QUICK ANSWER Colorado based businesses and nonprofits can now sign up, at no cost, to become an Official Friend of the Sundance Film Festival for the 2027 Boulder edition. The program is run jointly by the Boulder Chamber and Visit Boulder, offers a window cling, marketing toolkit, and a pair of screening tickets in exchange,…
QUICK ANSWER Homeowners outside Boulder city limits, in unincorporated Boulder County, face a separate set of rules if they want to rent out their property for Sundance 2027. Boulder County requires a short-term rental license valid for two years, and has set November 1, 2026 as its recommended application deadline for anyone who wants approval…
QUICK ANSWER The Boulder Theater, a 1936 movie house just off Pearl Street Mall, is one of the venues getting upgrades ahead of Sundance 2027. Sundance Institute confirmed the historic theater is getting a new cinema sound system and a new projection screen so it can host festival screenings. The venue has been run for…
QUICK ANSWER Sundance Institute opened volunteer applications for the first Boulder edition of the festival on August 31, 2026. A Sundance senior manager has said the festival needs roughly 2,000 volunteers, up from about 1,350 who worked the final Park City edition in 2026. Deadlines differ by role: interest for management positions closes September 18,…
QUICK ANSWER Sundance Institute’s own careers site currently lists open paid positions in Colorado, alongside year-round roles based elsewhere. These are separate from the unpaid volunteer program and cover festival operations work such as theater operations, production, media accreditation, and a dedicated Colorado office coordinator role. Last verified: September 7, 2026 What’s confirmed Detail Status…
QUICK ANSWER A single trade-press report from June 2026 is the first place actual nightly rates and sold-out notices for the 2027 festival window have surfaced. Several downtown Boulder hotels already show as unavailable for the full period, while a handful of properties list rates ranging from roughly 124 dollars to over 1,300 dollars a…
If you’re trying to figure out the Sundance 2027 food vendor permit process, you’re not alone, and you’re probably running out of time faster than you think. Boulder is about eleven days out from something the city has never done before: hosting the Sundance Film Festival, running January 21 through 31, 2027. Everyone’s talking about…
QUICK ANSWER Before its January 2027 debut, Sundance spent summer 2026 hosting community screenings and events across Colorado, from Denver’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre to a Boulder Creek Festival showing. These were partnerships with Denver Film, AEG, and other local organizations, built around Sundance alumni films rather than new premieres. None of this is a preview…
QUICK ANSWER Reported prices vary enormously. Boulder Reporting Lab found listings from about $50 a night at a Longmont Econo Lodge up to $3,636 a night for a 5-bedroom Boulder home on the festival’s own lodging platform, and some individually listed homes over $5,000 a night. Sundance Institute’s own suggested pricing runs from $250 a…
QUICK ANSWER On August 20, 2026, Boulder City Council voted 7 to 1 to sell the Spruce Street downtown parking lot for $5.8 million so it can become a 110-room boutique hotel. The city agreement explicitly ties the project to Sundance, requiring the developer to make “commercially reasonable efforts” to work with Visit Boulder on…