Sundance 2027’s Other Official Venues: Muenzinger, Roe Green, Old Main, and Two Boulder Schools
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Beyond the widely covered Macky Auditorium, Boulder Theater, and Chautauqua Auditorium, Sundance Institute’s own venue overview names three more CU Boulder locations, Muenzinger Auditorium, Roe Green Theatre, and Old Main, plus two Boulder Valley School District campuses, Boulder High School and Casey Middle School, as part of the festival’s 15 official Boulder venues. This comes directly from Sundance Institute’s blog and the school district’s own announcement, so it is Confirmed rather than press speculation.
Last verified: September 10, 2026
The venues you haven’t read about yet
| Venue | Status |
|---|---|
| Muenzinger Auditorium, home to CU’s International Film Series since 1941, getting acoustic and screen upgrades | Confirmed |
| Roe Green Theatre, renovated in 2023 with upgraded acoustics, seating, and systems | Confirmed |
| Old Main, CU’s original 1876 building, hosting festival talks and events | Confirmed |
| Boulder High School and Casey Middle School named among the festival’s 15 official venues | Confirmed |
| The four CU venues, Macky, Muenzinger, Roe Green, and Old Main, are within about a 10-minute walk of each other | Confirmed |
Sundance Institute’s blog post on its Boulder venues describes a cluster of CU Boulder buildings within a short walk of one another. Muenzinger Auditorium is one of the oldest arthouse and campus film series venues in the country, running CU’s International Film Series continuously since 1941, and it is being outfitted with an improved screen and acoustic upgrades ahead of the festival. Roe Green Theatre is newer to the rotation, having been renovated in 2023 with what Sundance describes as state-of-the-art acoustics, plush seating, and upgraded systems. Old Main, completed in 1876 the same year Colorado became a state, originally housed the entire university and will host festival talks and events rather than screenings.
Two Boulder Valley School District campuses round out the lesser-known venue list. The district confirmed in a news post that Boulder High School and Casey Middle School are among the festival’s 15 official venues, following the February 24, 2026 venue announcement. Sundance’s own venue overview adds detail on both: Boulder High School, the oldest established high school in Colorado, is getting ADA accessibility upgrades, new seating, window renovations, and plumbing updates, while Casey Middle School, designed to LEED Platinum standards during an early 2010s redesign that preserved two exterior walls from the original 1924 building, will have its auditorium host January premieres and screenings alongside mechanical and electrical system upgrades.
What neither the district nor Sundance Institute has said yet is exactly how classroom schedules will work around film crews and screenings at two active schools during the district’s spring semester. That operational detail has not been published as of this writing.
Why it matters
If you are mapping out which theaters to prioritize, this rounds out the picture built by the site’s deep dives on Macky Auditorium’s sound upgrade, the Boulder Theater’s renovation, and Chautauqua Auditorium’s race to be ready. Knowing all seven venues, not just the three most written about, matters if you are trying to plan a walkable day of screenings or figure out which neighborhoods will feel the festival’s presence most directly.
What we’re watching
We’re watching for Boulder Valley School District to clarify whether Boulder High School and Casey Middle School will hold normal classes during the festival window, and for Sundance Institute to confirm which specific film sections or events are assigned to Old Main, Muenzinger, and Roe Green Theatre.
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