Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival

Join us for the 50th Anniversary of the Festival!
Nov. 1 - 9, 2025

2025 Passes now on sale! Get a head start on next year and plan your ultimate Festival experience. The Chomolungma Festival Pass includes tickets from Nov. 1-9, 2025, VIP parking, invite-only social event, gifts from Festival partners, Online Film Pass, and more! Now available at the 2024 price until December 31.
Stay tuned for more updates on the next Festival by April 2025.

2025 Festival Pass | Find out More

The 49th annual Festival in Banff from Oct. 26 - Nov. 3, 2024, featured 90 films and over 80 events, bringing and stories of adventure and exploration from around the world to Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity in Banff, Alberta. Mountains of FREE events include talks, exhibitions, and the Festival Marketplace. The Festival also features events and screenings at Lux Cinema Banff, artsPlace Canmore, and other partner venues in downtown Banff. Tickets: $20- $42 ($70-78 CAD for all day films). Online films were available in Canada and USA from Nov. 6 - 13, 2024

2024 Guest speakers included:
Dawa Yangzum Sherpa (NEP) the first woman from Nepal to become an international mountain
guide; Renowned American rock climber Beth Rodden (USA); award-winning author ofThe Golden Spruce and Fire Weather John Vaillant (CAN); and the team who recently free-climbed Riders on the Storm in Patagonia: Sean Villanueva O'Driscoll (BEL), Nico Favresse (BEL), and Siebe Vanhee (BEL); and many more!

2024 details below for reference only, if you want to get a rough idea of what's typically included in the Festival each year, but the 50th Anniversary in 2025 will be bigger!