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 next year. On Tuesday, it announced exactly where and when. The Colorado debut of the long-running event is scheduled for Jan. 21-31, 2027, accordi ng 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. Related Articles As Sundance said goodbye to Utah, its Colorado connections became clear A man is under arrest for allegedly assaulting US Rep. Maxwell Frost at the Sundance Film Festival Two new Colorado films garner Oscars, Sundance buzz this week New commissioner hired to lead Colorado film office as Sundance looms in 2027 Boulder officials heading to Park City to take notes at Sundance 2026 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.” Details regarding the readiness of the University of Colorado’s venues for the festival’s needs are still in discussion, said school spokesperson Nicole Cousins. However, there will be plenty of benefits to the university, according to Chancellor Justin Schwartz. Those include a higher profile for the school and a chance for students to get insight not just into Sundance’s film programming, but hospitality, security and planning for big events at those campus venues. It’s a huge opportunity across the board, he said in video comments shared with The Denver Post, adding that CU has been anticipating this announcement for more than two years. Officials with Chautauqua Auditorium and the Boulder Theater — both significant Sundance venues — did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 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 Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, In The Know, to get entertainment news sent straight to your inbox. ...read more read less