New York Drive-Ins
New York leads the country with 28 open drive-in theaters and more than 50 screens, spread from the Hudson Valley to the shores of Lake Erie. Most operate seasonally from April through October, though a few open as early as March.
View All Drive-InsThe largest concentrations are upstate. The HiWay Drive-in in Coxsackie runs four screens, and Transit Drive-in near Buffalo has five, making it one of the biggest in the country. The Vintage Drive-in in Avon and the Elmira Drive-in in Big Flats each operate two screens, and Elmira claims one of the largest single screens in the state at 50 by 100 feet.
Several theaters have roots in the late 1940s. Hathaway's Twin in North Hoosick opened in 1948, Malta Drive-in near Saratoga Springs in 1949, and the Midway in Minetto the same year. More recently, Rose City Drive-In in Newark reopened in 2024 after nearly 40 years closed, and Van Buren Drive-In near Dunkirk returned in 2021 on the site of its 1949 predecessor.
Closer to New York City, the Warwick Drive-in runs three screens about an hour northwest, Fair Oaks in Middletown has two, and the Overlook near Poughkeepsie and Four Brothers in Amenia each have one. All broadcast sound on FM radio.
Drive-Ins by City
New York Drive-In Theaters
56 Auto Drive-in
Massena
A single-screen drive-in on Route 56 in Massena, near the Canadian border...
View Drive-InBay Drive-in
Alexandria Bay
A twin-screen drive-in on Route 26 in Alexandria Bay, in the Thousand...
View Drive-InBlack River Drive-in
Watertown
A single-screen drive-in on Route 3 just outside Watertown in northern New...
View Drive-InEl Rancho Drive-in
Palatine Bridge
A single-screen drive-in on Route 5 in Palatine Bridge, near the Mohawk...
View Drive-InElmira Drive-in
Big Flats
A twin-screen drive-in on Route 352 in Big Flats, near Elmira. One...
View Drive-InFair Oaks Drive-in
Middletown
A two-screen drive-in on Bloomingburg Road in Middletown, about 75 miles northwest...
View Drive-InFinger Lakes Drive-in
Auburn
A single-screen drive-in on Clark Street Road in Aurelius, near Auburn in...
View Drive-InFour Brothers Drive-in Theater
Amenia
A single-screen drive-in on Route 22 in Amenia, in the Hudson Valley...
View Drive-InGlen Drive-in
Queensbury
A twin-screen drive-in on US-9 in Queensbury, near the southern end of...
View Drive-InGreenville Drive-in
Greenville
A single-screen drive-in on Route 32 in the northern Catskills. Open since...
View Drive-InHathaway's Twin Drive-in
North Hoosick
A twin-screen drive-in on Route 67 in North Hoosick, near the Vermont...
View Drive-InHiWay Drive-in
Coxsackie
A four-screen drive-in on Route 9W in Coxsackie, one of the largest...
View Drive-InHollywood Drive-in
Poestenkill
A single-screen drive-in on Averill Park Road, east of Troy. Open since...
View Drive-InJericho Drive-in
Glenmont
A single-screen drive-in on Jericho Road in Glenmont, south of Albany. Open...
View Drive-InLoomis Delevan Drive In
Delevan
A twin-screen drive-in on Route 16 in Delevan, about 45 miles south...
View Drive-InMalta Drive-in
Malta
A twin-screen drive-in on Route 9 in Malta, near Saratoga Springs. Open...
View Drive-InMidway Drive-in
Minetto
A single-screen drive-in on Route 48 in Minetto, near Oswego. Open since...
View Drive-InOverlook Drive-in
Poughkeepsie
A single-screen drive-in on Degarmo Road near Poughkeepsie, about 90 minutes north...
View Drive-InOzoner 29 Drive-in
Broadalbin
A twin-screen drive-in on Route 29 in Broadalbin, near Great Sacandaga Lake....
View Drive-InPortville Drive-in Theater
Portville
A twin-screen drive-in on Route 417 in Portville, in the Southern Tier...
View Drive-InRose City Drive-In
Newark
A single-screen drive-in on Route 31 in Newark, in Wayne County between...
View Drive-InSilver Lake Twin Drive-in
Perry
A twin-screen drive-in on Chapman Avenue in Perry, part of the Charcoal...
View Drive-InTransit Drive-in
Lockport
A five-screen drive-in on Transit Road in Lockport, near Buffalo. Open since...
View Drive-InUnadilla Drive-in Theater
Unadilla
A single-screen drive-in on Route 7 in Unadilla, in the upper Susquehanna...
View Drive-InValley Brook Drive-in
Lyons Falls
A single-screen drive-in on Burdicks Crossing Road in Lyons Falls, on the...
View Drive-InVan Buren Drive-In
Dunkirk
A single-screen drive-in on Van Buren Road in Dunkirk, near Lake Erie...
View Drive-InVintage Drive-in
Avon
A four-screen drive-in on West Henrietta Road in Avon, south of Rochester....
View Drive-InWarwick Drive-in
Warwick
A three-screen drive-in on Warwick Turnpike in Warwick, about an hour northwest...
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