05.21.07
Outdoor Movie Season in Seattle
Here’s info about just some of the outdoor movie events coming up in the Seattle area. And don’t forget the drive-ins.
Freemont Outdoor Movies
15th season. Saturdays, June 23 - September 15
Cinema on the Lawn - South Lake Union, Seattle
June 29 - August 10, behind the SLU Discovery Center at Denny & Westlake
Sidewalk Cinema - West Seattle
July 21 - August 25
Movies at the Mural - Seattle Center
August 3 - 25, at the Mural Amphitheater
NW Film Forum’s 2nd Annual Bike-In - Capital Hill
August 25, at Cal Anderson Park
First Tech Movies at Marymoor Park - Redmond, WA
July 11 - August 29
Summer Sounds & Outdoor Cinema - Tacoma, WA
July 28 - September 1, at various parks (see web site)
Preceded by live music and (beware!) the “Tacoma Idol” contest. Ouch.
Zoo Cinemas - Tacoma, WA
August 3 - 24, at the Port Defiance Zoo
Outdoor Summer Sounds and Cinema - Auburn, WA
July 27 - August 24
Preceded by live music and again with the “American Idol” knock-off (shudder).
Fairhaven Outdoor Cinema - Bellingham, WA
June 30 - Sept. 1, at the Fairhaven Village Green
Preceded by live music
Outdoor Cinema Series - Lacey, WA
July 7 - Aug. 4, at Huntamer Park in Woodland Square
Sedro-Woolley Outdoor Movies - Sedro-Woolley, WA
Fridays from July 6 - July 27, at the Masonic Center
Washington Drive-Ins
Yes, Washington state still has a number of operating drive-ins, an endangered species to be sure. Drive-ins are also the last bastion of the double feature! Most have dispensed with the good ol’ fashioned window speaker in favor of microbroadcast radio. (Now MobMovs are a subject for another day.)
Valley 6 Drive-In - Auburn, WA
5 screens - AM radio
24 hour telephone: (253) 854-1250
Puget Park Drive-In - Everett, WA
One screen - FM stereo
(425) 338-5957
Blue Fox Drive-In - Oak Harbor, WA
One screen - AM & FM
Plus…go-karts! And some kinda train ride thing.
(360) 675-5667
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Rodeo Triplex Drive-In - Port Orchard, WA
3 screens - FM w/ Dolby Digital & DTS Surround stereo (dang)
Family operated
(360) 698-6030
Skyline Drive-In - Shelton, WA
One screen - in-car speakers / AM
(360) 426-4707
Vue Dale Drive-In - Wenatchee, WA
2 screens - radio (FM?)
(509) 662-7740
