• Scary Movie at The Jackson Theatre

    Jackson Theatre 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    September 30 — 7:00 PMScary Movie (2026) Wacky “Horror” Wednesday Two friends find themselves caught up in mayhem involving killers, monsters and supernatural creatures once again. Rated R Running Time 96 minutes

  • The Met: Live in HD Presents Twenty Years of the Met in Cinemas Anniversary Celebration

    Jackson Theatre 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    The Met: Live in HD series has made the Met the world’s leading provider of alternative cinema content and the only arts institution with an ongoing global series of this scale. When the series launched in 2006, the Met was the first arts company to experiment with alternative cinema content. Since then, the program has expanded, with more than 33 million tickets sold to date and robust attendance in five global cinema markets: the United States, Germany, Canada, France, and the United Kingdom. In North America, weekend box office ratings also remain strong, often placing Live in HD presentations—with only one showing—among the weekend’s top-grossing films. The 2026–27 season marks the 20th anniversary of the Live in HD program. The...

  • Tales of Our 250th: The Lost State of Franklin

    Jackson Theatre 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    Join the Jackson Theatre and the McKinney Center for a series of programs celebrating local history and America’s 250th birthday. Tales of Our 250th includes skits, historians, re-enactors, musicians, and much more in a tapestry of Jonesborough stories and community history. These events will run June-October and start at 7:00 pm. Each evening will include a scene or scenes from the original play The First and Last Town in Tennessee, written by Anne G’Fellers-Mason, which premiered earlier this year at the McKinney Center and was featured in The New York Times. Join Jonesborough historian Paul Fink, portrayed by Tim Herron, as he walks you through the big and small moments that make Jonesborough an important part of the American story....

  • The Frisco Kid at The Jackson Theatre

    Jackson Theatre 121 W Main St, Jonesborough, TN, United States

    September 23 — 7:00 PMThe Frisco Kid (1979) Wacky “Western” Wednesday Robert Aldrich’s yarn about a rabbi’s alliance with an outlaw en route to California in 1850. Gene Wilder, Harrison Ford. Jones: Ramon Bieri. Chief Gray Cloud: Val Bisoglio. Chief Rabbi: Leo Fuchs. Darryl: George Ralph DiCenzo. Rosalie: Penny Peyser. Matt: William Smith. Rated PG Running Time 122 minutes