Concert halls & amphitheaters / Southwest Detroit (Michigan Ave)
The Senate Theater
A 1926 neighborhood movie palace on Michigan Avenue in Southwest Detroit, home of the Detroit Theater Organ Society and its Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ.
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The Senate presents organ pops concerts, silent films with live organ accompaniment and classic film screenings. Programming is mostly film, with periodic concerts such as the Holiday Organ Pops Concert on December 12, 2026, and a 100th-anniversary celebration was scheduled for October 10, 2026.
- Mighty Wurlitzer pipe organ
- Silent films with live organ
- 1926 neighborhood movie palace
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Events at this place
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Oct 7, 2026, 7:30 PMCecil B. DeMille's The Volga Boatman (1926): a centennial screening at the Senate Theater
A hundred years on, Cecil B. DeMille's The Volga Boatman (1926) returns to the big screen at the Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Avenue in Detroit, on Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 7:30 p.m.. A centennial encore for a film from 1926.
Oct 10, 2026, 8:00 PMParty of the Century: a 100th anniversary celebration at the Senate Theater
The Senate Theater hosts Party of the Century: 100th Anniversary Celebration on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 8 p.m. at 6424 Michigan Avenue in Detroit. You don't get to celebrate a hundred years every day.
Oct 17, 2026, 8:00 PMFaust (1926) turns 100 at Silents at the Senate
Silents at the Senate marks 100 years of Faust (1926) with an anniversary screening at the Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Avenue in Detroit, on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 8 p.m.. It's a century-old silent film, back on a movie-house screen with an audience around you.
Oct 24, 2026, 3:00 PMHotel Transylvania (2012) Family Matinee
Hotel Transylvania is a 2012 animated family film featuring Count Dracula and his monster friends. It was shown as a family matinee at the Senate Theater in Detroit.
Oct 24, 2026, 8:00 PMThe Shining (1980) on the big screen at the Senate Theater
The Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Avenue in Detroit, screens The Shining (1980) on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 8 p.m.. If you've only seen it from the couch, here's your shot at the big screen in a dark room with other moviegoers.
Oct 28, 2026, 7:00 PMThe First Reveal: Devil's Night Film Festival at the Senate Theater
Devil's Night Film Festival and the Senate Theater team up to present The First Reveal on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Avenue in Detroit. It's a community night where film and theater come together in one room.
Nov 7, 2026, 8:00 PMThe Freshman (1925) at Silents at the Senate
Silents at the Senate screens The Freshman (1925) on Saturday, November 7, 2026, at 8 p.m. at the Senate Theater, 6424 Michigan Avenue in Detroit. It's a silent film more than a century old, back on the big screen with an audience.
Nov 15, 2026, 3:00 PMOrgan Pops Concert: Scott Smith at the Senate Theater organ
Scott Smith takes the organ bench at Detroit's Senate Theater (6424 Michigan Avenue) on Sunday, November 15, 2026, at 3 p.m.. It's an Organ Pops Concert: familiar, easygoing tunes on an instrument that fills the whole room. Never heard an organ live? This is a good place to start.
Dec 12, 2026, 3:00 PMHoliday Organ Pops Concert: David Marsh at the Senate Theater organ
David Marsh takes the organ bench at Detroit's Senate Theater (6424 Michigan Avenue) on Saturday, December 12, 2026, at 3 p.m. for a Holiday Organ Pops Concert: familiar, easygoing tunes with a holiday spin, on an instrument that fills the whole room.
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