2026 GLOBAL PREMIERE EVENTS

18-21 October — Perth, Australia
World Trails Conference

2026 GLOBAL PREMIERE EVENTS

18-21 October — Perth, Australia
World Trails Conference

Public Events

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Oct. 18-21, 2026

Perth/Boorloo, Australia

2026 Global Premiere Events

9th World Trails Conference

Making our 4th Global Premiere at the World Trails Conference, we'll present a 90-minute program featuring a playlist of our new award-winning and favorite films.

27 Oct - 11 Nov

Multiple Locations Taiwan

TMI Trail & Community College Civic Literacy Week

2nd World Trails Film Festival in Taiwan

Oct 29, 2025

Beirut, Lebanon

Run for Life Special Screening with Lebanon Mountain Trail

Film by Bachar Khattar

Join us in celebrating the launch of the Lebanon Mountain Trail Association's Trail Keepers Campaign. All proceeds will go towards The Lebanon Mountain Trail Association whose mission is to conserve, manage, promote and advocate for the Lebanon Mountain Trail.

Oct 3, 2025

Manchester, CT

CT Trails Symposium

Connecticut Greenways Council

Presented by Connecticut Outdoor Recreation Alliance in cooperation with the CT Greenways Council Trails Symposium and made possible by REI.

Sept., 17, 2025

Cherokee, NC

Outdoor Economy Conference 2025

Made by Mountains - Western North Carolina

April 16, 2025

Madison, WI

International Trails Summit

American Trails & PTBA

April 25, 2025

Chewelah, WA

Chewelah Valley Land Trust

Oct 17, 2024

Brunswick, Maine

Maine Coast Heritage Trust

The Trails that Connect Us

Maine Coast Heritage Trust and The Nature Conservancy invite you to join us for an evening of film and community at our The Trails that Connect Us: A World Trails Film Festival Screening! Enjoy a showcase of captivating short films from the 2024 World Trails Film Festival that celebrate the impact of our country's trail systems and the diverse stories that unfold along them. You'll get a chance to speak with our policy experts about what trails mean to our communities in Maine and how you can help us protect these recreational assets for the generations to come.

Oct 9-16, 2024

Ontario, Canada

Bruce Trail Conservancy Tour Series

Sept. 29, 2024

Ottawa, Canada

500 Days in the Wild (Filmmaker in Attendance)

World Trails Conference Premiere Events

Join us for a special evening with filmmaker Dianne Whelan. The World Trails Film Festival is proud to present 500 Days in the Wild, a beautiful and epic film of a journey across the longest trail in the world, the Trans Canada Trail.

On Tour

Together with local community hosts, we screen Trails Film programs in theaters, community halls, and trail sides across the globe. Lead more to become a host.

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SPONSORS & SUPPORT

Our audience is full of influential outdoor recreation leaders from around the world. Join us to make a powerful impression and support a community of stewards of our planet’s cherished pathways.

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Support the World Trails Film Festival

Your one-time or recurring donation will support the ongoing programing and fiscal accessibility of our events for trail non-profits around the world.

The World Trails Film Festival is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of The World Trails Film Festival must be made payable to “Fractured Atlas” only and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

Festivals & Events by Trails Film

World Trails Film Festivals & events are created by and for trail-loving communities. We are inspired by nature and culture and want to make an impact on the future of trails and our planet. We are in awe of the human spirit and all that is wild. To all of this, we dedicate our festivals.