Fargo Theatre in downtown Fargo (Visit Fargo-Moorhead)
FARGO (KFGO/KVRR) — Fargo Theatre is upgrading its seating.
The upgrades to the nearly 100-year-old theatre start in January.
The seats on the theatre’s first floor were installed in the 1960s, and the balcony seats were first installed in 1937. Plans for the new seats include more padding and cupholders and they will be wider than the old balcony seats.
The theatre will keep the Art Deco design of the current seats while introducing modern comfort.
“We’re hoping that it’ll improve the customer experience, but these seats also are very appropriate. They fit right into our historic, Art Deco aesthetic and the seats were selected to provide both comfort and to fit into the historic nature of the space,” said Fargo Theatre Executive Director Emily Beck.
The plans for upgrading the seats also include the addition of nine seats that will be ADA compliant.
The upgrades come after the Fargo Theatre was awarded $500,000 as one of the 2025 Tourism and Community Enhancement Grant recipients from the North Dakota Department of Commerce.
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