October 23rd - October 24th (October 25th)

Due to the different state stay-at-home orders of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Michigan opening dates and schedules are uncertain and may change.

Each theater may have significantly reduced maximum capacity due to social distancing rules. Information subject to corrections (Admission prices may be lower for second run movies).

Also there may be food passes for sale to allow you bring your own drinks and snacks when the snack bar is closed. Outdoor theaters make a majority of their money from the sale of concessions so paying for a food pass or donation helps to keep the theaters running.

More new drive-ins recently added in June 2020:

https://chicagodrivein.com/venue/chicago/

Forgot to include new pop up drive in for weeks.

https://chi-together.com/

Chitown Movies, Chicago, IL (1.8 miles) $33 per carload of five (other options available)

See Music Box theater website

McHenry Outdoor Theater, McHenry, IL (57.5 miles) $12.00

Monsters, Inc. / Hotel Transylvania

RT34 Drive In, Earlville, IL (75.7 miles) $10.00

Hocus Pocus / The Nightmare Before Christmas

Melody Drive In, Knox, IN (95.9 miles) $9.00

Screen 1: Monsters Inc. October 24th only Final show of the season.

Tri-Way Drive In, Plymouth, IN (98.7 miles) $9.00

Screen 1: Hocus Pocus / Beetlejuice

Screen 2: Borat Subsequent Moviefilm / Love and Monsters 

Screen 3: The Addams Family (2019) / Monsters, Inc.

Screen 4: The Conjuring / Annabelle 

Midway Drive In, Dixon, IL (120 miles) $9.50

October 30th: Hotel Transylvania

Highway 18, Jefferson, WI (126 miles) $9.50 + food permit ($10)*

Grease / Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Saturday October 24th only

49er Drive In, Valparaiso, IN (54.1 Miles) $10.00

Lakeshore Drive In, Monticello, IN (117.0 miles) 

Sunset Drive In, Hartford, MI (117.0 miles) 

Five Mile Drive In, Dowagiac, MI (120.0 miles)

Closed for the Season

Indexed by Movie:

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm - Tri-Way

Throwback / Classics / Second Run:

The Addams Family (2019) - Tri-Way

Annabelle - Tri-Way

Beetlejuice - Tri-Way

The Conjuring - Tri-Way

Grease - Highway 18

Hocus Pocus - RT34 / Tri-Way

Hotel Transylvania - McHenry 

Monsters, Inc - McHenry / Melody / Tri-Way

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom - Highway 18

Love and Monsters - Tri-Way

The Nightmare Before Christmas - RT34

Statistics:

6* Open Theaters** / 9 screens+ / 12 movies / 7 unique double features  

(* Chitown does not show double features)
** Midway next movie/event on October 30th.

+There are other pop up drive in screens in Chicago and Hoffman Estates.

Probably should have created separate posts for those...

Adding new theaters to blog next year

By distance (Number of screens) (54.1 miles to 126 miles):

Chitown / 49er / McHenry / RT 34 / Melody (2) / Tri-Way (4) / Lakeshore (2) / Sunset Drive In / Midway / Five Mile Drive / Highway 1