Merced Theater Foundation

Since 2011 the company has been providing Civic And Social Associations.

The Art Kamangar Center at The Merced Theatre is a live performing arts venue in downtown Merced. We specialize in live events as well as non-first run movies. For more information about upcoming events please visit our website at www.mercedtheatre.org or our facebook page. We have a email newsletter to keep you up to date on events at the theatre.

History: The Merced Theatre opened on October 31st , 1931 with the world premier of Local Boy Makes Good staring Joe E. Brown. The building was constructed over the previous nine months at a cost of $380,000.00. For the next 47 years it would serve the Merced community in a wide variety of ways including concerts, graduations, dance performances, weddings and of course, movies. It was and still...