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Between Southlake’s newly opened EVO Entertainment and the historic Palace Theatre in Grapevine, there are plenty of exciting options to experience a movie outside of home. Whether you cruise into your closest drive-in theater or dive into a different kind of outdoor theatrical experience, here are a few ways to soak up some summertime movie fun.
A local staple since 1940, the historic Palace Theatre in Grapevine has been hosting live performances and screening classic movies for the past 20 years. This month, “Jaws” and its Oscar-winning John Williams score makes its local summer debut. Before you get that ominous song out of your head, it will be time for the kids to take over with animated hits like “The Little Mermaid,” “Frozen 2” and “Ferngully: The Last Rainforest.” Summer isn’t complete without baseball, and “The Sandlot” provides plenty of laughs and fond outdoor memories. And if you desire some 2000s sci-fi action, you’ll find it in “The Adventures Of Sharkboy And Lava Girl” and “The Iron Giant.”
Those wanting to level up their experience on movie night can visit NRH2O in North Richland Hills, which will screen dive-in movies like “Encanto,” “The Grinch” and “Space Jam: A New Legacy” from its wave pool. And you can never go wrong with a classic drive-in experience at the Coyote Drive-in Theater in Fort Worth. Between big blockbuster hits like “Thor: Love And Thunder” and the Jordan Peele psychological thriller “Nope,” you have plenty of ways to end your summer with a bang.