In the middle of the summer-fall Venn diagram, drive-in movies are flanked by water balloon fights and apple-picking. In other words, it's not too late to park your car in a lot and enjoy a movie on a screen that's considerably larger than your personal device! We've rounded up all the ones playing this week, from Bill and Ted Face the Music and Tenet at Oak Harbor's Blue Fox Drive-In Remind Like List to Almost Famous at Vashon's Night Light Drive-In Past Event Like List to Amores Perros at Paseo Past Event Like List .
IN SEATTLE
Drive-In Movies at Paseo
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The Caribbean restaurant's Sodo location will screen classic films outdoors for you to watch while enjoying a tasty sandwich and a cocktail. Come early to get a spot to watch from the patio, or park and order takeout to your car. The ticket price includes $30 to spend inside the restaurant and concessions booth.
Sodo ($40)
This Week: MEXAM NW Festival
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feature: Amores Perros (Thurs Sept 10)
NORTH OF SEATTLE
Blue Fox Drive-In Theatre
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Ninety miles north of Seattle, this outdoor theater (and go-kart destination) screens family-friendly double features on summer weekends. While they usually accept drive-ups, they're currently operating at a reduced capacity and taking reservations only, and they're asking that guests wear a mask when visiting the snack bar. Outside food is not permitted.
Oak Harbor ($10)
This Week: Tenet & Bill and Ted Face the Music (Tues Sept 8)
Wheel-In Motor Movie Drive-In
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This Port Townsend theater is celebrating its 68th anniversary this summer! Switch to the FM Dolby Digital Stereo in your car and catch classic films like The Graduate every Friday-Sunday, starting at dusk. In keeping with COVID regulations, they're reducing their capacity to 50% and charging a lower-than-usual carload price, which can be purchased online in advance. They also have pizza, hamburgers, nachos, and other snacks available for purchase onsite.
Port Townsend ($15)
This Week: The Bad News Bears, Stand By Me & Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Sept 4-10); Smokey and the Bandit & The Fast and the Furious (starting Fri Sept 11)
SOUTH OF SEATTLE
Discover Burien Drive-In
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Every Friday and Saturday, catch new and old flicks like Grease, Rocketman, Charlie’s Angels, and A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood at Burien's outdoor cinema. Admission is first-come, first-served, so get there early! Purchases for tickets and concessions are touchless.
Burien ($25/$50)
This Week: Trolls (Fri Sept 11)
Night Light Drive-In
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As if Vashon wasn't delightful enough of a day trip, it hosts drive-in movies every Wednesday-Sunday night of the season. Purchase your tickets and concessions in advance and catch classics like Forrest Gump and Casablanca from your car.
Vashon ($20)
This Week: The Big O Gala
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(Sat Sept 12) & Almost Famous 20th Anniversary (Sun Sept 13, presented by Debra Heesh & Vashon Island Visual Artists)
Rodeo Drive-In
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For a treat at the end of your road trip to Bremerton, stop by this long-running outdoor theater (which opened in 1949) for screenings of under-the-radar double-features. They have plenty of concessions, like hot dogs, corn dogs, pizza dogs (?), Philly cheesesteaks, and candy for sale onsite. As for tickets, you can buy them online.
Bremerton ($10)
This Week: Bill & Ted Face the Music & Wayne's World double feature, Minions & The Secret Life of Pets double feature, The New Mutants & Iron Man double feature (Tues Sept 8)
Skyline Drive-In Theatre
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Stake your claim on Friday-Wednesday double-feature screenings of classic films at this Shelton theater, established in 1964, by reserving a spot online. If you don't have an FM receiver in your car (sound is broadcast on 89.1 FM), you can borrow one from the snack bar. In response to COVID-19, they're limiting capacity to 150 vehicles per showing and asking that cars park at least 10 feet away from each other.
Shelton ($5)
This Week: The Lego Batman Movie & How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World double-feature (Sept 8-9)