Coming soon to Main Street

The Fox opened in 1917 as the Star Theatre. The Fox name and the Art Deco marquee came in 1941. It showed movies to coal-country Walsenburg for decades before going dark in 1986.

Now it's coming back. Spanish Peaks Community Foundation is restoring the Fox under a 40-year agreement with Huerfano County, and the renovation is fully funded. When the doors open, the Fox will be what it always was: a working cinema and community theater, with a working marquee on Main Street.

The money came from Huerfano County, the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, History Colorado's State Historical Fund, the Colorado Energy Office, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, El Pomar Foundation, the Gates Family Foundation, and the Edmund T. & Eleanor Quick Foundation. Thank you.

A sneak peek at what's coming

• Movies & real popcorn: first-run films on the big screen, most nights
• The Gaming Lounge: VR, gaming PCs, and LAN parties
• STEMHack: after-school robotics, coding, and maker programs for kids
• Movie on the Mountain: outdoor cinema under the stars at Cuchara
• Cine en Español: films and events in Spanish, for the whole community
• Live music. Birthday parties. The auditorium is yours to rent, too.
• And the building itself: a working cinema on Main Street — the marquee relit, the house ready for movies again

Próximamente

El Fox abrió en 1917 y estuvo cerrado desde 1986. Hoy lo estamos restaurando. Volverá a ser lo que siempre fue: un cine y teatro comunitario en la calle Main, con su marquesina encendida. Muy pronto: películas y palomitas, cine en español, programas para jóvenes, música en vivo y fiestas de cumpleaños.

Gracias al Condado de Huerfano, al estado de Colorado y a las fundaciones que hicieron posible la restauración.