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November 9 – 14, 2026 · Downtown Greeley
The 2026 Lineup
Is Here
Twelve programs. Six days. One stretch of 8th Avenue. The twelfth annual Go West Film Festival rides into downtown Greeley this November with a lineup that reaches from a 1913 comedy shot in Cañon City to a brand-new documentary about Creede, Colorado, with John Ford, Clint Eastwood, John Wayne and Laurel and Hardy along the way.
Admission is free, like it has been every year since 2014. But the Kress has just 144 seats, and evening shows fill up fast. Grab yours now.
Read the full 2026 festival guide →
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| The Festival at a Glance |
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Free
Every screening, every year since 2014 |
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High Noon
12:00 PM shows at LINC |
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Evenings
6:00 PM shows at the Kress |
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12 Programs
Classics, new westerns, docs and shorts |
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This year’s poster and program cover is One for Each of You, an original painting by Colorado western artist Cody Kuehl. Pick up a printed program at any screening. Lots of people keep them.
See more of Cody’s work →
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72 seconds of the west
Watch the 2026 Trailer
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Six days on 8th Avenue
The 2026 Schedule
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| Two shows a day. Kress shows need a reservation, so tap Reserve Seats on any Kress film to go straight to it. LINC shows are open seating: no reservation needed, just show up. |
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High Noon · 12:00 PM · LINC
The Tall T
(1957)
Randolph Scott and director Budd Boetticher open the week with a tight, mean little western that runs just 78 minutes. | Open Seating · Just Show Up |
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Evening · 6:00 PM · Kress
Blazing Days + A Matrimonial Deluge
(1927 / 1913)
Opening night. A 1927 silent western with a live score by Rodney Sauer and film historian David Emrich, plus a 1913 comedy filmed in Cañon City, Colorado. ★ Opening reception 5:00 PM
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High Noon · 12:00 PM · LINC
Chisum
(1970)
John Wayne brings his cattle drive to the big screen for Tuesday's High Noon show. | Open Seating · Just Show Up |
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Evening · 6:00 PM · Kress
A Thousand Pieces of Gold
(1990)
The story of a young Chinese woman sold into a frontier mining camp in Idaho.
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High Noon · 12:00 PM · Kress
The Settlers
(2023)
Felipe Gálvez's Chilean western, set at the bottom of the continent in 1901. Beautiful and hard to shake.
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Evening · 6:00 PM · Kress
Creede U.S.A.
(2025)
Kahane Corn Cooperman's documentary about a former silver-mining town in Colorado's San Juan Mountains. Premiered at SXSW in 2025.
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High Noon · 12:00 PM · LINC
Pale Rider
(1985)
Clint Eastwood's preacher riding out of the snow looks different when he's twenty feet wide. Made for a theater screen. | Open Seating · Just Show Up |
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Evening · 6:00 PM · Kress
Songs My Brothers Taught Me
(2015)
Chloé Zhao's first feature, filmed on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota years before her Oscar.
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High Noon · 12:00 PM · LINC
Sergeant Rutledge
(1960)
John Ford and Woody Strode in a courtroom drama about a Black cavalry sergeant accused of murder, shot in Monument Valley. | Open Seating · Just Show Up |
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Evening · 6:00 PM · Kress
Shorts Showcase
(2026)
Short films submitted from around the world, followed by a panel with filmmakers Haynes Brooke, Chris Crowley and Aydan Metsch. ★ Filmmakers in person
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High Noon · 12:00 PM · LINC
Way Out West
(1937)
Laurel and Hardy in one of the funniest westerns ever made, plus a short film by a local high school student. | Open Seating · Just Show Up |
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Evening · 6:00 PM · Kress
Tokyo Cowboy
(2023)
A Japanese businessman is sent to turn around a Montana cattle ranch. Director Marc Marriott takes your questions after the film. ★ Closing reception 5:00 PM
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Read this before you reserve
Why the $5 Seat Hold?
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Every show is still free. In past years, though, evening shows filled up online, people were turned away at the door, and then seats sat empty because some reservations never showed.
So this year, reserving a seat at the Kress takes a fully refundable $5 donation per ticket. Show up, and we'll refund it when you arrive. Or, if you'd like, let it ride as a gift to the festival.
Plans change? Please release your reservation so a neighbor can have the seat. High Noon shows at LINC are first come, first served.
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More guests than ever
Who’s There in Person
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Opening Night · Mon., Nov. 9
Rodney Sauer & David Emrich
Rodney Sauer of the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra plays live alongside Blazing Days, joined by film historian David Emrich. A silent film with a live score feels nothing like a silent film at home. The room laughs together. |
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Friday · Nov. 13
Haynes Brooke, Chris Crowley & Aydan Metsch
Filmmakers from the Shorts Showcase stay after the program for a panel conversation about their work. |
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Closing Night · Sat., Nov. 14
Director Marc Marriott
The director of Tokyo Cowboy joins us at the Kress to take your questions after the film. |
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Opening and closing nights both start with a 5:00 PM reception before the 6:00 PM show, so come early.
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Take a little West home
Festival Merch
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| Two new items for 2026, plus a few old favorites marked down for festival week. Everything is available for a donation. |
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New for 2026
One for Each of You Poster
Cody Kuehl’s 2026 painting. 18x24 for a $50 donation, 12x18 for a $35 donation.
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New for 2026
One for Each of You Shirt
The full painting on a black tee. Unisex and ladies cuts, $30 donation.
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Marked down
Long-Sleeve Quote Shirts
Three lines on the back: “I’m Your Huckleberry,” “Doo Dee Doo Dee Doo, Wah Wah Wah” and our genre-defying tagline.
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Marked down
10th Anniversary Shot Glass
From our tenth year, 2014 to 2024. A good gift for the western fan in your family.
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Marked down
Seat Cushion
Six days is a lot of sitting. Handy at the ballgame, too.
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At the Merch Table
Both venues: Kress Cinema & Lounge and LINC, all six days.
How to pay: Cash, card or Square.
Every donation helps keep the screenings free.
See all the merch →
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Plan your visit
Two Venues, One Short Walk
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Kress Cinema & Lounge
817 8th Ave., Greeley
Evening shows at 6:00 PM
Free reservations at kresscinema.com
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LINC Library Innovation Center
501 8th Ave., Greeley
High Noon shows at 12:00 PM
First come, first served
Get directions → |
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Run by volunteers, powered by neighbors
Saddle Up and Help
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| The Go West Film Festival stays free because volunteers show up and supporters chip in. Lend a hand during festival week, or help keep the lights on the screen for year thirteen. |
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A Seat With Your Name On It
Six days, twelve programs, and a genre-defying western film fest that refuses to be corralled. We’ll see you on 8th Avenue.
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Questions? Write us at howdy@gowestfilmfest.org
Film stills are from the films in the 2026 program and are used to promote their festival screenings.
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