Malta Drive-In Theatre

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Malta Drive-In Theatre The Malta Drive-In Theatre has been in continuous operation since 1949! That’s over 75 years! The theatre is easily identified by its large flashing marquee.

Located at 2785 State Route 9 in Malta, 1 mile south of Northway exits 13S.

10/19/2026

LAST WEEKEND!

CHRISTMAS IN OCTOBER AT THE MALTA DRIVE-IN!
FRIDAY & SATURDAY | OCTOBER 23–24

SCREEN 1
7:00 PM – The Polar Express (G)
8:50 PM – How the Grinch Stole Christmas (PG)

SCREEN 2
7:05 PM – Elf (PG)
8:50 PM – National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (PG-13)

📣GATES OPEN AT 5 PM! Please arrive early!📣

🎟️ FIRST 300 CHILD ADMISSIONS EACH NIGHT: Santa’s sleigh bell & golden ticket for FREE hot chocolate!

🎅 SANTA NICK: Free photos!

🎁 TOYS FOR TOTS: Bring a new, unwrapped toy or donate $10+ and receive a FREE medium popcorn voucher! Donations collected by Malta Ridge Fire Department.

🎄 MORE HOLIDAY FUN: Holiday giveaways, festive attire & Christmas pajamas encouraged!

📚 FRIDAY ONLY: Meet Lights Camera Jackson! Signed copies of My Very Rocky Christmas available for purchase.

See our Facebook Event for more details!

Thank you for another wonderful season! We’ll see you in April 2027!

10/12/2026

This Friday & Saturday, October 16 & 17, we’re bringing some spooky-season favorites to the BIG screen with TWO nights of horror double features!

🎥 SCREEN #1 - RETRO HORROR TAKEOVER
● 7:00 PM — Satan’s Little Helper (R)
● 8:50 PM — Trick ‘r Treat (R)

🎥 SCREEN #2
● 7:05 PM — Other Mommy (R)
● 8:45 PM — Resident Evil (R)

🎟️ Box office opens at 6:00 PM!

🎬👀 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17 — SPECIAL GUEST: JEFF LIEBERMAN!

We’re thrilled to welcome JEFF LIEBERMAN, the writer and director of Satan’s Little Helper, to the Malta Drive-In Theatre IN PERSON!

That’s right! The man behind the movie will be joining us for a night of retro horror fun! 🎃

📍 Find Jeff at Concessions Central before and during the movies, where he’ll be:
● 👋 Meeting and greeting fans!
● 📸 Saying hello and taking photos!
● ✍️ Signing items you bring along!
● 📀 Offering Blu-rays and copies of his autobiography for purchase!

Whether you’re a longtime fan or discovering Satan’s Little Helper for the first time, how often do you get to watch a horror movie at the drive-in WITH the person who made it?! 😱🎬

Come early, grab some snacks, meet Jeff, and settle in for a wonderfully wicked night at the movies!

🍿 A LITTLE SCHEDULING NOTE:
There will be no movies Sunday through Thursday, October 18–22. We’ll reopen Friday, October 23, for our FINAL WEEKEND of the 2026 season! 🎄🎬

10/07/2026

It’s ALMOST closing time, MDI Fam! 🎬🎄

Our final weekend of the 2026 season will be Friday & Saturday, October 23rd & 24th.

We know. 😭 We’re going to miss all of you, too.

Now, before anyone comes for us because we’re playing CHRISTMAS MOVIES BEFORE HALLOWEEN… 😂🎃🎄 (I personally almost locked us all up for this crime.)

Remember: for the last few years, it’s become a little MDI tradition to send off the season with Christmas movies. Our season is just wrapping up a little earlier this year, so Christmas is arriving at the drive-in a little earlier, too. 🤷‍♀️

Think of it as less “Christmas before Halloween” and more “one last cozy night at the drive-in before we say goodbye until spring.” ❤️ Does that make it any less rage-inducing? We hope so. 🫶🏻

And since it’s our final weekend… we figured we might as well make a whole thing out of it. 👀🎅🍿

More details coming soon!

10/05/2026

Hiiiiii, MDI Fam 🎃🎬

Spooky season rolls on at the MDI! 🍿👻

Friday & Saturday, October 9 & 10

🎥 SCREEN #1
7:00 PM — Verity (R)
9:05 PM — Resident Evil (R)

🎥 SCREEN #2
7:05 PM — Other Mommy (R)
8:40 PM — Obsession (R)

🎟️ Box office opens at 6:00 PM!

There will be no movies Sunday through Thursday, October 11–15, but we’ll be back Friday, October 16…

And 👀 about that next weekend…

You’ve been asking. We’ve been trying.
And we mayyyyy have finally made a little spooky-season magic happen. ✨🎃

📼🔪 A RETRO HORROR DOUBLE FEATURE is coming October 16 & 17! 🔪📼

What’s playing?
Not telling you yet. 😈

(This isn’t because we haven’t confirmed it yet or anything… nope… definitely not that. ahem ahem)

Stay tuned. 🍿🎬

10/03/2026

MDI Fam, you’ve been asking — and we’re tryingggg, we promise! 🎃🍿

We’ve got some conversations in the works to hopefully bring some classic/retro Halloween flicks to at least one of our screens over the next two weeks. 👀

Nothing official yet - don’t quote me! Everybody cross your fingers, toes, eyes… whatever you’ve got. 😂🤞twice!

Stay tuned! 🎬🎃 ✨manifest✨with me pleaseeee.

Address

2785 State Route 9
Malta, NY
12020

Telephone

+15185876077

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