Top 50 Film festivals in United States
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest film festivals in United States, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 199 film festivals tracked in United States, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Sundance Film Festival, Tribeca Film Festival and 48Hours lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 13,248,002 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 430,277, and the largest, Sundance Film Festival, reaches around 8,242,449 people in United States. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in United States who actively engage with each film festival, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across United States and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sundance Film Festival |
8,242,449 | 84.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 2 |  Tribeca Film Festival |
4,035,712 | 90.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 3 |  48Hours |
969,841 | 71.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 4 |  New York Film Festival |
822,947 | 74.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 5 |  Venice Biennale |
751,935 | 29.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 6 |  Telluride Film Festival |
528,764 | 73.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 7 |  Overland Expo |
526,771 | 88.2% | Film festival | Travel & Leisure |
| 8 |  Atlanta Film Festival |
328,909 | 98.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 9 |  Chicago International Film Festival |
320,363 | 78.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 10 |  Palm Springs International Film Festival |
286,415 | 72.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 11 |  Austin Film Festival |
229,622 | 81.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 12 |  Cannes Film Festival |
215,768 | 2.1% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 13 |  New Orleans Film Festival |
214,720 | 97.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 14 |  Busan International Film Festival |
214,683 | 30.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 15 |  San Francisco International Film Festival |
213,005 | 88.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 16 |  San Sebastián International Film Festival |
195,780 | 19.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 17 |  Nashville Film Festival |
195,724 | 98.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 18 |  Fantastic Fest |
193,068 | 61.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 19 |  Mill Valley Film Festival |
192,934 | 94.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 20 |  Raindance Film Festival |
190,839 | 32.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 21 |  International Film Festival Rotterdam |
185,268 | 25.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 22 |  Full Frame Documentary Film Festival |
167,003 | 96.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 23 |  Vox populi |
146,897 | 6.6% | Film festival | Politics & Society |
| 24 |  Venice Film Festival |
133,159 | 17.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 25 |  Banff Mountain Film Festival |
125,204 | 30.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 26 |  Camden International Film Festival |
123,505 | 50.8% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 27 |  Sonoma International Film Festival |
109,438 | 98.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 28 |  Berlin International Film Festival |
104,482 | 11.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 29 |  Orlando Film Festival |
97,925 | 99.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 30 |  Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films |
96,729 | 71.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 31 | Edinburgh International Film Festival |
93,532 | 38.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 32 |  Sarasota Film Festival |
87,031 | 99.4% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 33 |  Sitges Film Festival |
85,730 | 19.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 34 |  Toronto International Film Festival |
85,669 | 6.0% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 35 |  Dallas International Film Festival |
83,717 | 95.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 36 |  Philadelphia Film Festival |
83,216 | 99.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 37 |  Maryland Film Festival |
79,330 | 97.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 38 |  Art in Motion |
77,719 | 72.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 39 |  San Diego Film Festival |
75,029 | 99.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 40 |  Wisconsin Film Festival |
74,507 | 99.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 41 | Metro Manila Film Festival |
72,467 | 44.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 42 |  Guadalajara International Film Festival |
68,219 | 94.7% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 43 | Indiana Comic Con |
65,371 | 98.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 44 |  American Film Festival |
64,571 | 82.3% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 45 |  1-day |
59,821 | 18.2% | Film festival | Health |
| 46 |  Montclair Film Festival |
53,408 | 99.6% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 47 |  48 Hour Film Project |
38,884 | 75.9% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 48 |  American Black Film Festival |
36,626 | 99.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 49 |  Denver Film Festival |
36,437 | 99.2% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
| 50 |  Cinelatino |
32,718 | 9.5% | Film festival | Movies & TV |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across United States and ranks each film festival by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest film festival in United States?
Sundance Film Festival currently leads with an estimated audience of 8,242,449 people in United States.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across United States. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.