2025 Boomtown Film & Music Festival

BOOMTOWN FILM & MUSIC FESTIVAL

Est. 2008

BoomFest has been the showcase of fiercely independent movies, music and more in Southeast Texas for over a decade! The tradition continues February 21-23, when you’ll have the chance to see dozens of films and meet the creators, experience live concerts and dramatic performances, plus learn from experts during interactive panel discussions. Your pass to the Boomtown Film & Music Festival is truly a value that can’t be beat!

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ADMISSION PRICE

Wrist Band
^$ 15
Single day.
- Single day pass.
- Access to one film or music venue.
- Excludes panels, workshops & parties.
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Music Pass
^$ 25
All weekend.
- Access to all live music performances!
- Good all weekend long!
- Excludes films, panels, workshops & parties.
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Festival Pass
^$ 30
All weekend.
- Access to every film screening, live music performance, panel discussion and party!
- Good all weekend long!
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VIP Pass
^$ 60
All weekend.
- Access to all film screenings, live music performances, panel discussions and parties.
- Good all weekend long!
- Access to the festival VIP Lounge on Saturday, February 22, where you can enjoy refreshments & rub shoulders with visiting filmmakers.
- Souvenir branded BoomFest bag.
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FESTIVAL SCHEDULE

(Click on titles for additional information. Schedule may be subject to change.)

Time	For The Record	The Logon Café	The Texas Energy Museum
2:30 pm			“Stampila” 2:30pm - 4pm 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
4:00 pm			“City of Hate” 4pm - 5pm 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
5:00 pm		Filmmaker Reception w/ Josh Palermo Entertainment Josh Palermo 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm	Reel Learning 5pm - 5:30pm 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm
5:30 pm			“The Ragin’ 13” 5:30pm - 7pm 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
6:00 pm		Filmmaker Reception 6pm - 7pm 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
6:30 pm			“Action Figure Theatre” 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm
7:00 pm	Hot Grits Entertainment 7pm - 9pm 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
9:00 pm	Melon Jelly Entertainment 9pm - 10:30pm 9:00 pm - 10:30 pm
10:30 pm	Ole Lonesome Entertainment 10:30pm - Midnight 10:30 pm - 11:55 pm

Time	Art Museum of Southeast Texas Cafe	Art Museum of Southeast Texas Lecture Hall	For The Record	The Jefferson Theatre	The Logon Café	The Texas Energy Museum
9:00 am					Out of the Box Block 9am - 9:30am 9:00 am - 9:30 am
9:30 am				“Your Valley, My Valley” 9:30am - 11:30am 9:30 am - 11:30 am		“Autistic Mode” 9:30am - 11:30am 9:30 am - 11:30 am
10:30 am		Stop Motion Animation Workshop Al Bohl 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
11:00 am	Sold! Writing Successful Screenplays Chuck Hustmyre 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
11:30 am				Narrative Shorts Showcase 11:30am - 12:30pm 11:30 am - 12:30 pm		BooMTV Music Videos 11:30am - noon 11:30 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 pm		Staged Reading: “Another Night at Beaver’s” noon - 2pm 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm				“Rainbow Door” noon - 1:30pm 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
12:30 pm				“Bankie Banx: King of the Dune” 12:30pm - 2:30pm 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm
1:00 pm	Film Festival Strategy Rebekah Louisa Smith 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
1:30 pm						Animation Station 1:30pm - 2pm 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
2:00 pm						“The Ego Death of Queen Cecilia” 2pm - 3:30pm 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
2:30 pm		A Conversation with Burton Gilliam 2:30pm - 3:30pm 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
3:00 pm		Film Festival Strategy Rebekah Louisa Smith 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm		SETX Spotlight 3pm - 4pm 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
3:30 pm	Locations Locations Locations Katie Cokinos 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm					Spindletop Storytellers 3:30pm - 4pm 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
4:00 pm				Texas Proud 4pm - 6pm 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm		“Bloody & Bruised” 4pm - 6pm 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
6:00 pm			Ariel Bush Entertainment 6pm - 7pm 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm	48 Hr. Film Race 6pm - 7pm 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm		Student Film Finalists 6pm - 7pm 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
7:00 pm			Cody Schaefer & Greg Jr. Entertainment 7pm - 8:30pm 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm	Awards Ceremony 7pm - 8pm 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
8:00 pm				The Golden Triangle Big Band Entertainment 8pm - 9:15pm 8:00 pm - 9:15 pm
8:30 pm			Olaide Banks Olaide Banks 8:30 pm - 10:00 pm
9:00 pm			TBA Music E Entertainment 9pm - 10pm 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
10:30 pm			Running on Credit Entertainment 10:30pm - Midnight 10:30 pm - 11:55 pm

Time	Art Museum of Southeast Texas Cafe	Art Museum of Southeast Texas Lecture Hall	For The Record	The Jefferson Theatre	The Logon Café	The Texas Energy Museum
11:00 am					Encore: Out of the Box Block 11am - 11:30am 11:00 am - 11:30 am
11:30 am					Encore: Select Texas Shorts 11:30am - 12:30pm 11:30 am - 12:30 pm
12:30 pm					Encore: “City of Hate” 12:30pm - 1:30pm 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm
1:30 pm					Encore: Student Shorts 1:30pm - 2pm 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Festival Locations

The Jefferson Theatre

Description

The Jefferson Theatre is a historic performing arts theatre on Fannin Street in downtown Beaumont, Texas.

Address

Jefferson Theatre
345 Fannin St.
Beaumont, TX 77701

Website

beaumonteventstx.com

Art Museum Of Southeast Texas

Description

Through unique collections, exhibitions, public programs and outreach in the visual arts, the mission of the Art Museum of Southeast Texas is to provide education, inspiration and creative vision throughout Southeast Texas.