Saturday Nights on Route 322

Southington Drive-In 2026 Schedule and Showtimes

All 15 Saturdays of the season, updated as each week passes.

First time here

  • GatesOpen at 6 PM
  • ShowtimeAt dusk
  • Carload$20, cash only
  • Sound89.9 FM

Everything else people ask

All 15 Saturdays

  1. Theatrical poster for Jaws (1975) showing a lone swimmer above and a great white shark approaching from below.

    WEEK 1 · 2026

    MAY 30

    Jaws

    hosted by Southington UNICO

    The movie that taught a whole country to look at the ocean differently.

    1975, two hours and four minutes, every one of them earned.

    Watch it the way it was meant to be watched: outdoors, windows down, the score coming through the radio.

    Sunset
    8:19 PM EDT
    Dusk
    8:49 PM EDT
    Runtime
    124 min
    Genre
    Thriller
    Rating
    PG
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  2. Theatrical poster for Pixar's Cars (2006) with Lightning McQueen on a Route 66 desert highway.

    WEEK 2 · 2026

    JUN 6

    Cars

    hosted by Southington Education Foundation

    A love letter to two-lane America written by people who still remembered how to drive one.

    2006, an hour and fifty-six minutes, paced like a slow afternoon in Radiator Springs.

    Bring the kids. Roll down the windows. Let the dashboard hum along.

    Sunset
    8:24 PM EDT
    Dusk
    8:54 PM EDT
    Runtime
    116 min
    Genre
    Animation, Family
    Rating
    G
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  3. Theatrical poster for GOAT (2025).

    WEEK 3 · 2026

    JUN 13

    GOAT

    hosted by Southington Rotary Club

    A small goat finds out he was built for the wide open court the whole time.

    2026, an hour and forty minutes, with Steph Curry in his first voice role.

    The kind of underdog story that plays louder under an open sky than a multiplex.

    Sunset
    8:28 PM EDT
    Dusk
    8:58 PM EDT
    Runtime
    100 min
    Genre
    Animation, Sports
    Rating
    PG
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  4. Theatrical poster for The Princess Bride (1987) with Westley and Buttercup in a fairytale landscape.

    WEEK 4 · 2026

    JUN 20

    The Princess Bride

    hosted by Mill Foundation

    Sword fights, rodents of unusual size, true love. The fairy tale that meant it.

    1987, an hour and thirty-eight minutes, written in the rhythm of a grandfather reading aloud.

    Watch it the way Fred Savage did, half-believing it's a story being told just for you.

    Sunset
    8:30 PM EDT
    Dusk
    9:00 PM EDT
    Runtime
    98 min
    Genre
    Fantasy, Comedy
    Rating
    PG
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  5. Theatrical poster for The Karate Kid (1984) showing Daniel in the iconic crane-kick pose at sunset.

    WEEK 5 · 2026

    JUN 27

    The Karate Kid

    hosted by SoCCA

    Wax on, wax off. A New Jersey kid learns the only stance that matters.

    1984, two hours and six minutes, every roundhouse earned the hard way.

    Pack snacks. Roll the windows down. Stand up at the crane kick.

    Sunset
    8:31 PM EDT
    Dusk
    9:01 PM EDT
    Runtime
    126 min
    Genre
    Drama, Sports
    Rating
    PG
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  6. Theatrical poster for Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) with Ferris in sunglasses smirking at the camera.

    WEEK 6 · 2026

    JUL 11

    Ferris Bueller's Day Off

    hosted by Southington LIONS Club

    A high school anthem about taking the morning back. Save Ferris.

    1986, an hour and forty-three minutes, every truancy form forged on screen.

    Watch from the front seat the way Ferris watched everything: like he owned it.

    Sunset
    8:28 PM EDT
    Dusk
    8:58 PM EDT
    Runtime
    103 min
    Genre
    Comedy
    Rating
    PG-13
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  7. Theatrical poster for The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) showing Mario and friends gathered on a cliff above the Mushroom Kingdom.

    WEEK 7 · 2026

    JUL 18

    The Super Mario Bros. Movie

    hosted by Sorelle d'Italia in America

    Two Brooklyn plumbers fall down a warp pipe and land in the middle of the biggest video game ever made.

    2023, an hour and thirty-two minutes, a love letter to a generation of Nintendo Saturdays.

    Drive-in distance is the right distance for a movie this loud and this bright.

    Sunset
    8:23 PM EDT
    Dusk
    8:53 PM EDT
    Runtime
    92 min
    Genre
    Animation, Adventure
    Rating
    PG
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  8. Theatrical poster for Top Gun (1986) showing Maverick in flight gear in front of an F-14 Tomcat.

    WEEK 8 · 2026

    AUG 1

    Top Gun

    hosted by American Legion Auxiliary

    Maverick. Goose. Aviators in the chrome. The volleyball scene.

    1986, an hour and forty-nine minutes, every G-force earned at sound barrier.

    Tune the radio, lean back, let the afterburners come through your dashboard.

    Sunset
    8:10 PM EDT
    Dusk
    8:40 PM EDT
    Runtime
    109 min
    Genre
    Action, Drama
    Rating
    PG
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  9. Theatrical poster for Zootopia 2 (2025).

    WEEK 9 · 2026

    AUG 8

    Zootopia 2

    hosted by Friends of Southington Animal Control

    Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde are back chasing a pit viper across the prettiest skyline animation has built.

    2025, an hour and forty-eight minutes, the highest-grossing animated film ever made.

    A bedtime story-sized adventure on a screen the size of a barn.

    Sunset
    8:02 PM EDT
    Dusk
    8:32 PM EDT
    Runtime
    108 min
    Genre
    Animation, Adventure
    Rating
    PG
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  10. Theatrical poster for Superman: The Movie (1978) with Superman flying above the S-shield emblem.

    WEEK 10 · 2026

    AUG 15

    Superman: The Movie

    hosted by Southington Travel Knights

    The hero who taught a whole genre how to fly. Cape, score, John Williams pouring in.

    1978, two hours and twenty-three minutes, every red-and-blue frame earned.

    Watch the planet save itself the year your parents were sitting in cars like yours.

    Sunset
    7:52 PM EDT
    Dusk
    8:22 PM EDT
    Runtime
    143 min
    Genre
    Action, Sci-Fi
    Rating
    PG
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  11. Theatrical poster for Despicable Me (2010) featuring Gru and the Minions.

    WEEK 11 · 2026

    AUG 22

    Despicable Me

    hosted by United Way of Southington

    A super-villain with three orphan daughters and a yellow army that just want to help.

    2010, an hour and thirty-five minutes, the start of the Minion empire.

    Family-sized comedy on a family-sized screen, the way it was meant to land.

    Sunset
    7:42 PM EDT
    Dusk
    8:12 PM EDT
    Runtime
    95 min
    Genre
    Animation, Family
    Rating
    PG
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  12. Theatrical poster for Hoppers (2025).

    WEEK 12 · 2026

    AUG 29

    Hoppers

    hosted by Southington Valley Football League

    A girl hops into a robot beaver and discovers what the animals were trying to tell us.

    2026, an hour and forty-five minutes, Pixar back at the top of its game.

    Bring a blanket. The end of summer is the right time for a story about listening.

    Sunset
    7:31 PM EDT
    Dusk
    8:01 PM EDT
    Runtime
    105 min
    Genre
    Animation, Family
    Rating
    PG
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  13. Theatrical poster for Grease (1978) showing Danny and Sandy in a Rydell-era summer setting.

    WEEK 13 · 2026

    SEP 5

    Grease

    hosted by Bread for Life

    Summer lovin'. Sandy and Danny and a hand-jive choreographed within an inch of its life.

    1978, an hour and fifty minutes, the soundtrack you already know by heart.

    Sing along from the parking lot. That is how you watch a musical at a drive-in.

    Sunset
    7:19 PM EDT
    Dusk
    7:49 PM EDT
    Runtime
    110 min
    Genre
    Musical, Romance
    Rating
    PG
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  14. Theatrical poster for Wicked: For Good (2025).

    WEEK 14 · 2026

    SEP 12

    Wicked: For Good

    hosted by Volunteer Fire Companies 1 and 2

    The witches finish what they started. Defying gravity ends here, on a screen this big.

    2025, two hours and eighteen minutes, every note Elphaba was holding back the last time.

    The musical conclusion you wait until dark for.

    Sunset
    7:07 PM EDT
    Dusk
    7:37 PM EDT
    Runtime
    138 min
    Genre
    Musical, Fantasy
    Rating
    PG
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  15. Theatrical poster for Migration (2023).

    WEEK 15 · 2026

    SEP 19

    Migration

    hosted by Southington Land Trust

    An overprotective dad duck, an island family vacation, one wrong turn over Manhattan.

    2023, an hour and thirty-two minutes, voiced by Kumail Nanjiani and Elizabeth Banks at full charm.

    The last show of the season is a family flying south. Make it your last drive-in night of summer.

    Sunset
    6:55 PM EDT
    Dusk
    7:25 PM EDT
    Runtime
    92 min
    Genre
    Animation, Family
    Rating
    PG
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  16. Hotel Transylvania 2 movie poster: Dracula and the monster family in front of the castle under a full moon

    Bonus Night

    Hotel Transylvania 2

    2026

    Halloween Fest

    The annual harvest tradition

    After the regular season wraps in September, the lot gets one more night every October. The whole place dresses up, the trunks line up, and the family-friendly feature plays under a chillier sky than the summer reel.

    Movie

    Hotel Transylvania 2

    Date

    Sat, October 24

    Gates
    Open 4 PM
    Trunk-or-Treat
    5 PM
    Kids Activities
    5 PM until sunset
    Feature Film
    At dusk, family-friendly
    Carload
    $20 per vehicle, cash only
    • Trunk decorating contest
    • Hay rides + pumpkin painting
    • Face painting + mini touch-a-truck
    • A pre-movie surprise from the lot
    Halloween Fest bonus night flier: Hotel Transylvania 2 at the Southington Drive-In on Saturday, October 24. Gates open 4 PM, trunk-or-treat 5 PM, kids activities 5 PM until sunset, feature film at dusk. Trunk decorating contest, hay rides, pumpkin painting, face painting, and a pre-movie surprise.

    Saturday, October 24. One more night under the October sky.

When You Visit

Visiting the Southington Drive-In: everything you need before you pull in

The Southington Drive-In is a volunteer-run drive-in movie theater at 995 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike (Route 322) in Southington, Connecticut, one of only three drive-in theaters still running in the state. Movies play Saturday nights from late May through September: gates at 6 PM, showtime at dusk, $20 per carload, cash only. This is an unofficial fan site; the committee's Facebook page is the official channel for weather calls and schedule changes.

Gates
Open at 6 PM
Showtime
At dark, roughly 30 minutes after sunset
Carload
$20 per car, cash only
Walk-Ins
$5 each, lawn chairs welcome
Radio
TUNE TO 89.9 FM on your real radio when you pull in
Location
995 Meriden-Waterbury Turnpike, Southington, Connecticut

The 2026 season is sponsored by Richard Chevrolet.

Showtimes and Tickets

Gate, tickets, and what to bring

Everything the gate volunteers get asked twenty times a Saturday. If your question isn't here, the official Facebook page is the live source.

  • What time do the gates open?
    Gates open at 6 PM every Saturday from late May through mid-September. The movie starts at dark, roughly thirty minutes after sunset. That puts the actual showtime anywhere from just past 9 PM in the height of summer to about 7:30 PM by the season's last show in September.
  • How much does it cost?
    Twenty dollars per carload, five dollars per walk-in with a lawn chair. Cash only at the gate. There is no advance ticketing.
  • How do I hear the movie?
    Tune your car radio to 89.9 FM. The drive-in transmits the audio on that frequency throughout the lot. A handheld FM radio works too if you're sitting in a lawn chair.

All twenty questions, in one place

Find the official lot on Facebook at @officialsouthingtondrivein.

Keep the Lot Running

Every Saturday is a fundraiser for a different Southington organization; read about the volunteers who run the lot or seventy years of drive-in history. The screen still catches the same light it did in 1955 because people refuse to let it stop. Bring cash, bring lawn chairs. Service animals welcome.

Unofficial Fan Created Site

For weather updates, line-up changes, or cancellation notices please check the Facebook page.

(c) 2026 A Fan Tribute. Not affiliated with the operators of the Southington Drive-In. Built with care in Connecticut.