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.

Sundance Film Festival in Boulder, USA
Photograph by Frank Schulenburg, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia.

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.

Buy tickets

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

Booking matters here: passes and packages on sale from autumn, single tickets closer to Jan; register an account early and buy in the first window. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.

Free while in beta. One email when your invitation is ready, nothing else.