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.
To Infinity and Beyond: 40 Years of Pixar
July 10–Nov. 1
$5 tix for kids 12 and under!
Over the past 40 years, animation studio Pixar has redefined the limits of computer-animated films through a combination of technical wizardry and artistic prowess. Its humble origins date back even further, to 1979, where it began as a division of Lucasfilm known as the Graphics Group, led by computer scientists Edwin Catmull and Alvy Ray Smith, before being purchased by Steve Jobs and spun off as its own entity in 1986. Armed with RenderMan — the innovative, proprietary 3D rendering software that powers all the studio’s films — and a troupe of animators that has included John Lasseter, Pete Docter, Brad Bird and Andrew Stanton, Pixar would go on to conquer Hollywood, winning 23 Academy Awards®, 11 Grammys® and many other accolades while earning over $17 billion at the box office. But the biggest praise this incredible studio has received is the love shown by fans young and old for the treasure trove of characters it has created: from lifelike toys Woody and Buzz Lightyear; cocky stock car Lightning McQueen; chef Remy the rat; forgetful fish Dory; cinephile trash compactor WALL-E; and so, so many more. AFI Silver celebrates 40 years of Pixar with a retrospective of the groundbreaking, moving and entertaining films that comprise their extraordinary legacy.
Select sensory-friendly shows offered, as noted. Read more.
Presented by Roda
AFI Latin American Film Festival
September 16–October 7
The AFI Latin American Film Festival is one of North America’s largest and longest-running showcases of Latin American cinema. Now in its 37th year, the festival is one of Washington’s top cultural events and features award-winning films, in-person conversations with filmmaker guests and exciting embassy-hosted parties. With the inclusion of films from Spain and Portugal, the festival celebrates Ibero-American cultural connections during National Hispanic Heritage Month.
Learn more about the festival, explore the lineup and purchase merch here.
Noir City DC 2026
October 8–22
Year in and year out, Eddie Muller and the Film Noir Foundation (FNF) team deliver an impeccably curated selection of films noir, combining canonical classics with wonderful rarities ripe for rediscovery. In 2026, the joint will be jumping when Noir City DC kicks out the jams with an exciting program of crime and mystery films featuring…musicians! The movies in this year’s lineup feature genuine musical legends like Elvis Presley, Sammy Davis Jr. and Doris Day performing alongside film noir favorites including Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Ida Lupino, Rita Hayworth and Kirk Douglas.
Special thanks to the Film Noir Foundation — including Eddie Muller, Foster Hirsch and Daryl Sparks — for their invaluable work.
Learn more about this year's lineup, meet special guests and buy passes here.
Halloween on Screen
October 23–31
Get in the Halloween spirit with AFI Silver’s annual celebration of scary movies! Highlights include our now-traditional presentation of F. W. Murnau’s NOSFERATU with live musical accompaniment by Silent Orchestra, preceded by the humorous short film THE CAMERMAN’S REVENGE (1912); a very special Count Gore De Vol presentation of THE EVIL DEAD (1981); the return of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with a live shadowcast by Bloody Mayhem Theatrical; a new restoration of the original cut of Masaki Kobayashi’s ghost story anthology KWAIDAN; a screening of THE RING (2002) in tribute to Daveigh Chase; 50th anniversary screenings of CARRIE and THE OMEN; and much, much more!
Silent Cinema Showcase
October 23–November 15
The Silent Cinema Showcase returns with another selection of newly restored screen classics and rare gems from the silent era. Silent filmmaking was an art form unto itself, one that sound films may have replaced but did not necessarily surpass. Join us for our annual showcase of silent cinema and meet some of the dedicated and talented musicians who bring these films to life with their inventive accompaniment, including Andrew Earle Simpson, Donald Sosin, Ben Model, the Silent Orchestra and the Anvil Orchestra (formerly Alloy Orchestra). We kick things off with our annual presentation of F. W. Murnau’s NOSFERATU on October 23, featuring live musical accompaniment by the Silent Orchestra, then present a selection of films from 1926 celebrating their 100th anniversaries including THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE ACHMED and THE GENERAL, plus much more!
Select screenings co-presented with the AFI Silver Classic Film Weekend (Nov. 12–15).
Watch for our $12 Ticket One-Day Sale on Friday, Oct. 2, from 12:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m.! All Silent Cinema Showcase and Classic Film Weekend tickets will be discounted to $12 for 12 hours.
AFI Silver Classic Film Weekend
November 12–15
The AFI Silver Classic Film Weekend returns with an immersive lineup of stunning new restorations, big-screen rarities, silent films with live musical accompaniment, 35mm prints and astonishing pre-Code pictures. Festival guests and film scholars will introduce each film.
Learn more about the festival, explore the lineup and buy passes here.
Watch for our $12 Ticket One-Day Sale on Friday, Oct. 2, from 12:00 p.m.–12:00 a.m.! All Classic Film Weekend and Silent Cinema Showcase tickets will be discounted to $12 for 12 hours.
This series is co-curated by author, archivist and film historian David Pierce.
All silent films are co-presented as part of this year’s Silent Cinema Showcase (October 23–November 15).
