2026 WIG WALK
Hair Today. Hope Tomorrow.
For one glorious afternoon, Downtown Mobile will once again be taken over by towering wigs, questionable fashion choices, and a community ready to show up for LGBTQ+ young people.
Wig Walk returns for its fourth annual strut on Saturday, October 24, and after raising an incredible $46,000 last year, we’re going for something we’ve never done before: Prism United’s first-ever $50,000 fundraiser.
And reaching that milestone matters. Prism is a community-powered organization. We receive no federal funding, which means events like Wig Walk, and the people who show up for them, help keep our spaces accessible and affirming support within reach for LGBTQ+ young people across our region.
So yes, it’s big, campy, and joyfully over the top. But underneath all that hair is a community investing in young people and the future they deserve.
Because the hair may only last for one glorious afternoon, but what we’re building for young people is meant to last.
Build Your Team
KNOW BEFORE YOU GO
DATE
Saturday, October 24, 2026
TIME & LOCATIONS
3:30-4:00 PM | Check-In at Braided River Brewing
Pick up your wristband, commemorative Prism cup, and route map before heading out!
4:00-7:00 PM | Wig Walk
Explore 12 downtown Mobile venues while enjoying brews, bubbles, and bite-sized samples. Nonalcoholic options available. Bites are samples, not a full meal, so plan accordingly!
7:00 PM | After-Party at Braided River Brewing
Keep the fun going with DJ Tay, Cody Copeland, Champagne Munroe, and our annual Wig Walk Awards! Plus, a 360° photo booth, dunk tank, free caricatures, roaming magicians, and fire performers.
ASL interpretation will be provided for stage performances, because everyone deserves to wig out!
Get Your Tickets
Participating Venues
A huge thank you to the 12 downtown Mobile businesses helping make this year’s Wig Walk possible!
We’re so grateful to these local favorites for opening their doors, sharing their brews, bubbles, and bites, and helping us raise money for LGBTQ+ youth in Southwest Alabama.
Here’s what you can enjoy along the way:
🍻 ☕ Brews | 🥂 Bubbles | 🍴 Bites
Brews may include beer or coffee, bubbles may include seltzer or champagne, and bites are small bite-sized samples.
Looking for nonalcoholic options? Braided River Brewing will have an N/A option, and Serda’s will be serving coffee!
Access a map of the locations here.
BUILD YOUR SQUAD OR STRUT SOLO
Grab your crew or shine on your own, just don’t forget your wig! Spend the afternoon sampling bubbles, brews, and bites in Downtown Mobile while raising critical funds for LGBTQ+ youth.
You can support Prism United in two exciting ways through Give Lively fundraising:
1. TEAM UP & COMPETE FOR THE CROWN
Gather your friends, family, co-workers, chosen family (or whoever can handle the assignment) and build your Wig Walk team. Create a team fundraising page on Give Lively, set your goal, and start rallying your people.
Every team member can earn free Wig Walk tickets as you fundraise, and teams will compete for Wig Walk Awards, bragging rights, and their moment of glory at the After Party.
2. FUNDRAISE YOUR WAY – SOLO STYLE
More of a solo act? Create your own Give Lively fundraising page and rally your friends, family, and network behind your strut.
And because fabulousness deserves recognition, our top individual fundraiser will take home a special Wig Walk Award at the After Party.
2026 Wig Walk Awards
Top Team Fundraiser
The highest total amount raised by a team
Best Wig
Wildest, wackiest wig on the walk
Best Theme
Most creative themed outfit or group look
Spirit Award
Most infectious energy and enthusiasm
People’s Choice
Crowd favorite, chosen by attendee votes
FUNDRAISE TO EARN YOUR TICKETS
Here’s how it works:
When you fundraise, you don’t just help provide safe, affirming spaces and life-saving resources for LGBTQ+ youth. You can earn your way into the event for free!
Both individuals and teams are welcome to participate!
Raise $200 → 2 free tickets
Raise $500 → 5 free tickets
Raise $1,000 → 10 free tickets
For more information, contact Rachel at rachel@prismunited.org.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Wig Walk is Prism United’s annual fundraising pub crawl through Downtown Mobile, where big wigs meet an even bigger purpose. Participants make their way between participating businesses for brews, bubbles, bites, and plenty of fun all while raising funds to support LGBTQ+ young people.
Wig Walk returns for its fourth annual strut on Saturday, October 24, 2026.
Technically? No. Spiritually? Absolutely.
Big, small, glamorous, ridiculous, homemade, borrowed? All wigs are welcome here. Come as you are, but we highly encourage getting wigged out for the occasion.
Your ticket includes a commemorative Prism cup, a wristband for one complimentary drink at each participating beverage venue, small bites along the route, and admission to our After Party at Braided River Brewing!
No! You can purchase a ticket and join the fun without fundraising.
But if you want to put your wig to work, you can create an individual fundraising page or start a team. You can even earn free Wig Walk tickets as you fundraise.
Raise funds for Prism United before Wig Walk and unlock tickets along the way:
$200 raised → 2 free tickets
$500 raised → 5 free tickets
$1,000 raised → 10 free tickets
Because Wig Walk is a pub crawl and some participating venues are 21+, participants must be 21 or older to take part in the Wig Walk route.
The good news? The After Party is all ages! You don’t have to participate in the pub crawl to join us afterward, so friends, family, and younger supporters are welcome to come celebrate with us.
Absolutely! You don’t have to drink to Wig Walk. Alcohol-free options will be available along the route, so you can sip, strut, and enjoy the full experience without alcohol.
Whether you’re sober, sober-curious, the designated driver, or simply not drinking that day, there’s still plenty of Wig Walk fun to be had.