Utah, 5 other sites take next step in landing Sundance Film Festival

The committee that will decide where the Sundance Film Festival will be held following its 2026 season has selected the six sites it will begin visiting as it makes its decision. And Park City/Salt Lake City has made the list.

The Sundance Institute announced earlier this year that it will consider alternate sites for the festival when its contract with Park City expires following the 2026 rendition. Sundance began its site selection process with a Request for Interest from possible candidates in the spring. The Request for Proposals phase for select locations was next, to which the Utah Host Committee — the coalition working to keep the Sundance Film Festival in Utah — responded in June. Site visits will be held in the coming weeks with an announcement expected late this Please log in to see the rest of this story.