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Documentary film festivals in the United States
We list 35 documentary film festivals in the United States. Cities with the most: San Francisco (3) and Denver (2). Dated editions cluster in March and October.
Coming up
- Doc LA - Los Angeles Documentary Film FestivalLos Angeles, United StatesOctober 15–18, 2026
- San Francisco Documentary FestivalSan Francisco, United StatesOctober 15–22, 2026
- DOC NYCManhattan, United StatesNovember 11–29, 2026
- Hamptons Doc FestSag Harbor, United StatesDecember 3–11, 2026
- Thin Line FestDenton, TX, United StatesMarch 10–14, 2027
- Atlanta International Documentary Film FestivalAtlanta, United StatesMarch 18–21, 2027
- Full Frame Documentary Film FestivalCarolina Theatre, United StatesApril 1–4, 2027
- DC/DOXWashington, D.C., United StatesJune 10–13, 2027
All of them
- Chicago International Documentary Film FestivalChicago, United States
- New Haven Documentary Film FestivalUnited States
- Ambulante Documentary Film FestivalMexico, United States
- Portland Documentary and Experimental Film FestivalUnited States
- DOC NYCManhattan, United StatesNovember 11–29, 2026
- REEL ChinaShanghai, United States
- San Francisco DocfestSan Francisco, United States
- Meet the Press’ Film FestivalUnited States
- Atlanta International Documentary Film FestivalAtlanta, United StatesMarch 18–21, 2027
- Big Sky Documentary Film FestivalMissoula, United States
- Chagrin Documentary Film FestivalChagrin Falls, United States
- Doc LA - Los Angeles Documentary Film FestivalLos Angeles, United StatesOctober 15–18, 2026
- Full Frame Documentary Film FestivalCarolina Theatre, United StatesApril 1–4, 2027
- Hot Springs Documentary Film FestivalHot Springs, United States
- Southern Utah International Documentary Film FestivalSt. George, United States
- True/False Film FestColumbia, United States
- Unnamed Footage FestivalSan Francisco, United States
- NYC Short Documentary Film FestivalNew York City, United States
- Doclands Documentary Film FestivalSan Rafael, United States
- American Documentary and Animation Film FestivalPalm Springs, United States
- Iowa City International Documentary Film FestivalIowa City, United States
- NHdocs: The New Haven Documentary Film FestivalNew Haven, United States
- San Francisco Documentary FestivalSan Francisco, United StatesOctober 15–22, 2026
- DocuWest Documentary Film FestivalDenver, United States
- DocuWest Documentary Film FestivalDenver, United States
- Hamptons Doc FestSag Harbor, United StatesDecember 3–11, 2026
- Sebastopol Documentary Film FestivalSebastopol, United States
- Thin Line FestDenton, TX, United StatesMarch 10–14, 2027
- Oregon Documentary Film FestivalWilsonville, United States
- DC/DOXWashington, D.C., United StatesJune 10–13, 2027
- Doc.Boston Documentary Film FestivalBoston, United States
- Newburyport Documentary Film FestivalNewburyport, United States
- AFI Docs - International Documentary FestivalSilver Spring, United States
- Africa World Documentary Film FestivalUnited States
- Louisiana Endowment For the Humanities, Documentary Film AwardUnited States
Built from our directory of 14,710 festivals. Dates are listed only when we could source them (Wikidata or the festival’s own site). Spot a mistake? Tell us.