SAN FRANCISCO - KTVU got an exclusive look inside San Francisco's iconic Castro Theater, which has been closed for major renovation since March 2024.

As of Tuesday, Another Planet, which oversees the venue and the project, said the work is about 60% completed.

It announced the grand reopening is scheduled to take place in four months: February 10, 2026.

Inside the theater, the renovations are taking shape, offering a glimpse into the future of this legacy venue.

The beautiful, decorative ceiling has been cleaned of nicotine stains and dust collected over decades .

"This is all new gold leaf. The earthquake in '89 broke off a lot of the decorative tassels. A lot of the plaster fell down," said Mario Conde, Senior Vice President with Another Planet.

The ceiling and all of its decorat

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