Boxcar Theater & Events

Boxcar Theater & Events Located in historic downtown Opelika, BOXCAR is a fully functional microcinema, music and performance space, art exhibition space, and cafe.

BOXCAR is a 501 c non-profit incorporated into the Opelika Auburn Film Arts Collective (OAFAC).

Richard Trammell: Juneteenth Live Event6/19 | 7pmCelebrate Juneteenth with a special live event featuring Richard Tramme...
06/18/2026

Richard Trammell: Juneteenth Live Event
6/19 | 7pm

Celebrate Juneteenth with a special live event featuring Richard Trammell. Through storytelling, history, and conversation, this evening reflects on the significance of Juneteenth while honoring Black culture, achievement, and community.

Artwork by: ben.gloop

Short Film Showcase: Pride Month6/18 | 7pmJoin us for an evening of short films celebrating LGBTQ+ voices, stories, and ...
06/18/2026

Short Film Showcase: Pride Month
6/18 | 7pm

Join us for an evening of short films celebrating LGBTQ+ voices, stories, and perspectives. This curated showcase highlights filmmakers exploring identity, community, love, resilience, and self-expression through a diverse collection of short-form cinema.

Artwork by: ben.gloop

It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)6/17 | 7pmDon Hertzfeldt's acclaimed animated feature follows Bill, an ordinary man navi...
06/15/2026

It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
6/17 | 7pm

Don Hertzfeldt's acclaimed animated feature follows Bill, an ordinary man navigating memory, identity, and the strange beauty of everyday life. Equal parts funny, heartbreaking, and existential, It's Such a Beautiful Day has become one of the most celebrated independent animated films of the 21st century.

Artwork by: .gloop

This week at Boxcar, we're bouncing between animation, horror, live music, family matinees, and community celebration.Fr...
06/15/2026

This week at Boxcar, we're bouncing between animation, horror, live music, family matinees, and community celebration.

From a deeply human animated masterpiece to Pride Month shorts, a Juneteenth live event, midnight J-horror, Saturday morning cartoons, a family-friendly afternoon adventure, and a stacked night of local music—there's something happening around every corner.

It's a week about stories, community, and finding unexpected connections on screen and on stage.

It's Such a Beautiful Day (2012)
Short Film Showcase: Pride Month
Richard Trammell: Juneteenth Live Event
Ju-On: The Grudge (2002)
Boxcar Cartoon Choo-Choo
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
NAUM / PROXI / Timothy Rose

Day of the Dead Media with 6/13 | 3pmCome on out for DAY OF THE DEAD MEDIA where we’ll have vendors selling all types o...
06/12/2026

Day of the Dead Media with
6/13 | 3pm

Come on out for DAY OF THE DEAD MEDIA where we’ll have vendors selling all types of our favorite physical media! VHS, DVDs, Vinyl, CDs and so much more!

📼📀📹🎧📽️🎞️💀

Physical Media Market 3-7P
Surprise Movie Screening 8P

You won’t want to miss this if you’re a fan of physical media and horror!

BOXCAR OPELIKA
706 1st Ave,
Opelika, AL 36801

Artwork by: .gloop

Mandy (2018)6/12 | 11pmNicolas Cage stars in this psychedelic revenge nightmare drenched in neon colors, heavy metal ene...
06/10/2026

Mandy (2018)
6/12 | 11pm

Nicolas Cage stars in this psychedelic revenge nightmare drenched in neon colors, heavy metal energy, and surreal imagery. Equal parts fantasy, horror, and fever dream, Mandy has become a modern cult favorite for audiences looking for something unforgettable.

Artwork by: .gloop

Crash-Out Comedy Improv Show6/12 | 7pmAnything can happen when the Crash-Out Comedy crew takes the stage. Expect spontan...
06/10/2026

Crash-Out Comedy Improv Show
6/12 | 7pm

Anything can happen when the Crash-Out Comedy crew takes the stage. Expect spontaneous scenes, unpredictable characters, audience suggestions, and plenty of laughs as local performers create an entirely original show right before your eyes.

Artwork by: .gloop

🌸🎬 Science on Screen: Orchids, Obsession, & Adaptation.We’re screening ADAPTATION (2002), starring Nicolas Cage as twin ...
06/09/2026

🌸🎬 Science on Screen: Orchids, Obsession, & Adaptation.

We’re screening ADAPTATION (2002), starring Nicolas Cage as twin brothers - one desperately trying to adapt Susan Orlean’s The Orchid Thief into a screenplay.

The night features a presentation on Alabama’s rare plants by PATRICK THOMPSON of the Davis Arboretum, plus an orchid exhibit from the Alabama Orchid Society, a botanical pop-up book sale from Auburn Oil Booksellers, and the chance to win a rare plant arrangement (raffle winner will be drawn at 6:50).

🚪 Doors at 6 PM
🗣 Talk at 7 PM
🎟 FREE ADMISSION

Science on Screen® is an initiative of the COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, with major support from the ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION.





Second Slide Art by: .gloop

🌸🎬 Science on Screen: Orchids, Obsession, & Adaptation.We’re screening ADAPTATION (2002), starring Nicolas Cage as twin ...
06/09/2026

🌸🎬 Science on Screen: Orchids, Obsession, & Adaptation.

We’re screening ADAPTATION (2002), starring Nicolas Cage as twin brothers - one desperately trying to adapt Susan Orlean’s The Orchid Thief into a screenplay.

The night features a presentation on Alabama’s rare plants by PATRICK THOMPSON of the Davis Arboretum, plus an orchid exhibit from the Alabama Orchid Society, a botanical pop-up book sale from Auburn Oil Booksellers, and the chance to win a rare plant arrangement (raffle winner will be drawn at 6:50).

🚪 Doors at 6 PM
🗣 Talk at 7 PM
🎟 FREE ADMISSION

Science on Screen® is an initiative of the COOLIDGE CORNER THEATRE, with major support from the ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION.





Second Slide Art by: .gloop

Raising Arizona (1987)6/10 | 7pmThe Coen Brothers' offbeat comedy follows an ex-con and a police officer who decide to s...
06/08/2026

Raising Arizona (1987)
6/10 | 7pm

The Coen Brothers' offbeat comedy follows an ex-con and a police officer who decide to start a family in the most unconventional way possible. Packed with memorable characters, absurd situations, and rapid-fire humor, Raising Arizona remains one of the most beloved cult comedies of the 1980s.

Artwork by: .gloop

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Opelika, AL
36801

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