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The 2026 Hot Docs Festival will take place April 23 to May 3, 2026. Festival ticket packages will be available in November 2025. Films will be announced in March 2026. 

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Questions? CONTACT Boxoffice@hotdocs.ca


In-Cinema Screenings

Festival 20 & 12-Packs

Get the most out of the Festival with a 12- or a 20-pack. Packages can be used for all regular screenings, Special Presentations and special events, including Big Ideas Series and opening night. 

 Plus, package holders: 

  • Pick films first with a week-long exclusive early access window
  • Can share tickets with friends and family

Festival 6-Ticket Bundle

You get six tickets that can be used to for regular or Special Presentation in-cinema screenings. Cannot be used for Big Ideas or Opening Night.

Ticket Prices

Please check back later for single ticket pricing for the 2026 Festival. 

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FREE Daytime Screenings

Students and patrons 60+ with valid ID can take advantage of free admission to regular Festival screenings that start before 4pm.

Free student and senior tickets are only available on the day of the screening and must be picked up at the venue where the film is showing. Tickets may only be claimed for non-concurrent screenings. Subject to availability.

RUSH Tickets

If advanced tickets for a screening are sold out, a limited number of rush tickets may be available at the screening venue’s box office approximately 15 minutes before the start time. Line-ups for rush tickets begin roughly one hour before the film’s start time.

SAME-DAY Tickets

Same-day tickets for all screenings are available online and at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema Box Office until one hour before the start time, subject to availability.

Same-day tickets are also available at each venue’s box office for screenings scheduled at that venue. Venue box offices open 60 minutes before the first screening of the day.

Contact Us

In Person at Hot Docs Cinema (506 Bloor Street West)

The Box Office is open every Wednesday to Sunday, 12:00 pm to 6 pm

On days with screenings and events, the box office opens 30 minutes before the first show of the day and remains open until 30 minutes after the last show begins, unless otherwise indicated.

Online

Our customer service team is available Tuesday to Sunday, 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Please email us at boxoffice@hotdocs.ca.

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