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Individual tickets are on sale now!
The Box Office at Guild Hall is open daily from 12-4pm, through October 6.
During the Festival (October 7-13), the Box Office is open from 10am-6pm.
Visit our Box Office page for all the details.
To protect the health and safety of festival participants and our local community, we’ve instituted extensive policies for the 29th edition of HIFF. Familiarize yourself with our safety policies here.
Official Festival Venues
Guild Hall
158 Main Street, East Hampton
Note: This is also the location of the Box Office.*
Sag Harbor Cinema
90 Main Street, Sag Harbor
*There are no box offices at the venues for HIFF29. Please visit the East Hampton Box Office (at Guild Hall) during regular business hours (see Box Office page).
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How to Get Here
Driving Directions
Travel Time: approx. 2 hours, 45 minutes. Distance: 105 miles (173 km)
- Take the Queens Midtown Tunnel to I-495 East (Long Island Expressway).
- Take Exit 70, onto Route 111 South.
- Take Route 111 South approximately 5 miles to Route 27 East (Montauk Highway).
- Follow Route 27 East into the village of East Hampton (approx. 30 miles).
- The main festival venue is the United Artists Theater in the center of town on the right.
Railroad
Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) stations are conveniently located near theaters in Southampton and East Hampton.
Jitney
Hampton Jitney
Hampton Jitney offers convenient direct motorcoach service from various stops in New York City to the Hamptons for the film festival. Arriving via JFK or LaGuardia? Hampton Jitney has a convenient airport connection stop just a short taxi ride from the airport.
Accommodations
Lodging in the Hamptons sells out quickly, so make sure to book your room early!
HIFF has rooms on hold for purchase during the festival dates at the following properties:
- Rooms available for the following dates & rates:
- Friday, Oct. 8 @ $220/nt + tax
- Saturday, Oct. 9 @ $220/nt + tax
- Sunday, Oct. 10 @ $205/nt + tax
- Rooms available from Thursday 10/7 – Sunday 10/10 at rates ranging from $230 – $250/nt + tax
For the above rooms only, please contact housinghost@hamptonsfilmfest.
As the Festival falls on a holiday weekend (Columbus Day), many hotels will have 2- to 4-night minimums. There are no chain hotels, mostly smaller inns and bed & breakfasts. (Check out Airbnb and VRBO.) Before you book, check the maps to make sure you are not staying too far from the Festival venue(s).
Within walking distance from the Jitney stop in East Hampton Village:
- The Hedges Inn
- The Baker House
- The Huntting Inn (The Palm)
- 1770 House
- The Maidstone
- The Mill House Inn
Also in East Hampton:
In Wainscott, just a few miles west of town:
In Amagansett, check out:
- The Roundtree
- Hermitage Amagansett
- Dune Resorts (variety of hotels in Napeague)
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White Sands Resort (Napeague/Amagansett)
In Water Mill:
In Bridgehampton:
Southampton also has many hotel options (about 20-30 minutes away). One to consider:
In Sag Harbor, a quaint, historic whaling village (about 15 minutes away) hosting one of our venues, check out:
Montauk (about 20 minutes to the east) is also right on the ocean and has several hotels and motels. One excellent option is Gurney’s Montauk Resort & Seawater Spa.
Additional accommodations and info:
East Hampton Chamber of Commerce
Southampton Chamber of Commerce
Sag Harbor Chamber of Commerce
Montauk Chamber of Commerce
Rates, refund policy, and minimum stay requirements may vary.
Restaurants
The 1770 House
143 Main Street, East Hampton
Babette’s
66 Newtown Lane, East Hampton
Citarella
2 Pantigo Road, East Hampton
Fresno
8 Fresno Place, East Hampton
The Golden Pear
34 Newtown Lane, East Hampton
99 Main Street, Southampton
111 Main Street, Sag Harbor
Nick & Toni’s
136 North Main Street, East Hampton
Rowdy Hall
10 Main Street, East Hampton
Serafina
104 North Main Street, East Hampton
