HiBearNation 30 – Return to the Den

🗓 Thursday, January 21st – Sunday, January 24th, 2027
📍 St. Louis, Missouri

🐻 Come Home to the Den!

Join the Show Me Bears for a very special milestone as HiBearNation celebrates its 30th anniversary!

Thirty years. One den. One family.

HiBearNation returns to St. Louis for four days of friendship, fellowship, fundraising, chosen family, and plenty of bear camaraderie. HiBearNation 30: Return to the Den celebrates three decades of bringing together bears, cubs, otters, admirers, friends, and members of the greater LGBTQ+ community from St. Louis and beyond.

🐾 HiBearNation 30 Weekend

The HBN30 Run Pass provides full-weekend access from Thursday through Sunday, including daytime, evening, and after-hours programming throughout the anniversary celebration.

Attendees can also look forward to the HiBearNation Vendor Mart, featuring artists, makers, retailers, community organizations, and independent businesses connecting with members of the bear community throughout the weekend.

Additional programming and a complete schedule of events will be available from HiBearNation.

🎟️ Registration

HBN30 Run Pass — $185

The full Run Pass includes:

• Full weekend access Thursday through Sunday
• Daytime, evening, and after-hours programming
• The complete Return to the Den anniversary experience

After Hours Pass — $30
Provides single-night access to either the Friday or Saturday after-hours event.

After Hours 2-Day Pass — $50
Includes access to both Friday and Saturday after-hours events.

⚠️ If you’re staying at the host hotel, purchase your Run Pass before booking your room to receive the hotel discount code.

🏨 Host Hotel

HiBearNation 30 will once again have a Host Den in downtown St. Louis.

Attendees planning to stay for the weekend should purchase their HiBearNation Run Pass first to receive access to the special hotel discount code.

About HiBearNation & Show Me Bears

HiBearNation 30 celebrates thirty years of community.

Show Me Bears is St. Louis’ bear community organization, founded in 1993 by Mike Royal and Rich Mergen. What began as a small gathering at the Outpost grew into one of the Midwest’s most recognized and beloved bear clubs.

Over the years, Show Me Bears has called several St. Louis establishments home. Following the closing of JJ’s Clubhouse, the organization found a welcoming home at Keyper’s Piano Bar while searching for a permanent location.

Today, Show Me Bears is proudly headquartered at Bar PM, continuing a tradition of community, friendship, fellowship, fundraising, and chosen family.

HiBearNation 30 honors the founders who started it, the members who kept the tradition alive, and every bear who has been part of the HiBearNation family over the past three decades.

🐻 Thirty Years • One Den • One Family