Grab your brightest neon and your leg warmers 🛼 it's time to sing and dance to an absolute classic!
🎬 XANADU
📅 June 14 | 6 PM
📍 Michigan Theater
The Michigan Theater is presenting a one-of-a-kind screening event ✨ Come out and sing and dance along with this iconic 80's classic: XANADU!
There will be a drag performance before the show, specialty cocktails, a costume contest, as well as community tabling opportunities. Come on out dressed in your most glamorous 80's attire, just leave the roller skates at home!
🗣️ Sponsored by Theresa Taylor and University Lending Group.
#xanadu #olivianewtonjohn #downtownannarbor #michigantheater #80sparty
Mark your calendars: Cozy Craft Night is BACK! 🧶✨
🗓️ Wednesday, May 20 | 7:00 PM
📍 Michigan Theater
🎟️ This event fills up fast - grab your seats today!
We will be screening THE PARENT TRAP for this coming month's event. Grab your friends and bring a craft, your knitting, a coloring book, crochet, embroidery, any project you like to do while you cozy up to a movie. Come in your favorite comfy attire or pajamas!
#cozycrafting #community #craftnight #downtownannarbor #michigantheater
Here are some themes you will see at Cinetopia Film Festival 2026:
Crazy
Innovative
New
Emotional
Talented
Original
Personal
Inclusive
Adventurous
🔥 Make your experience even more immersive with access to exclusive filmmaker mixers, invite-only party at AC Hotel, entry to RSVP-only events, priority access, early screenings, and more with a VIP pass.
🎫 This will be a festival year to remember. Passes are now available at all tiers on our Cinetopia page.
We are looking forward to experiencing incredible cinema with you!
#cinetopia #filmfestival #downtownannarbor #michigantheater #statetheatre
A glimpse of Thursday, May 14 at Cinetopia 2026!
✨ Opening night party with all passholders and delicious food by local staple @slurpannarbor .
🎬 Screening of SONS OF DETROIT with director Jeremy Xido and producer Russell Stewart for a post-film Q&A.
Looking forward to seeing you this weekend!
#cinetopia #michigantheater #downtownannarbor #filmfestival #annarbor
Attention Cinetopia VIP crew: don't miss the Beyond The Films events tonight!
🥂 Swing by the Allen Rumsey Lounge at The Graduate Hotel for a happy hour with fellow passholders, sponsors, and filmmakers.
🌟 Looking for a way to cap off the night? Head over to @achotelannarbor for the VIP Afterglow!
#cinetopia #downtownannarbor #michigantheater #filmfestival #vipexperience
THIS SUNDAY, Shoot Shovel and Shut Up will screen in Ann Arbor at Cinetopia at the @michstatetheaters as part of Cinetopia 2026! -- director @tranhoangcalvin will be there! The screening block starts at 2:30p on Sunday, May 17 at the Michigan Theater in downtown Ann Arbor and it's free and open to the public!
It's OPENING NIGHT at Cinetopia 🎬✨
We have tasty bites from @slurpannarbor , a signature festival cocktail, and the screening of SONS OF DETROIT happening tonight. Director Jeremy Xido and Producer Russell Stewart will be in house and giving a post-film discussion.
🎫 You can pick up your passes at Guest Services upon arrival!
#cinetopia #filmfestival #downtownannarbor #michigantheater #sonsofdetroit
The VIP party was a blast and Cinetopia has officially started! Thank you to all of our sponsors who help make this festival possible.
Special thank you to @cherryrepublicannarbor , @zingermansdeli , @fustinis_annarbor , and @monahans_seafood for adding fun toppings and treats for our Build-Your-Own Popcorn bar!
#cinetopia #filmfestival #indietheater #downtownannarbor #michigantheater
🌟 VIP OPENING NIGHT PARTY TONIGHT 🌟
VIP Passholders will join us at the historic Michigan Theater for an exclusive VIP party and the Michigan Premiere of PETER ASHER: EVERYWHERE MAN!
Passholders will also create their dream popcorn at our Make-Your-Own Popcorn Bar featuring gourmet toppings and treats from some of our favorite local partners:
🍒 Cherry Republic's chocolate-covered cherries and sour candy packs
🍫 Zingerman's Deli toffee bits
🥨 Fustini's Oils & Vinegars Tuscan Herb olive oil
🐟 Monahan's Fish Market's special caviar
Cinema, cocktails, caviar, and a night to remember. We can't wait to kick off this year's festival with you!
#cinetopia #filmfestival #vip #downtownannarbor #michigantheater
CINETOPIA FILM | THIS IS BALLROOM
📅 May 15 at 3 PM & May 17 at 12:15 PM
📍 State Theatre
🏳️🌈 Cinetopia PRIDE Film
In Rio de Janeiro City and its outskirts, LGBTQ+ youth of color recreates Ballroom culture on their own terms. A portrait of the dramas, the voguing performances, and the art of shade, 50 years after its inception in New York. Rio is burning!
🗣️ Sponsored by Anne Baird, David Arsen & Maggie Levenstein, Bank of Ann Arbor, Michigan Medicine, and UM Center for Japanese Studies.
#cinetopia #filmfestival #pridefilm #downtownannarbor #michigantheater
Hold on to your seats - another legendary monster movie is hitting the big screen!
🎬 KING KONG (1933)
📅 May 30 | 1:30 PM
📍 Michigan Theater
🦖 Part of the Monster Matinees series
Actress Ann Darrow and director Carl Denham travel to the Indian Ocean to do location shoots for Denham's new jungle picture. Along the way, the actress meets and falls for rugged First Mate John Driscoll. Upon arriving at a mysterious island, Ann is taken hostage by natives who prepare her as a sacrifice to the enormous ape Kong who rules over their jungle.
But when Ann is rescued and Kong is captured, the real trouble begins...
#kingkong #kong #monstermovie #downtownannarbor #michigantheater
