2025 Festival in Banff, Alberta
The 50th anniversary of the Festival in Banff ran from November 1-9! The Festival featured nine epic days of events, including film screenings, guest speakers from around the world, a special Fire and Ice Symposium, plus mountains of FREE events including exhibitions, the Festival Marketplace, and so much more! Some films were also available to watch from homes anywhere in Canada and USA following the Festival, from Nov. 12-23.
Tip: You can see a Calendar View of the schedule if you filter for "Grid View".
2025 Schedule for reference only:
View Schedule
Banff Centre Hotel:
Priority hotel bookings were available for Festival attendees.
Special Festival hotel rate: $244/night plus additional fees and taxes (CAD)
Tickets | From $20 CAD
Tickets at Banff Centre locations on sale through the Banff Centre Box Office from August 7, 2025.
Details below for reference only.
View Schedule
Tickets for events at Lux Cinema Banff and artsPlace Canmore are on sale October 2 and will be available directly through each location.
For tickets to events at Banff Centre:
- After you 'view schedule' you can click through to purchase tickets on the Banff Centre ticketing page.
- Login or create a Box Office account to confirm or update your password. You will require an active account login to purchase selected seats.
- We recommend purchasing your Banff Centre tickets online as service by phone will be limited and delays may be experienced.
- Visit our FAQ or Box Office pages for hours.
- When buying Festival Tickets (beginning August 7) – click "Buy Now". (Note: The box office list of events does not show the full schedule which includes free events and activities.)
Reminder: Two separate accounts will be needed to login for purchasing tickets to live events or to rent online films, as they are on different platforms. See details below for online films.
Fire and Ice Symposium Pass | $190 CAD
This pass was available to purchase from April 3 through October 6.
Fire and Ice Symposium: The Stories We Tell
A special 50th Anniversary public symposium exploring the role of storytelling to create positive impact and action, through the lens of changing ice and wildfire. Guest speakers include Borge Ousland, Vincent Colliard, James Balog and more. Full schedule was announced August 7.
The two-day symposium is on November 4-5 and includes:
Keynote speakers
Breakout sessions
Reception
Passholders also had first priority to book a room on-site at Banff Centre (accommodation not included in pass price).
Once you have completed your pass purchase, you will receive an email with a hotel booking link within one week.
Tickets to individual symposium sessions were also be available for sale on August 7.
Online Film Pass | $150
Watch films from Nov. 12 - 23 (2025)!
Available in Canada/USA only.
Canada: Access to 78 films.
Regular: $150 CAD (Available to purchase until Nov. 10, 5pm)
USA: Access to 74 films.
Regular: $135 CAD, $100 USD (Available to purchase until Nov. 10, 5pm)
Online Film Pass Information:
Cost is for each household.
Canadian taxes included.
Online programs will be available for viewing from Nov. 12 - 23 until 11:59pm (MT).
Some programs may be available for a shorter duration and will be noted in the Online Film Schedule.
Find out more.
Chomolungma Festival Pass | $1650 CAD | Sold Out
This pass was available to purchase from April 3 through October 6, 2025.
The Ultimate Festival Adventure! See and do it all.
Includes the following:
- Tickets for one person to your choice of non-overlapping Festival events from November 1-9, 2025.
- Includes VIP reserved seating in the Jenny Belzberg Theatre.
- Fire and Ice Symposium Pass, Nov. 4-5.
- Reserved Parking
- Festival VIP Guest Bag, including a 50th Anniversary poster
- Invitation to Festival VIP Reception
- Festival Online Film Pass (Can/USA only: Watch more films from Nov. 12 - 23!)
- Access to watch Banff on Demand (Can/USA only) online film programs throughout the year.
Passholders also get first priority to book a room on-site at Banff Centre (accommodation not included in pass price).
Once you have completed your pass purchase, you will receive an email with a hotel booking link within one week.
For questions, please contact box_office@banffcentre.ca.
Festival Weekend Pass | $425 CAD | Sold Out
Was available to purchase from April 3.
(Was available until October 6)
Experience an epic Opening or Closing Weekend!
Choose from November 1-3 or November 7-9.
Includes the following:
- Tickets for one person to all events in the Jenny Belzberg Theatre over three days.
- VIP reserved seating in the Jenny Belzberg Theatre.
- Online Film Pass (Can/USA only: Watch more films from Nov. 12 - 23)
- 50th Anniversary poster
Opening Weekend Pass includes:
Daytime film programs | Nov. 1-2
Opening Night guest speaker and films | Nov. 1
Snow Show | Nov. 2
Radical Reels | Nov. 3
Closing Weekend Pass includes: (SOLD OUT)
Daytime film programs | Nov. 8-9
Evening guest speakers and films | Nov. 7-8
Best of the Festival Awards and Films | Nov. 9
Passholders also get first priority to book a room on-site at Banff Centre (accommodation not included in pass price).
Once you have completed your pass purchase, you will receive an email with a hotel booking link within one week.
For questions, please contact box_office@banffcentre.ca.
Online Film Program Rentals | From Nov. 12-23
Rent and watch films online after the Festival in Banff!
$15-$25 CAD/program
Watch from Nov. 12-23, 2025
Programs were available in Canada/USA only.
(Approximately 80 films) Films were announced Oct. 2
- Individual program rentals were available following the Festival from Nov. 12 - 23. (Ends 11:59 pm MT)
- An Award Winner Bundle were available to rent. Details were announced Nov. 10 once winners were chosen.
Want to watch lots of films?
The Online Film Pass was available to purchase Oct. 9, with access to your choice of all films online.