The Boulton Center for the Performing Arts at 37 West Main Street in Bay Shore has eight movie screenings on its calendar between November 22 and December 27, 2026, with tickets at $10 or $12 and all fees included. The lineup starts with three Sunday afternoon classics (The Godfather, Vertigo and Citizen Kane) and then turns to holiday films in the second half of December, including two Christmas Eve showings of The Polar Express.

The screenings sit between the tribute concerts that fill most of the venue's Friday and Saturday nights, and they give families and film fans a lower-cost way into the room than a ticketed concert. Most of the movies run on Sunday afternoons at 2:30 p.m., with doors opening an hour earlier.

Three Sunday classics before the holidays

The run opens on Sunday, November 22, with The Godfather, the 1972 Francis Ford Coppola film starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino. The Boulton Center's listing gives the running time as 177 minutes and the rating as R, so plan for an afternoon that ends after 5:30 p.m.

The following Sunday, November 29, is Vertigo, the Alfred Hitchcock thriller, followed on Sunday, December 6, by Citizen Kane. All three start at 2:30 p.m., doors open at 1:30 p.m., and each ticket costs $10 with fees included.

The holiday film lineup

From December 20 on, the screen shifts to Christmas movies:

The two Polar Express showings on Christmas Eve are the only daytime weekday screenings in the run, timed for families who have the day off and want an outing before the evening. The Wednesday night Christmas Vacation screening is the only film on the schedule that starts after dark.

Live holiday shows on the same stage

The films share the December calendar with several live holiday programs. Lumiere Ballet's The Nutcracker plays Sunday, December 13, at 4 p.m., though the Boulton Center lists that performance as sold out. On Friday, December 18, at 7 p.m., The Interplay Jazz Orchestra Big Band Holiday Concert takes the stage, with tickets from $35 to $40 and $25 for children 12 and under. Eileen Ivers brings her Joyful Christmas show on Saturday, December 19, at 8 p.m.

The year closes with the New Year's Eve Comedy Extravaganza on Thursday, December 31, starting at 4 p.m.

About the venue

The Boulton Center is a performing arts venue on Main Street in downtown Bay Shore, a short walk from the shops and restaurants along the same stretch. Its year-round calendar runs mostly to concerts, with the spring 2027 schedule already posted through June. Movie afternoons like these put the same seats and sound system to work on Sundays, when the stage would otherwise be quiet.

A Sunday matinee also pairs easily with an early dinner downtown, and the three classic films land on the weekends right before and after Thanksgiving, when many households have relatives in town.

How to get tickets

Tickets for every screening are on sale now through the Boulton Center calendar, where each film has its own page and ticket link. Prices listed by the venue include all fees: $10 for The Godfather, Vertigo, Citizen Kane, The Polar Express and A Christmas Story, and $12 for the White Christmas sing-along and Christmas Vacation. The box office can be reached at (631) 969-1101. The Boulton Center is at 37 West Main Street, Bay Shore, NY 11706.

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