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Official dates for Boulder’s first Sundance Film Festival are here

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Official dates for Boulder’s first Sundance Film Festival are here

By February 24, 2026 | updated 2 hours ago

The Sundance Film Festival will run from Jan. 21 to Jan. 31 when it comes to Boulder next year, the premier independent film festival announced Tuesday.

The internationally-recognized film festival had been in Park City, Utah, for more than 40 years, but organizers chose Boulder to host the festival for the next decade citing its vibrant arts and technology community. 

The Flatirons would also make a stunning backdrop, festival organizers said.

“Working closely with the Colorado community, the 2027 Sundance Film Festival is already in our sights as we build towards an exciting debut in Boulder, where our programming will meet audiences next January,” said Eugene Hernandez, Sundance Film Festival’s director, in a press release.

Festival organizers also revealed its official venues where it will host movie screenings and special events.

A woman wearing a film reel on her head holds a sign that reads “the last sundance” while attending final Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, on Friday, Jan. 23, 2026, before the festival moves next year to Boulder, Colo. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

The venues include Boedecker Theater, Boulder Theater, Boulder High School Auditorium, Casey Middle School Auditorium, Chautauqua Auditorium, Cinemark Century Boulder, eTown Hall and Gordon Gamm Theater. The festival will also have several venues at the University of Colorado Boulder such as the Macky Auditorium Concert Hall, Muenzinger Auditorium and Roe Green Theatre.

The Sundance Film Festival had its last hurrah and said goodbye to Utah last month. The festival will announce more details about its Boulder debut in the coming months, Hernandez said.

The festival founded by the late actor Robert Redford is expected to be a huge boon to Colorado’s economy — typically held in January and heavily tied with the ski industry — as the festival contributed more than $130 million in economic impact to Utah and created more than 1,700 jobs in 2024, according to the organization.

Colorado expects to generate $2 billion over the 10 years as host, supporting both the tourism and creative industries, Gov. Jared Polis said last year.

Bernadette Berdychowski

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