Screamfest 2026 Los Angeles Schedule and Tickets: Final Four-Day Guide
Screamfest continues through October 15 in Hollywood. Plan the final four days with confirmed screenings, ticket guidance, parking details and closing night.
The Screamfest 2026 Los Angeles schedule and tickets calendar enters its final four days Monday, October 12, giving horror fans another concentrated run of premieres, filmmaker conversations and new genre work in Hollywood. The 26th annual festival continues through Thursday, October 15, at the TCL Chinese 6 Theatres inside Ovation Hollywood.
Screamfest 2026 Los Angeles schedule and tickets for October 12
Monday’s official Screamfest schedule begins with the North American premiere of Slay at 7 p.m. in Theatre 1. Kyra Gardner’s narrative feature follows a teen influencer whose carefully managed world breaks apart after her best friend is murdered. The festival lists a post-screening Q&A moderated by BJ Colangelo with Gardner, co-writer and producer Jimmi Simpson, cast members Zoey Luna, Sean Giambrone and Talia Jackson, and additional guests.
At 7:30 p.m. in Theatre 4, 213 Bones receives its North American premiere. The 1993-set mystery centers on murders in a college town and a masked killer. The evening continues at 9:45 p.m. in Theatre 4 with the West Coast premiere of the French psychological thriller NINE, paired with Victoria Fradkin’s nine-minute Los Angeles County premiere short Ash Hole. The program listing says a filmmaker Q&A will follow.
What is screening October 13–15?
Tuesday, October 13, offers four feature programs across the two auditoriums. The Exit State has its world premiere at 7 p.m.; Apocalypse Z: New World, paired with the short Until the End, has its U.S. premiere at 7:15 p.m. Later programs include the West Coast premiere of Kick On with H.A.G.S. at 9:30 p.m. and the world premiere of The Crimson Order at 9:45 p.m.
Wednesday, October 14, begins with the North American premiere of Crawlers at 7 p.m. Tubi presents its anthology program Bite Size Terror at 7:30 p.m., spotlighting short-form horror stories and emerging filmmakers. The night closes with the international premiere of GUMMY, paired with MILO, at 9:45 p.m.
Screamfest concludes Thursday, October 15, with the 7 p.m. world premiere of Christmas at the Kringles. The closing-night feature, directed by Kevin Lewis, follows a family unsettled by neighbors who celebrate Christmas throughout the year. Because programming and ticket availability can change, attendees should confirm every start time on the live schedule before traveling.
Getting to TCL Chinese 6 Theatres
The venue is at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard on the third floor of Ovation Hollywood. Screamfest’s directions and parking page lists garage entrances on Highland Avenue and Orange Drive. It currently advertises four hours of parking for $3 with theater validation, followed by regular rates, and a $20 daily maximum. Drivers using the Orange entrance should follow signs for the Ovation Hollywood garage rather than the separate Madame Tussauds lot.
Tickets are sold through the festival’s Eventive portal. Moviegoers choosing between simultaneous programs should compare auditorium numbers and running times before checkout. A ticket for one screening does not solve a conflict with another program beginning nearby, and sold-out notices can appear as the week progresses.
Arriving early is sensible for will call, parking validation and finding the correct auditorium. The festival uses both Theatre 1 and Theatre 4, sometimes with programs beginning only minutes apart. Viewers attending a late double feature should also check each listing for a Q&A, since a discussion can extend the time between screenings and affect transportation plans.
Why the final days matter for filmmakers
The festival’s official lineup describes eight world premieres, six North American premieres, one U.S. premiere and three West Coast premieres in its first announced wave. That emphasis makes Screamfest useful not only for horror audiences but also for actors, directors, producers and distributors tracking independent genre filmmaking.
Screamfest also says the winners of Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Short will receive four-day-plus-sessions badges for the 2026 American Film Market, scheduled for November 11–14. For more Los Angeles festival planning, see Hollywood Weekly’s AFI FEST 2026 guide.