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Film festivals in May 2026
33 festivals with a sourced date started in May 2026. Countries with the most: the United States (8), Canada (4) and Australia (3).
Week of April 27, 2026
- Flotsam Surf Film And Photography FestivalAustralia, AustraliaMay 1–15, 2026
- Chicago Critics Film FestivalMay 1–7, 2026
- Houston Palestine Film FestivalHouston, United StatesMay 1–3, 2026
- San Diego Underground Film FestivalMay 1–5, 2026
- UM Canes Film FestivalMay 2–3, 2026
Week of May 4, 2026
- Delhi International Film FestivalDelhi, IndiaMay 4–8, 2026
- Rome Prisma Film AwardsRome, ItalyMay 5–9, 2026
- GI Film FestivalWashington, D.C., United StatesMay 6–8, 2026
- CAAMFestSan Francisco, United StatesMay 7–10, 2026
- Concordia Film FestivalCanadaMay 7–10, 2026
- San Francisco International Asian American Film FestivalSan Francisco, United StatesMay 7–10, 2026
- Seattle International Film FestivalSeattle, United StatesMay 7–17, 2026
- SEA Film FestivalItalyMay 8–9, 2026
- Gallup Film FestivalMay 9–10, 2026
Week of May 11, 2026
- Los Angeles Jewish Film FestivalLos Angeles, United StatesMay 12–19, 2026
- Cannes Film FestivalCannes, FranceMay 12–23, 2026
- Cannes International Film WeekCannes, FranceMay 12–31, 2026
- Doc.Sydney Documentary Film FestivalSydney, AustraliaMay 12 – June 11, 2026
- Göttingen International Ethnographic Film FestivalGöttingen, GermanyMay 13–17, 2026
- Archaeology Channel International Film FestivalEugene, United StatesMay 13–17, 2026
- Festival Videodanza de Puerto RicoMay 13–15, 2026
- Melbourne International Animation FestivalMelbourne, AustraliaMay 17–24, 2026
Week of May 18, 2026
- MegaCities-ShortDocsFranceMay 20–23, 2026
- DokStationRomaniaMay 20–24, 2026
- Telluride Mountainfilm FestivalTelluride, United StatesMay 21–25, 2026
- XPOSED Queer Film FestivalBerlin, GermanyMay 21–31, 2026
- Calgary Black Film FestivalCalgary, CanadaMay 22–26, 2026
Week of May 25, 2026
- Eko International Film FestivalNigeriaMay 25–29, 2026
- Halifax Independent Filmmakers FestivalHalifax, CanadaMay 27–30, 2026
- Cartoons on the bayItalyMay 27–30, 2026
- Pridelands Wildlife Film FestKenyaMay 27–31, 2026
- Houston Asian American & Pacific Islander Film FestivalMay 29 – June 14, 2026
- Windsor Jewish Film FestivalCanadaMay 31 – June 4, 2026
Built from our directory of 15,028 festivals. Dates are listed only when we could source them (Wikidata or the festival’s own site). Spot a mistake? Tell us.