For more than 90 years, The Neptune Theatre has entertained young crowds that inhabit the U-District. Architect Henderson Ryan designed The Neptune Building/Theatre in a simple, revivalist style, and the establishment opened on Nov. 16, 1921. At the time, The Neptune was one of five theaters in the area to play silent movies, and today it is the only one left standing.

The Neptune Theatre closed as a single-screen movie house in January 2011 and was renovated and transformed to Seattle’s newest live performance multi-use arts venue. The Neptune is now operated by Seattle Theatre Group (STG), the non-profit operators of the historic Paramount and Moore Theatres.

STG has reconfigured the Neptune Theatre to increase options for community engagement in the arts. Our mission is to present diverse performing arts while preserving this historic cultural icon.

On November 14th, 2012 the City of Seattle’s Landmark Preservation Board voted to designate the Neptune Theatre building as a city landmark. We now proudly operate three City of Seattle Historic Landmarks!