Experience NBFF Your Way!
New Bedford Film Festival offers a variety of passes for our film-loving audience to enjoy screenings, panels, workshops, networking events, and our epic Closing Night Awards, which you won’t want to miss! Check out our variety of passes below.
This year’s free admission events are: Opening Night Awards Ceremony, Animation in the Museum Screening, and the 2026 NB48: Filmmaking Challenge Screening at The Whaling Museum. See Events for more details.
This pass grants you FULL ACCESS TO EVERYTHING including the networking award parties, VIP cocktail hour, opening and closing night awards, screenings and panels.
($50 off all events)
Access to all screenings/panels scheduled inside Gallery X and Steeple Playhouse on Sunday, April 12th.
NOTE: DAY 3 ACCESS PASS does NOT gain you access to the VIP Cocktail Hour or Closing Night Awards, you’ll have to purchase those separately.
Access to all screenings scheduled inside Steeple Playhouse ONLY on Friday, April 10.
Access to all screenings/panels scheduled inside Gallery X ONLY on Sunday, April 12.
Entry into the SCREENWRITING AWARDS PARTY hosted at the New Bedford Harbor Hotel, featuring performance of nominated screenplays by the New Bedford Collective, including light refreshments and networking on Saturday, April 11.
Access to all screenings/panels scheduled inside Gallery X and Steeple Playhouse on Friday, April 10th.
This pass ALSO includes entry into the MUSIC OF FILM AWARDS PARTY event at the New Bedford Harbor Hotel.
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Access to all screenings/panels scheduled inside Gallery X ONLY on Saturday, April 11.
Access to all screenings scheduled inside Steeple Playhouse ONLY on Sunday, April 12.
Entry into the VIP Cocktail Hour event hosted at The Black Whale from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 12th, featuring light refreshments and soft drinks, with a cash bar.
Access to all screenings/panels scheduled inside Gallery X and Steeple Playhouse on Saturday, April 11th.
This pass ALSO includes entry into the SCREENWRITING AWARDS PARTY event at the New Bedford Harbor Hotel.
Access to all screenings/panels scheduled inside Gallery X ONLY on Friday, April 10.
Access to all screenings scheduled inside Steeple Playhouse ONLY on Saturday, April 11.
Entry into the MUSIC OF FILM AWARD PARTY hosted at the New Bedford Harbor Hotel, featuring awards for music in film, select musical performances from nominees, light refreshments and networking on Friday, April 10.
Entry into the red-carpet Closing Night Awards ceremony at the Steeple Playhouse on Sunday, April 12th at 8:00 p.m.
