Fargo Theatre

Fargo Theatre

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Address	314 Broadway Fargo, North Dakota United States
Operator	Fargo Theatre Management Corporation Jade Presents (live event booking)
Screens	2
Current use	Cinema and live event venue
Construction
Opened	March 15, 1926 (1926-03-15)
Reopened	March, 1999
Website
fargotheatre.org
Fargo Theatre Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Coordinates	46°52′45″N96°47′16″W / 46.87917°N 96.78778°W / 46.87917; -96.78778
Area	less than one acre
Architect	Buechner & Orth; Liebenberg and Kaplan
Architectural style	Early Commercial, Modern Movement
Part of	Downtown Fargo District (ID83004064)
NRHP reference No.	82001312 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	October 21, 1982
Designated CP	October 13, 1983

The Fargo Theatre is an art deco movie theater in downtown Fargo, North Dakota, United States. Construction on the building began in the fall of 1925 and the theatre opened on March 15, 1926. It was restored in 1999 to its historic appearance and now is a center for the arts in the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. The Fargo Theatre is home to a 4-manual, 32-rank Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ, known as the "Mighty Wurlitzer," which is owned and maintained by the Red River Theatre Organ Society, a non-profit organization and local chapter of the American Theatre Organ Society.

The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. ^[1]

Events

Fargo Film Festival

Since 2001, the Fargo Theatre has served as the main venue of the Fargo Film Festival. ^[2] The festival has accepted submissions from independent filmmakers from more than 35 U.S. states and 20 countries. ^[3]

Honorees of the festival have included Pedro Pascal, Hugo Weaving, John Waters, ^[4] George A. Romero, Janet Leigh, Nia DaCosta, Mike Flanagan, Chloé Zhao, John Hawkes, among others. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Knollin, Scottie. "Fargo Film Festival celebrates its 24th season". North Dakota Film Society. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
3. "About - Fargo Film Festival". Fargo Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
4. Carlson, Greg. "John Waters at the Fargo Film Festival". High Plains Reader. Retrieved 2025-12-05.
5. "Awards - Fargo Film Festival". Fargo Film Festival. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
6. "Prairie Spirit Award - Fargo Film Festival". Fargo Film Festival. Retrieved 2025-12-06.

External links

Media related to Fargo Theatre (Fargo, North Dakota) at Wikimedia Commons

• Fargo Theatre website
• Fargo Theatre at CinemaTreasures.org