Mayfair Cinema

Mayfair Cinema is a historic movie theatre located in Uptown Olds, Alberta, Canada. According to its official website, the cinema has stood in the heart of Uptown Olds since 1925, making it one of the oldest continuously operating cinemas in the region. It witnessed the birth of the talkies, played news reels during World War II, and transitioned from reel-to-reel projection to digital cinema, all with the support of the people of Olds and surrounding communities. The Mayfair Cinema operates as a single-screen venue offering a mix of first-run and upcoming cinematic releases. Its programming includes films such as "Forgotten Island," with multiple showtimes per week, typically on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The cinema maintains a traditional movie-going experience with tiered ticket pricing: Vintage (65 and up) at $10, Growed ups (adults) at $12, Yout's (13–17) at $10, and Curtain climbers (12 and under) at $8. The theatre also offers on-screen advertising opportunities for local businesses. As a community-focused cinema, Mayfair Cinema serves Olds and the surrounding rural areas of central Alberta. It is located at 4910 50 Avenue, Olds, Alberta, and can be contacted at 403-556-3218. The cinema maintains a presence on Facebook and its official website, where showtimes and upcoming releases are posted. The venue is privately owned and operated, with no publicly disclosed parent company or corporate group. Its long history and continued operation make it a local landmark and a gathering place for film lovers in the region.

Mayfair Cinema has been a fixture in Uptown Olds, Alberta, since 1925, according to its official website. The cinema opened during the silent film era and later adapted to the arrival of sound pictures, known as the talkies. During World War II, it served as a venue for news reels, providing local audiences with wartime updates. Over the decades, the theatre evolved technologically, moving from reel-to-reel film projection to digital cinema. This transition was made possible with the support of the residents of Olds and surrounding communities, as acknowledged on the cinema's website. The Mayfair Cinema continues to operate as a single-screen theatre, showing a rotating selection of films and maintaining its historic presence in the community.

• 1925

  Mayfair Cinema opens in Uptown Olds, Alberta.

• Adapts to sound films (talkies).

• Plays news reels during World War II.

• Transitions from reel-to-reel to digital projection.

Historic community cinema offering affordable, traditional movie-going experiences in rural Alberta.

• Forgotten Island

  A film screened at Mayfair Cinema with showtimes from September 25 to October 7.

1. 1Mayfair Cinema Official Websitemayfaircinema.com
2. 2Wikidata: Mayfair Cinemawikidata.org