Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival
Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival takes place Oct 31 - Nov 8, 2026 in Banff, Canada. The dress code is Casual outdoor wear with warm layers for cold Rockies evenings. Typical cost ranges from 100 to 800 EUR per person.
The world's leading festival of mountain adventure film and literature, held each autumn on the Banff Centre campus in the Canadian Rockies - 2026 marks its 51st year. Nine days of premieres, book awards and speaker sessions gather climbers, skiers and storytellers, and the winning films then tour hundreds of cities worldwide.
- When
- Oct 31 - Nov 8, 2026
- Where
- Banff, Canada
- Dress code
- Casual outdoor wear with warm layers for cold Rockies evenings
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 100 to 800 EUR per person.
- Weather
- -6 to 5C, late autumn, often the season's first snow
- When to book
- Passes are already on sale for 2026; popular weekend sessions sell out weeks ahead
- Getting there
- YYC (Calgary), ~1.5 hr by road to Banff
- Where to stay
- Fairmont Banff Springs, Moose Hotel & Suites, Banff Centre guest rooms (on campus)
- Official site
- https://www.banffcentre.ca/banffmountainfestival
How to attend
Buy single-session tickets or multi-day passes through the Banff Centre box office at banffcentre.ca; passes for the 2026 edition are on sale now and marquee weekend sessions go first. If you cannot reach Banff, the World Tour brings the best films to cities globally through the following year.
Insider tip
Book a room at the Banff Centre itself - you can walk between screenings and end up at breakfast beside the climbers and filmmakers on stage.
Get inside Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival
Booking matters here: passes are already on sale for 2026; popular weekend sessions sell out weeks ahead. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
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