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09/04/2026

🍪🍪 Coming to the Avalon Saturday for one show only! 🍪🍪

A celebration of girlhood and the complexities that come with it, COOKIE QUEENS is a coming-of-age story about the joys, pressures, and pain points woven into one of America’s most cherished rituals: Girl Scout Cookie season. Captivating, candid, and full of heart, the film follows four girls ages five to twelve and their families as they navigate the annual whirlwind of selling, striving, and succeeding.

Get your tickets now: https://www.theavalon.org/films/cookie-queens/

09/03/2026

Playing Sunday for one show only!

Winner of our two-part vote to select the final film of our summer film series, we’re thrilled to add THE PRINCESS BRIDE, Rob Reiner’s beloved 1987 multi-genre classic, adapted by William Goldman from his own novel.

Get your tickets now: https://buff.ly/KGuGkVY

09/02/2026

Opening Friday!

A powerful portrayal of home, and how it can be lost and rediscovered in the most unexpected ways, THE SALT PATH is the story of a husband and wife who embark on a epic trek after being forcibly removed from their home.

Tickets: https://www.theavalon.org/films/the-salt-path/

08/31/2026

One show only, Wednesday.

Filmmaker Ross McElwee spent forty years recording his family, with his son Adrian growing up on camera. After Adrian tragically passed away from a fentanyl overdose, McElwee turned to decades of home video archives to piece together his son’s story.

REMAKE is a moving reflection on memory, grief, and a father finishing the film his son left behind.

Tickets: https://www.theavalon.org/films/remake/

08/28/2026

"The poetry of this movie, in short, is in (Willem) Dafoe, who gives his finest performance in years -- a long trek from bliss to despair to disillusionment, and finally to the odd contentment and consolation that disillusionment often brings." -Justin Chang, The New Yorker

Get your tickets for LATE FAME: https://www.theavalon.org/films/late-fame

08/27/2026

New French cinema comes to the Avalon Friday!

A world famous orchestra conductor discovers his long lost brother working in a school cafeteria and playing trombone in a marching band. Seeing his raw talent, he sets out to rewrite their destiny.

Get your tickets for THE MARCHING BAND: https://www.theavalon.org/films/the-marching-band

08/26/2026

One show only, this Sunday as part of our Summer 1980s series.

In a small Oregon town, four friends set out into the woods to search for a missing teenager. What starts as a quest to be local heroes quickly turns into an unforgettable trek of self-discovery.

Tickets for STAND BY ME: https://www.theavalon.org/films/stand-by-me/

08/24/2026

Playing at the Avalon this Wednesday!

From Ildikó Enyedi (director of Oscar-nominated On Body and Soul) comes SILENT FRIEND, an awe-inspiring exploration of the natural world starring Tony Leung, Léa Seydoux, and Luna Wedler. Don't miss this thoughtful meditation on what it means to be human.

Tickets: https://www.theavalon.org/films/silent-friend/

08/21/2026

Extended through August 27th!

Intertwining the mythical love stories of Orpheus & Eurydice and Hades & Persephone, HADESTOWN takes you on a hell-raising journey to the underworld and back.

Get your tickets: https://www.theavalon.org/films/hadestown-the-musical/

08/20/2026

Our Summer 1980s series continues this Sunday with FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH!

Catch the quintessential 80s teen comedy that redefined the genre, following a group of Southern California students as they navigate the real curriculum: s*x, drugs, and rock ‘n’ roll.

Tickets: https://www.theavalon.org/films/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high/

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5612 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington D.C., DC
20015

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 9pm
Tuesday	9am - 9pm
Wednesday	9am - 9pm
Thursday	9am - 9pm
Friday	9am - 9pm
Saturday	9am - 9pm
Sunday	9am - 9pm

Telephone

+1 202-966-6000

Website

http://www.theavalon.org/

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