THE PLAZA THEATRE

THE PLAZA THEATRE The Plaza Theatre is an iconic landmark, offering so much more than just a boutique film experience. A nostalgic glimpse of The Plaza's beginning.

Courtesy of the City of Calgary's Heritage Sites archive...

"Hillhurst was subdivided in 1906, annexed to the City in 1907, and grew as Calgary's population boomed prior to World War I. Many services were needed in the working class suburb and businesses sprang up to meet the demand. One such establishment, a garage, opened for business in 1929. In the mid-thirties, the original use changed. Jim

Finney, who had recently moved to the area, recalled the transformation:

"'I watched the Plaza Theatre being built in the early thirties. It was renovated from an old garage. We used to spend all our Saturdays there. The cost of a show was 10 cents. Half the time we'd sneak into the place. The first guy had the dime and he'd have to go in and open the back door and let the rest of us in because we didn't have the money.'

"The rejuvenated garage opened as a theatre in 1935 and is a good example of a building which has responded to the emerging demands of a community. A full house is common in this theatre which often screens old film classics. The building features stucco cladding in a facade treatment which owes as much stylistically to the western 'false front' tradition as the Modern movement, with its moulded parapet and taut plastic use of the building skin. "The Plaza Theatre's long and varied life adds a special dimension to the atmosphere of the vibrant Kensington area of northwest Calgary."

CALGARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL is COMING SOON to The Plaza!CIFFcalgary is back! 🎥 The Calgary International Film Fe...
09/05/2026

CALGARY INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL is COMING SOON to The Plaza!

CIFFcalgary is back! 🎥 The Calgary International Film Festival, presented by , returns September 24 to October 4, 2026, for 11 days of unforgettable films, special events, and cinematic experiences from Calgary and around the world. 🌎🎞️

From must-see features and documentaries to shorts, Q&As, red carpet events, live music, and more, CIFF is where film lovers come together to discover what’s next in cinema. 🍿✨

We are proud to partner with Alberta’s largest film festival! Get ready to celebrate 27 years of film, art, culture, and community in Calgary!

🎬See the full CIFF lineup and find your tickets over on the Calgary International Film Festival website!🎬

THIS WEEK at The Plaza!This week, THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING finds Matthew McConaughey holding tight to the small Oklahom...
09/04/2026

THIS WEEK at The Plaza!

This week, THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING finds Matthew McConaughey holding tight to the small Oklahoma world he’s built, while AMERICAN DOCTOR follows three physicians into Gaza’s hospitals and the questions that follow them home. TONY stays with us at the moment Bourdain’s life first starts changing shape, and LATE FAME gives Willem Dafoe the peculiar pleasure of being noticed decades late.

TEENAGE S*X AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA lets a studio slasher reboot wander well beyond its assignment, while PORCO ROSSO keeps Ghibli Fest aloft with a pilot who has never been particularly interested in coming back down.

Stop by Sidebar, the café or the candy bar for something delicious to take into your film with you!🍸 🍹🍷🍫🍿🍻 🍪 🥂🍿🥤🍬

Tickets are available NOW on our website: https://loom.ly/L8Bavi4

THIS WEEK'S SHOWTIMES AT THE PLAZA!THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING: Amziah King has carved out his own little kingdom in rural...
09/03/2026

THIS WEEK'S SHOWTIMES AT THE PLAZA!

THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING: Amziah King has carved out his own little kingdom in rural Oklahoma. When his former foster daughter comes home, she finds there’s more at stake than the honey business he built it around.

AMERICAN DOCTOR: Inside Gaza’s hospitals, three American physicians confront what medicine looks like under siege. Back home, the harder question is what to do with what they now know.

TONY: Provincetown gives Anthony Bourdain something writing never had: a life worth writing about.

LATE FAME: Ed Saxberger has spent years being ordinary. Then a group of young artists decides his forgotten poems are genius, and he makes the dangerous mistake of enjoying it.

TEENAGE S*X AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA: A studio revives its old slasher franchise and hands it to two women with very different ideas about what should survive.

PORCO ROSSO: Somewhere above the Adriatic, a red seaplane cuts through the clouds and a pig-faced pilot continues his long argument with being human.

Tickets are on sale NOW! Grab yours through our website!

Be sure to stop by our concession or the Sidebar for something fun and delicious to enjoy during the film! 🍸 🍹🍷🍫🍿🍻 🍪 🥂🍿🥤🍬

THIS WEEK AT THE PLAZA!THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING: Amziah King has made a good life out of bees, music and the people he ...
09/01/2026

THIS WEEK AT THE PLAZA!

THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING: Amziah King has made a good life out of bees, music and the people he calls family. When trouble reaches his corner of Oklahoma, an easygoing beekeeper proves considerably harder to push around than expected.

AMERICAN DOCTOR: Three American physicians work inside Gaza’s overwhelmed hospitals, where medicine is practiced under impossible conditions. Back in the United States, they decide that simply returning to ordinary life is no longer an option.

Tickets are on sale Tomorrow! Grab yours through our website!

Be sure to stop by our concession or the Sidebar for something fun and delicious to enjoy during the film! 🍸 🍹🍷🍫🍿🍻 🍪 🥂🍿🥤🍬

09/01/2026

THE RIVALS OF AMZIAH KING is COMING SOON to THE PLAZA.

Amziah King can make a room full of strangers feel like family. When his former foster daughter comes home to Oklahoma, she discovers just how fiercely the world around him looks after its own.

09/01/2026

COYOTE VS. ACME is COMING SOON to THE PLAZA.

After years of being flattened, launched, exploded and otherwise betrayed by Acme, Wile E. Coyote finally decides to hit them where it hurts: the courtroom.

08/31/2026

AMERICAN DOCTOR is COMING SOON to THE PLAZA.

Three American physicians from Palestinian, Jewish and Zoroastrian backgrounds go to Gaza to practice medicine. They come home unable to leave what they witnessed there behind, carrying the lives of their patients and colleagues into a fight that reaches all the way to Congress.

THIS WEEK at The Plaza!This week, LATE FAME catches Willem Dafoe at the odd moment when a forgotten poet becomes interes...
08/28/2026

THIS WEEK at The Plaza!

This week, LATE FAME catches Willem Dafoe at the odd moment when a forgotten poet becomes interesting again, while TEENAGE S*X AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA takes a slasher reboot and lets it slip out of the studio’s hands. PORCO ROSSO joins Ghibli Fest with a pilot who seems happiest when the ground is far away, and TONY stays with us for another week, catching Anthony Bourdain at the brief point before the fame.

Stop by Sidebar, the café or the candy bar for something delicious to take into your film with you!🍸 🍹🍷🍫🍿🍻 🍪 🥂🍿🥤🍬

Tickets are available NOW on our website: https://loom.ly/L8Bavi4

THIS WEEK'S SHOWTIMES AT THE PLAZA!LATE FAME: Ed Saxberger has spent years being ordinary. Then a group of young artists...
08/26/2026

THIS WEEK'S SHOWTIMES AT THE PLAZA!

LATE FAME: Ed Saxberger has spent years being ordinary. Then a group of young artists decides his forgotten poems are genius, and he makes the dangerous mistake of enjoying it.

TEENAGE S*X AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA: A studio revives its old slasher franchise and hands it to two women with very different ideas about what should survive.

PORCO ROSSO: Somewhere above the Adriatic, a red seaplane cuts through the clouds and a pig-faced pilot continues his long argument with being human.

TONY: Provincetown gives Anthony Bourdain something writing never had: a life worth writing about.

Tickets are on sale NOW! Grab yours through our website!

Be sure to stop by our concession or the Sidebar for something fun and delicious to enjoy during the film! 🍸 🍹🍷🍫🍿🍻 🍪 🥂🍿🥤🍬

THIS WEEK AT THE PLAZA!LATE FAME: Willem Dafoe’s forgotten poet is suddenly embraced by a younger downtown crowd who ins...
08/25/2026

THIS WEEK AT THE PLAZA!

LATE FAME: Willem Dafoe’s forgotten poet is suddenly embraced by a younger downtown crowd who insist he was a genius all along. The attention feels good, until he starts wondering what exactly they see in him.

TEENAGE S*X AND DEATH AT CAMP MIASMA: A young filmmaker sets out to revive a cult slasher and bring its reclusive final girl back with it. Jane Schoenbrun turns the reboot into something far more personal.

PORCO ROSSO: Hayao Miyazaki turns the Adriatic sky into a place for second chances, old ghosts and one pilot who would rather be almost anything than fully human.

Tickets are on sale Tomorrow! Grab yours through our website!

Be sure to stop by our concession or the Sidebar for something fun and delicious to enjoy during the film! 🍸 🍹🍷🍫🍿🍻 🍪 🥂🍿🥤🍬

Address

1133 Kensington Road NW
Calgary, AB
T2N3P4

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 12am
Tuesday 8am - 12am
Wednesday 8am - 12am
Thursday 8am - 12am
Friday 8am - 12am
Saturday 8am - 12am
Sunday 8am - 11pm

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+14032832222

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