The 2026 Film Festival will be held October 8th through October 11th
Mixing the Herd - A Corral of Movie Genres
TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE!
Please join the Museum of Western Film History in Lone Pine, California October 8-11 for a weekend filled with captivating films, inspiring discussion, and unforgettable experiences. Whether you’re a cinephile or just looking for a fun outing, this festival has something for everyone!
GENERAL ADMISSION BADGE, OPENING NIGHT BBQ AND TOUR INFORMATION
ALL FESTIVAL PARTICIPANTS MUST PURCHASE A GENERAL ADMISSION BADGE. The Badge to be worn as IDENTIFICATION and PROOF-OF-PURCHASE in order to participate in the events.
The Badge offers the following:
- Admission to Museum Exhibits during the Festival
- Admission to all 14 film screenings
- Admission to all 7 presentations
- Admission to all Meet & Greet/Book signing events
- Admission to the Celebrity panel discussion
- 15% discount on all in-store purchases at the Museum Store Thursday through Monday of Festival Week
- Ability to purchase tickets to Opening Night BBQ, Tours and Special Fundraising event
- A souvenir Festival Button
The Opening Night BBQ, All Location Tours, and any Special Fundraising event will also require their respective tickets, along with the General Admission Badge as an ID, when participating.
Museum Membership includes a 25% discount off the purchase of General Admission Badge and all Festival tickets. So, if you are already a Museum member, log in to continue purchasing the General Admission Badge, and then you will be able to buy tickets.
If you are not a member, it’s easy to enjoy this Special Offer and become a member.
If you are not interested in becoming a member just yet, continue with your purchase of the General Admission Badge after registration, and then you will be able to buy tickets.
Note: All tickets can be purchased in person at the Museum ticket office, subject to availability.
If you have any questions about the Festival, please call (760) 876-9103 or email us at sales@lonepinefilmfestival.org
The underlying concept of the western movie remains constant – lawlessness versus civilization, rugged individuals who stand up for what is right through a moral code. Mixed genre pictures take it another step, letting movies explore ideas from a variety of story types, mixing a stew of comedy, coming-of-age, romance, historical, modern-day, mystery, horror, even science fiction with the classic western myth. This leads to bolder storytelling – familiar enough to be comfortable but different enough to be thrilling – delivering that sense of mixing storytelling with convention, myth, and technology to create something that doesn’t fit neatly into one box. For example, imagine a western movie where cowboys round up dinosaurs; or contemporary characters travel back in time to alter the fate of a love story; or where a mysterious circus comes to town bearing magical characters that teach valuable lessons. Whatever the combination, these types of pictures allow us to discover things we haven’t seen before. So please join us in MIXING THE HERD: A Corral of Movie Genres, this year’s Film Festival theme, where we will explore and celebrate a selected group of intriguing multi-genre films – some of which were shot on location in Lone Pine!
Please contact the museum with any questions you may have.
(760) 876-9103 or email sales@lonepinefilmfestival.org
Lone Pine is a quick get-away from Los Angeles
and honestly, there is no place like it.
Welcome, each of you, to our 36th Lone Pine Film Festival, to Lone Pine and to Inyo County! Whether your visit is a homecoming or a first time, make sure you get moments of town luxuries and moments out in the rocks of Alabama Hills. Development vs ruggedness for you to experience a mixed notion of the area.
It’s that mixed notion that intrigued the committee members about movie stories. Western movies’ underlying concept remains constant, lawlessness vs civilization. Mixed genre pictures take it another step, letting movies explore ideas from a variety of story types, mixing a stew of comedy, coming-of-age, romance, historical, modern-day, mystery, horror, even science fiction with the classic western myth. And that began our theme, “MIXING THE HERD: A Corral of Movie Genres”. We will celebrate a selected group of intriguing multi-genre films – some shot right here on location in Lone Pine. Oh, yes, you see cowboys round up dinosaurs, contemporary characters travel back in time to alter a love story’s fate and a mysterious circus comes to town bearing magical characters teaching valuable lessons to the townsfolk. Both familiar and unfamiliar, the story lines will captivate.
True to our festival legacy, we will salute our historical B-western movie genres and the centennial silent movie with live accompaniment. Without those “silents” filmed here in the early 1900’s, we’d have no movie making legacy.
Speaking of a legacy, did you know Museum of Western Film History is celebrating its 20th year of opening its doors?! Yes, 20 years sharing our local filming stories and learning new ones. As the museum embarks on its third decade, its mission will continue to expand the legacy honoring all who built this unique repository which now houses rare artifacts from over 100 years of cinema history. Showcasing this history, the continually upgraded exhibits incorporate actual items with visual and audio descriptions for an intriguing mix of analog and digital elements. Go in to see “The Day a Beatle Came to Lone Pine: Paul McCartney and Wings”.
For the last 20 years, the Lone Pine Film Festival has served as a fund-raising event to sustain and grow our museum. We are essentially the last museum standing still devoted to Western Film History and visitors continue to come year-round from all over the world. So, we very much cherish your generous support for our museum, our festival and our cause.
Enjoy this multi-genre weekend being together, discovering things you haven’t seen before and stories you’ve never heard!
Melody Ogburn
LPFF 2026 Director
Don't Crush the Brush
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