Backcountry Film Festival screening set at Laramie’s Gryphon Theatre Feb. 27

The Backcountry Film Festival will screen at the Gryphon Theatre in Laramie on Friday, Feb. 27, bringing a slate of outdoor and adventure films, a raffle with prizes and local nonprofit booths. Organizers say doors open at 6:30 p.m. and films begin at 7:30 p.m., and multiple event listings describe the screening as free to attend.

The program is billed as a celebration of human-powered adventure, winter storytelling and public lands advocacy. Hunter Strumlauf of This Is Laramie wrote, "Late February in Laramie can feel like the heart of winter, but it is also a time when people are itching for inspiration and connection." Strumlauf framed the festival as an evening built around community and motivation, adding that "The Backcountry Film Festival is about more than watching stories unfold on a screen. It is about being reminded why we explore, why we care about wild spaces, and why community matters, especially in a place like Laramie."

Alongside the films, organizers and listings highlight a raffle intended to support local outdoor organizations, and local nonprofit groups will be on hand to talk about their work protecting the places Laramie residents use for recreation. One event listing includes beer among the on-site offerings, and a prior screening in 2024 similarly cited beer, raffle prizes and community engagement tied to public lands advocacy.

The Winter Wildlands Alliance is named consistently as a partner across multiple listings. Local host names differ in public notices: one announcement lists Hermes Base Camp as host in partnership with Winter Wildlands Alliance, while a community event listing describes the presentation as brought to the public in partnership with Basecamp Laramie and Winter Wildlands Alliance. A Wyoming Wilderness Association notice from a prior screening on Feb. 22, 2024, described that event as free with a $10 suggested donation and invited the community to "Come help us celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Wyoming Wilderness Act!"

Those variations in host names and admission language appear across the public notices. One promotional fragment from social media includes an incomplete line suggesting a $20 ticket price, which contrasts with listings that describe the Feb. 27 screening as free. For the Feb. 27 event, the specific claims carried in the public notices are doors at 6:30 p.m., films at 7:30 p.m., a free admission description and partnership with Winter Wildlands Alliance; readers should consult the Gryphon Theatre or the event organizers for the final admission policy and on-site details.

For Laramie residents, the festival is a wintertime chance to gather, learn about local conservation efforts, and support community groups through raffle proceeds and engagement. The screening also continues a local pattern of outdoor film nights that link storytelling with public lands advocacy and fundraising for nonprofits. Check with the Gryphon Theatre or listed event partners for the latest on tickets, donations, raffle beneficiaries and concessions before you go.