Where do you get dinner in Big Sky's lower village on a Wednesday night in the second half of November? There are more options than the quiet parking lots suggest. Some of the most familiar ones are still closed, though, and each is scheduled to come back on its own date.
Visit Big Sky's 2026 Fall Dining Guide lists the closures for Town Center and Meadow Village Center. Read the end dates in order and they fall across the first ten days of December, finishing on December 9. On December 11 the 29th Annual Big Sky Christmas Stroll begins in Meadow Village Center, and on Saturday, December 12, Big Sky Resort's Nordic Center at the golf course plans to open for the season. So by the schedules businesses gave the guide, Stroll weekend is the first weekend this winter with the lower village fully open.
What's Open on a November Weeknight
In September we wrote that Town Center closes for the season in stages. Some places never closed at all, and the fall guide lists a reliable group with regular hours right now.
In Town Center, Beehive Basin Brewery is open every day from noon to 10 p.m., and Roxy's Market every day from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pinky G's Pizzeria serves daily from noon to 8 p.m., and The Rocks Tasting Room daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thai Basil runs Monday through Saturday from noon to 9 p.m. and Sunday until 8. Block 3 serves dinner Tuesday through Saturday from 5 to 9 p.m., and the guide recommends reservations. Caliber Coffee opens at 7 a.m. Monday through Saturday. The Waypoint is listed as closed November 3 through November 10, and its regular schedule is Wednesday through Monday, 5 to 10 p.m.
Meadow Village Center's list is shorter. Country Market is open every day from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Olive B's lists weekday lunch from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. and dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. Hero Snow Coffee pours Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to noon.
Two short closures come up before December. Hero Snow Coffee is closed November 23 through 29, which is Thanksgiving week. Scoops, closed since September 23, is listed as closed through November 27, the day after Thanksgiving.
The Order Things Come Back
December is when the bigger names return. The table below starts each reopening on the first day after the closure listed in the fall dining guide. Each date is the business's planned schedule as of the guide's fall printing, so it is worth calling ahead for any meal you are counting on.
| Date | Day | What changes | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 28 | Saturday | Scoops' listed closure ends | Town Center |
| November 30 | Monday | Hero Snow Coffee returns after Thanksgiving week | Meadow Village Center |
| December 3 | Thursday | Big Sky Noodles' closure, listed since September 27, ends | Town Center |
| December 5 | Saturday | Alberto's closure, listed since October 24, ends | Town Center |
| December 10 | Thursday | Michaelangelo's Ristorante's closure, listed since September 27, ends | Meadow Village Center |
| December 11 | Friday | Christmas Stroll, Meadow Village night | Meadow Village Center |
| December 12 | Saturday | Christmas Stroll at Town Center; Nordic Center opening day | Town Center and the golf course |
| December 13 | Sunday | Christmas Stroll's final day | Across Big Sky |
Michaelangelo's sits closest to the weekend. It has been closed since late September and is scheduled back on Thursday, December 10, the night before Meadow Village's Stroll evening. The guide marks it as a place where reservations are recommended. It also took part in last year's Friday open houses along Meadow Village's Stroll route.
Up the hill, the resort runs on its own calendar. Our Mountain Village early-season post covers that one. The lower village's schedule is set by a handful of independent kitchens, and this year their reopening dates all land in the week before the Stroll.
Stroll Weekend, Friday and Saturday
Big Sky Resort's event page describes this year's Stroll as Friday at Meadow Village Center and Saturday at Big Sky Town Center. It lists the footprint as Town Center, the Nordic Center and Meadow Village. Big Sky Town Center's events page lists the 2026 highlights: the tree lighting ceremony, photos with Santa, illuminated cross-country ski and fat-bike trails and walkways, sleigh or wagon rides, classic holiday films on the big screen at The Waypoint, carolers, music, and fireworks. The Big Sky Community Organization's event listing puts photos with Santa at BASE on Saturday, December 12. Visit Big Sky also carries the December 11 to 13 dates.
The 28th Stroll's schedule shows how the two nights were laid out in 2025, when the event ran December 12 to 14.
Friday 2025, Meadow Village Center:
- The tree lighting at BSOA and Blue Ribbon Builders started at 5 p.m. sharp. Waterbury Works decorated the tree.
- Santa photos were by the fireplace at American Bank from 5:15 to 8 p.m.
- Lone Mountain Ranch wagon rides loaded at BSOA from 5 to 8 p.m.
- The Dickens Carolers and John Zirkle's Caroling Troupe sang around the village, and the Big Sky Chapel held a sing-along from 6:45 to 7:30 p.m.
Saturday 2025, Town Center:
- A pre-party at Beehive Basin Brewery ran from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
- The Big Sky Winter Market at The Wilson ran from 3 to 7 p.m.
- The tree lighting and fireworks at Fire Pit Park were scheduled for 6 p.m., followed by a Pray for Snow party.
- Santa's Holiday Lounge at BASE offered photos and crafts from 6:15 to 8:30 p.m., and wagon rides loaded at Town Center Plaza and Beehive Basin Brewery.
Last year's Friday open houses also included two fundraisers. Shelly Bermont Fine Jewelry ran a Holly Jolly raffle for Wellness in Action, and Big Sky Home Management sold hot cocoa to help Ophir ninth graders pay for a trip to Washington, D.C. On Saturday, Yeti Dogs and The Rocks held raffles for Wellness in Action.
Friday night is centered on the shops and offices around Meadow Village Center, and Saturday moves to the Town Center plaza and Fire Pit Park. That is why the reopening order matters. A Meadow Village Friday with Michaelangelo's open and a Town Center Saturday with Alberto's and Big Sky Noodles back is what the guide's dates set up.
Saturday Morning, the Golf Course Becomes Trail
The Stroll's 2026 listing includes illuminated cross-country ski and fat-bike trails, and the Nordic Center is part of the footprint the resort lists. The trails themselves open that same weekend. Big Sky Resort says its public Golf Course and Nordic Center at 2100 Black Otter Road plans to open December 12, 2026, which is Stroll Saturday, and to close March 14, 2027. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Skiing at Meadow Village takes a Lone Mountain Ranch Nordic ticket. Children 12 and under and skiers 70 and older ski free. Teens and adults can buy tickets online, at Lone Mountain Ranch, or at the Big Sky Golf Course and Nordic Center. The resort says the trails are groomed and tracked for both skate and classic skiing. Current day and season pass prices are on Lone Mountain Ranch's trail pass page, and the ranch's grooming report shows trail conditions. The resort rents classic and skate gear for adults and kids, and rentals can be booked ahead.
The Nordic Center is set to stay open for about thirteen weeks after the Stroll. Last year the Stroll's Sunday listing pointed people to the winter trails run by Big Sky Resort's Nordic Center, Lone Mountain Ranch and BSCO, and to The Nutcracker at 5 p.m. at WMPAC.
On a regular weekday in mid-December, the plan is for Country Market to open at 6:30 a.m., the golf course trails at 9:30, and Michaelangelo's for dinner. Our everyday guide to Meadow Village covers the rest of the routine, from errands to the trails around BASE.
If you're thinking about a place in Big Sky Meadow Village close to the golf course trails and the Stroll route, Julie Blakeley knows the lower village's shoulder seasons and its December reopenings well. Sign up to receive listings in your inbox, and Julie will send Meadow Village homes as they come up this winter.
