Passes and ticket packages for the 2027 Sundance Film Festival go on sale today, giving moviegoers their first chance to plan for the festival’s debut in Boulder.
Sales start online at 10 a.m. Mountain Time. Prices range from $45 for an online short film pass to $4,500 for the Second Half Express Pass, which provides unlimited access to select screenings during the festival’s final five days.
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The 2027 festival runs January 21-31, 2027, marking the first time the Sundance Film Festival will take place in Colorado after more than four decades in Utah. Organizers are planning an expanded program, with each of the four main competition categories—U.S. Dramatic, World Cinema Dramatic, U.S. Documentary and World Cinema Documentary—growing to 12 films. Other sections, including Premieres, NEXT, Midnight and Family Matinee, will also expand.
Several ticket packages will be available for the first time this year, including the Encore Ticket Package and the Matinee Ticket Package. The $675 Encore package includes 10 in-person screenings of films being shown again after their initial screenings, while the $350 Matinee package provides access to 10 in-person screenings starting before 5 p.m. from January 25-29.
Other in-person options include the $925 Full Festival Ticket Package, which includes 10 screenings throughout the festival and early access to film selection, and the $450 Second Half Ticket Package, which offers 10 screenings from January 27-31. The $275 Ignite Ticket Package, presented by Adobe, is available to attendees ages 18-25 and students of all ages. It includes 10 in-person screening tickets, five online screening tickets and invitations to exclusive Ignite events.
For moviegoers who prefer to watch from home, the festival is offering several online options. The $825 Online Festival Pass provides unlimited access to the online program, while the $350 Online Festival Ticket Package includes 10 tickets. The $60 Online Festival Bundle includes one ticket to a feature film, episodic program or award-winner screening, along with unlimited access to a curated collection of short films. A $45 Online Festival Short Films Pass offers unlimited access to the curated short film collection.
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Online screenings will run January 28-31 and will be available only in the United States and U.S. territories. The online program will include films from the festival’s five competition sections, including NEXT, along with select films from other sections.
The festival’s full program and screening schedule are expected to be announced in early to mid-December. Ticket packageholders can begin selecting their screenings January 7, 2027, ahead of the general sale of single-film tickets on January 8. Donor presales will begin January 6, followed by member presales January 7.
Single-film tickets, which are good for a specific screening date and time of one premiere, feature film, short film program or episodic program during the festival, will be $37.
Students of all ages and attendees between the ages of 18 and 25 can purchase discounted $15 single-film tickets.
