The Merrimack Valley Christian Film Festival was a Christian film festival in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The festival typically drew 12,000 to 15,000 people and was held during Holy Week. Festival organizer Tom Saab said the festival was among the more popular ones in the country. Saab began the festival in 1993 at the now closed Salem Tri Cinemas. Up through 2015, the festival had been held at the Showcase Cinemas in South Lawrence. However, the Showcase Cinemas in South Lawrence closed in January of 2016, which caused the Merrimack Valley Christian Film Festival to expand its scope beyond the Merrimack Valley.