Breck Film Fest

As Colorado prepares to welcome the Sundance Film Festival to Boulder in 2027, film lovers have the perfect opportunity to beat the crowds and dive into festival season early at the Breck Film Fest (September 17-20, 2026), the highest elevation film festival in the United States. Celebrating its 46th year as one of the oldest continuing film festivals in the country, this fall’s event features more than 90 independent films across three iconic, walkable venues: The Riverwalk Center, The Eclipse Theater, and the Breckenridge Theater, plus intriguing filmmaker panels and inclusive mountain after parties. Set against Breckenridge’s sublime golden aspens during peak fall foliage, it delivers high-altitude cinema at down-to-earth prices, making it a perfectly affordable, accessible prelude to the state’s expanding film scene. Head to Summit County in September for “more film, less air” at the Breck Film Festival.