The nearly 100-year-old Crandell Theatre is ready for its closeup. Having mounted a $4.2 million capital campaign to complete a nine-month gut renovation and restoration, the nonprofit theater is reopening on October 15!

October 15, 2025
11 am – 1 pm: Public Open House. Members of our community will be among the first to see the new Crandell, before screenings restart just 48 hours later for the opening of FilmColumbia25.

October 17, 2025
FilmColumbia 2025 Opens. The Crandell will resume public film screenings on Friday, October 17, to coincide with the opening of the FilmColumbia festival. This year’s 25th anniversary festival will feature 40+ expertly curated films and talkbacks with filmmakers and stars. Actor Stephen Lang will be honored at the festival’s catered Kick-Off Party during opening weekend. His latest film, Avatar: Fire and Ash, is set to release this December.

Advance discounted tickets for members only will go on sale online and outside the theater, during Chatham OctoberFeast, on October 4.

Tickets to the general public will go on sale on October 11.