Sundance is leaving Utah after 40 years to plant its flag in Blue State Boulder in 2027 in a move that Deadline has long predicted.

Sundance Film Festival officials say affordability and accessibility were the main variables driving their decision to relocate to Boulder, not politics.

The Sundance Film Festival is Boulder bound, leaving its home of four decades in Park City, Utah, for a new chapter in neighboring Colorado.Organizers announced their decision Thursday after a yearlong search in which numerous U.

Out-of-state Sundance attendees in 2024 spent an average $4,411 during their stays in Utah, a total of $735 per day. Utahns, primarily because they seldom need lodging, spent less but still purchased $437 in goods, services and recreation, or $246 per day, according to Y2’s report.

After more than four decades in Park City, Utah, the Sundance Film Festival is packing up for Boulder, Colorado, in 2027.

Just days before Utah's governor will likely sign a controversial anti-LGBTQ+ flag bill into law, hopes Sundance will stay in the state after 2027 are fading

Although the Sundance Film Festival still has one more year left in its Park City location, the talk of this year’s fest was its departure to a new home in 2027. Boulder, Colorado, Cincinnati, Ohio and Salt Lake City and Park City are the three candidate spots, per the organization, and a final decision is expected any day now.

Sundance promotes a wide variety of looks into what it means to be human. If that doesn’t fit in Utah, well, what else doesn’t fit here?” writes The Salt Lake Tribune Editorial Board. “What other business interests are likely to give the state a pass?