The Canton Palace Theatre serves as both the literal and figurative cornerstone of Downtown Canton Arts District. A vital multi-purpose entertainment facility, its marquee burns brightly six feet above Market Avenue, welcoming you to enter its grand foyer and become a part of Canton's nostalgic past.
Hosting over 300 events (movies, concerts, comedy shows, dance performances, wedding ceremonies and receptions, private parties, fundraisers, etc.) a year, with an attendance of over 100,000 guests, the Palace strives to be an important part of Canton's future.
The Canton Palace Theatre is Canton's only surviving theatre and home to the only Kilgen Organ in its original location, which is still featured during movie showings and live events. Canton Palace Theatre is a member of the League of Historic American Theatres, is ranked 2nd on TripAdvisor's Things to do in Canton, hosts Canton's largest movie screen, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Canton Palace Theatre serves as both the literal and figurative cornerstone of Downtown Canton Arts District. A vital multi-purpose entertainment facility, its marquee burns brightly six feet above Market Avenue, welcoming you to enter its grand foyer and become a part of Canton's nostalgic past.
Hosting over 300 events (movies, concerts, comedy shows, dance performances, wedding ceremonies and receptions, private parties, fundraisers, etc.) a year, with an attendance of over 100,000 guests, the Palace strives to be an important part of Canton's future.
The Canton Palace Theatre is Canton's only surviving theatre and home to the only Kilgen Organ in its original location, which is still featured during movie showings and live events. Canton Palace Theatre is a member of the League of Historic American Theatres, is ranked 2nd on TripAdvisor's Things to do in Canton, hosts Canton's largest movie screen, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Year-Round; Closed on: Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday
Open from 1 hour before until 30 minutes into the performance on performance days.
Credit/debit cards accepted for movie admission, event tickets, concessions, bar, and souvenirs.
Box Office is open Monday, Thursday & Friday.
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Some say that the theatre is haunted!
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The Canton Palace Theatre serves as both the literal and figurative cornerstone of Downtown Canton Arts District. A vital multi-purpose entertainment facility, its marquee burns brightly six feet above Market Avenue, welcoming you to enter its grand foyer and become a part of Canton's nostalgic past.
Hosting over 300 events (movies, concerts, comedy shows, dance performances, wedding ceremonies and receptions, private parties, fundraisers, etc.) a year, with an attendance of over 100,000 guests, the Palace strives to be an important part of Canton's future.
The Canton Palace Theatre is Canton's only surviving theatre and home to the only Kilgen Organ in its original location, which is still featured during movie showings and live events. Canton Palace Theatre is a member of the League of Historic American Theatres, is ranked 2nd on TripAdvisor's Things to do in Canton, hosts Canton's largest movie screen, and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
It’s Showtime! Canton Theatre Kids to Perform Regional Premiere of Beetlejuice Jr.!
Based on the blockbuster motion picture turned Broadway musical, Beetlejuice JR. tells the story of a strange and unusual teenager named Lydia Deetz, who is grieving the loss of her mother and obsessed with death. Luckily for Lydia, she and her father move to a new house haunted by a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a delightful demon with a real zest for life!
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Open from 1 hour before until 30 minutes into the performance on performance days.
Credit/debit cards accepted for movie admission, event tickets, concessions, bar, and souvenirs.
It’s Showtime! Canton Theatre Kids to Perform Regional Premiere of Beetlejuice Jr.!
Based on the blockbuster motion picture turned Broadway musical, Beetlejuice JR. tells the story of a strange and unusual teenager named Lydia Deetz, who is grieving the loss of her mother and obsessed with death. Luckily for Lydia, she and her father move to a new house haunted by a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a delightful demon with a real zest for life!
It’s Showtime! Canton Theatre Kids t
It’s Showtime! Canton Theatre Kids to Perform Regional Premiere of Beetlejuice Jr.!
Based on the blockbuster motion picture turned Broadway musical, Beetlejuice JR. tells the story of a strange and unusual teenager named Lydia Deetz, who is grieving the loss of her mother and obsessed with death. Luckily for Lydia, she and her father move to a new house haunted by a recently deceased couple and Beetlejuice, a delightful demon with a real zest for life!
This outdoor movie event brings beloved, family-friendly movies to the big screen at Centennial Plaza in the heart of downtown Canton!
2025 Schedule
June 4th – Kung Fu Panda 4
June 11th – Despicable Me 4
June 18th – Frozen
June 25th – Incredibles
July 2nd – Night at the Museum
July 9th – Home Alone
July 16th – The Wizard of Oz
July 23rd – Harold and The Purple Crayon
July 30th – Little Giants
August 6th – Toy Story
August 13th – Happy Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
MOVIES HELD RAIN OR SHINE!!
This outdoor movie event brings beloved, f
This outdoor movie event brings beloved, family-friendly movies to the big screen at Centennial Plaza in the heart of downtown Canton!
2025 Schedule
June 4th – Kung Fu Panda 4
June 11th – Despicable Me 4
June 18th – Frozen
June 25th – Incredibles
July 2nd – Night at the Museum
July 9th – Home Alone
July 16th – The Wizard of Oz
July 23rd – Harold and The Purple Crayon
July 30th – Little Giants
August 6th – Toy Story
August 13th – Happy Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
Creepy Classics and The Canton Palace Theatre present Monster Bash: The Ghost Film Festival at the HAUNTED Palace Theatre!
Join us for a classic monster marathon and film festival, featuring the greatest haunting and ghost movies of all-time! Eight movies on the giant screen in a golden age movie palace, plus vendors, screenings, and a free prize toss!
Visit our website for the whole schedule of classic haunts!
All weekend VIP Passes for just $40!
Creepy Classics and The Canton Palace Thea
Creepy Classics and The Canton Palace Theatre present Monster Bash: The Ghost Film Festival at the HAUNTED Palace Theatre!
Join us for a classic monster marathon and film festival, featuring the greatest haunting and ghost movies of all-time! Eight movies on the giant screen in a golden age movie palace, plus vendors, screenings, and a free prize toss!
Visit our website for the whole schedule of classic haunts!
Join us for the 60th Anniversary of The Sound of Music!
Did you know that The Sound of Music was the longest running film to ever play at the Canton Palace Theatre. It played for 42 weeks, seven-days-a-week!
Join us for the 60th Anniversary of The So
Join us for the 60th Anniversary of The Sound of Music!
Did you know that The Sound of Music was the longest running film to ever play at the Canton Palace Theatre. It played for 42 weeks, seven-days-a-week!
Come into the Canton Palace Theatre and immerse yourself in some of the most energetic films anywhere on Canton's largest screen!
Thoughtfully picked out, infused with the theatre’s live event lighting system, we aim to deliver a viewing experience not available anywhere else. And that’s because we want you to do more than just see the movies you’ve seen before… we want you to feel them again.
**This presentation will include the use of theatrical lighting, which may create a strobe effect.**
Come into the Canton Palace Theatre and im
Come into the Canton Palace Theatre and immerse yourself in some of the most energetic films anywhere on Canton's largest screen!
Thoughtfully picked out, infused with the theatre’s live event lighting system, we aim to deliver a viewing experience not available anywhere else. And that’s because we want you to do more than just see the movies you’ve seen before… we want you to feel them again.
**This presentation will include the use of theatrical lighting, which may create a strobe effect.**
Stark Library presents B.J. Novak as part of the Dr. Audrey Lavin Speaking of Books Author Series.
B.J. Novak is a writer, actor, and comedian best known for his work on NBC’s Emmy Award winning comedy The Office. Since achieving mainstream success, he has added best-selling author to his resume. Novak is author of One More Thing and The Book with No Pictures, which spent two full years on the New York Times Picture Book List and 34 weeks charting as the #1 seller in the country.
Stark Library presents B.J. Novak as part
Stark Library presents B.J. Novak as part of the Dr. Audrey Lavin Speaking of Books Author Series.
B.J. Novak is a writer, actor, and comedian best known for his work on NBC’s Emmy Award winning comedy The Office. Since achieving mainstream success, he has added best-selling author to his resume. Novak is author of One More Thing and The Book with No Pictures, which spent two full years on the New York Times Picture Book List and 34 weeks charting as the #1 seller in the country.
The Canton Palace Theatre presents two classic Alfred Hitchcock movies on Canton’s largest screen: The Birds and Psycho!
This event is part of Horror on the Big Screen, a month-long series of horror films!
MOVIE STARTS: 5:30 P.M. for The Birds | 8:00 P.M. for Psycho
RATING: PG-13 for The Birds | R for Psycho
RUN TIME: 1 hour 59 minutes for The Birds | 1 hour and 49 minutes for Psycho
The Canton Palace Theatre presents two cla
The Canton Palace Theatre presents two classic Alfred Hitchcock movies on Canton’s largest screen: The Birds and Psycho!
This event is part of Horror on the Big Screen, a month-long series of horror films!
MOVIE STARTS: 5:30 P.M. for The Birds | 8:00 P.M. for Psycho
RATING: PG-13 for The Birds | R for Psycho
RUN TIME: 1 hour 59 minutes for The Birds | 1 hour and 49 minutes for Psycho
Poltergeist (1982) will be featured on Canton’s largest screen as part of the 2025 Horror on the Big Screen film series!
Presented by the Canton Palace Theatre, Horror on the Big Screen is a month-long series of horror films.
Synopsis: A family’s home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a doorway to the “other side.” With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.
Poltergeist (1982) will be featured on Can
Poltergeist (1982) will be featured on Canton’s largest screen as part of the 2025 Horror on the Big Screen film series!
Presented by the Canton Palace Theatre, Horror on the Big Screen is a month-long series of horror films.
Synopsis: A family’s home becomes the center of paranormal activity that opens a doorway to the “other side.” With help, they must cross over to get their daughter back.
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) will be featured on Canton’s largest screen as part of the 2025 Horror on the Big Screen film series!
Presented by the Canton Palace Theatre, Horror on the Big Screen is a month-long series of horror films.
Synopsis: Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw!
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) will be fea
Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) will be featured on Canton’s largest screen as part of the 2025 Horror on the Big Screen film series!
Presented by the Canton Palace Theatre, Horror on the Big Screen is a month-long series of horror films.
Synopsis: Five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within. Something armed with a chainsaw!
Rosemary’s Baby will be featured on Canton’s largest screen as part of the 2025 Horror on the Big Screen film series!
Presented by the Canton Palace Theatre, Horror on the Big Screen is a month-long series of horror films.
Synopsis: A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.
Rosemary’s Baby will be featured on
Rosemary’s Baby will be featured on Canton’s largest screen as part of the 2025 Horror on the Big Screen film series!
Presented by the Canton Palace Theatre, Horror on the Big Screen is a month-long series of horror films.
Synopsis: A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.
Couples Therapy the Theatrical Show brings its hilarity and mischief to The Canton Palace Theatre for one night only!
ABOUT THE SHOW: Witness the hilarity and mischief that unfolds when Couples dive into Therapy. This unforgettable evening of laughter and entertainment is a unique and clever combination of theatre, stand-up comedy, and improv that is as funny as it is insightful!
Couples Therapy the Theatrical Show brings
Couples Therapy the Theatrical Show brings its hilarity and mischief to The Canton Palace Theatre for one night only!
ABOUT THE SHOW: Witness the hilarity and mischief that unfolds when Couples dive into Therapy. This unforgettable evening of laughter and entertainment is a unique and clever combination of theatre, stand-up comedy, and improv that is as funny as it is insightful!
Halloween (1978) will be featured on Canton’s largest screen! Horror on the Big Screen film series, presented by the Canton Palace Theatre, is a month-long series of horror films.
Synopsis: Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again.
Halloween (1978) will be featured on Canto
Halloween (1978) will be featured on Canton’s largest screen! Horror on the Big Screen film series, presented by the Canton Palace Theatre, is a month-long series of horror films.
Synopsis: Fifteen years after murdering his sister on Halloween night 1963, Michael Myers escapes from a mental hospital and returns to the small town of Haddonfield, Illinois, to kill again.
Rocky Horror Picture Show will be featured on Canton’s largest screen!
Presented by the Canton Palace Theatre the Horror on the Big Screen month-long series of horror films!
Synopsis: In The Rocky Horror Picture Show, newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Rocky Horror Picture Show will be featured
Rocky Horror Picture Show will be featured on Canton’s largest screen!
Presented by the Canton Palace Theatre the Horror on the Big Screen month-long series of horror films!
Synopsis: In The Rocky Horror Picture Show, newly engaged couple have a breakdown in an isolated area and must pay a call to the bizarre residence of Dr. Frank-N-Furter.
Stark Library presents Marlee Matlin as part of the Dr. Audrey Lavin Speaking of Books Author Series!
Marlee Matlin received worldwide critical acclaim for her film debut in Children of a Lesser God for which she received the Academy Award for Best Actress. In addition to her film, TV, and stage work, Marlee has also penned three novels for children, as well as her New York Times best-selling autobiography, I’ll Scream Later. Marlee’s journey is an inspiration to everyone!
Stark Library presents Marlee Matlin as pa
Stark Library presents Marlee Matlin as part of the Dr. Audrey Lavin Speaking of Books Author Series!
Marlee Matlin received worldwide critical acclaim for her film debut in Children of a Lesser God for which she received the Academy Award for Best Actress. In addition to her film, TV, and stage work, Marlee has also penned three novels for children, as well as her New York Times best-selling autobiography, I’ll Scream Later. Marlee’s journey is an inspiration to everyone!
Join us as we kick-off the holiday season with an afternoon of festive entertainment at the Canton Palace Theatre on November 14th and 15th!
Featuring:*A short silent film with accompaniment by Jay Spencer at the Kilgen Organ, Vocalist Lisa Knight performing Judy Garland songs, Shirley’s School of Dance performing a chorus line, and more holiday fun!
Join us as we kick-off the holiday season
Join us as we kick-off the holiday season with an afternoon of festive entertainment at the Canton Palace Theatre on November 14th and 15th!
Featuring:*A short silent film with accompaniment by Jay Spencer at the Kilgen Organ, Vocalist Lisa Knight performing Judy Garland songs, Shirley’s School of Dance performing a chorus line, and more holiday fun!
For over half a century, Canton Ballet’s The Nutcracker has enchanted families across Northeast Ohio, becoming a beloved holiday tradition.
Whether you’re embarking on your first ballet experience or returning with your children or grandchildren, The Nutcracker promises a mesmerizing journey for all ages.
This season, the Canton Symphony Orchestra returns to perform Tchaikovsky’s iconic score LIVE at every performance. Feel the music surround you, enhancing the magic of this timeless story!
For over half a century, Canton Ballet&rsq
For over half a century, Canton Ballet’s The Nutcracker has enchanted families across Northeast Ohio, becoming a beloved holiday tradition.
Whether you’re embarking on your first ballet experience or returning with your children or grandchildren, The Nutcracker promises a mesmerizing journey for all ages.
This season, the Canton Symphony Orchestra returns to perform Tchaikovsky’s iconic score LIVE at every performance. Feel the music surround you, enhancing the magic of this timeless story!
Step into the magic of the season with Vocal Fusion™ as they bring the power and beauty of a cappella music to life!
Join us for an extraordinary evening of vocal artistry, featuring captivating performances from Vocal Fusion™ and never before seen collaborations with Local Artists, but that's not all we have a few more surprises in store!
Gather your friends and family for an unforgettable night of pure vocal magic at the Canton Palace Theatre!
**Tickets on Sale beginning October 1st**
Step into the magic of the season with Voc
Step into the magic of the season with Vocal Fusion™ as they bring the power and beauty of a cappella music to life!
Join us for an extraordinary evening of vocal artistry, featuring captivating performances from Vocal Fusion™ and never before seen collaborations with Local Artists, but that's not all we have a few more surprises in store!
Gather your friends and family for an unforgettable night of pure vocal magic at the Canton Palace Theatre!
Enjoy Elf on Canton’s largest screen as part of the 2025 Holiday Movie Special series, presented by the Canton Palace Theatre!
Holiday Movie Special is the Canton Palace Theatre’s month-long series of holiday films!
Synopsis: Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn’t know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirits!
Enjoy Elf on Canton’s largest screen
Enjoy Elf on Canton’s largest screen as part of the 2025 Holiday Movie Special series, presented by the Canton Palace Theatre!
Holiday Movie Special is the Canton Palace Theatre’s month-long series of holiday films!
Synopsis: Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn’t know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirits!
Colonel Terry Virts served in the US Air Force as a fighter pilot, test pilot, and NASA astronaut on two spaceflights. He also famously took more than 319,000 photographs from space—more than any other astronaut. Virts is the author of three books including View From Above: An Astronaut Photographs the World and How to Astronaut: An Insider’s Guide to Leaving Planet Earth,?which is a firsthand account of his over seven months in space—an experience few will ever know.
Colonel Terry Virts served in the US Air F
Colonel Terry Virts served in the US Air Force as a fighter pilot, test pilot, and NASA astronaut on two spaceflights. He also famously took more than 319,000 photographs from space—more than any other astronaut. Virts is the author of three books including View From Above: An Astronaut Photographs the World and How to Astronaut: An Insider’s Guide to Leaving Planet Earth,?which is a firsthand account of his over seven months in space—an experience few will ever know.
Season after season, millions of fans tune into Dancing with the Stars to watch three-time Emmy Award winner Derek Hough! The talented, consummate competitor whose skill and commitment made him the show's all-time champion.
Hough is the author of New York Times Best-Seller Taking the Lead: Lessons from a Life in Motion. Derek’s extraordinary journey from bullied little boy to accomplished performer shows all of us how we can overcome obstacles and become winners not just in dance, but in life!
Season after season, millions of fans tune
Season after season, millions of fans tune into Dancing with the Stars to watch three-time Emmy Award winner Derek Hough! The talented, consummate competitor whose skill and commitment made him the show's all-time champion.
Hough is the author of New York Times Best-Seller Taking the Lead: Lessons from a Life in Motion. Derek’s extraordinary journey from bullied little boy to accomplished performer shows all of us how we can overcome obstacles and become winners not just in dance, but in life!