Make it a movie night.
Row House Cinema announced Friday that its drive-in film experience is back, starting Oct. 1 in the Strip District.
The theater is collaborating with The Terminal in the Strip District for a second year of outdoor viewing.
Doors open at 6:30 pm. Films begin around 8 p.m.
The movies will be shown on a 40-foot screen Fridays and Saturdays in October at the corner of 21st and Smallman Streets in a parking lot.
Tickets are $34.50 per car. Tickets can be purchased here.
“Honestly, the Row House Drive-in was too much fun to only do once,” said Brian Mendelssohn, owner of the Row House Cinema in Lawrenceville in a statement. “This is a rare opportunity to see the beautiful skyline of Downtown Pittsburgh at a drive-in movie. It’s truly a break-taking scene with wonderful movies and a cozy atmosphere for fall. It’s going to be a first-class experience”
The schedule includes “E.T.” and “The Wiz” as well as “Hocus Pocus” and “Night of the Living Dead.”
Kelsey Zehmisch Row House Cinema marketing director said every screening sold out last year. The lot can accommodate up to 150 vehicles. People can listen through the car radio or through a sound system.
For the final weekend, ScareHouse, which is located in The Galleria at Pittsburgh Mills Mall in Frazer, is going to send people dressed as zombies to room around the grounds.
Guests can pre-order popcorn and candy.
There will also be a selection of beer from a different local brewery each weekend.
“Row House has been a great partner, and we’re excited to bring people to the Strip District Terminal with such a fun event,” said Courtney List, marketing manager for The Terminal.
The Drive-in Theater was originally created as a way to safely show movies during the pandemic.
“It is a covid-friendly activity,” said Zehmisch. “ It is such a wonderful set up, a crisp fall night and the city in the background.”
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The cinema has been closed since mid-March 2020 because of the pandemic. In late July, the cinema announced it is scheduled to reopen on Sept. 3. Guests will be required to show proof of covid-19 vaccination or a negative covid-19 test within the past 72 hours. Children under 12 need to wear a mask.
