Armature Works To Host Socially Distant Drive-In Movie Each Night

TAMPA, FL — Families can enjoy a contact-free movie experience in The Heights District while enjoying all the food options within Armature Works as a new drive-in experience opens Oct. 15.

With the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, there's been a revival of socially distant drive-in movies. Now, Armature Works in Tampa has teamed up with Los Angeles-based Rooftop Cinema Club to bring a contact-free drive-in experience to Armature Works with the opening of its fifth drive-in venue in 2020.

The company known for its open-air rooftop experiences is leaning on its outdoor cinema expertise to present drive-ins where guests can have a contact-free, away-from-home cinema experience from the security of their own vehicles.

With this new drive-in experience, audiences can enjoy a mix of modern and classic films every day of the week, two showings per night, including a full week of Halloween and horror favorites.

Family-friendly screenings will take place at 7:30 p.m. followed by a second screening for the night owls at 10 p.m. To keep prices affordable, tickets will start at $22 per vehicle, regardless of the number of occupants. Parking will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis depending on ticket type, and audio can be picked up through local FM stereo. Guests can order concessions or food and drinks online from their vehicles and will be notified for pickup.

The first movie on Oct. 15 will be "Grease," the 1978 musical romantic comedy starring John Travolta and Olivia-Newton John. Locals are encouraged to sign up to Rooftop Cinema Club’s email database to be the first to know when tickets and programming are released, and to receive 10 percent off the first purchase. One lucky subscriber will also win unlimited drive-in movie tickets for the first two weeks of screenings.

Once a maintenance and storage warehouse for Tampa Electric Company trolleys more than a century ago, Armature Works is now a fully restored mixed-use building in the historic Tampa Heights neighborhood. Armature Works includes the Heights Public Market with a variety of restaurants and bars, more than 30,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor event space and Bay 3, an 11,000-square-foot co-shared workspace.