Bay City has a wide array of theatres offering a variety of entertainment, ranging from art films, live performance, and dinner theatre to the standard Hollywood fare.

State Theatre

Click here to see a slide show of Bay City's historic State Theatre.

You have to see one of Bay City’s crown jewels of architecture! Built in 1930, the historic State Theatre is one of Michigan’s finest examples of Art Deco design. The sister theatre to Detroit’s famous Fox Theatre, the State Theatre was designed by Howard Crane and modeled after an Aztec temple. Recently restored to its original glory, the State Theatre regularly features art films, feature films, film festivals, stage performances, and concerts.

VanBuren Street Dinner Theatre 701 North VanBuren Street Bay City, MI 48708 Phone: 989-893-9399
Comedy dinner theatre in an intimate atmosphere—the restored former Christian Science Reading Room. It’s a night of dinner and entertainment all in one stop!

Bay City Players 1214 Columbus Avenue Bay City, MI  48708 Phone: 989-893-5555 Website
The oldest, continuously operating community theatre in Michigan, the Bay City Players presents musicals, comedies, mysteries, and dramas in five productions each year!

Bay City 8 Theater Bay City Mall Bay City, MI  48706 Phone: 989-686-3456
Open 7 days a week. Located in the Bay City Mall at the corner of State and Wilder Roads in Bangor Township. Hampton 6 Theaters 888 North Pine Street Essexville, MI  48732 Phone: 989-686-3456 Open 7 days a week.