Don't Miss Out!

Last year's festival passes sold out completely before the festival began.

The 11th Annual ILLUMINATE Film Festival returns to beautiful Santa Barbara on May 1-4, 2025, and we don't want you to miss this year's uplifting gathering. Now is the time to secure your Festival Pass!

Activate the Full ILLUMINATE Experience

Our Passholders enjoy benefits that individual ticket holders simply can't access:

Exclusive Access & Perks

• Complete Film Access: Enjoy every transformational film, filmmaker interview, and panel in our carefully curated in-person lineup PLUS seven days of virtual films and live online programs with visionary filmmakers and luminaries
• Closing Night Film, Awards, and Music
• Parties & Gatherings:
• Opening Night Celebration - Network with filmmakers at Kiva Cowork on State St.
• Soul on Fire Dance Party - Rock out to local favorite band, Red Fish, playing 80's music and funk
• Happy Heart Hour Reception - Experience a magical rainforest installation and meet ILLUMINATE's poster artist Tricia Evenson at Art & Soul Gallery
• Heart & Harmony Song Circle - Community singing with Donna De Lory
• Acting Through The Lens of Love - Workshop led by the Holomovement
• Morning Meditation: Start your day aligned with guided meditations by Palma Colectiva at Art & Soul Gallery
• Priority Reservations: Reserve your spot for the most anticipated films and events before anyone else
• Wellness Perks: Enjoy a complimentary chair massage at our Festival Hub
• VIP Treatment: Priority seating at all screenings and events
• Discounts: Receive 15% off a one-day mythic screenwriting workshop with Dara Marks and Deb Norton, "Engaging the Feminine Heroic"

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Limited Availability

Last year, passes sold out weeks before the festival opened. With limited seating at most screenings, we encourage you to secure your pass soon.

Exceptional Value

A festival pass is not just a ticket—it's your key to a complete weekend of conscious cinema, community connection, and personal transformation at a value that far exceeds purchasing individual tickets.

This Year's Theme: "Looking Through the Lens of Love"

In a world often divided by difference, ILLUMINATE invites us to see through the transformative lens of love and compassion. This year's festival showcases films that remind us of our fundamental interconnectedness as human beings—stories that illuminate the truth of who we are at our core.

As Gandhi wisely said, "Be the change you wish to see in the world." At ILLUMINATE, we believe in the power of conscious cinema to inspire that change from within. Our carefully selected films offer visions of possibility—pathways toward healing ourselves and our planet through the power of story.

Through visual storytelling, we cultivate empathy that extends beyond our immediate reality, challenge ingrained societal narratives, and collectively dream into new ways of being together. When we watch personal and global transformation modeled before our eyes, the path toward creating a more loving, compassionate civilization becomes clearer and more possible.

Your festival pass is more than admission to films—it's your entry into a community dedicated to elevating human consciousness and inspiring lasting personal, social, and planetary transformation.

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Uplevel Opportunity: Universe Pass

Looking to support the festival, get additional perks, attend the Industry Hive, and receive a $425 tax deduction? The exclusive Universe Pass is for you (very limited quantity available).

The Universe Pass includes:

• All programs from the Glow Pass
• Industry Hive Pass
• Invitation to the pre-screening Closing Night VIP reception
• No advance reservations necessary at screenings and events

Secure Your Pass Today

Individual tickets won't go on sale until April 1st, and by then, the best experiences may already be filled by Passholders.

Join us for this celebration of conscious cinema that will awaken your heart, spark your mind, and ignite your spirit!

GET YOUR PASS NOW