Free admittance for children 12 and under
SFSFF 2026 at the Castro
The 29th San Francisco Silent Film Festival takes place at the Castro Theatre May 6–10 with the best in live cinema! Click on pictures below to see information about programs and to buy individual tickets. Click the pink button to buy an all-program Pass. General seating.
Wednesday, May 6
Thursday, May 7
11:00 AMAMAZING TALES FROM THE ARCHIVES07 May at 11:00 AM
Free presentation
3:00 PMTHE ABYSS and THE CLOWN07 May at 3:00 PM
Music by Stephen Horne and Mas Koga
5:30 PMSENSATION IM WINTERGARTEN07 May at 5:30 PM
Music by Guenter Buchwald and Frank Bockius
8:00 PMMISS LULU BETT07 May at 8:00 PM
Music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
Friday, May 8
11:00 AMHIGH TREASON08 May at 11:00 AM
Music by Stephen Horne and Frank Bockius
1:00 PMTHE WHITE TRAIL08 May at 1:00 PM
Music by Guenter Buchwald
3:00 PMHULA08 May at 3:00 PM
Music by Stephen Horne
5:00 PMJAPANESE PAPER FILM PROJECT08 May at 5:00 PM
Music by Duo Yumeno
7:00 PMTHE CAVEMAN08 May at 7:00 PM
Music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
8:45 PMTABU: A STORY OF THE SOUTH SEAS08 May at 8:45 PM
Music by Wayne Barker and Mas Koga
Saturday, May 9
10:00 AMLAUREL & HARDY: Their Silent Best09 May at 10:00 AM
Music by Wayne Barker and Frank Bockius
12:00 PMTHE HUMMING BIRD09 May at 12:00 PM
Music by Wayne Barker
2:00 PMJANKO THE MUSICIAN09 May at 2:00 PM
Music by Guenter Buchwald, Mas Koga, and Frank Bockius
4:45 PMBED AND SOFA09 May at 4:45 PM
Music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra
7:00 PMHIS GREATEST BLUFF09 May at 7:00 PM
Music by Guenter Buchwald and Frank Bockius
9:30 PMÁ PROPOS DE NICE and RIEN QUE LES HEURES09 May at 9:30 PM
Music by Stephen Horne and Frank Bockius
Sunday, May 10
11:00 AMBLAZING DAYS10 May at 11:00 AM
Music by Wayne Barker
1:00 PMBOOKKEEPER KREMKE10 May at 1:00 PM
Music by Guenter Buchwald and Frank Bockius
3:00 PMSO THIS IS PARIS10 May at 3:00 PM
Music by Stephen Horne and Frank Bockius
5:00 PMLOVE ONE ANOTHER10 May at 5:00 PM
Music by Guenter Buchwald, Mas Koga, and Sascha Jacobsen
7:30 PMTHE CROWD10 May at 7:30 PM
Music by Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra