You can go to the movies this weekend, Ontario.
The province is set to enter Step 1 of its COVID-19 reopening plan as of 12:01 am on June 11, at which point drive-in theatres will be permitted to operate.
The 5 Drive-In in Oakville, Stardust Theatre in Newmarket, and Starlite Drive-In in Hamilton will fire up their projectors on Friday night.
The theatres will show three double features of A Quiet Place Part II and Top Gun, Peter Rabbit 2 and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, and Jurassic Park and Jaws.
Toronto’s Ontario Place Drive-In is set for a June 18 reopening with a showing of Pulp Fiction.
Elsewhere across the province, Tilbury’s The Boonies Drive-In will begin welcoming guests on June 17, showing Tom and Jerry and Godzilla vs. King Kong.
The Port Hope Drive-In will reopen on June 18, with a double-feature of Nobody and Jaws.
The Mustang Drive-In in Prince Edward County is set to reopen on June 24. Opening night flicks include double features of Top Gun and Footloose, and ANTZ and Zoolander.
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With the exception of the Port Hope Drive-In, which only offers in-person sales, tickets can be purchased online through their respective theatre’s website.
With indoor theatres not slated to reopen until Step 3, it’s looking like a drive-in summer for Ontario’s cinephiles.