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The 31st annual Cucalorus Festival takes place November 19-23, 2025, in downtown Wilmington, North Carolina.

Cucalorus was founded in 1994 by the underground filmmaking collective Twinkle Doon. At the inaugural event, crowds wrapped around the block to see 16 local films screening at Water Street restaurant by the Cape Fear River. These days Cucalorus takes place every November, celebrating independent and international film for five days in historic downtown Wilmington, NC. MovieMaker Magazine has recognized it as “One of the Coolest Film Festivals in the World” for three years in a row.

CHOOSE YOUR VENUE

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Azawakh Shorts: docs

Cucalorus 32

FRI · NOV 20 · 10:00 AM

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Everything Else Is Noise

Cucalorus 32

FRI · NOV 20 · 4:15 PM

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Capsized

Cucalorus 32

FRI · NOV 20 · 7:00 PM

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Henry's Ebb

Cucalorus 32

SAT · NOV 21 · 4:00 PM

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Riptides

Cucalorus 32

SAT · NOV 21 · 7:00 PM

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Reseller Warning | ThalianHall.org Is The Only Official Ticketing Provider For Events At Thalian Hall.

The box office is open Monday through Friday, 12:00 PM until 5:00 PM.

or one hour prior to curtain on performance days

Located in Historic Downtown Wilmington, between Princess and Chestnut Streets on 3rd Street since 1858.

ADDRESS

310 Chestnut Street

Wilmington NC 28401

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"I think there are three great theatres in the world, the Drottningholm Theatre in Stockholm, the Theatre Royal in Bristol England, and Thalian Hall in Wilmington, North Carolina."

TYRONE POWER

while performing in Wilmington in 1958

during Thalian Hall's Centennial Year

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