City
Events in Boulder
One event a year moves hotel prices in Boulder, and this is what it does to them. Where to stay, how long each district is from the venue, and how to get here.
What is on
| Dates | Event | Type | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21–31 Jan 2027 | Sundance Film Festival | Film festival | Closing |
The weeks the city fills
21–31 Jan 2027
Sundance Film Festival
Worst: Opening weekend at ×2.6. Cheapest: Midweek at ×1.5.
Against what the same hotel costs four weeks earlier — our estimate, not a live rate. Outside these weeks Boulder prices like any other month.
Getting here
| Airport | Code | To the city |
|---|---|---|
| Denver International Airport | DEN | 75 min |
Where to stay
Boulder Theater| District | To the venue | Price | What it is |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downtown Boulder | 5 min walk | $$$$ | Pearl Street, the Boulder Theater and the Dairy Arts Center within four blocks |
| University Hill & CU | 20 min walk | $$ | Student side of Broadway, walking distance to Macky Auditorium and Muenzinger |
| East Boulder & 29th Street | 15 min bus | $$ | Chain hotels around the mall, the HOP bus runs to downtown every 10 minutes |
| Louisville & Superior | 25 min drive | $ | Twenty minutes down US 36, where the chain hotels are half the Boulder price |
| Denver & Westminster | 55 min drive | $$ | The fallback when Boulder County is gone; the Flatiron Flyer bus runs late |
More on Sundance: which days to go and when to book. See also festivals.