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THE PARAMOUNT AND STATE THEATRES ARE THE ARTISTIC HEARTBEAT OF DOWNTOWN AUSTIN, HOSTING OVER 550 EVENTS EVERY YEAR.
From one of the nation’s largest comedy festivals in the Moontower Comedy Festival—a two-week extravaganza produced from the ground up by Paramount staff—to star-studded world premieres for SXSW and Austin Film Festival, we bring the world to Central Texas. And our Summer Classic Film Series, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024, remains one of Austin’s most beloved traditions.
But our nonprofit mission also extends beyond our venues. We reach 22,000 Central Texas students every year through award-winning Paramount Education programs in classrooms and our theatres. And our Access to the Arts program provides Central Texas nonprofits and students with complimentary admission and special artist meet-and-greets.
Through it all, we work with experts to ensure the careful preservation of these treasured monuments to Austin’s history. The Paramount is one of only 20 theatres remaining in the U.S. that is over 100 years old and still in use as a venue – and we can’t wait to see what the next century will add to our story.