The island has two different kinds of cinema. Chain cinemas are in the shopping centers Iguatemi, Floripa Shopping, Beiramar and Multi Open and show the same films as everywhere else. Film clubs are based at the university, foundations and cultural centers, show different films, often for free.
There are more than a dozen theaters and stages in the city, and two of them are public: TAC in the center and Teatro Governador Pedro Ivo on SC-401, and both belong to the state cultural foundation.
Snapshot as of Aug 2026:
- Cinemark (Floripa Shopping) — Rodovia SC-401, 3116, Monte Verde, (48) 3234-3678
- Cinesystem (Iguatemi) — Avenida Madre Benvenuta, 687, Santa Mônica, (48) 3239-8717
- Cine Show (Beiramar) — Rua Bocaiúva, 2468, Centro, (48) 3333-8576
- Cineclube Badesc — Rua Visconde de Ouro Preto, 216, Centro, (48) 3224-8846
- TAC — Rua Marechal Guilherme, 26, Centro, (48) 3665-6400
- Teatro Governador Pedro Ivo — Rodovia SC-401, km 5, 4600, Saco Grande, (48) 3665-1630
There are nine more cinemas and about fifteen stages, listed in the tables below.
On the right to half-price tickets, which is set by law and is not a promotion, see Event tickets — where to watch announcements, where to buy and what to beware of (in Russian); that page also covers resale and refunds.
Cinemas and film clubs
| Place | Neighborhood | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cinema Cine Show (Beiramar Shopping) | Centro | Rua Bocaiúva, 2468 | (48) 3333-8576 |
| Cineclube Badesc | Centro | Rua Visconde de Ouro Preto, 216 | (48) 3224-8846 |
| Cine D (ADEH) | Centro | Rua Trajano, 168, 3rd floor, room 303 | (48) 3371-0317 |
| Cinema do CIC | Agronômica | Avenida Irineu Bornhausen, 5600 | (48) 3664-2555 |
| Cinesystem (Shopping Iguatemi) | Santa Mônica | Avenida Madre Benvenuta, 687 | (48) 3239-8717 |
| Projeto Cinema Mundo | Trindade | Central Library UFSC, campus, sector D | — |
| Cineclube Ally Collaço | Córrego Grande | Rua Maestro Aldo Krieger, 54, loja 04 | (48) 98474-0343 |
| Escola de Cinema e Outras Artes | Córrego Grande | Rua Maestro Aldo Krieger, 54, loja 04 | (48) 98474-0343 |
| Cine Cluge | Córrego Grande | Rua Professor Walter de Bonna Castelan, 226 | (48) 3232-7377 |
| Casa Vermelha | Saco dos Limões | Rua Custódio Fermino Vieira, 48 | (48) 3209-8312 |
| Cinema Cinemark (Floripa Shopping) | Monte Verde | Rodovia SC-401, 3116 | (48) 3234-3678 |
| Cinemulti (Multi Open Shopping) | Rio Tavares | Rodovia Dr. Antônio Luiz Moura Gonzaga, 3339 | (48) 3307-4010 |
| Cineclube Teodora | Campeche | Servidão do Cravo Branco, 236 | (48) 99113-1002 |
| Paradigma Cine Arte | Santo Antônio de Lisboa | Rodovia José Carlos Daux (SC-401), 8600 | (48) 3239-7777 |
Outside the city, but close: Arcoplex at Shopping Itaguaçu and Cinépolis at Continente Park (both São José), Arcoplex at Shopping Via Catarina (Palhoça). For those living on the mainland they can be closer than the island ones.
In short: new releases — Iguatemi, Beiramar, Floripa Shopping; something outside the mainstream — Badesc, CIC, Cinema Mundo at UFSC and Teodora in Campeche.
Theaters and stages
| Place | Neighborhood | Address | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teatro Álvaro de Carvalho (TAC) | Centro | Rua Marechal Guilherme, 26 | (48) 3665-6400 |
| Teatro do Museu Histórico de SC (Palácio Cruz e Sousa) | Centro | Praça XV de Novembro | (48) 3028-8091 |
| Casa do Teatro Armação | Centro | Praça XV de Novembro, 344 | (48) 3223-8165 |
| Teatro da UBRO | Centro | Rua Pedro Soares, 15 | (48) 3222-0529 |
| Cine Teatro do Sesc Prainha | Centro | Travessa Syriaco Atherino, 100 | (48) 3229-2200 |
| Conservatório Musical de Florianópolis | Centro | Rua Coronel Melo Alvim, 69 | (48) 3222-3279 |
| Cacalhada Comedy Club | Centro | Rua Fernando Machado, 79 | (48) 98866-4719 |
| Teatro da UFSC | Trindade | Rua Vítor Lima, opposite Praça Santos Dumont | (48) 3721-9447 |
| Teatro Carmen Fossari | Trindade | Rua Desembargador Vítor Lima, 117 | — |
| Espaço 1 — Ceart (Udesc) | Santa Mônica | Avenida Madre Benvenuta, 2037 | (48) 3321-8350 |
| Teatro Sol | Itacorubi | Rua Eduardo Gonçalves D'Ávila, 303 | (48) 3665-7477 |
| Espaço Cultural Eletrosul | Pantanal | Rua Deputado Antônio Edu Vieira, 999 | (48) 3231-7642 |
| Teatro Governador Pedro Ivo | Saco Grande | Rodovia SC-401, km 5, 4600 | (48) 3665-1630 |
| Floripa Comedy Club | Saco Grande | Rodovia José Carlos Daux, 5500, loja 18 | (48) 99119-9098 |
| Centro Cultural Nau Catarineta | Santo Antônio de Lisboa | Rua Cônego Serpa, 30 | — |
| Teatro Dionísio (at Colégio Santa Terezinha) | Ingleses | Servidão Safira, 148 | (48) 3269-3032 |
| Auditório Jurerê Classic | Jurerê Internacional | Rua dos Lambari-Guaçu, 437 | — |
| Casa do Palhaço / Circo da Dona Bilica | Morro das Pedras | Rua Manoel Pedro Vieira, 601 | (48) 3206-7941 |
| Teatro Sest/Senat | Jardim Atlântico | Rua Max Schramm, 3635 | (48) 3281-6200 |
Which stages are public and which are not
TAC and Teatro Governador Pedro Ivo belong to the state cultural foundation, the same owner as the museums MASC and MIS, see Museums by name — federal, state and what is where in Floripa, Rio and São Paulo (in Russian). This means predictable opening hours, discounts and a repertoire that does not depend on the box office.
Teatro da UFSC, Teatro Carmen Fossari and Espaço 1 (Ceart) are university stages, at UFSC and Udesc. Cine Teatro do Sesc Prainha and Teatro Sest/Senat belong to the sectoral systems Sesc and Sest/Senat.
The rest are private or associated with organizations, and the general caveats of the guide apply: here are contacts, not quality assessments.
Sources
- T3Florianópolis city guide, cinema section — 17 cards: multiplexes in shopping centers and film clubs at universities and foundationsguiafloripa.com.br · other
- T3Florianópolis city guide, theaters section — 25 cards: state stages, university, comedy clubs, cultural centersguiafloripa.com.br · other
- T3OpenStreetMap for Florianópolis (Overpass, area 3600296561): `amenity=cinema` — 5 objects without streets, `amenity=theatre` — 7, three have a street. © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbLopenstreetmap.org · other
- T1Fundação Catarinense de Cultura — owner of the state's public stages, including Teatro Álvaro de Carvalho and Teatro Governador Pedro Ivocultura.sc.gov.br · primary source
T1 — primary: law, agency site, price list. T2 — secondary: press, specialist sites. T3 — other.
