Shankweiler's Drive-In Theatre
@shankweilers.bsky.social
Est. 1934, Shankweiler's has been entertaining moviegoers on its massive outdoor screen for over 90 years. It is the second drive-in theater ever constructed, and the oldest operating drive-in theater in the America and the world! www.shankweilers.com
BREAKING NEWS: Our cofeature for Wicked: For Good has been locked in! We’re thrilled to announce an “ogre the top” pairing that adds layers of depth to our programming, celebrates a very different (but no less groundbreaking) green protagonist, and challenges fairytale traditions and tropes, SHREK!
November 14, 2025 at 12:27 AM
BREAKING NEWS: Our cofeature for Wicked: For Good has been locked in! We’re thrilled to announce an “ogre the top” pairing that adds layers of depth to our programming, celebrates a very different (but no less groundbreaking) green protagonist, and challenges fairytale traditions and tropes, SHREK!
Our movie schedule November 13-16:
6:00pm – Gates open
7:00pm – Black Phone 2 – PG13
9:15pm – Predator: Badlands – PG13
6:00pm – Gates open
7:00pm – Black Phone 2 – PG13
9:15pm – Predator: Badlands – PG13
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Our movie schedule November 13-16:
6:00pm – Gates open
7:00pm – Black Phone 2 – PG13
9:15pm – Predator: Badlands – PG13
6:00pm – Gates open
7:00pm – Black Phone 2 – PG13
9:15pm – Predator: Badlands – PG13
We have two new items in our online shop! Impress your friends with our glow-in-the-dark Spooky Sticker or celebrate our appearance on national television with a sticker that's shaped like a TV! These goodies (and more Shankweiler swag) are available now. Go to shankweilers.com and click "store."
November 3, 2025 at 12:27 AM
We have two new items in our online shop! Impress your friends with our glow-in-the-dark Spooky Sticker or celebrate our appearance on national television with a sticker that's shaped like a TV! These goodies (and more Shankweiler swag) are available now. Go to shankweilers.com and click "store."
Our schedule on November 6-9:
6:00pm – Gates open*
7:00pm – Predator: Badlands - PG13
9:00pm – Tron: Ares - PG13
*There are earlier gate times for our VANADU DRIVE-IN event. Learn more on our website.
6:00pm – Gates open*
7:00pm – Predator: Badlands - PG13
9:00pm – Tron: Ares - PG13
*There are earlier gate times for our VANADU DRIVE-IN event. Learn more on our website.
November 2, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Our schedule on November 6-9:
6:00pm – Gates open*
7:00pm – Predator: Badlands - PG13
9:00pm – Tron: Ares - PG13
*There are earlier gate times for our VANADU DRIVE-IN event. Learn more on our website.
6:00pm – Gates open*
7:00pm – Predator: Badlands - PG13
9:00pm – Tron: Ares - PG13
*There are earlier gate times for our VANADU DRIVE-IN event. Learn more on our website.
As spooky season comes to a close with the spookiest weekend of the year, we've packed a healthy heap of special events and screenings to celebrate the height of fall at our year-round drive-in! We've also peppered in a friendly, comfy gathering to cozy up for the colder nights ahead.
October 29, 2025 at 3:06 AM
As spooky season comes to a close with the spookiest weekend of the year, we've packed a healthy heap of special events and screenings to celebrate the height of fall at our year-round drive-in! We've also peppered in a friendly, comfy gathering to cozy up for the colder nights ahead.
Our schedule Thursday, October 30:
6:00pm – Gates Open
7:00pm – Good Boy – PG-13
Our schedule Friday, October 31:
Halloween (1978) - R
5:30pm – Gates Open
7:00pm – Halloween – R
Our schedule November 1&2:
6:00pm – Gates open
7:00pm – The Addams Family – PG13
8:45pm – Addams Family Values – PG13
6:00pm – Gates Open
7:00pm – Good Boy – PG-13
Our schedule Friday, October 31:
Halloween (1978) - R
5:30pm – Gates Open
7:00pm – Halloween – R
Our schedule November 1&2:
6:00pm – Gates open
7:00pm – The Addams Family – PG13
8:45pm – Addams Family Values – PG13
October 28, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Our schedule Thursday, October 30:
6:00pm – Gates Open
7:00pm – Good Boy – PG-13
Our schedule Friday, October 31:
Halloween (1978) - R
5:30pm – Gates Open
7:00pm – Halloween – R
Our schedule November 1&2:
6:00pm – Gates open
7:00pm – The Addams Family – PG13
8:45pm – Addams Family Values – PG13
6:00pm – Gates Open
7:00pm – Good Boy – PG-13
Our schedule Friday, October 31:
Halloween (1978) - R
5:30pm – Gates Open
7:00pm – Halloween – R
Our schedule November 1&2:
6:00pm – Gates open
7:00pm – The Addams Family – PG13
8:45pm – Addams Family Values – PG13
The fall season is upon us, and it's another fully-load ed week of movie events here at Shankweiler's Drive-In! For online tickets and our detailed schedule, visit our website. Also, don't forget to sign up for our emails to stay in-the-know about special events!
October 14, 2025 at 5:22 PM
The fall season is upon us, and it's another fully-load ed week of movie events here at Shankweiler's Drive-In! For online tickets and our detailed schedule, visit our website. Also, don't forget to sign up for our emails to stay in-the-know about special events!
Our movie schedule on October 16, 17, & 19:
6:00pm - Gates open
7:00pm - Beetlejuice - PG
8:45pm - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - PG-13
6:00pm - Gates open
7:00pm - Beetlejuice - PG
8:45pm - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - PG-13
October 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Our movie schedule on October 16, 17, & 19:
6:00pm - Gates open
7:00pm - Beetlejuice - PG
8:45pm - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - PG-13
6:00pm - Gates open
7:00pm - Beetlejuice - PG
8:45pm - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - PG-13
Happy Fall, Y'all! It's a bit of an unusual schedule this week. The theater will only be open on Friday and Saturday, October 3 & 4. We will be closed on Thursday and Sunday. Despite the trimmed-down schedule, we still have a busy weekend ahead!
September 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Happy Fall, Y'all! It's a bit of an unusual schedule this week. The theater will only be open on Friday and Saturday, October 3 & 4. We will be closed on Thursday and Sunday. Despite the trimmed-down schedule, we still have a busy weekend ahead!
Open Caption Nights continue here at Shankweiler's! Tonight, Sunday, September 21, both features will be presented with complete on-screen captions.
Our schedule tonight:
6:00pm – Gates Open
7:50pm – The Conjuring: Last Rites – R
10:15pm – Weapons – R
Our schedule tonight:
6:00pm – Gates Open
7:50pm – The Conjuring: Last Rites – R
10:15pm – Weapons – R
September 21, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Open Caption Nights continue here at Shankweiler's! Tonight, Sunday, September 21, both features will be presented with complete on-screen captions.
Our schedule tonight:
6:00pm – Gates Open
7:50pm – The Conjuring: Last Rites – R
10:15pm – Weapons – R
Our schedule tonight:
6:00pm – Gates Open
7:50pm – The Conjuring: Last Rites – R
10:15pm – Weapons – R
On September 20, from 9:00 AM-2:00 PM, Shankweiler’s debuts a brand-new festival celebrating the diverse and delicious foods of the Lehigh Valley!
This event is free to attend and brings together over 25 local farms and growers, food trucks, prepared food vendors, and food-adjacent retail vendors.
This event is free to attend and brings together over 25 local farms and growers, food trucks, prepared food vendors, and food-adjacent retail vendors.
September 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
On September 20, from 9:00 AM-2:00 PM, Shankweiler’s debuts a brand-new festival celebrating the diverse and delicious foods of the Lehigh Valley!
This event is free to attend and brings together over 25 local farms and growers, food trucks, prepared food vendors, and food-adjacent retail vendors.
This event is free to attend and brings together over 25 local farms and growers, food trucks, prepared food vendors, and food-adjacent retail vendors.
STARTS TONIGHT: Shankweiler’s Drive-In Theatre presents a wild double feature with Zach Cregger’s horror hit, WEAPONS, followed by the new and outrageous indie horror-comedy, THE TOXIC AVENGER!
Our Schedule September 4-7:
6:30pm – Gates open
8:10pm – Weapons – R
10:20pm – The Toxic Avenger – NR
Our Schedule September 4-7:
6:30pm – Gates open
8:10pm – Weapons – R
10:20pm – The Toxic Avenger – NR
September 5, 2025 at 12:37 AM
STARTS TONIGHT: Shankweiler’s Drive-In Theatre presents a wild double feature with Zach Cregger’s horror hit, WEAPONS, followed by the new and outrageous indie horror-comedy, THE TOXIC AVENGER!
Our Schedule September 4-7:
6:30pm – Gates open
8:10pm – Weapons – R
10:20pm – The Toxic Avenger – NR
Our Schedule September 4-7:
6:30pm – Gates open
8:10pm – Weapons – R
10:20pm – The Toxic Avenger – NR
Our Schedule August 22-27:
6:30pm - Gates open
8:30pm – The Naked Gun - PG13
10:10pm - Together - R
6:30pm - Gates open
8:30pm – The Naked Gun - PG13
10:10pm - Together - R
August 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Our Schedule August 22-27:
6:30pm - Gates open
8:30pm – The Naked Gun - PG13
10:10pm - Together - R
6:30pm - Gates open
8:30pm – The Naked Gun - PG13
10:10pm - Together - R
This weekend we're premiering Freakier Friday (with co-feature I Know What You Did Last Summer), and tonight we were joined by a whole bunch of our friends: B104, I Heart Radio, St Luke's Pediatrics, and Milk Train Food Truck! #lehighvalley #drivein #driveintheater
August 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
This weekend we're premiering Freakier Friday (with co-feature I Know What You Did Last Summer), and tonight we were joined by a whole bunch of our friends: B104, I Heart Radio, St Luke's Pediatrics, and Milk Train Food Truck! #lehighvalley #drivein #driveintheater
Our movie schedule August 7-14:
7:00pm Gates Open
8:45pm - Freakier Friday - PG
10:50pm - I Know What You Did Last Summer - R
7:00pm Gates Open
8:45pm - Freakier Friday - PG
10:50pm - I Know What You Did Last Summer - R
August 7, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Our movie schedule August 7-14:
7:00pm Gates Open
8:45pm - Freakier Friday - PG
10:50pm - I Know What You Did Last Summer - R
7:00pm Gates Open
8:45pm - Freakier Friday - PG
10:50pm - I Know What You Did Last Summer - R
This week at Shankweiler's Drive-In Theatre, we're getting freaky - with Freakier Friday! We also have more information about co-features, plus special guests and vendors!
August 6, 2025 at 12:00 AM
This week at Shankweiler's Drive-In Theatre, we're getting freaky - with Freakier Friday! We also have more information about co-features, plus special guests and vendors!
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Some pix from Soda's recent trip to @shankweilers.bsky.social in Orefield, PA! Read more about Soda's adventures at sifillis.com!
#drivein #driveins #driveintheater #driveintheaters #driveinmovie #driveinmovies #driveinstyle #book #books #booksky #bookboost #zine #zines #90s #character #fictional
#drivein #driveins #driveintheater #driveintheaters #driveinmovie #driveinmovies #driveinstyle #book #books #booksky #bookboost #zine #zines #90s #character #fictional
July 31, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Some pix from Soda's recent trip to @shankweilers.bsky.social in Orefield, PA! Read more about Soda's adventures at sifillis.com!
#drivein #driveins #driveintheater #driveintheaters #driveinmovie #driveinmovies #driveinstyle #book #books #booksky #bookboost #zine #zines #90s #character #fictional
#drivein #driveins #driveintheater #driveintheaters #driveinmovie #driveinmovies #driveinstyle #book #books #booksky #bookboost #zine #zines #90s #character #fictional
All week we're filling Musikfest mugs with any of our fountain drinks for $1.50 in the snack bar! Bring your official mug for the discount.
Tonight's movies:
7:00pm - Gates open
8:50pm – Fantastic Four: First Steps – PG13
11:00pm – I Know What You Did Last Summer – R
Tonight's movies:
7:00pm - Gates open
8:50pm – Fantastic Four: First Steps – PG13
11:00pm – I Know What You Did Last Summer – R
August 2, 2025 at 7:29 PM
All week we're filling Musikfest mugs with any of our fountain drinks for $1.50 in the snack bar! Bring your official mug for the discount.
Tonight's movies:
7:00pm - Gates open
8:50pm – Fantastic Four: First Steps – PG13
11:00pm – I Know What You Did Last Summer – R
Tonight's movies:
7:00pm - Gates open
8:50pm – Fantastic Four: First Steps – PG13
11:00pm – I Know What You Did Last Summer – R
Hey! Guess what? We have an online store! We have a lot of folks reaching out to us from near and far who want to snag a Shankweiler's shirt, pin, sticker, lunchbox, flamethrower, etc. Browse our quirky selection of Shankweiler's and drive-in-themed bits and bobs. www.shankweilers.com
July 31, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Hey! Guess what? We have an online store! We have a lot of folks reaching out to us from near and far who want to snag a Shankweiler's shirt, pin, sticker, lunchbox, flamethrower, etc. Browse our quirky selection of Shankweiler's and drive-in-themed bits and bobs. www.shankweilers.com
Tonight's showing of Fantastic Four: First Steps followed by 28 Years Later will feature complete on-screen captions! We would like to thank our friends at Service Electric Cable TV & Communications and the Service Electric Network for continuing to support our open caption screenings.
July 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Tonight's showing of Fantastic Four: First Steps followed by 28 Years Later will feature complete on-screen captions! We would like to thank our friends at Service Electric Cable TV & Communications and the Service Electric Network for continuing to support our open caption screenings.
TONIGHT! Fantastic Four: First Steps premieres at Shankweiler's Drive-In Theatre. Come experience a stylish, fresh take on Marvel’s “first family” as they embark on a bold new adventure. Gates open at 7:00pm.
July 25, 2025 at 6:05 PM
TONIGHT! Fantastic Four: First Steps premieres at Shankweiler's Drive-In Theatre. Come experience a stylish, fresh take on Marvel’s “first family” as they embark on a bold new adventure. Gates open at 7:00pm.
Our Schedule July 25-31:
7:00pm - Gates open
9:00pm – Fantastic Four: First Steps – PG13
11:10pm – 28 Years Later – R
Sunday's movies will feature Open Captions!
The theater is open rain or shine.
7:00pm - Gates open
9:00pm – Fantastic Four: First Steps – PG13
11:10pm – 28 Years Later – R
Sunday's movies will feature Open Captions!
The theater is open rain or shine.
July 24, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Our Schedule July 25-31:
7:00pm - Gates open
9:00pm – Fantastic Four: First Steps – PG13
11:10pm – 28 Years Later – R
Sunday's movies will feature Open Captions!
The theater is open rain or shine.
7:00pm - Gates open
9:00pm – Fantastic Four: First Steps – PG13
11:10pm – 28 Years Later – R
Sunday's movies will feature Open Captions!
The theater is open rain or shine.
Our Schedule July 18 – July 25:
7:00pm – Gates Open
9:00pm – Superman – PG13
11:20pm – Final Destination: Bloodline
7:00pm – Gates Open
9:00pm – Superman – PG13
11:20pm – Final Destination: Bloodline
July 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Our Schedule July 18 – July 25:
7:00pm – Gates Open
9:00pm – Superman – PG13
11:20pm – Final Destination: Bloodline
7:00pm – Gates Open
9:00pm – Superman – PG13
11:20pm – Final Destination: Bloodline
It's a hot one today! Summer is in full swing, apparently, and so is our drive-in, which is now open all seven nights of the week
June 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
It's a hot one today! Summer is in full swing, apparently, and so is our drive-in, which is now open all seven nights of the week
Voting for Newsweek's Readers' Choice Awards ends tomorrow, June 5! We're honored to be in the running alongside so many incredible drive-ins, and we would truly appreciate your support in these final hours of the competition. The voting link is available on our website, www.shankweilers.com
June 4, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Voting for Newsweek's Readers' Choice Awards ends tomorrow, June 5! We're honored to be in the running alongside so many incredible drive-ins, and we would truly appreciate your support in these final hours of the competition. The voting link is available on our website, www.shankweilers.com