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Texas has 20 remaining drive-in movie theaters. Texas was host to the 3rd drive-in to open in America in 1934 in Galveston, TX. By the late 1950's, Texas boasted nearly 400 drive-ins, the most of any state in the country. Texas held out longer than other states and still had over 200 drive-ins during the 1970's, but the decline began rapidly after that and now 96% of those original drive-ins are gone. Texas currently has 18 drive-ins still in operating which still makes it the 5th largest state in terms of open drive-ins.

Open Drive-in

Tascosa Drive-in
1999 Dumas Highway
Amarillo, TX 79107

The Tascosa Drive-in is a single screen drive-in movie theater located in Amarillo, Texas. First lit in 1952, the Tascosa Drive-in originally had twi...more about Tascosa Drive-in

Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in
2103 E M. Franklin Ave
Austin, TX 78723

The Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in is fairly new as it was opened in 2009. This is not a traditional drive-in as most people know them. The Blue ...more about Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in

Doc's Drive-in Theatre
1510 Satterwhite Rd
Buda, TX 78610

Doc's Drive-in is a twin screen drive-in theater located in Buda, Texas which is about 15 south of Austin, Texas. Doc's Drive-in is a new drive-in th...more about Doc's Drive-in Theatre

Sandell Drive-in
12 S. Center Drive
Clarendon, TX 79226

First lit back in 1955 in the midst of America's drive-in boom, this solo screen was named after the original owner's two daughters, Sandara and Adele...more about Sandell Drive-in

Fiesta Drive-in
13800 Montana Avenue
El Paso, TX 79938

The Fiesta Drive-in is an adult Triple XXX drive-in theater located in El Paso, Texas. The Fiesta is one of only two Adult Drive-in Theaters left in t...more about Fiesta Drive-in

Galaxy Drive-in Theatre
5301 North Interstate Highway 45
Ennis, TX 75119

The Galaxy Drive-in is a large, seven screen drive-in theater located in Ennis, Texas which is located about 30 miles south of Dallas, Texas. The Gal...more about Galaxy Drive-in Theatre

Coyote Drive-in
223 N.E. 4th Street
Fort Worth, TX 76164

The Coyote Drive-in in Fort Worth, TX is one of Texas' newest drive-ins and one of the country's largest. Opened in 2013, it is a large 4 screen venu...more about Coyote Drive-in

The Last Drive-in Picture Show
2912 South State Highway 36
Gatesville, TX 76528

The Last Drive-in Picture Show is a twin screen drive-in theater located in Gatesville, Texas which is in the middle of the state located about half w...more about The Last Drive-in Picture Show

Graham Drive-in
1519 4th St
Graham, TX 76450

The Graham Drive-in is a single screen drive-in theater located in Graham, Texas. It is one of the oldest drive-ins remaining in Texas as it was open...more about Graham Drive-in

Brazos Drive-in
1800 W. Pearl St
Granbury, TX 76048

The Brazos Drive-in Theatre is a single screen drive-in theater located in Granbury, Texas which is about an hour's drive outside of Fort Worth, Texas...more about Brazos Drive-in

Showboat Drive-in
22422 FM 2920
Hockley, TX 77447

The Showboat Drive-in is a twin screen drive-in movie theater located in Hockley, TX which is about 40 miles outside of Houston, TX. The Showboat driv...more about Showboat Drive-in

MovieNight Houston
6930 Furay Ave
Houston, TX 77016

MovieNight Houston is a single screen drive-in movie theater that is located in Houston, Texas about 12 miles north of downtown. MovieNight Houston i...more about MovieNight Houston

Moonstruck Drive-in
100 Bringhurst Street
Houston, TX 77020

The Moonstruck Drive-in is a single screen drive-in movie theater located in Houston, Texas. It was opened in June of 2021. It has a 60' screen made...more about Moonstruck Drive-in

Stars and Stripes Drive-in
5101 Clovis Rd
Lubbock, TX 79416

The Stars and Stripes is a relative newcomer just opening in 2003. It originally open as a two screen drive-in but a third screen was added a couple ...more about Stars and Stripes Drive-in

Wes-Mer Drive-in
2090 W Business 83
Mercedes, TX 78570

The WesMer Drive-in is a single screen drive-in movie theater located in Mercedes, Texas which is the far southwestern part of the state close to Brow...more about Wes-Mer Drive-in

Big Sky Drive-in
6200 W. HWY 80
Midland, TX 79706

The Big Sky Drive-in is a relative newcomer to the drive-in theater scene as it was just opened in 2005. It is a large three screen drive-in with a c...more about Big Sky Drive-in

Stars and Stripes Drive-in
1178 Kroesche Ln.
New Braunfels, TX 78130

The Stars and Stripes Drive-in located in New Braunfels, TX was built from the ground up and opened in 2015 by the same family that own and operate th...more about Stars and Stripes Drive-in

The Globe Drive-in Theater
8017 Cele Rd
Pflugerville, TX 78653

The Globe Drive-in is an intimate 30 car drive-in theater located in Pflugerville, Texas which is about 30 minutes northeast of Austin, Texas. The Gl...more about The Globe Drive-in Theater

Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in Round Rock
800 Harrell Parkway
Round Rock, TX 78665

The Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in Round Rock is a non-traditional, single screen drive-in located in Round Rock, Texas which is about 20 miles nor...more about Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive-in Round Rock

Mission 4 Drive-in
3100 Roosevelt Avenue
San Antonio, TX 78214

The Mission Drive-in was opened as a single screen drive-in in 1948. The drive-in was unique because of its large screen tower which had an elaborate...more about Mission 4 Drive-in

Proposed Drive-ins

The Ultimate Drive-in
1600 S. Pleasant Valley Road
Austin, TX 78741

The Ultimate Drive-in is a proposed single screen drive-in that is planned to be built in Austin, Texas. Construction is planned to start in January ...more about The Ultimate Drive-in

Redland's Drive-in Theatre
4478 US-59
Lufkin, TX 75901

The Redland's Drive-in Theatre is a proposed single screen drive-in theater to be opened in Lufkin, Texas. Actually, the Redland's Drive-in will be th...more about Redland's Drive-in Theatre

Permanantly Closed Drive-ins

Town and Country Drive-in
2902 Vogel Street
Abilene, TX 79603

On October 12 2022, the Town and Country Drive-in reported on their Facebook page: "Unfortunately this weekend some vandals broke into the drive in an...more about Town and Country Drive-in

Buckhorn Drive-in
Route 44
Alice, TX 78332

The Buckhorn was a great family drive-in at one time. It had originally opened in 1948 but went dark in 1986. The family attractions included a pett...more about Buckhorn Drive-in

Sky Vue Drive-in
US-87 BUS
Lamesa, TX 79331

The Sky-Vue Drive-in had been opened since 1948 until a fire destroyed the concession stand in 2015. The screen is still there so there is still hope...more about Sky Vue Drive-in

Coyote Drive-in
1901 Midway Road
Lewisville, TX 75056

The Coyote Drive-in was a large, but short lived drive-in theater that opened in 2016. However, it was unexpectedly closed in late 2018 with its futu...more about Coyote Drive-in

Moonlighter Drive-in
Tilden Road
Pearsall , TX 78061

Closed after a severe storm destroyed the screen in 1996.more about Moonlighter Drive-in

Tower Drive-in
7734 Hwy 6
Rule, TX 79547

The Rule Drive-in was opened in 1955. It closed in 2001 but was sold and re-opened in 2004. Sadly, it closed again in 2012.more about Tower Drive-in

Crossroads Drive-in
58 FM 531
Shiner, TX 77984

The Crossroads Drive-in was built from the ground up and opened in 2001. However, it closed some years later in the mid 2000's (we are not sure of the...more about Crossroads Drive-in

Midway Drive-in
Highway 86
Turkey , TX 79255

The Midway Drive-in is 'midway' between Turkey, TX and Quitaque, TX. It was opened in 1955. It closed in 1987 but then was re-opened in 2000. It cl...more about Midway Drive-in

Apache Drive-in
13180 State Highway 31 E
Tyler, TX 75705

The Apache Drive-in was one of two adult only drive-in theaters in Texas (and we think just 1 of 2 in the United States) that showed only XXX Rated mo...more about Apache Drive-in

Sky-Vue Drive-in
10713 U.S. 69 North
Tyler, TX 75706

**UPDATE - The Sky Vue Drive-in closed in the Fall of 2017. The owners said they were going to move. However, that has not happened and they have pr...more about Sky-Vue Drive-in

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