WE’RE CELEBRATING OUR 100TH ANNIVERSARY ALL YEAR LONG!

Throughout 2024, the Granada will present special Centennial programming – featuring outstanding performing artists across all disciplines – with a special focus on showcasing local Santa Barbara talent. Plus, we’ve made tickets for all Centennial events affordable to everyone. After all, This is Your Granada!

GRANADA THEATRE MEMORY DAYS!

Be a part of our Centennial Yearbook: A Video Album of Granada Memories

Join us to share YOUR favorite Granada moments.

Was it an unforgettable concert? A classic film screening? A Broadway show that stole your heart?

Tuesday, November 19 | Noon to 5:00 PM
Wednesday, November 20 | Noon to 5:00 PM

Share your favorite memory and you’ll be automatically entered to win!

Four lucky winners will each receive:

2 tickets to Alvin Ailey on Wednesday, April 16, 2025
OR
2 tickets to The Addams Family on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.

Don’t miss this chance to make new memories while celebrating the old!

Introducing a very special Granada Centennial Film series:

Santa Barbara Home Movies

Films by Artists and Performers Who Call Santa Barbara Home

Featuring Classics from Andrew Davis and Robert Zemeckis!

sb home movies eblast banner h e1729532247488

There was a time when Santa Barbara was at the very center of the burgeoning filmmaking industry, more prolific and influential than Hollywood and on a par with any other filmmaking locale.

From the moment it opened in 1924, The Granada played a vital role as a showcase for the increasingly popular new form of entertainment.  In 1930, Warner Brothers acquired The Granada, and for the next three decades, The Granada was the host to multiple star-studded film premieres, dozens of Hollywood “sneak previews” and a showcase for first-run features.

So, with deep respect for our heritage as a Grand Movie Palace,

and in recognition and awe of the wealth of talent we have in our midst,

The Granada is proud to present Santa Barbara Home Movies.

We’ve got some very special “home movies” lined up and we’ve invited some of the creators to join us on stage to talk about their films.

We’re planning more Santa Barbara Home Movies over the course of the year.

We are truly excited to continue The Granada’s heritage as a celebrated movie palace in a very personal, very Santa Barbara way.

After all,

This is Your Granada.

Fugitive
Another Andrew Davis Hit!
The Fugitive
Saturday, November 23, 2024 | 7:00 PM

 

Starring Harrison Ford, Tommy Lee Jones, Sela Ward, Julianne Moore 
Directed by renowned filmmaker Andrew Davis

Bonus:  A special conversation with director Andrew Davis and special guests, Sela Ward, Tom Wood, Oscar-nominated Editor Don Brooch, and Santa Barbara’s own Jane Lynch!

Polar Express_1080x1080
The Zemeckis Family Films – Part 5
The Polar Express
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 | 6:00 PM

 

Starring Tom Hanks, Michael Jeter, Chris Coppola, Peter Scolari
Directed by legendary filmmaker Robert Zemeckis

Bonus: A special conversation with producer Steve Starkey!

Fried Green Tomatoes_1080x1080
Based on the NY Times Best Selling novel by Santa Barbara’s own Fannie Flagg:
Fried Green Tomatoes
Tuesday, December 10, 2024 | 7:00 PM

 

Starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Cecily Tyson
Directed by Jon Avnet
Screenplay by Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski

Bonus: A special conversation with author and screenwriter, Fannie Flagg!

Relive the Magic of our Centennial Festival Weekend!

Centennial Festival Highlights

ScheduleOfEvents red button

A BIG THANK YOU TO OUR CENTENNIAL SPONSORS!!!

Sarah and Roger Chrisman
Audrey and Tim Fisher 2
Manitou Fund
Dan and Meg Burnham
wcf logo 02
David and Deidre Cronenbold
Joan Rutkowski
The John C. Mithun Foundation
Leslie and Harrison Bains
Deborah and Peter Bertling
Jamie Maguire
Yardi CMYK 285c 300
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians
zegar family fund centered high res
MBT V1
Eve Bernstein
Roberta L. Griffin b
Ann Jackson Family Foundation
Anne Smith Towbes
Casa Dorinda Logo RGB
Mosher Foundation
Arlington Financial
SEI
Santa Barbara Foundation
Vista del Monte
Hutton Parker logo dark
Sonos
Ruth Ann Bowe
CEC 1
Mission Wealth Mngmt
BPW Logo Horiz
Rotary Club of Montecito
Tent Merchant logo mango pink 2
logo
Cox
Downtown SB
El Encanto
Cottage Health