The Sundance Film Festival is set to take over at least 15 different venues in Boulder for movie screenings, artist talks and other festival programming. On Tuesday, it announced exactly where and when.
The Colorado debut of the long-running event is scheduled for Jan. 21-31, according to the Sundance Institute. Venues will include schools, theaters, auditoriums, chain movie theaters, and even a library.
Planning for the 2027 festival has been underway for months with state, city and private resources flowing toward the fest’s financial stability. Sundance officials were expected to wait until after this year’s final event in Park City, Utah, which ran Jan. 22-Feb. 1, to announce the details for Boulder.
Boulder beat out Utah and Ohio as new host candidates for the festival, with Sundance announcing Boulder as the winner in March 2025 at a press conference outside the Boulder Theater.
The 2027 festival will feature “a wide range of world premieres, compelling conversations, special events, and more,” officials wrote. “… Boulder, Colorado, will be the Sundance Film Festival’s home beginning in 2027 and beyond.”
The locations and scenery provide an “ideal setting for festivalgoers from across the world to come together, revel in art, spark conversation, and create unforgettable memories,” said Eugene Hernandez, director of the festival and Sundance’s public programming. “Boulder offers a renowned creative arts and tech scene, paired with the vibrant CU Boulder students, faculty, and staff.”
Here are the 2027 Sundance Film Festival official venues:
Theaters
Boedecker Theater — Dairy Arts Center
Boulder High School Auditorium
Boulder Theater
Casey Middle School Auditorium
Chautauqua Auditorium
Cinemark Century Boulder
eTown Hall
Gordon Gamm Theater — Dairy Arts Center
Macky Auditorium Concert Hall — University of Colorado Boulder
Muenzinger Auditorium — University of Colorado Boulder
Roe Green Theatre — University of Colorado Boulder
Talks and Festival Programming
Canyon Theater, Boulder Public Library District
Dairy Arts Center
eTown Hall
Old Main — University of Colorado Boulder