Minor Theatre, Historic movie theater in Arcata, United States.

The Minor Theatre is a movie theater in downtown Arcata, Northern California, with three screening rooms that show both mainstream and independent films. The lobby offers locally sourced snacks and drinks, and the building is fully accessible.

Isaac Minor broke ground on April 2, 1914, and the reinforced concrete building opened on December 3, 1914, costing $20,000. It closed in 1938, reopened in the 1950s, closed again in the 1960s as television spread, and reopened in 1972. Humboldt State graduates including David Phillips bought it from the Minor family in 1971; it closed and reopened in 2016.

The Humboldt International Film Festival has been held at the Minor Theatre since 2017, not every year from its founding; the festival itself began at Humboldt State University, where co-owner David Phillips was a founding student. The theatre's stage, sloped three inches to the rear and wide enough for a chorus of 75, dates from its 1914 origins.

The theater sits on H Street in central Arcata and is easy to reach on foot, with parking available close by. During the film festival, seats fill up fast, so arriving early is a good idea.

Beneath the stage floor, the theater still has an original trap door used during a performance by Harry Houdini. It has stayed in place for over a century, untouched since that show.