GKIDS and Fathom Announce 2026 Studio Ghibli Fest Slate
GKIDS and Fathom Entertainment have teamed up again to bring their Studio Ghibli Fest to U.S. theaters, with a 7-picture slate of screenings that begins June 13.
The Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 lineup starts this June with Ponyo, and includes Goro Miyazaki’s feature directorial debut, Tales from Earthsea, which joins the Ghibli Fest lineup for the first time for its 20th anniversary, and Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata’s feature Only Yesterday commemorating its 35th Anniversary. Castle in the Sky celebrates its 40th Anniversary, and famed director Hayao Miyazaki’s Academy Award-winning feature Spirited Away 25th Anniversary closes the 2026 series.
Each of the seven Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 animated features will be shown in both original Japanese and English dubbed versions, including special surprise extra content for each screening.
Tickets for Studio Ghibli Fest 2026 go on sale starting May 15 and can be purchased by visiting FathomEntertainment.com, GhibliFest.com, or at participating theater box offices.
“Studio Ghibli Fest endures every year by offering some of the most consistently popular programming Fathom Entertainment brings to theatres for audiences young and old, and we are so very pleased to continue our partnership with GKIDS and bring this timeless Japanese animation content back to the big screen,” said Ray Nutt, CEO of Fathom Entertainment. “Fathom continues to innovate and reset expectations of the traditional theatrical experience and bring engaging and treasured content to cinemas, such as that from GKIDS and its annual Studio Ghibli Fest.”
“This year’s Studio Ghibli Fest features milestone anniversaries, rarely screened classics, and some of the greatest animated filmmaking in the world,” said GKIDS’ President David Jesteadt. “We are thrilled to continue our collaboration with Fathom Entertainment to bring Ghibli fans these incredible films in theaters nationwide - the way they were meant to be seen.”
STUDIO GHIBLI FEST 2026 Schedule
All event listings are in local time
Ponyo
- Saturday, June 13 at 3:00 PM (DUB)
- Sunday, June 14 at 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Monday, June 15 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Tuesday, June 16 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Wednesday, June 17: 7:00 PM (DUB)
My Neighbor Totoro
- Saturday, July 11 at 3:00 PM (DUB)
- Sunday, July 12 at 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Monday, July 13 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Tuesday, July 14 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Wednesday, July 15 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
Tales from Earthsea 20th Anniversary
- Saturday, August 8 at 3:00 PM (DUB)
- Monday, August 10 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
Only Yesterday 35th Anniversary
- Sunday, August 9 at 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Tuesday, August 11 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
Castle in the Sky 40th Anniversary
- Saturday, August 22 at 3:00 PM (DUB)
- Sunday, August 23 at 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Monday, August 24 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Tuesday, August 25 at 7:00 PM (SUB
- Wednesday, August 26 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
Princess Mononoke – 4K Remastered
- Saturday, September 26 at 3:00 PM (DUB)
- Sunday, September 27 at 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Monday, September 28 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Tuesday, September 29 at 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Wednesday, September 30 at 7:00 PM (DUB)
Spirited Away 25th Anniversary
- Saturday, October 17: 3:00 PM (DUB)
- Sunday, October 18 3:00 PM & 7:00 PM (DUB)
- Monday, October 19: 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Tuesday, October 20: 7:00 PM (SUB)
- Wednesday, October 21: 7:00 PM (DUB)
Source: Fathom Entertainment