# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Ebertfest: The Last Dance 2026
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Sat, 18 Apr, 2026 at 11:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: 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!

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.

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.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/champaign/ebertfest-the-last-dance-2026/200029594490828
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, festivals, art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 229

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://thevirginia.showare.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=1093&utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=champaign-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Champaign
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 203 W Park Ave, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820
- **lat**: 40.11711
- **long**: -88.24558
- **full address**: 203 W Park Ave, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: The Virginia Theatre (https://allevents.in/org/the-virginia-theatre/9211078)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 17 Apr, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 203 W Park Ave, Champaign, IL, United States, Illinois 61820
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** The Virginia Theatre
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, festivals, art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Ebertfest: The Last Dance 2026 ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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