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Virginia Theatre
203 West Park Avenue
Champaign, IL 61820

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and two hours before every show.

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2026 ROGER EBERT’S FILM FESTIVAL: “THE LAST DANCE”

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RESERVED SEATING FILM FESTIVAL PASS:
$150.00
Plus an additional per-pass processing fee of $9.00

1-DAY RESERVED SEATING FESTIVAL PASS:
$75.00
Plus an additional per-pass processing fee of $6.00

INDIVIDUAL RESERVED SEATING TICKETS:
$20.00
Plus an additional per-ticket processing fee of $3.00

INDIVIDUAL RESERVED STUDENT TICKETS
(valid Student ID required)
$15.00
Plus an additional per-ticket processing fee of $3.00

* Individual reserved tickets for
The Last Movie Critic & SISKEL/EBERT
$10 each
Plus an additional per-ticket processing fee of $2

(Individual Films go on sale April 1, 2026 - at 10am)

FRI, APR 17 - SAT, APR 18, 2026

Chaz Ebert and Nate Kohn are proud to announce "Ebertfest: The Last Dance", the 2026 Roger Ebert’s Film Festival in celebration of over twenty-five years at the historic Virginia Theatre in downtown Champaign, Illinois!

Festival Passes are sold out!
Individual movie tickets still available for all films, except Chili Finger.

Please click on films below to purchase.

PURCHASE INDIVIDUAL TICKETS ONLINE HERE

FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 2026
9:00am: Charliebird
11:25am: Nuremberg
3:30pm: The Last Movie Critic* - documentary portrait of Roger Ebert
5:10pm: Bob Trevino Likes It
8:50pm: Get Out

SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2026
9:00am: The General - with Anvil Orchestra
10:35am: Mi Familia
2:30pm: SISKEL/EBERT* - special live theatrical tribute, starring Stephen Winchell and Zack Mast
3:40pm: Chili Finger
7:25pm: The American President

This year's festival welcomes back renowned organist Dr. Steven Ball to bring his signature musical interludes between film screenings.

FILM FESTIVAL PASSES:

The greatest value, an Ebertfest Film Festival Pass allows access to all screenings & presentations during this celebrated two-day event held at the Virginia Theatre. Only Film Festival Passholders are allowed to remain inside the theatre between screenings.

DETAILS:

All films shown at the Virginia Theatre, 203 West Park Avenue, Champaign IL, 61820.
Only Film Festival Passholders are allowed to remain inside the theater between screenings.
Individual Tickets to each film will go on sale on Wednesday, April 1, 2026. at 10am.

Roger Ebert’s Film Festival ("Ebertfest") celebrates all films, genres, and formats, even those that have been overlooked by distributors, audiences, and/or critics. These include independent, international, and studio films whether or not they won wide audiences, overlooked formats such as 70mm, and overlooked genres such as documentaries and musicals.

The festival screens one film at a time – so that everyone sees the same films – promoting a strong sense of community among audience members, filmmakers, guests, students, and scholars.

**SPECIAL GUESTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE

LATEST UPDATE: EBERTFEST ANNOUNCES EXPANDED LINEUP, SPECIAL GUESTS, AND FINAL FESTIVAL PROGRAMMING FOR “THE LAST DANCE” EDITION

Ebertfest was founded in 1999 by Roger and Chaz Ebert, with Professor Nathaniel Kohn as Festival Director. Roger was an Urbana native, U of I Journalism graduate, and Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic for The Chicago Sun-Times.

EBERTFEST 2026 "THE LAST DANCE" is presented by: