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State Theatre of Bay City

A historic downtown Bay City theater opened in 1908, now mixing films with tribute concerts, cabaret and comedy.

01 / The story of this place

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The theater opened in 1908 as the Bijou, was remodeled in 1930 in Mayan Revival style and has been the State since 1957. After a 2024 bankruptcy sale it reopened in October 2024 under DICE Entertainment (Jordan Dice). Films share the bill with tribute concerts, dueling pianos, cabaret and comedy, such as a Rod Stewart tribute and a Sinatra holiday show in late 2026.

  1. Mayan Revival style, 1930
  2. Reopened October 2024
  3. Film, tributes and cabaret

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Sources & fact check · Checked: 2026-09-25

An independently written bilingual guide. This collection is not an attendance-based ranking.

03 / Events

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