest in the Gunks will have a limit of 100 tickets for sale. This scale allows for more opportunities for intimate connection and community building, more opportunities for learning and sharing with and from one another, and finding ways to be able to bring our full selves to climbing and the outdoors. There will be opportunities for guided and independent climbing along with workshops, panels, and discussion groups. Our hope is that Flash Foxy Mini Fest will provide a welcoming space for women and genderqueer climbers to gather while building skills both for climbing and community resiliency.

Mini Fest is a 3-day event, starting on Friday morning and going until Sunday evening. All clinics, workshops, presentations, and discussions will be led by women and genderqueer folks.

Stay tuned for more details coming spring 2026!