EFPalooza Film Festival 2026
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- When
- Oct 15 - Oct 17, 2026 · Thu 7 PM, Fri 6 PM and 8:30 PM, Sat 12 PM - 8:30 PM
- Where
- The Bug Theatre, Denver
- Price
- $5-$25
EFPalooza is the annual showcase for The Emerging Filmmakers Project, the nonprofit that has anchored Denver's DIY film scene at The Bug Theatre since 2002, giving local and independent filmmakers a real theater screen most of them don't otherwise get.
The festival runs three days, October 15 through 17, 2026, at The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo Street in the Highlands. Friday screenings run 6 PM to 10:30 PM and Saturday runs noon to 10:30 PM; tickets are sold through SimpleTix, with single-day and full-festival passes available.
The draw here is the room as much as the lineup: The Bug Theatre is the scrappy, single-screen home base for Denver's independent film community, and EFPalooza is the weekend that community fills every seat.
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