Horizon Drive-In Carload Weekend, Oct. 17–18: Six Movies at the Valley Zoo
Horizon Drive-In is running a carload weekend at the Edmonton Valley Zoo on October 17 and 18, where one ticket covers everyone in the vehicle. That makes it an inexpensive date night, or a cheap night out if you fill the back seat with friends and split the cost. The lineup leans on '80s and '70s classics early in the evening and moves to horror after 11 p.m., so you can pick a night built around nostalgia, a scare or both.
Carload Weekend at Horizon Drive-In Movies in Edmonton, October 17–18, 2026
Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark | Buy Tickets
Saturday, October 17 at 7 p.m.
In 1936, archaeology professor Indiana Jones is recruited by U.S. Army intelligence to find the Ark of the Covenant before Hitler's agents can claim it. The search takes him from a Peruvian temple to a Nepalese bar to the deserts of Egypt, alongside Marion Ravenwood, an old flame who can match him drink for drink and punch for punch.
Grease | Buy Tickets
Saturday, October 17 at 9 p.m.
Danny Zuko and Sandy Olsson fall for each other over the summer, then find out they go to the same school. At Rydell High, Danny is the leader of the T-Birds and has a reputation to protect, and Sandy, the new girl, doesn't fit the image. Over a year of pep rallies, drag races and sleepovers with Rizzo and the Pink Ladies, they try to work out whether a summer romance can last through senior year.
Annabelle | Buy Tickets
Saturday, October 17 at 11 p.m.
This prequel to The Conjuring tells the origin story of the doll Ed and Lorraine Warren later lock behind glass. It takes the late slot on Saturday, and if you want a date who holds your arm the whole time, this is the showing to pick.
Moana | Buy Tickets
Sunday, October 18 at 7 p.m.
Moana, the daughter of a Polynesian chief, has always been drawn to the ocean her father has forbidden. When her island's crops and fish start dying, she sails out past the reef to find Maui, the boastful demigod who stole the heart of the goddess Te Fiti a thousand years ago. Together they take on coconut pirates, a glittering giant crab and a lava monster to return the heart and save her home.
Back to the Future | Buy Tickets
Sunday, October 18 at 9 p.m.
Seventeen-year-old Marty McFly is accidentally sent back to 1955 in the time-travelling DeLorean built by his eccentric friend, Doc Brown. While there, he interrupts the moment his parents were supposed to meet, and his own existence starts to unravel. To set things right, he has to get his awkward teenage father and his mother together, and then find a way to channel a lightning bolt into the DeLorean to get home.
Smile | Buy Tickets
Sunday, October 18 at 11 p.m.
Psychiatrist Dr. Rose Cotter witnesses a patient's shocking death, and soon she starts seeing people around her wearing the same wide, unnatural grin. As the visions get worse and the people in her life stop believing her, Rose realizes something has latched onto her. She has to figure out where it came from before it reaches its end.
The 2022 horror hit is full of jump scares and slow dread. It closes out the weekend, and sitting in a dark car in a dark lot makes it scarier.
Horizon Drive in Carload Weekend at Edmonton Valley Zoo
Bring an FM radio. Movie audio broadcasts to your car through an FM frequency. If your car's radio doesn't work with the engine off, bring a portable battery-powered radio.
Arrive early. Parking is first come, first served by vehicle type. Horizon suggests arriving 30 to 45 minutes before showtime.
Snacks are on site. Concessions take cash, debit and credit. You can also pre-order online and use the express pickup lane.
Tickets supports the zoo. Part of every ticket goes to the Valley Zoo Development Society.
