Charlotte area drive-in movie fans have two places to see movies. Belmont Drive-In, in Belmont, and Badin Road Drive-In, in Albemarle.
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In addition to the permanent drive-ins, there are often pop-up outdoor movies throughout the Charlotte region. If you scroll down you’ll see a calendar of all of them.
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Belmont Drive-In
Belmont Drive-In
314 McAdenville Road
Belmont, North Carolina
14.5 miles from Charlotte
Shows on Friday and Saturday nights, unless otherwise noted.
Cost: $25/car.
Gates open at 6 p.m. First movie starts around 8:15 p.m.
Look for updates on Facebook.
June 21 and 22, 2024:
- IF and The Wizard of Oz
June 28 and 29, 2024:
- The Garfield Movie and Bad Boys: Ride or Die
July 5 and 6, 2024:
- Closed for the holiday weekend
July 12 and 13, 2024:
- Star Wars: A New Hope and Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Badin Road Drive-In
Badin Road Drive-In
2411 Badin Rd
Albemarle
44 miles from Charlotte
Shows on Friday and Saturday nights, unless otherwise noted.
Cost: $8 per adult, $6 per child age 6-11, free for kids under 6. Cash only.
Gates open at 6:30 p.m., and the movie starts at dusk.
Badin Road Drive-in shows two double feature (usually) every Friday and Saturday, one on each of the two screens. They accept cash only, but there’s an ATM available. As of June 23, 2024, they’ll be open on Sundays too.
June 21, 22 and 23, 2024:
Screen A:
- Inside Out 2 and Garfield
Screen B:
- Bad Boys: Ride or Die and Tarot
Former Drive-In Theaters
Two other drive-ins announced permanent closures in 2022 and 2023.
In February, 2023, Hound’s Drive-In, in Kings Mountain, which enjoyed great success during the pandemic, announced that it was permanently closing. In the announcement, the owner said that he wanted to spend more time with his young son. He also cited the denial by Cleveland County Commissioners to approve a necessary zoning change. The zoning change referred to was for a potential new site for the drive-in. According to Spectrum News, Brown sold the current site to Albemarle Corporation, a lithium provider, for $40 million.
Sunset Drive-In, in Shelby, which didn’t operate in 2021, announced on Facebook in early March that it’s closing due to the retirement of the person running it. The announcement included an email address, stinnett_drivein1949@yahoo.com, for anyone interested in the business.
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