The Fargo Theatre is an

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movie theater in downtown

Fargo, North Dakota Fargo is the List of cities in North Dakota, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Dakota and the county seat of Cass County, North Dakota, Cass County. The population was 125,990 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, which was e ...

, United States. Construction on the building began in the fall of 1925 and the theatre opened on March 15, 1926. It was restored in 1999 to its historic appearance and now is a center for the arts in the Fargo-Moorhead metropolitan area. The Fargo Theatre is home to a 4-manual, 32-rank

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Theatre Pipe Organ, known as the "Mighty Wurlitzer," which is owned and maintained by th
Red River Theatre Organ Society
a non-profit organization and local chapter of the

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. The building is listed on the

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Events

Fargo Film Festival

Since 2001, the Fargo Theatre has served as the main venue of the Fargo Film Festival. The festival has accepted submissions from independent filmmakers from more than 35 American states and 20 countries. Festival honorees include Hugo Weaving, Pedro Pascal, George A. Romero,

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, Janet Leigh, Nia DaCosta,

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, John Hawkes, among others.

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External links

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