Fairgrounds To Host Summer Of Drive-In Movies In Pleasanton

PLEASANTON, CA — Get ready for a slice of nostalgia this summer — along with effortless social distancing — as the Alameda County Fairgrounds plans eight weeks of drive-in movie nights at the complex in Pleasanton.

The pop-up drive-in, featuring such family-friendly fare as "Goonies" and "Grease," opens June 12, and will run Friday and Saturday evenings through Aug. 1, excluding Saturday, July 4.

A $25 parking fee, available online, will be required for admittance and includes the movie ticket, along with one free general admission to the Alameda County Fair 2021. If parking space still is available on the show's date, tickets will be sold onsite for $30 per vehicle, fairgrounds officials said.

Patrons will be able to access the movies' audio through their vehicles' radios or on a portable FM radio. Screening will begin at dark, but not before 8:45 p.m., officials said. Attendees should enter via fairgrounds Gate 12 at Valley and Bernal avenues.

Operating simultaneously on the grounds on Fridays and Saturdays from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. will be Grab-N-Go Food Trucks, with a varying roster of operators. Details here.

Movie Schedule To Date:

• Friday, June 12: "Indian Jones Raiders of the Lost Ark"
• Saturday, June 13: "Goonies"
• Friday, June 19: "Jurassic Park"
• Saturday, June 20: "Grease"

Films planned June 26 through Aug. 1 will be announced at a later date. Follow this link for more information on the drive-in.

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