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The 2027 Festival will officially kick off in the early afternoon of Thursday, April 8. The last official Festival event(s) will begin in the evening on Sunday, April 11. To get the full four-day experience we recommend that those traveling to Los Angeles for the Festival book their return travel for Monday, April 12 or later.

Once on sale in December 2026, passes may be purchased 24 hours a day exclusively from our website TCM.com/festival while supplies last. Please note that Festival passes may not be purchased by phone. You must be at least age 18 to purchase a pass. Passes may be used by individuals 13 years of age and older.

TCM will again be offering a special Early Bird discount window on 2027 TCM Classic Film Festival passes. The dates for this discounted purchase window will be announced in the coming weeks via email.  If you are not signed up to receive our TCM Classic Film Festival emails, click here to sign up today and select TCM CLASSIC FILM FESTIVAL.

Credit cards are the only form of payment accepted for pass orders (we accept MasterCard, Visa, Discover, and American Express). All purchases must be made online through our website TCM.com/festival.

The ideal way to experience the Festival is by purchasing one of the four levels of passes. Festival passes offer the best chance of getting into the movies that you want to see and are the only way to access Club TCM or attend special events and receptions. The number of passes is limited, so be sure to sign up for Festival emails here to receive pass sales information as it is announced. Those who wish to attend the Festival without purchasing a pass may do so by purchasing individual screening tickets on a standby basis, when available. Please note that some screenings may not have any individual tickets available. Individual tickets are not available for the Opening Night Red Carpet screening, poolside screenings, or Club TCM events.

The Palace Pass is perfect for those seeking a weekend filled with classic movies on the big screen. It offers a three-day experience starting Friday, April 9 to Sunday, April 11, 2027. Please note, This pass does not grant entry to the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres Multiplex, Club TCM events, or official parties/receptions at any time. This pass does not grant entry to any screening venues prior to Friday, April 9.

One-day passes are not available.

Walk-up tickets for individual events, if available, will be sold on a standby basis immediately prior to the show at the venue box office for that event. We recommend that you arrive a minimum of 30 minutes prior to the event if you plan on purchasing walk-up tickets, as seats are limited and pass holders will have priority entry at each venue. Please note that some screenings may not have any individual tickets available, particularly at smaller venues. Individual tickets are not available to the Opening Night Red Carpet screening, poolside screenings, or Club TCM events.

While pass holders are seated before any individual ticket purchasers and receive admission until house capacity is reached in the venue, a pass does not guarantee seating. As TCM wants to offer our pass holders as much flexibility as possible in their Festival experience, all seating is general admission. This means there may be occasions when more pass holders choose to attend one specific screening than there are seats available. For this reason, we recommend that pass holders arrive at the screening venue a minimum of 30 minutes prior to the start of a film. For particularly popular programs, or at events at smaller screening venues, pass holders may want to arrive earlier. If capacity is reached for a particular screening, there will be repeat screenings of select films or pass holders can see a different film running concurrently in another venue. In every case, pass holders will be given priority over those seeking individual standby tickets. The one exception to our “seating is not guaranteed” policy is the official Opening Night Red Carpet screening where Spotlight and Essential pass holders are guaranteed entry.

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TCM will be making regular programming announcements in the coming months. Be sure to check this website frequently for programming and guest appearance updates for the 2027 TCM Classic Film Festival and sign up for our Festival emails to get the latest news as it becomes available. You can also follow Turner Classic Movies on the social channels listed above. A complete schedule of screenings and events will be posted online much closer to the Festival dates.

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TCM is committed to reaching classic film lovers of all ages. However, please keep the following age restrictions in mind when attending the Festival, particularly if you are deciding whether to bring children: (a) the running time for many films may be two hours or longer, not including special guest introductions and Q & A sessions; (b) children must be at least 13 years of age in order to be issued, or use, a Festival pass; (c) some events are open only to individuals over the age of 21, including without limitation, the Opening Night Gala party and thus no one—including pass holders—will be allowed into such events if they cannot establish they are at least 21 years of age; (d) children under 4 years of age are not admitted to Festival events; (e) children age 4 years or older may attend Festival screenings only provided they have an individual screening ticket and are accompanied by a parent or guardian; (f) without exception, no children will be admitted to screenings without a ticket and no children under age 13 will be allowed entry to pass holder exclusive events and areas—including Club TCM; (g) individual tickets will only be sold day of show immediately prior to the screening and may not be available, based on pass holder demand; (h) you understand and agree that some of the films or other Festival events may not be appropriate for minors, and you (and not TCM) are responsible for making the determination about what is appropriate for you and your minor guests.