Coming Soon
Twister: The Motion Picture Meal
Run Time: 180 min.
If you’ve seen the movie, you’ve seen the meal. But have you tasted it? Have you ever *physically*...
Steal Your Sunday: Live w/ Dead and WWJD?
- Sun, Aug 23
- Sun, Sep 27
- Sun, Oct 18
- Sun, Nov 22
- Sun, Dec 27
Run Time: 180 min.
“Never Miss a Sunday Show!” – 2:00PM to 4:30PM – $Pay what you want!$ – Come high-steppin’ into...
Twister
- Sun, Aug 23
Director: Jan de Bont Run Time: 113 min. Release Year: 1996
Starring: Bill Paxton, Cary Elwes, Helen Hunt, Jami Gertz, Lois Smith
The dark side of nature.
Simpsons Trivia 14
- Sun, Aug 23
Lancaster Story Slam
- Tue, Aug 25
- Tue, Sep 22
- Tue, Oct 27
Run Time: 120 min.
Get your tickets here: https://www.lancasterstoryslam.com/tickets1 Lancaster Story Slam is a monthly gathering where anyone can take a turn at...
The Cosmic Honky Tonk
- Thu, Aug 27
Run Time: 150 min.
Doors – 6:30 PM Showtime – 7:00 PM Tickets – $10 adv/$15 day of show Zoetropolis welcomes The...
Poetic Melodies feat. Naiby, Prolific Mahana, Tony Brownheart, and a Surprise Guest
- Fri, Aug 28
Run Time: 180 min.
Join us for a night of sound, poetry, dance, music and art. Prolific Mahana will open the night...
Shadowland
- Sat, Aug 29
Run Time: 240 min.
SHADOWLAND is Lancaster’s monthly dark alternative dance ritual where DJ STYGIAN and guest DJs from near and far...
Jackson Houston, Nathan El, and Friar Jon
- Sun, Aug 30
Run Time: 184 min.
Nathan El is the experimental folk project of Pittsburgh-based agriculturalist and musician Nathan Blake. The project seeks to...
Open Mic Night
- Wed, Sep 2
- Wed, Oct 7
- Wed, Nov 4
- Wed, Dec 2
Run Time: 180 min.
Open Mic Night at Zoetropolis is where things get loud (or beautifully quiet) in the best way. It...
A Cell Phone Movie
- Thu, Sep 3
Director: Will Sterling Run Time: 105 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Alan Peterson, JJ Obee, Katie McCuen, Tessa Glanville, Will Sterling
It's Just like Rocky...Only There's No Boxing and Adrian Doesn't Love Him.
CatVideoFest 2026
- Fri, Sep 4
- Sat, Sep 5
- Sun, Sep 6
- Sat, Sep 12
- Sun, Sep 13
- Sat, Sep 19
- Sun, Sep 20
Director: Will Braden Run Time: 70 min. Release Year: 2026
Our fuzzy overlords return to the big screen! Each year, CatVideoFest curates a compilation reel of the latest,...
Easy Digging
- Fri, Sep 4
Director: Marissa Macy Run Time: 99 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Adrian Prado, Courtney Hopkin, Mollie Kirby, Phillip Andrew Johnson, Stephanie Vasquez Fonseca
One Man. One Shovel. One Hole to China.
First Friday Fright Night: Fréwaka
- Fri, Sep 4
Director: Aislinn Clarke Run Time: 103 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: Irish
Starring: Alexandra Bustryzhickaya, Bríd Ní Neachtain, Clare Monnelly, Grace Collender, Olga Wehrly
Care worker Shoo, who is haunted by a personal tragedy, is sent to a remote village to care...
The Scryptitch Wood: A Feminist Fairytale Puppet Show
- Fri, Sep 11
Run Time: 45 min.
Welcome to The Scryptitch Wood A dark forest full of magic, mystery, and undiscovered beasts!This interactive experimental puppet...
Echo Valley Art Group: BEYOND THE VISIBLE and FINAL PORTRAIT
- Sat, Sep 12
Run Time: 270 min.
BEYOND THE VISIBLE: In her Stockholm studio, Hilma af Klint created 193 breathtaking abstract paintings long before Kandinsky...
That Day In September: A Personal Remembrance of 9/11
- Sun, Sep 13
Run Time: 75 min.
Reserve tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1996648159393?aff=oddtdtcreator This staged reading is adapted from Artie Van Why’s personal remembrance of the tragic...
PDF: Everything Everywhere All at Once
- Thu, Sep 17
Director: Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert Run Time: 140 min. Release Year: 2022
Starring: James Hong, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ke Huy Quan, Michelle Yeoh, Stephanie Hsu
The universe is so much bigger than you realize.
DayMoon: Myriad Album Release
- Fri, Sep 18
Run Time: 120 min.
The time has finally come to celebrate the release of the first DayMoon album titled “Myriad”. Through the...
Remi Goode feat. Amy Jay and Brahm Bean
- Sun, Sep 20
Run Time: 180 min.
Buy your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/remi-goode-amy-jay-brahm-bean-at-zoetropolis Remi Goode is a classical guitarist turned alternative folk singer-songwriter, based in...
Chris Shrift & The Rock N Roll Boys, It’s So Cold In Alaska, and Proper Spirit
- Mon, Sep 21
Run Time: 180 min.
Come on out and rock with Chris Shrift & The Rock N Roll Boys, It’s So Cold In...
Beauty of Horror / Horror of Beauty: An Evening with Alma Katsu
- Wed, Sep 23
Run Time: 240 min.
Join Pocket Books at Zoetropolis for a night focused on Beauty in Horror! We will be hosting author...
2026 Manhattan Short Film Festival
Run Time: 165 min.
MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival: You Be the Judge! Discover your inner film critic by casting your vote for...
St. Eloise
- Thu, Sep 24
Run Time: 120 min.
St. Eloise is a jazz/pop singer & pianist. Most often compared to Diana Krall and Sara Bareilles, she...
25th Hour & Delta Wave
- Fri, Sep 25
Run Time: 120 min.
25th Hour needs no introduction, but here’s one anyway! Do you like rippin guitarists who can hold down...
Are You Afraid Of The Dark? Art Show
Run Time: 100 min.
Starts October 2nd. Artwork must be dropped off at Zoetropolis by October 1st. Show ends November 1st and Artwork...
A Tale of Two with James Wolpert
- Sat, Oct 3
Run Time: 120 min.
Combining the best of Americana and blues melodies with timeless Southern storytelling, award winning vocalist Stephanie Adlington and...
Fellowship of the Sketchbook
- Sun, Oct 4
- Sun, Nov 1
- Sun, Dec 6
- Sun, Jan 3
- Sun, Feb 7
- Sun, Mar 7
- Sun, Apr 4
Run Time: 180 min.
Bring your own supplies. Donations to The Lancaster Art Network which goes to the Model are encouraged. Fellowship...
Autumn & The Afterthoughts: Halloween Costume Party
- Sat, Oct 10
Run Time: 120 min.
The macabre minds and souls of Autumn & The Afterthoughts are back at Zoetropolis, joined now by DJ...
Dolls On Film: Assassination Nation
- Mon, Oct 12
Director: Sam Levinson Run Time: 108 min. Release Year: 2018
Starring: ABRA, Anika Noni Rose, Hari Nef, Odessa Young, Suki Waterhouse
You asked for it, America.
PDF: Get Out
- Thu, Oct 15
Director: Jordan Peele Run Time: 104 min. Release Year: 2017
Starring: Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Caleb Landry Jones, Catherine Keener, Daniel Kaluuya
Just because you're invited, doesn't mean you're welcome.
Decorate Your Own Coffin
- Fri, Oct 16
Run Time: 180 min.
Buy your tickets here: https://square.link/u/SkUf2r01 The Lancaster Art Network and PG3D Print Studios Presents: How Much: $15 Small...
MELODRAMA: A Philosophy-Drink-Film Crash Course
- Mon, Oct 19
- Mon, Oct 26
- Mon, Nov 2
- Mon, Nov 9
Run Time: 120 min.
Smoldering emotion. Impossible choices. Love constrained by the world around it. This fall, PDF@Zoetropolis presents a four-week Zoetropolis...
Kalos
- Thu, Oct 22
Run Time: 120 min.
Buy tickets here: https://sfmsfolk.org/concerts/Kalos.html This trio is forged in the traditions of Scotland, Ireland, Scandinavia and North America,...
Stereoma feat. Babel Map, Horseshoe, and Turn Evil
- Sat, Oct 24
Run Time: 180 min.
Come on out for a night of awesome Central PA rock bands!! They are all a little bit...
The Wild Hymns: Spin The Spell Album Release
- Sun, Oct 25
Run Time: 180 min.
The Wild Hymns invite you to their witchy album release celebration for their haunted new album, Spin The...
Cheltor: From The Beginning
- Fri, Oct 30
Run Time: 120 min.
Cheltor (pronounced Shelter) is a rock/alternative band from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, founded on brotherhood and shared creativity. Comprised of...
Louise Bichan & Friends: Spooky tunes, songs, and tales from Scotland & Binnorie Record Release Tour
- Thu, Nov 5
Run Time: 120 min.
Louise Bichan is a USA–based Scottish musician and photographer who uses both mediums to tell stories old and...
PDF: Minari
- Thu, Nov 19
Director: Lee Isaac Chung Run Time: 115 min. Release Year: 2021
Starring: Alan Kim, Han Ye-ri, Steven Yeun, Will Patton, Youn Yuh-jung
A timeless story of what roots us.
Dolls On Film: Tangerine
- Thu, Dec 3
Director: Sean Baker Run Time: 87 min. Release Year: 2015
Starring: Alla Tumanian, Karren Karagulian, Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mickey O'Hagan, Mya Taylor
Shit floats to the surface
CatMoonShadow: A Tribute to the Music of Cat Stevens
- Sat, Dec 5
Run Time: 120 min.
This heartfelt tribute to the iconic songwriter Cat Stevens, CATMOONSHADOW is a one man show presenting the music...
PDF: It’s a Wonderful Life
- Thu, Dec 17
Director: Frank Capra Run Time: 131 min. Release Year: 1946
Starring: Donna Reed, Henry Travers, James Stewart, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
It's a wonderful laugh! It's a wonderful love!
Peaceful Waters: A Celebration of John Prime
- Fri, Jan 8
Run Time: 120 min.
That magical time of year when the stories, humor, and heart of Prine’s music fill the room and...
The Genealogy Detective
- Fri, Feb 12
Run Time: 120 min.
Eric Schubert is an internationally recognized genealogist and genetic genealogist and the founder of ES Genealogy. He began...