Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour is coming to Harbor Springs!

2025/26 Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival is one of the largest and most prestigious mountain festivals in the world! Hot on the heels of the Festival that is held every fall in beautiful Banff, Alberta, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the road. With stops planned in over 600 communities and more than 40 countries across the globe, the Banff World Tour celebrates amazing achievements in outdoor storytelling and filmmaking worldwide. From the over 400 entries submitted to the Festival competition each year, award-winners and audience favorites are among the films that are carefully selected to play in theatres around the world. Traveling to remote vistas, analyzing topical environmental issues, and bringing audiences up-close and personal with adrenaline-packed action sports the 2025/2026 World Tour is an exhilarating and provocative exploration of the mountain world.

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Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour

Special Event Benefiting the Harbor Springs Lyric Theatre, TOMMBA and Top of Michigan Trails Council

50th Banff Anniversary meets the Lyric's 10th Anniversary

Friday Evening - April 24, 2026 at the Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center-500 N Spring St, Harbor Springs, MI 49740
Doors Open & Sponsors Marketplace at 6:00 p.m.
VIP Seating Begins at 6:00 p.m., General Admission Seating at 6:30 p.m.
Overall Event 6:00-10:00 p.m.

2025/26 World Tour Film Program - Moraine | Download a .PDF of Program

Cold Calls - Japan | USA, 2025, 6 min
The Hive Architect | UK, 2025, 12 min
Best Day Ever | USA, 2025, 47 min
30 min Intermission with Prize Draw
Deluge | Canada, 2025, 2 min
Dissidence | France, 2025, 34 min
A Baffin Vacation, Love on Ice | Canada, 2025, 26 min

Watch Introduction

Rated (NR)
Banff (2025/26)
Genre: Outdoors/Adventure
Director: Various

Program Runtime: 2h 7m with 30 min Intermission

General Admission Tickets-GOING FAST - STILL AVAILABLE 4/15 Update

Available Now!

Benefits Include:

• Access to the Sponsors' Marketplace where you can talk to local retailers about clothing, gear and services.
• Access to the Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center Auditorium starting at 6:30 p.m.
• Screening of six Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour films (total length 2 hours 7 minutes) featuring films about skiing, climbing, mountain biking, arctic exploration and the environment.
• Automatic entry in the intermission prize-draw for a chance to win gear and clothing generously donated by our sponsors.

V.I.P. Tickets-A FEW HAVE OPENED UP DUE TO CANCELLATIONS 4/15

Available Now!

Benefits Include:

• Entry to the VIP Pre-show at the Lyric Theatre featuring a presentation by Everest climber Lou Kasischke. Show begins promptly at 4:30.
• Access to the Sponsors' Marketplace where you can talk to local retailers about clothing, gear and services.
• Early access to the Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center auditorium for the best seat selection starting at 6:00 p.m.
• Screening of six Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour films (total length 2 hours 7 minutes) featuring films about skiing, climbing, mountain biking, arctic exploration and the environment.
• Automatic entry in the intermission prize-draw for a chance to win gear and clothing generously donated by our sponsors.

The World’s Best Mountain Films

Right here in Harbor Springs Friday, April 24 at the Harbor Springs Performing Arts Center

Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour was born from Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival which began in Banff, Alberta. In 1976 a tight-knit group of climbers and outdoor enthusiasts conceived The Banff Festival of Mountaineering Films. This was one-day gathering that became the renowned international Festival it is today. Over 30 years ago, Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival began an outreach program to bring the Festival to other communities. This has become known as Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour. Like the first festival in Banff, the tour began small – three cities across Canada. Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour now reaches over 40 countries and brings mountain films to an audience of over 550,000 worldwide in approximately 550 locations. Join us in coming together to celebrate the spirit of adventure with Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival and World Tour.