Stage & Screen
Presenting an exciting selection of filmed performances ranging from one-of-a-kind concerts to stage productions from the National Theatre.
Upcoming engagements will be announced on an ongoing basis.
AFI Silver After Dark
All tickets just $8!
Join us for a monthly late-night series showcasing classic, soon-to-be classic and should-be-classic horror, sci-fi, action, fantasy and cross-genre gems hand-picked by the AFI Silver programming team. We promise deep cuts — sometimes literally — underrated classics, sneak peeks, new restorations and all-time favorites up on the big screen, the way late-night movies are meant to be seen!
Monthly selections will be announced on an ongoing basis.
NEW: Pick up our new After Dark Punch Card at the Silver Box Office! Catch six After Dark flicks and your next one is on us.
AFI European Union Film Showcase
Now in its 38th year, the AFI European Union Film Showcase continues its tradition of bringing the best in European cinema to Washington, DC-area audiences. This year’s selection includes international film festival award winners, European box office hits and debut works by promising new talents, plus many countries’ official Oscar® submissions for Best International Feature Film.
More information, including how to buy tickets, can be found at AFI.com/Silver/EUShowcase.
Holiday Classics
December 12–24
This holiday season, enjoy perennial Christmas classic IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE alongside '80s favorite DIE HARD (yippee ki-yay, mistletoers!) and THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL in its restored Director’s Cut, including “When Love Is Gone” also known as “Belle’s Song.” Also in the mix this year are Sing and Cheer Along screenings of ELF; Stanley Kubrick’s Christmas-set drama EYES WIDE SHUT; the 20th anniversary of the touching war drama JOYEUX NOËL; the 35th anniversaries of HOME ALONE and EDWARD SCISSORHANDS; the 80th anniversary of CHRISTMAS IN CONNECTICUT with Barbara Stanwyck; and James Bond’s very own Christmas outing in ON HER MAJESTY’S SECRET SERVICE.
Select screenings on Sun, Dec. 21; Mon, Dec. 22; Tue, Dec. 23 and Wed, Dec. 24 will feature intros by Jeremy Arnold, author of Turner Classic Movies’ “Christmas in the Movies.”
Capital Irish Film Festival
February 26–March 1
The AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center is proud to partner with Solas Nua to present the annual Capital Irish Film Festival. Now in its 20th year, the four-day festival brings the best of contemporary Irish cinema by filmmakers from the island of Ireland to audiences in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area. Festival passes go on sale on Monday, December 1. Watch out for future news and updates to follow, including the full festival lineup announcement in January 2026!
The Capital Irish Film Festival is supported by the Government of Ireland Emigrant Support Programme, Culture Ireland, Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, Embassy of Ireland, Northern Ireland Bureau, Northern Ireland Screen and the Irish Film Institute’s IFI International Programme supported by Culture Ireland.
All-Access Festival Passes
See them all with the Capital Irish Film Festival (CIFF) All-Access Pass! The pass grants admission for one to every screening in the 2026 Capital Irish Film Festival, including the Opening* and Closing Night gala events and afterparties.
*RSVP required for Opening Night gala event.
CIFF All-Access Pass: $175
EARLY BIRD SPECIAL: $149
Early-bird price available through Wed, Dec. 31, 2025.
Click here to buy a pass.
