# List of fantastic and horror film festivals

List of film festivals and festival sections dedicated to fantastic, fantasy, horror and cult genre films.
Sitges Film Festival in Spain, Fantasia International Film Festival in Canada, and Fantastic Fest in the United States are generally considered to be the three largest and most prestigious festivals for fantastic and horror films. Other important genre festivals include Beyond Fest, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival, Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, Fantaspoa, Fantasporto, FilmQuest, FrightFest, Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival, Nightmares Film Festival, Overlook Film Festival, Screamfest, Telluride Horror Show and Toronto After Dark.
Some general film festivals also have sections for genre films, the most prestigious ones being the Midnight section at Sundance Film Festival, the Midnighter section at SXSW, the Midnight Madness at TIFF and the Midnight section at Tribeca Festival.
| Name | Est. | City | Country |
| A Night of Horror | 2007 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin | United States |
| Abertoir Horror Festival | | | United Kingdom |
| Beyond Fest | | Los Angeles | United States |
| BizarroLand Film Festival | | | United States |
| Blood in the Snow Canadian Film Festival | | | Canada |
| Brooklyn Horror Film Festival | | New York City | United States |
| Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival | | Brussels | Belgium |
| Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival | | Bucheon | South Korea |
| Buenos Aires Rojo Sangre | | Buenos Aires | Argentina |
| Chattanooga Film Fest | | Chattanooga, Tennessee | United States |
| Cine-Excess | | | United Kingdom |
| Fancine | | Malaga | Spain |
| Fantafestival | | Rome | Italy |
| Fantasia International Film Festival | | Montreal | Canada |
| Fantaspoa | 2005 | Porto Alegre | Brazil |
| Fantasporto | 1981 | Porto | Portugal |
| Fantastic Fest | | Austin, Texas | United States |
| Fantasy Filmfest | | | Germany |
| FilmQuest | 2013 | Provo, Utah | United States |
| Freak Me Out section at Sydney Film Festival | | Sydney | Australia |
| FrightFest | | London, Glasgow | United Kingdom |
| Gerardmer International Fantastic Film Festival | | Gerardmer | France |
| Graveyard Shift at Nashville Film Festival | | Nashville | United States |
| Grossmann Fantastic Film and Wine Festival | | Ljutomer | Slovenia |
| Haapsalu Horror and Fantasy Film Festival | | Haapsalu | Estonia |
| International Horror and Sci-Fi Film Festival | | | United States |
| Lund International Fantastic Film Festival | | | Sweden |
| Midnight section at Sundance Film Festival | | Park City, Utah | United States |
| Midnight section at Tribeca Festival | | New York City | United States |
| Midnight Madness section at TIFF | | Toronto | Canada |
| Midnight screenings at Karlovy Vary IFF | | Karlovy Vary | Czechia |
| Midnighter section at SXSW | | Austin, Texas | United States |
| Mile High Horror Film Festival | | | United States |
| Molins Horror Film Festival | | Molins de Rei | Spain |
| Monster Fest | | Melbourne | Australia |
| Neuchatel International Fantastic Film Festival | | Neuchatel | Switzerland |
| New York City Horror Film Festival | | New York City | United States |
| Nightmares Film Festival | | Columbus, Ohio | United States |
| Night Visions | | Helsinki | Finland |
| Offscreen Film Festival | | | Belgium |
| Overlook Film Festival | | | United States |
| Paris International Fantastic Film Festival | | Paris | France |
| Renegade Film Festival | | | United States |
| Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival | | Saskatoon | Canada |
| Screamfest | | Los Angeles | United States |
| Shadows competition at Transilvania International Film Festival | | Cluj-Napoca | Romania |
| Sitges Film Festival | | Sitges | Spain |
| South African Horrorfest | | | South Africa |
| Strasbourg European Fantastic Film Festival | | Strasbourg | France |
| Telluride Horror Show | | Telluride, Colorado | United States |
| Toronto After Dark | | Toronto | Canada |
| TromaDance | | New York City | United States |
| Vortex sidebar at Rhode Island IFF | | | United States |
| Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival | | | Japan |