These Once Endangered Species Are Making A Comeback In 2020… Drive-In Movie Theatres!
There are some silver linings to our new norms of social distancing, and one is the return of the Drive-In. The Chicago area had dwindled down to ONE Dive-In up in McHenry after Cascade in West Chicago closed last year, but now we have a bunch popping up and maybe more to come!
- Golden Age Cinemas in McHenry
Shout out to the Grandfather of Drive-Ins. The one that never quit and was first to open this year. The nostalgic McHenry Outdoor Theater continues to make memories for thousands of families in the McHenry County Area.
- SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview
This new drive-in will project movies 7 days a week at 8:30pm nightly with a midnight movie Fridays and Saturdays on a generous 70 ft screen.
Sister location in Hoffman Estates below!
Check out FAQ’s here: https://www.seatgeekstadium.com/drivein
- Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates
Another 70-foot screen is up at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates just past Woodfield off of I-90. Concessions will be available from a central stand as well as mobile units, offering soda, popcorn and candy, and portable restrooms equipped with hand sanitizer stations, as well as cleaning after each use and multiple hand-washing stations throughout the site.
https://chicagodrivein.com/venue/chicago/
https://www.searscentre.com/events/chicago-drive-in-theater
- Pop-Up Drive In at Lincoln Yards Chicago
This “micro”, or “pop-up” at the Lincoln Yards near Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood.
Local developer Sterling Bay is partnering with the Davis Theater and cinema arts non-profit Facets to launch The Drive-In, a family-friendly, socially-distant movie series at 1684 N. Throop.
The Drive-In will show one modern classic movie every Thursday through Sunday at 8:30 p.m.
There will also be a sister location in Lincoln Square … more on that soon!
https://davistheater.com/drivein/
- Mistwood Golf Club in Romeoville
Screenings will take place very Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. Parking opens at 7:45 p.m. and the movie begins at dusk. Movies will be announced on their Tavern Facebook page each Sunday with ticket links for each screening at 5 p.m. the day before. https://www.facebook.com/McWethysTavern/
https://www.facebook.com/MistwoodGolfClub
- Marcus Theatres in Elgin
This Elgin movie theatre will show drive-in double features from its parking lot on a 48-foot screen is set up on the west side of the building at 111 W. Randall Road. Nicely priced at $20 per carload Monday through Thursday and $25 per carload Friday through Sunday. There is space for 93 cars, and tickets and concessions must be ordered online at MarcusTheatres.com or through the app. Guests can tune their radios to 107.7 FM for sound and restrooms will be available inside the building.
https://www.marcustheatres.com/marcus-specials/marcus-film-series/parking-lot-cinema
We’ll add more as we hear about them.
If you know of one we’re missing, email details to [email protected].
