Here's what's coming up in 2026: A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint with special guest Peppermint The Last Black Man in San Francisco with special guest writer/director Joe Talbot Hedwig & The Angry Inch (25th Anniversary Screening in 35mm) with John Cameron Mitchell performing live with Skip The Needle Tickets for these screenings go on sale Friday, November 14, 2025 at 10 am.
Over the past few years, the future of San Francisco's temporarily shuttered Castro Theatre has been one of the city's most hot button cultural issues. Protests over maintaining its identity as a movie palace lingered throughout the costly renovation by concert promoter Another Planet Entertainment. There are still questions as to how much film programming will fill the schedule, but after an announcement of a packed concert slate, it's clear that there's a change in the air.
After the reopening residency by Sam Smith is done in March, Another Planet Entertainment has booked a slate of queer (and/or queer-friendly) performers for the Castro Theatre, in a clear gesture of good will toward the LGBTQ+ community in the neighborhood. "The Castro makes its grand return in a new era of programming that bridges cinematic tradition, live music, comedy, community gatherings and service to the LGBTQ+ communities for whom the venue is a treasured asset," APE's announcement says.
