Arcata Theatre Lounge

10/19/2026

Wednesday, October 28th.
Sci-Fi Night: Akira (1988)

Pre-Show @ 6PM. Raffle @ 6:45PM.
Main Feature @ approx. 7PM.

$6 Admission | $10 w/ Poster
Ticket Link in Bio

Need your fix of the best in Sci-Fi?
This week’s main feature: Akira (1988) “NEO-TOKYO IS ABOUT TO E.X.P.L.O.D.E. A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.” [Letterboxd]

FREE RAFFLE!! - Admission grants you one raffle ticket for a chance to win some very cool, very strange, and retro prizes including: movie tickets, figurines, posters, books, cards, VHS tapess and more for that inner sci-fi enthusiast and collector in us all.

Gather your friends, family, or come solo to indulge in our specially crafted themed cocktails and secure one of our coveted limited-edition movie posters. Be sure not to miss our pre-show. It’s not just something that happens to be playing on screen as you get seated, but a meticulously curated show before the main feature. Filled with all sorts of themed content from: cartoons & short films to trivia, behind the scenes footage to funny PSA’s, even non-sequiturs, and everything in between. Whether you grew up with the film, are a lover of all things anime, or a first time explorer of the arthouse cinema world - prepare for a night out that streaming a movie at home could never touch. Rediscover the magic of movies on the big screen and immerse yourself in an experience that only a gathering at the cinema can offer.

Rated R | Running Time: 2hrs. 4min.
All Ages. (16 & Under Parent or Guardian Suggested)
*Presented in Japanese Language w/ English Subtitles*

10/18/2026

Sunday, October 25th.
Hocus Pocus (1993)

Pre-Show @ 5PM. Movie Starts @ 6PM.
$8 Admission | $12 w/ Poster
Ticket Link in Bio

Hocus Pocus (1993) “IT’S JUST A BUNCH OF HOCUS POCUS. After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfound feline friend to put an end to the witches’ reign of terror once and for all.” [Letterboxd]

Gather your friends, family, or come solo to indulge in our specially crafted themed cocktails and secure one of our coveted limited-edition movie posters. Be sure not to miss our pre-show. It’s not just something that happens to be playing on screen as you get seated, but a meticulously curated show before the main feature. Filled with all sorts of themed content from: cartoons & short films to trivia, behind the scenes footage to funny PSA’s, even non-sequiturs, and everything in between. Whether you grew up with the film, are a lover of all things witches & Halloween, or a first time explorer of the cult-cinema world - prepare for a night out that streaming a movie at home could never touch. Rediscover the magic of movies on the big screen and immerse yourself in an experience that only a gathering at the cinema can offer.

Rated PG | Running Time: 1hr. 36min.
All Ages.

10/16/2026

CRIMEWAVE: A GOTH, POST-PUNK & DARKWAVE PARTY

Arcata! Dive into the shadows and lose yourself to CRIMEWAVE - a night of your favorite goth, darkwave, new wave, post-punk, and industrial music 🥀

Dress to impress and dance into the darkness at:
🪦 Arcata Theatre lounge
🎸 Saturday, November 7
🏢 9pm
🖤 18+

DJ DJ Baby Van Beezly will be spinning music from the likes of Depeche Mode, The Cure, Nine Inch Nails, Mareux, Molchat Doma, Boy Harsher, and so much more! ⛓️

Your night awaits What The Dance 🧛

10/16/2026

CLUB SLAYYY: SLAYYYTER + HYPERPOP NIGHT 🐰

WOR$T PARTY IN ARCATA:
🪩 ARCATA THEATRE LOUNGE
💋 FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6
🌵 9PM
🎆 18+

DJ WILL BE SPINNING THE HOTTEST FROM SLAYYYTER, CHARLI XCX, KIM PETRAS, ADÉLA, SOPHIE, ASHNIKKO, COBRAH, KESHA, FKA TWIGS, BRITNEY, HORSEGIIRL, LADY GAGA, SHYGIRL, FROST CHILDREN, AND MORE! 💿

COMMENT THE SONGS YOU WANT TO DANCE… TO 💬

GOGO DANCING BY ❤️‍🔥
CRANK IT! 🗣️

10/16/2026

Dancehall and Reggae Musuc
at the Arcata Theatre Lounge

One week before Halloween so let’s maximize and see those great costumes.

$5 early bird tickets
$10 general admission

Doors are at 9 PM

18+ with valid ID

ON THE DECKS
LVSTRNG /!I ANGELZ
PERFORMANCES BY
EDDY MONTANA
GROWBOY
NVSKY CREW

10/14/2026

Wednesday, October 21st.
Sci-Fi Night: Little Shop of Horrors (1986)

Pre-Show @ 6PM. Raffle @ 6:45PM.
Main Feature @ approx. 7PM.

$6 Admission | $10 w/ Poster
Ticket Link in Bio

Need your fix of the best in Sci-Fi?
This week’s main feature: Little Shop of Horrors (1986) 40th Anniversary “A SINGING PLANT. A DARING HERO. A SWEET GIRL. A DEMENTED DENTIST. IT’S THE MOST OUTRAGEOUS MUSICAL COMEDY IN YEARS. Seymour Krelborn is a nerdy orphan working at Mushnik’s; a flower shop in urban Skid Row. He harbors a crush on fellow co-worker, Audrey Fulquard, and is berated by Mr. Mushnik daily. One day, Seymour finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he calls Audrey II. The plant seems to have a craving for blood and soon begins to sing for its supper.” [Letterboxd]

FREE RAFFLE!! - Admission grants you one raffle ticket for a chance to win some very cool, very strange, and retro prizes including: movie tickets, figurines, posters, books, cards, VHS tapess and more for that inner sci-fi enthusiast and collector in us all.

Gather your friends, family, or come solo to indulge in our specially crafted themed cocktails and secure one of our coveted limited-edition movie posters. Be sure not to miss our pre-show. It’s not just something that happens to be playing on screen as you get seated, but a meticulously curated show before the main feature. Filled with all sorts of themed content from: cartoons & short films to trivia, behind the scenes footage to funny PSA’s, even non-sequiturs, and everything in between. Whether you grew up with the film, are a lover of all things botany & musicals, or a first time explorer of the arthouse cinema world - prepare for a night out that streaming a movie at home could never touch. Rediscover the magic of movies on the big screen and immerse yourself in an experience that only a gathering at the cinema can offer.

10/11/2026

10/09/2026

RUN IT UP V.4
Halloween series

—-come dress up and show out at this hip-hop event

October 30, 2026

Advance tickets are $5
-Get them before this bracket sells out

General admission $10

Doors open at 9 PM

18+ with a valid ID

Music by

ilydrak0
Angels
Rico
HEEM HIMSELF‼️‼️
415 📍
Poly.Baby
Cali Los Mikyo
Kai Sway

10/09/2026

Last Dinosaurs
with support from Gold Alpha Bravo

10-17 @ 7pm