Vol. I
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First Edition
April 2026
What's coming to our town. What Boulder's new rules allow. What Park City learned the hard way — and what it all means for your home in January 2027.
A Private Guide
A serial homeowner's guide to the Sundance Film Festival's 2027 arrival in Boulder. What's coming, what's changing, and what to do about it.
Between editions Joel answers Boulder homeowners' questions at The Boulder Lux Report luxhomereport.com →Each edition is a snapshot of where the festival, the rules, and the market stand. New ones arrive as the story changes.
What's coming to our town. What Boulder's new rules allow. What Park City learned the hard way — and what it all means for your home in January 2027.
What's changed since April. New rules, new venues, a closer look at Park City — and the math, the map, and the calendar for the seven months between now and January.
A reality check. Boulder homes are listing at $5,000 a night. The festival just published a rate list to the contrary. New ordinances, the Chautauqua winterization story, and a live look at four Madison & Company listings on the market now.
Just over three months out. Sundance revealed the Shape of the Fest in late July. Pass and package pricing is live, and tickets go on sale October 15. The market is being priced in real time.
Joel answers the questions Boulder homeowners ask most, one at a time, at luxhomereport.com.
I've spent a long time in Boulder real estate, and I've watched this town reshape itself more than once. But nothing quite like what's coming in January 2027, when the Sundance Film Festival opens its first year here after more than forty in Park City.
I kept getting the same questions from neighbors and past clients. Should I rent my house? What are the rules? What did Park City homeowners learn the hard way? What's actually going to happen on Pearl Street? So I put everything I could find in one place.
This guide pulls from Sundance Institute announcements, City of Boulder ordinances, Boulder Reporting Lab coverage, Park City economic impact data, and conversations with colleagues in Utah. It's current as of April 2026. It will need updating before the festival arrives — some things aren't yet public, and a few will keep changing. When that happens, I'll send a revised copy.
It's free. Share it with a friend. If a question in here points at a real decision you're about to make, call me — I'll come walk through it with you in person.
— Joel Ripmaster
