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Aldergrove drive-in theatre features ‘Retro Nights’

Classic films will be screened like ‘Grease’ and ‘Back to the Future’
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Twilight Drive-In is featuring ‘Retro Nights’ from Friday to Sunday, April 19 to 21. (Screengrab from twilightdrivein.net)

The family-run Twilight Drive-In theatre in Aldergrove is featuring ‘Retro Nights’ next weekend.

Each year since 2005, the drive-in runs from March to November, featuring films in the twilight hours of the evening for people to watch from the comfort of their vehicles.

However, 2024 will be the final season.

From Friday to Sunday, April 19 to 21, the drive-in is screening classic films like Grease, Back to the Future, and Top Gun.

On Friday, the drive-in is having a “hot rod night” kicking off the weekend. The first film is Grease starting at 8:15 p.m., followed by American Graffiti at 10:15 p.m.

Saturday is dedicated to the popular Back to the Future trilogy, starting at 8:15 p.m.

And Sunday is all about Tom Cruise, who stars in Top Gun, which screens at 8:15 p.m., and Top Gun: Maverick starting at 10:15 p.m.

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Last year, owner and operator Jay Daulat posted on social media that the drive-in made a “last-ditch effort” to save the theatre with a lease extension by the landlord, but they were told there would still be a huge rent increase.

Daulat told the 91ԭ Advance Times that, while 2022 and 2023 shows were well attended, overall attendance hasn’t bounced back to pre-COVID numbers.

“Ultimately, it will be this season’s attendance which determines if a new location would be feasible in the future,” he said.

The theatre is encouraging fans to spread the word, so that people who haven’t experienced the drive-in yet have a chance before it closes.

According to the website, the Aldergrove theatre is one of only three surviving drive-ins in the entire province, with the others being the Starlight in Enderby, and the Park in Prince George.

Tickets for the Twilight Drive-In can be purchased at .

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