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