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EVENTS LISTED ON THIS SITE ARE POSTED SOLELY FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES. SILENT MOVIE DAY AND ITS FOUNDERS BEAR NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUAL EVENTS AND/OR THEIR ORGANIZERS OR PARTICIPANTS.
2026 EVENTS
INTERNATIONAL, VIRTUAL, BROADCAST, PODCASTS, BLOGS & ARTICLES, & MORE
UNITED STATES
ARIZONA
9/6: orpheum theater, phoenix
CALIFORNIA
9/6: NEVADA THEATER, NEVADA CITY
9/11 - 9/13: LOS ANGELES SILENT FILM FESTIVAL, Los angeles
9/16: Beverly Hills Public Library, Los Angeles
9/18-24: Landmark’s Nuart Theatre, Los Angeles
9/19: Orinda Theater, San Francisco
9/20: New Beverly Cinema, Los Angeles
9/21: Balboa Theatre, San Diego
9/27: Art Theatre Long Beach, Long Beach
9/27: Mission Playhouse, San Gabriel
9/27: The Alex Theatre, GLENdale
9/29: Rialto Cinemas Elmwood, Berkely
9/29: Rialto Cinemas Sebastopol, Sebastopol
10/4: The State Theatre of Modesto, Modesto
10/8: Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma
10/17: THE AUTREY MUSEUM, los angeles
September, multiple events: Niles Film Museum, Fremont
COLORADO
CONNECTICUT
FLORIDA
GEORGIA
9/26: Lucas Theater for the Arts, savannah
9/29: Plaza Atlanta, Atlanta
IDAHO
9/19: Kentworthy Performing Arts Centre, Moscow
ILLINOIS
9/13: NORTHBROOK PUBLIC LIBRARY, NORTHBROOK
9/13: Music Box Theater, Chicago
9/29: Antioch Theater, Antioch
10/3: WOODSTOCK OPERA HOUSE, WOODSTOCK
INDIANA
IOWA
MARYLAND
9/29: AFI Silver theatre, Silver spring
MASSACHUSETTS
9/29: The Lyric Theater, Wooster
9/29: The Brattle, Cambridge
MICHIGAN
9/19: Pontiac Little Art Theatre, Pontiac
10/3: Frauenthal Center, Muskegon
10/7: The Senate theater, Detroit
MINNESOTA
9/20: THE HEIGHTS THEATER, COLUMBIA HEIGHTS
MISSOURI
9/9: Ardakin Cinema and Bar, St. Louis
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
9/29: dundee theater, omaha
NEVADA
9/2: C5 Presents at brewery arts center, carson city
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
9/9: Garden Theatre, Princeton
9/27: Brooks Art Center, Bound Brook
9/27: Barrymore Film Center, Fort Lee
NEW YORK
9/19: Ornithology Jazz Club, Brooklyn
9/20: Silent Clowns Film Series, Symphony Space, New York City
9/23: Bard Graduate Center, New York City
9/29: Society for New Music, Manlius
9/29: The Rosendale theater, rosendale
9/29: Nitehawk Cinema, New York City
September, multiple dates: Dryden Theatre, Rochester
NORTH CAROLINA
9/29: Appalachian Theater, Boone
9/29: Gaston County Public Library, Dallas Branch, Dallas
10/03: The Rialto, Raleigh
OHIO
9/25: The Nitelight, Akron
9/27: The Cleveland cinematheque, Cleveland Silent Film Festival, cleveland
OKLAHOMA
9/29: Circle Cinema, Tulsa
10/10-11: Coleman Theatre, Miami
OREGON
9/17-20: the Hollywood theatre, Portland
PENNSYLVANIA
9/10-13: Central Pennsylvania Ragtime & American Music Festival, Rockhill Furnace
9/17: Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, PHILADELPHIA
9/19/26: EDWIN S. PORTER THEATRE, CONNELSVILLE
9/20/26: JACKSONVILLE COMMUNITY THEATER, PUNXSUTAWNEY
9/22: Bryn Mawr Film Institute, Bryn Mawr
9/27-10/4: Pittsburgh Silent Film Festival, Pittsburgh
9/29: The Ambler Theater, Ambler
RHODE ISLAND
TEXAS
UTAH
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
10/1: THE LYRIC, BLACKSBURG
WASHINGTON
9/9: Seattle international film festival, seattle
9/29: The Paramount Theatre, Seattle
WASHINGTON D.C.
9/13: NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
WISCONSIN
AUSTRALIA
9/12, 9/19, 9/26, 10/3: The Majestic Theatre, Pomona, Queensland
CANADA
9/27: REVUE CINEMA, TORONTO
9/29: Online Event: Toronto Film Society
9/29: Tivoli Cinema, Charlottetown, PE
10/3-10/4: The Screening Room Theatre, Kingston
CHILE
9/26-10/3: Festival Internacional de Cine Recobrado de Valparaíso, Teatro Municipal de Valparaíso
FRANCE
9/17-24: La Cinémathèque française
9/2-10/2: FONDATION JÉRÔME SEYDOUX-PATHÉ
9/29: Minuit Cinéma Club, Cinéma l'Univers, Lille
GERMANY
9/4-19: Maurice-Halbwachs-Auditorium, Weimar
IRELAND
9/12, 9/19: Silent Cinema Galway, Galway
SCOTLAND
9/26: the hippodrome, Bo'ness
SPAIN
Filmoteca Española, MADRID
UNITED KINGDOM
9/27: Newcastle Community Cinema, Northern ireland
Multiple London Locations in September
10/3: St. George’s Church - Kid’s Show & Safety Last, JESMOND, ENGLAND
BROADCAST & STREAMING
Final Girls Feast: Episode 118: Sweeney Todd (1928)
September: TCM Spotlight: Swashbucklers
BOOKS
VIRTUAL
How you can Participate!
Antonio Moreno, Herbert Brenon and James Wong Howe on the set of The Spanish Dancer (1923); Courtesy of Mar Diaz and Milestone Films.
ON THIS DAY YOU CAN…
Host a virtual watch party.
Host a silent movie or film series inside a brick and mortar venue or outdoor location.
Coordinate the release of a book, blu-ray or premier new content on a digital platform of your choice.
Schedule an in person or online lecture on silent movies or silent movie related subjects.
Share silent movie recommendations on social media.
Share current cinema titles that are influenced by silent movies on social media.
Help spread awareness about silent movie history and statistics on social media.
Arrange a walking or bus tour of locations connected to silent movie stars or industry.
Organize a petition to help save a silent movie or silent movie related landmark.
Coordinate a dedication ceremony or remembrance for someone connected to silent movies.
Launch a campaign to raise money for silent movie related projects on Kickstarter, GoFundMe, Facebook or another fundraising platform.
Publish a blog post about silent movies or a related subject.
Program a podcast or volunteer to participate in a podcast discussing the Silent Era and silent movies.
Promote a “coming soon” hook - like a festival, new book, blu-ray, etc. that shares a connection with silent movies.
Mention silent movie merchandise or works of art and craft inspired by the period that is available to purchase or roll out the debut of some new and/or preexisting items.
Help spread the word with #SMD #SilentMovieDay #SilentMovieDay929
To join the Silent Movie Day Google group, please contact silentmovieday929@gmail.com.
Need ideas for your event? Click the links below to see what participants did in past years.
