Season 7

The 2016 Season at the Southington Drive-In

14 nights on the big screen, sponsored by Richard Chevrolet. Every Saturday had a different Southington nonprofit running the gate.

2016Season 7
Nights
14
Hosts
14
Ran
Jun 4 to Sep 3
Southington residents $10 a carload, non-residents $15, walk-ins $2
Sponsored by Richard Chevrolet
995 Meriden Waterbury Turnpike
  1. Theatrical poster for Grease (1978)
    Jun 4UNICOBristol night
  2. Theatrical poster for Frozen (2013)
    Jun 11CT Open House DaySouthington Education FoundationNew Britain night
  3. Theatrical poster for Jaws (1975)
    Jun 18United WayCheshire night
  4. Theatrical poster for Minions (2015)
    Jun 25Volunteer Fire Companies 1 and 2Meriden night
  5. Theatrical poster for Jurassic World (2015)
    Jul 2Southington Valley Midget FootballWolcott night
  6. Theatrical poster for Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)
    Jul 9Southington Land TrustWaterbury night
  7. Theatrical poster for James Cameron's Avatar (2009)
    Jul 16Sorelle d'ItaliaCromwell night
  8. Theatrical poster for Aladdin (1992)
    Jul 23American Legion Aux.Wallingford night
  9. Theatrical poster for Home Alone (1990)
    Jul 30Christmas in JulySouthington RotaryPlainville night
  10. Theatrical poster for Inside Out (2015)
    Aug 6Southington KiwanisNewington night
  11. Theatrical poster for Ghostbusters (1984)
    Aug 13Southington Travel KnightsFarmington night
  12. Theatrical poster for Big Hero 6 (2014)
    Aug 20Mill FoundationNorth Haven night
  13. Theatrical poster for Zootopia (2016)
    Aug 27STEPSMiddletown night
  14. Theatrical poster for Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
    Sep 3Printed with its year, 2015Bread for LifeBerlin night

Every night, in order

  1. June 4GreaseUNICONeighbor night: Bristol
  2. June 11Frozen CT Open House DaySouthington Education FoundationNeighbor night: New Britain
  3. June 18JawsUnited WayNeighbor night: Cheshire
  4. June 25MinionsVolunteer Fire Companies 1 and 2Neighbor night: Meriden
  5. July 2Jurassic WorldSouthington Valley Midget FootballNeighbor night: Wolcott
  6. July 9Kung Fu Panda 3Southington Land TrustNeighbor night: Waterbury
  7. July 16James Cameron's AvatarSorelle d'ItaliaNeighbor night: Cromwell
  8. July 23AladdinAmerican Legion Aux.Neighbor night: Wallingford
  9. July 30Home Alone Christmas in JulySouthington RotaryNeighbor night: Plainville
  10. August 6Inside OutSouthington KiwanisNeighbor night: Newington
  11. August 13GhostbustersSouthington Travel KnightsNeighbor night: Farmington
  12. August 20Big Hero 6Mill FoundationNeighbor night: North Haven
  13. August 27ZootopiaSTEPSNeighbor night: Middletown
  14. September 3Star Wars: The Force Awakens Printed with its year, 2015Bread for LifeNeighbor night: Berlin

The poster is headed Our 7th Community-Owned, Volunteer-Operated Season, which places season one in 2010.

Season tagline: Discover Reel Nostalgia at the Southington Drive-In.

Gates open at 6 PM and movies begin at sunset. Cash only, no debit or credit cards. Food vendors on site. Radio 89.9 FM.

The lot took part in CT Open House Day on June 11.

KnockerBall ran on the sports field for visitors to watch or take part in.

The poster also carried the Halloween Festival on October 29, hosted by the Lions Club and SoCCA, with the films still to be announced at print time. They turned out to be ParaNorman and Young Frankenstein.

Halloween at the lot, October 29

ParaNorman, then Young Frankenstein

Hosted by Lions Club and SoCCA

Southington carload $15, non-Southington $20, walk-ins $3 with a $15 maximum

Haunted hayride · Pony rides · Pumpkin decorating · Mr Magic · Face painting · Touch a truck · Apple cannon launching · KnockerBall · Trunk or treat · Prizes

Billed as the 5th Annual Halloween Festival, which puts the first at 2012 and matches the 2012 flier being the first to carry the Festival name.

ParaNorman 6:10 PM, Young Frankenstein 8:40 PM, festival from 2 PM, trunk or treat 5 PM.

The hosts are printed on the 2016 season poster, which carried the night with its films still to be announced.

Poster artwork belongs to the studios that released each film and appears here only to identify what played, sourced from each film’s article on Wikipedia. Everything else on this page is taken from the drive-in’s own printed schedules.