Tennessee Drive-in Theaters
At the time that America was entering into the second World War, there were barely 100 drive-ins across the United States. And within 10 years, Tennessee by itself would have that many. The peak years for drive-ins in Tennessee were in the late 1950's when the state had just over 100. After that, they declined as they did elsewhere. Currently, the state has 14 operating drive-ins in the state.
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Tennessee Safari Drive-In Theater618 Conley Rd
Alamo, TN 38001
The Tennessee Safari Drive-in Theater is a single screen drive-in located in Alamo, Tennessee which is in the western part of the state. The Tennesse...
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Swingin' Midway Drive-in2133 Highway 30 East
Athens, TN 37303
The Midway Drive-in was opened in 1960 and has been lit ever since. They operate seasonally starting in April and ending in October. They allow dogs ...
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Twin City Drive-in2512 Volunteer Parkway
Bristol, TN 37620
The Twin City Drive-in is a well maintained single screen theater in a very picturesque and mostly rural setting. Opened in 1949, the movie screen wa...
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Birdsong Drive-in907 Shiloh Church Road
Camden, TN 38320
The Birdsong Drive-in is a twin screen drive-in located in Camden, Tennessee. The Birdsong is a great little drive-in that was opened in 2007. It is...
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Pink Cadillac Drive-in2506 Highway 100
Centerville, TN 37033
The Pink Cadillac Drive-in is a single screen drive-in theater located in Centerville, Tennessee which is located southwest of Nashville, TN. The Pin...
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Stateline Drive-in3690 Highway 19 E
Elizabethton, TN 37643
The Stateline Drive-in is a small town, single screen drive-in with some nice classic touches like the retro marquee. The Stateline Drive-in is aptly...
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Montana Drive-in Theater10251 Tullahoma Highway
Estill Springs, TN 37330
The Montana Drive-in Theater is a three screen drive-in movie theater located in Estill Springs, Tennessee which is located in the South Central part ...
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Macon Drive-in3570 Scottsville Road
Lafayette, TN 37083
The Macon Drive-in is Tennessee's second oldest continuously operated drive-in. It is very rural tucked away just south of the Kentucky state line an...
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LoCo Drive-in455 Centre Park Drive
Loudon, TN 37774
The LoCo Drive-in is a single screen drive-in theater located in Loudon, Tennessee which is about 30 miles outside of Knoxville, Tennessee and also cl...
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Parkway Drive-in 2909 East Lamar Alexander Pkwy
Maryville, TN 37804
The Parkway Drive-in is another restored and revived successful drive-in. Originally opened in 1950, it was closed in the mid 1980's and sat dark for ...
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Summer Quartet Drive-in5310 Summer Avenue
Memphis, TN 38122
The Malco Summer Drive-in is a large, four screen drive-in movie theater located in Memphis, Tennessee. It is Tennessee's largest drive-in theater. ...
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Sparta Drive-in220 Roberts Matthews Highway
Sparta, TN 38583
For years, the only feature visible at the Sparta Drive-in was the ravages of time as it had been closed for some time. However, there was a happy en...
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Stardust Drive-in Theatre310 Purple Tiger Dr
Watertown, TN 37184
Tennessee's most recent contribution to America's drive-in renaissance is the newly opened (2003 which is new for drive-ins) Stardust Drive-in Theatre...
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Broadway Drive-in3020 Highway 70 East
Dickson City, TN 37055
Dunlap Drive-in14857 US Highway 127
Dunlap, TN 37327
Sumner Drive-in1401 Nashville Pike
Gallatin, TN 37066
Midtown Drive-in Theatre2734 Roane State Highway
Harriman, TN 37748
Hi-Way 50 Drive-in1584 Fayetteville Highway
Lewisburg, TN 37091
** Update - On April 29, 2022, the Hi-Way 50 Drive-in announced on their Facebook page that they would not open for the 2022 season. No reason was gi...
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Southwest Twin Drive-in4233 South 3rd Street
Memphis, TN 38103
Valley Drive-in Theatre5486 U.S. 70
Waverly, TN 37185
It appears the Valley Drive-in was recently closed in 2015. We are not certain of its future.
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Moonlite Drive-in931 West Main Street
Woodbury, TN 37190
The Moonlite Drive-in was opened in 2005 and closed in 2023. It is a twin screened drive-in that shows double features seasonally.
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