Sundance Film Festival
Sundance Film Festival takes place Jan 21 - 31, 2027 (first Boulder, Colorado edition) in Boulder, USA. The dress code is Warm winter layers and snow boots; casual by day, industry parties skew stylish. Typical cost ranges from 800 to 4000 EUR per person.
The premier American independent film festival and launchpad for each year's breakout indies and documentaries. After five decades in Park City, the festival opens its new Boulder, Colorado era on January 21 - 31, 2027, spreading across theatres from the Boulder Theater to Macky Auditorium. Deals get made in the lobbies while the public queues for world premieres.
- When
- Jan 21 - 31, 2027 (first Boulder, Colorado edition)
- Where
- Boulder, USA
- Dress code
- Warm winter layers and snow boots; casual by day, industry parties skew stylish
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 800 to 4000 EUR per person.
- Weather
- Cold high-altitude winter: sunny days, sub-zero nights, possible snow
- When to book
- Passes and packages on sale from autumn, single tickets closer to Jan; register an account early and buy in the first window
- Getting there
- DEN (Denver), about 45 min to Boulder
- Where to stay
- St Julien Hotel & Spa, Hotel Boulderado, Embassy Suites Boulder
- Official site
- https://festival.sundance.org
How to attend
Everything sells through festival.sundance.org: passes and ticket packages open first in autumn, single tickets follow closer to January. Public screenings are genuinely open to anyone who buys in time, and an online edition streams many titles across the US. Book Boulder lodging the moment you commit.
Insider tip
If you miss out on tickets, use the waitlist feature at screening time and the online edition, which streams a large share of the programme nationwide in the second half of the festival.
Get inside Sundance Film Festival
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