Check out what we have planned for y'all!
Weekend evening events will generally comprise of game nights and bonfires at the pavilion. Bonfires will occur at dusk and last throughout the late evening and may be postponed due to poor weather until the following day. We are slowly adding more and more features and events as the business cycle allows: the more people that show up, the more events we will plan. We plan to begin offering amateur stand-up comedy, open mic nights, trivia nights, talent shows, bingo, karaoke and other similar events into the calendar rotation, and perhaps other events. It takes a willing, participating base of Misthaven Resort visitors to attract the comedy and talent (all of this stuff costs money to put on), so as our business cycle ramps up, so too will our offerings.
We will be planning weekly pool parties each Saturday afternoon with hamburgers, hotdogs and sodas, plus party music (all weather permitting). The refreshments will be a nominal fee to cover costs.
We plan to have drag shows at least one weekend per month at the pavilion.
Most of our social events will be held in the pavilion area but there may be occasions when events may need to be moved to a different location.
Clean Up Weekend; We can use some volunteers for simple maintenance tasks such as weed eating, pressure washing, landscaping and other general tasks. We'll provide lunch each day if you bring your own soft drinks and any snacks. Anyone interested can bring a tent for camping pro bono, or use one of our RV's. Overnight accommodations are limited. Bring any power equipment and hand tools with you that you wish. We will provide fuel for lawnmowers, chainsaws and weed whackers, etc. Check in with us before making the trek on in as we can potentially have more hands on deck than we may need.
Clean Up Weekend #2; We can use some volunteers for simple maintenance tasks such as weed eating, pressure washing, landscaping and other general tasks. We'll provide lunch each day if you bring your own soft drinks and any snacks. Anyone interested can bring a tent for camping pro bono, or use one of our RV's. Overnight accommodations are limited. Bring any power equipment and hand tools with you that you wish. We will provide fuel for lawnmowers, chainsaws and weed whackers, etc. Check in with us before making the trek on in as we can potentially have more hands on deck than we may need.
Bring the friends. Bring the family. More details coming.
Our first official weekend of the season! We'll schedule a potluck lunch/ dinner for one of the days (probably Saturday). Not sure exactly when the pool will get opened up. The weather will play a big part in determining that.
This month's theme will be Boots, Beards and Bare Chests. This will be our first year really promoting Leather and Bear weekends (we had a few last season, but they didn't really catch on in 2025). So for each month, we'll try on a different theme, and plan some related events, such as: Leather and Bear Gear Show and Tell, Beard & Body Pride Contests, Leather 101 & Kink Etiquette, Rope, Restraints and Gear Demo's, welcome events, bonfires and gear-friendly social events. Maybe even a Boots and Harness show, and have guests strut their stuff on the stage to compete for best harness, best boots and most creative leather outfit. Guests would also be encouraged to plan their own events, such as hosting a Leather Workshop or conduct a Leather Crafts DIY demonstration for leather belts and keychains.
Let's pay tribute to those fallen soldiers and members of the armed forces. Misthaven will be planning the traditional hamburgers and hotdogs for a Saturday afternoon.
Pre-Pride-Paloozza: Get your Pride on BEFORE the onslaught of June Pride events! Pride is big here at Misthaven, and we couldn't fit it all in to one month, so we decided to have Pride events all summer long.
Midwest Critter Fest: Join us for a weekend full of camping and spirited competition. Weekend highlights will include cow, cat, pig and pocket pet shows, a talent show, grooming station, education, raffle baskets, vendors and so much more.
All things Disco and all things 80's! This weekend's theme is Disco Diva's and 80's Ladies. I know, I know, everyone is all about Taylor Swift, but sometimes we just gotta let loose and throwback to a previous generation to remember the music that was!
Cole Porter is a big week-long festival held in downtown Peru. Hit the town, then come hit Misthaven!
Cole Porter was one of the most influential and sophisticated American composers and songwriters of the 20th century, famous for his witty, urbane lyrics and elegant melodies. He was also gay, and from Peru. I bet all those folks going to the Cole Porter Festival every year have no clue he was gay, and is celebrated at Misthaven Resort! Kind of ironic!!!
Our Trans Weekends will be a collage of soft, re-affirming spaces and events such as clothing swaps (bring any gently-used clothing you may have that no longer fits you, and swap with others), camp games such as cornhole and group trivia, confidence-giving seminars, re-affirming sessions and seminars, Trans dance Nights with music from celebrated trans artists, LGBTQ-themed songs or artists, and bonfire story nights with outpouring stories such as "The moment I felt affirmed..." or "Something I'm proud of..."
Hit the fair, eats lots of disgusting county fair food, throw up on the tilt-a-whirl.... then come to Misthaven to hang by the pool all week long.
This month's theme is "Bears in Briefs"
We're happy to be here to celebrate our country's 250th!!!! We will be having fireworks, so please keep that in mind when deciding whether to bring your pets.
Will be an annual thing starting with 2026. We will combine it with a new tradition we will start here called "Light Up Misthaven". When camping here during Christmas in July, bring your LED Christmas lights and decorate your site. We'll also throw up lights all around the campground.
This month's theme is "Patriotic Bears and Muscles". Come decked out in your most fashionable red white and blue briefs, nylons, leathers, capes or whatever else you've got!
All month long we will be promoting the 80's, with 80's music at the pool parties and 80's nostalgia and effects all over. The Golden Girls were a big part of the 80's, and even laid some of the groundwork for LGBTQ inclusion in evening TV at the time. So bring your leg warmers, some of your favorite LP's (if I can find a working record player, we'll spin some LP's). Bring some of your original 80's nostalgia, such as the unforgettable Rubik's Cube, the Walkman and maybe even a laser disc (there's one hanging in the office!). We will play an evening of "Name That Tune", whereby contestants can try to guess obscure hits from the 80's. Always a party favorite. We even have an 80's pop culture game to test your memory on all things 80's.
Hit the PPW event on August 1st, then come to Misthaven afterwards! Rent an RV or cabin and spend the weekend here.
We'll jump on any reason to celebrate Pride! Didn't get enough Pride in June? Neither did us! A Post-Pride-Palooza sounds as good a reason to celebrate pride in August!
This month's theme will be "Harnesses and Jocks".
A weekend for those who don't fit in to any one category! Come and be whoever you are! Bring your glowsticks and accent candles to decorate your camp site, or bring LED Christmas lights.
Our final Trans Weekend of the season; capped off with an annual Transgiving potluck lunch. Bring your favorite dish!
Bring your platforms, bell bottoms, sequins, polyester and gold chains for our annual Disco Weekend! We will be pumping 70's and 80's disco all weekend long at the pool and have a disco ball at the pavilion for the full disco effect! It's be a groovy, far out, funky weekend. Can you dig it? An always-fun party game is "Name That Tune". Let's see who can remember some of the most obscure disco hits from a hundred years ago (ok, more like 50!)
This will be the final Leather and Bear Weekend of the season, so we just chalked this month's theme up as a Freestyle Weekend. Wear and show off whatever you're comfortable in.
Come celebrate your favorite rock bands of the eras here at Misthaven. We'll be pumping rock for our Rock the Pool pool party, and at the pavilion later on in the evening.
Join us for our playful and campy Cocktober weekend, full of lighthearted events such as Show & Tell, Jockstrap Competition Games, a Boots, Bulges and Beards contest and a Midnight Swagger Runway event.
One last mega bonfire to end the 2026 season. Bring a casserole or favorite dish for a pre-Thanksgiving feast at the pavilion.
Dress Up for the weekend. Also throw together your chili for our 2nd annual chili cook-off competition.
Dress up, decorate your sites and bring candy.... lots of candy!
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