5 Drive-In Theaters In Kentucky To See Your Favorite Movies The Summer

By Caleb Stultz on Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 11:39 am

Bourbon Drive-In

In Kentucky, there are plenty of places to stop as the weather heats up going into summertime for a drive-in movie.

If you’re curious about where to see a few films this season and don’t know where to go, we’ve got you covered. See which drive-in theaters span across the Commonwealth.

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Georgetown Drive-In

8200 State Road 64
Originally opened in 1951, this double-screen theater in Georgetown, IN hosts double features on both screens at the same time. This theater also has traditional speakers to attach to your car if you want the classic drive-in experience from decades ago. Every row in this theater is higher than the row in front, so you will always have a place to see either screen.

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Sauerbeck Family Drive-In

3210 D.W. Griffith Lane
This drive-in movie theater is single-screen, and opened in August 2018. It’s located in LaGrange, nearly 20 miles from Louisville. This theater allows credit cards and also allows leashed pets.

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Skyline Drive-In

5600 Hodgenville Road
This single-screen drive-in movie theater was reopened in 2002 after shutting down in the late 1980s. The seasonal theater is set to open once again this year with gates typically opening at 7 p.m. and first movies starting at dark.

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Bourbon Drive-In

Bourbon Drive-in

Jackstown Road
A 30-minute drive from Lexington, this single-screen theater has been operating since 1956. It is open from Spring through late Summer running double features on weekends only. This particular movie theater only accepts cash at the gate to get in.

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Knox Drive-In

599 Johnson Lane
What started last year in March, the Knox Drive-in is named after the former one back in 1955. It’s a single screen drive-in theater in Barbourville, bordering West Virginia and Tennessee, which is quite a drive if you’re from Louisville. But, admission is only $8 for adults and $5 for kids ages 6 to 12. Kids under 5 get in free.

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