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2026 Sundance Film Festival

January 22, 2026 · Eccles Center for the Performing Arts · Park City

Season:2026
Status:past
Celebs Spotted:0
Sightings:0

2026 Sundance Film Festival Guests & Studios

The teams, players, artists, studios and franchises at the heart of 2026 Sundance Film Festival — every name verified, every link sourced.

U.S. Dramatic Competition Confirmed

Ten American narrative features competing — the strand that has launched directors from Tarantino to the Coen Brothers.

U.S. Documentary Competition Confirmed

Ten American nonfiction features; a cornerstone of Sundance’s role in launching theatrical documentaries.

Premieres Confirmed

High-profile first screenings of buzzy titles, often with A-list casts — where deals get made.

NEXT & Midnight Confirmed

Innovative low-budget work and late-night genre programming — horror, thrillers and cult fare.

Park City Legacy program Confirmed

A one-time 2026 strand of restored classics and tribute talks marking the festival’s farewell to Park City.

2026 Sundance Film Festival — Week Schedule

  1. December 10, 2025 · Lineup announced
    Sundance unveiled the 2026 program — 97 projects, the large majority world premieres.
  2. January 14, 2026 · Single tickets on sale
    Individual $35 film tickets went on sale to the public.
  3. January 22, 2026 · Festival opens
    The 11-day festival opened in Park City and Salt Lake City; in-person premieres ran through January 27.
  4. January 30, 2026 · Awards & culmination event
    Jury and audience awards announced, alongside a public event marking the Park City farewell.
  5. February 1, 2026 · Festival closes
    Online at-home programming concluded, ending the final Park City-based edition.

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About 2026 Sundance Film Festival

The 2026 Sundance Film Festival ran January 22 to February 1 in Park City, Utah — the largest independent film festival in the United States, and the last one Park City will host. After more than 40 years, Sundance moves to Boulder, Colorado from 2027.

2026 was the goodbye edition, and the festival treated it that way: alongside roughly 97 new feature and episodic premieres, a Park City Legacy program screened restored classics — Little Miss Sunshine, Half Nelson, Saw, House Party — with tribute talks and a January 30 culmination event.

Sundance is a walking festival in the snow: Main Street closed to cars, a free bus between screening venues, the Eccles Theatre for the star-driven premieres and small houses for the discoveries. This guide collects where festival-goers stayed, ate and drank — every pick sourced.

Venue: Eccles Center for the Performing Arts

The George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Center is the largest theater of the Sundance Film Festival — the roughly 1,270-seat anchor for the festival’s star-driven premieres in Park City. Capacity: 1,270.

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2026 Sundance Film Festival Weekend Planning Blueprint

Sundance rewards planning. A practical order of operations for a festival trip:

  1. Decide your ticket route early. Single film tickets were $35 each; multi-film packages ran roughly $275 to $6,900 and sold to donors and members before the public, with priority screening selection.
  2. Book lodging in or near Park City fast. Rooms are scarce and pricey during the festival — staying close to Main Street means you can walk to venues and parties.
  3. Plan to move without a car. Main Street is closed to vehicles for the festival — use the free Park City bus and park-and-ride lots.
  4. Line up before you sit down. A ticket does not guarantee a seat — theaters fill first-come, so get in line early, earlier still for hot titles at the Eccles Theatre.
  5. Reserve dinner now, and lean on Main Street. Festival-week tables go fast; book ahead, and keep a No Name Saloon or High West drink in mind between screenings.

Who This Event Fits Best

Sundance is for people who take movies seriously and want to be in the room before the verdict is in.

  • The discovery hunter. You would rather gamble on an unknown title in a small theater than see a sure thing. With most of the slate world premieres, the competition sections are built for you.
  • The industry traveler. You are here to watch Premieres, work the room and see what sells. Park City in late January is where independent film does its business.
  • The legacy fan. The Park City Legacy program — restored classics and tribute events — was a chance to mark the end of an era in person.
  • The festival-and-ski traveler. Park City is a major ski town; a Sundance trip pairs screenings with the mountain right above Main Street.
  • Maybe sit this one out if… you want a relaxed mountain getaway. This is a packed, cold-weather festival with long lines, sold-out screenings and a town at full capacity.

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Eccles Center for the Performing Arts in Park City, UT

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Single-film tickets were $35 each; multi-film packages ran from roughly $275 to $6,900 and sold first to donors, then Sundance Institute members, then the public, with package holders getting priority screening selection.