We recognize and honor the Anishinaabe people on whose ancestral lands this event takes place, and we affirm Indigenous sovereignty, history, and express gratitude and appreciation to the Anishinaabe people for the gifts of their culture to the world. 

Official Screening Venues

Elev8 Climbing and Fitness

City Opera House

The Alluvion

Traverse Area District Library

Right Brain Brewery

Silver Spruce Brewing Co.

The Filling Station Microbrewery Depot Building

Official Event Venues

The Filling Station Microbrewery Depot Building (Box Office/Store)

Up North Pride Community Center (Volunteer HQ)

Traverse City Whiskey Co. (Panels)

Nocturnal Bloom Brewing (Friday Night After-Party)

The Workshop Brewing Co. (Saturday Night After-Party)

Esperance Teaching Kitchen (Sunday Morning Pancake Breakfast)

Attending the Festival

Parking and Festival Transportation Details Coming Soon

All festival event listings are in Eastern-Time (ET).

The prices you see are the prices you’ll pay! All our prices INCLUDE the processing, transaction, and service fees. No fees are added at checkout! 

The festival does NOT accept cash or check payments for tickets, merchandise, or concessions but can accept credit card, debit, Venmo and PayPal payments.

Any ticket purchases will be stored in your personal Ludus.com account, and you’ll have the choice to print or save your tickets digitally at checkout (or anytime online).

Weekend Passholders may pick up a physical souvenir badge at the Main Box Office, this badge will speed your entry and is transferable.

Friday, Saturday, or Sunday Day Passholders may pick up a physical wristband at their first screening event. Wristbands will speed your entry.

Individual Ticket purchases must present a printed receipt, or a digital copy of the receipt and/or QR code on your smartphone. Please have your ticket details ready to help speed your entry.

When to Arrive

Please arrive at least 15 minutes before published start times, and remember to give yourself extra time for food and drink options at most events.

All Fresh Coast Film Festival Traverse City events are first-come, first-served seating. Festival Attendees line up in the order of arrival, and then groups are admitted in priority order to take any available seat.

1. Weekend Passes

2. Day-Passes and Individual Tickets

3. Special Guests

4. Volunteers

We will strive to open the doors to events no later than 15 minutes before the start-time.

In the event a screening is sold-out by the time you arrive, don’t worry! Most of our venues are within easy walking distance of each other, and our volunteers can help you find a new event to attend. Most programs are presented twice over four days.

Ticket Limits: in an effort to share the festival with as many people as possible, each Ludus.com account is limited to purchasing a maximum of 4 tickets per event, and 20 tickets per gala at City Opera House.

Waiting-List Tickets: there’s a great chance seats will be available at every screening, and sometimes we release more tickets after cancellations or refunds. If an event is sold-out, a Waiting-List option will be available both online and at each event in-person. 

Refunds and Transfers

We’re sorry, but all sales are final and non-refundable once purchased.

You may transfer your digital pass and/or tickets in advance, by using the tools in your Ludus.com account – or by simply giving a friend your printout, or digital copy of your ticket. Once a QR code has been checked into an event, it has been used. 

If your plans change or you can’t make the event, please transfer your tickets or let us know, and we’ll donate them to a lucky guest in the Waiting-List line. 

Cancellation

The festival will take place Rain or Shine, and all our screening events are indoors. Some of our outdoor experiences will be Weather-Permitting and updates will be texted to registered attendees. If for any reason the festival is cancelled due to emergency circumstances outside our control, every attempt will be made to reschedule the event as soon as possible – but is not guaranteed due to the complexity of venue availability.

Community Guidelines

Traverse City celebrates independent storytellers and the communities they create through their work. Our event is a welcoming environment for all community members, including staff, volunteers, artists, audiences, vendors, and partners. 

Please show respect: treat all individuals with dignity and kindness, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity/expression, ability, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, age, physical appearance, language spoken, and immigration or economic status. 

Please never use or allow others to use discriminatory language, or demeaning or harassing behavior. 

Please acknowledge and respect the originality of others’ work and refrain from plagiarism or piracy. Report any attempt to record any festival films or other protected works to the nearest volunteer. 

Please help us respect the work of our filmmakers - don’t use your phone or device during the event, exit the venue if you need to, and make sure you’ve MUTED or turned your phone off during the program. 

Feel free to start posting the minute the credits come up, just remember to tag @oldmissionculturecompany and @freshcoastfilm and use the hashtag #freshcoasting

Please value our local communities: be courteous to our local residents and businesses.