These Are All the Alamo Drafthouse Cinemas Open Right Now (And When to Expect the Others)
*Last Updated August 7, 2021*
Most Alamo Drafthouse locations live on now over a year into the pandemic, and for some lucky parts of the country, new theaters are opening!
Cinephiles across the country felt the weight of COVID’s damage to the economy back in March, when the beloved Alamo Drafthouse movie theater chain filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and closed struggling locations in Kansas City, MO, and both Austin and New Braunfels in Texas. But as vaccination rates bump up and more businesses reopen to customers, it appears most of the Alamo’s locations are more than ready to welcome back their fans.
Largely dependent on local restrictions, some theaters began with limited reopenings as far back as September 2020. The theater chain has stated that some of the bars attached to each location may reopen fully after the theater does in order to adhere to mask policies and indoor dining restrictions. Reopening food and beverage menus may also be smaller than usual as a result.
“It’s a lot of (expensive) work to wake one of these babies up – considerably more than a little bit of dusting,” A statement released from the Alamo Drafthouse website read. “So that’s why we’ve been slow to reopen locations in 2021.”
Here’s the full list of Alamo Drafthouse locations and their opening status:
Austin, TX
All theater locations, including Lakeline, Slaughter Lane, South Lamar and Mueller are currently reopen.
Charlottesville, VA
The Charlottesville Alamo Drafthouse is currently reopen, including the Glass Half Full Taproom bar.
Corpus Christi, TX
The Corpus Christi theater (known for its Jaws-inspired lobby design)Â is reopen.
D.C. / Northern Virginia
Current open locations in the D.C. area include Ashburn, VA (the One Loudoun theater) and Woodbridge, VA.
A brand-new location within D.C. city limits is set to open on Rhode Island Ave NE this October. Another new theater in Arlington, VA is slotted for opening 2022.
Dallas / Fort Worth, TX
No theaters in this area are currently open as of August 7, contrary to earlier reports that they would all reopen by July.
The Lake Highlands theater will open on August 13, while Cedars and Richardson will both open on September 10. Denton will open on September 10. There is currently no information on Las Colinas and North Richland Hills.
Denver, CO
Both the Sloans Lake and Westminster locations in the Denver area are currently reopen. The Littleton location is scheduled to reopen in December.
El Paso, TX
Both the Montecillo and East El Paso locations are open. The Montecillo theater bar also offers ample open air patio seating.
Houston, TX
The LaCenterra Alamo in Katy is currently reopen. Two more locations in the Houston area were said to be in the works (in Sugar Land and League City), but there have been no updates on either in the past year, and the websites for each contain no information.
Kansas City, MO
Permanently closed.
Laredo, TX
The Laredo theater will open on September 3.
Los Angeles, CA
The Los Angeles theater (located downtown on 7th St.) is currently reopen.
Lubbock, TX
The Lubbock Alamo Drafthouse will reopen on September 3.
New Braunfels, TX
Permanently closed.
New York City, NY
Alamo’s Brooklyn theater is currently open.
Two new locations are set to open later this year: a lower Manhattan theater coming in September and one in Staten Island (complete with a martial arts-themed bar designed by Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA) arriving around the holiday season in December.
Omaha, NE
The La Vista location is set to reopen September 3. The Midtown theater remains temporarily closed with no further information as of August 7.
Phoenix, AZ
All three Phoenix area theaters — Gilbert, Tempe and Chandler — are fully reopen.
Raleigh, NC
The Raleigh Alamo Drafthouse (in the Longview Shopping Center) is open.
San Antonio, TX
Both the Park North and Stone Oak locations are currently open. The Westlakes location was one of the locations Alamo permanently closed earlier this year.
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco’s only Alamo Drafthouse theater — located on Mission St. — will reopen September 3.
Springfield, MO
The Springfield theater (on South Ave) is currently reopen. The location’s bar also has an outdoor patio with seating.
Twin Cities (Woodbury, MN)
After experiencing several delays in dates, the Woodbury theater is awaiting reopening in September.
Winchester, VA
The Winchester Alamo Drafthouse (on Commons Rd.) is now reopen.
Yonkers, NY
Initially expected to reopen in July, the Yonkers location (known for its Dr. Strangelove-inspired lobby decor) is slotted to reopen on August 13.
