DECEMBER 2023

Coming Soon to the Fox Theatre Walsenburg: 2023 Parade of Lights November 24, 2023 featuring Ernest Saves Christmas at 5:00 pm, The Parade of Lights at 6:30 pm, Meet Santa Claus and watch Christmas cartoons at 7:00 pm, The Nightmare before Christmas (PG) on December 1, Lethal Weapon (R) on December 8, Harry Potter (PG-13) on December 15, Muppet Christmas Carol (G) on December 22, and Krampus (PG-13) on December 29.
Ernest Saves Christmas. Ernest is sitting on the top of a leaning Christmas tree. In the background, Santa's sleigh flies past the full moon.

Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)

November 24, 2023 @ 5:00 PM


When Santa Claus decides to retire and pass on his magic bag of Christmas surprises to a new Saint Nick, he enlists the aid of a hilarious assortment of characters. A perky teen runaway and hapless taxi driver Ernest P. Worrell must convince a skeptical kiddie-show host to take over the post of Father Christmas.


Rating: PG

Runtime: 95 minutes

The Nightmare before Christmas. Jack Skellington stands on a plant with the full moon in the background. A field of jack-o-lanterns is below.

Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

December 1, 2023 @ 7:00 PM


Bored with the same old scare-and-scream routine, Pumpkin King Jack Skellington longs to spread the joy of Christmas. But his merry mission puts Santa in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere.


Rating: PG

Runtime: 76 minutes

Lethal Weapon. One man, Riggs, faces the camera while another, Murtaugh, is behind looking at the camera while facing to the left and is holding a pistol.

Lethal Weapon (1987)

December 8, 2023 @ 7:00 PM


Veteran buttoned-down LAPD detective Roger Murtaugh is partnered with unhinged cop Martin Riggs, who -- distraught after his wife's death -- has a death wish and takes unnecessary risks with criminals at every turn. The odd couple embark on their first homicide investigation as partners, involving a young woman known to Murtaugh with ties to a drug and prostitution ring.


Rating: R

Runtime: 110 minutes

Harry Potter stands confidently in the foreground with arms crossed, flanked by Ron and Hermione in the background, ready for magical adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Text: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

December 15, 2023 @ 7:00 PM


Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.


Rating: PG


Runtime: 152 minutes

The Muppet Christmas Carol. The Muppets, dressed as characters from the storyo appear in a collage above a snowy Victorian London street where Ebenezer Scrooge stands dressed in black holding a cane.

Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)

December 22, 2023 @ 7:00 PM


The Muppets' version of the Dickens holiday classic about a miser who's visited by three ghosts features Kermit the Frog as the penny-pincher's hardworking and loyal employee.


Rating: G

Runtime: 85 minutes

Krampus. The wizened, long nailed hand of a figure dressed in a Santa costume holds a snow globe holding a house.

Krampus (2015)

December 29, 2023 @ 7:00 PM


After losing faith in Christmas and tearing apart his letter to Santa, a young boy accidentally summons the malevolent holiday demon Krampus and his minions. The fearsome creatures proceed to wreak havoc on him and his dysfunctional family.


Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 98 minutes