McHenry Outdoor Theater to open for season March 21
A Disney live action adaptation of the classic 1937 film “Snow White” will kick off the McHenry Outdoor Theater’s 2025 season, which opens next Friday, March 21.
The new season not only will include plenty of blockbuster films, but tribute weekends to different stars, genres and directors, as well as events throughout the summer and fall. The theater will be open Fridays and Saturdays until Memorial Day weekend and after that seven days a week.
“It’s like a movie lovers’ dream,” said Joe Cicero, president of marketing and promotions for the theater. “We’ve got ‘A Minecraft Movie,’ Marvel’s ‘Thunderbolts,’ the new, live-action ‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ films, ‘Jurassic World Rebirth,’ ‘Superman,’ ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ and ‘Bad Guys 2,’ just to name a handful.”
Beyond opening weekend, Cicero said special activities and opportunities slated this year include the Bremer Team - Keller Williams Success Realty Easter egg hunt; a John Hughes weekend including triple features of his most treasured films; a “Mean Girls” weekend; Robin Williams weekend; Dog Lovers’ weekend; Reel Deal Pizza Meals; carload nights; closed caption nights; Build an Outdoor Survival Kit Sundays and Project Popcorn, an initiative to give back to area charities.
“It’s like the blockbuster floodgates have opened,” said Scott Dehn, theater owner. “It’s just an especially spectacular year for a lot of highly anticipated movies. And we can’t wait to welcome families back to our beautiful setting to enjoy them.”
Complete details, including dates, showtimes, information about scheduling a group event and more can be found at goldenagecinemas.com.
“We are so excited about giving families an opportunity to enjoy some time outside making special memories throughout the season, and helping them to get a great value for their entertainment buck,” Cicero said. “It’s going to be a fantastic year.”
The theater is at 1510 Chapel Hill Road in Lakemoor.