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25th San Francisco Documentary Festival (2026)

Thursday, May 28, 2026 - 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm | Cost: $10*
*Tickets for live shows at the Roxie and Vogue Theaters are $17-19 Tickets for all virtual presentations are $10 The Opening Night films are $25 Flashback shows at ATA are $7.50 (same price as our first year in 2001)
Roxie Theater | 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA
San Francisco

Event Details

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Get your reading glasses on, as yeap this is our silver anniversary year! For 25 years the San Francisco Documentary Festival has been bringing some of the best, most interesting or just plain wonderfully weird non-fiction films around the world for Bay Area film fans to enjoy.

SF DocFest continues to provide new and unusual alternative films you won’t find at the multiplex or popular streaming services.

Check out the catalogue here: https://sfdocfest2026.eventive.org

Disclaimer: Please double check event information with the event organizer as events can be canceled, details can change after they are added to our calendar, and errors do occur.


Cost: $10*
*Tickets for live shows at the Roxie and Vogue Theaters are $17-19 Tickets for all virtual presentations are $10 The Opening Night films are $25 Flashback shows at ATA are $7.50 (same price as our first year in 2001)
Categories: **Annual Event**, *Top Pick*, Community, Fairs & Festivals, In Person, Movies, Online
Address: 3117 16th Street, San Francisco, CA

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