After being closed for the 2025 season, the 73-year-old Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre west of Jefferson reopened Thursday. The 20-acre property has a new owner and is open Thursdays through Sundays.
Alma Herrmann of Racine and Tommy Pethan, who lives in the Cross Plains area, met on Thursday at the Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre near Jefferson to take in two movies. As “The Greatest Showman,” began, the couple shared the back of a van. The second movie of the night was “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The drive-in is one of only eight remaining in Wisconsin.
A 1995 Chevy Silverado became a movie lounge on Thursday at the Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre for a group of seniors from Lakeside Lutheran High School in Lake Mills. From left are Haylie Reese, of Delafield; Hunter Schwab, of Fort Atkinson; Kaelynn Gulczynski, Lake Mills; Katie Abel of Fort Atkinson, and Ashlyn Jones, of Johnson Creek.
Jason Fiege purchased the Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre last fall after the theatre was closed for the 2025 season. Over the past seven months he has made several improvements and has learned how to operate the digital projection system. He is seen here on Thursday night starting a Bugs Bunny cartoon that played before the double feature.
Lily Falk, left, and Clara Davis, both 10 and from Edgerton, share the roof of Clara’s mother’s car on opening night of the Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre season near Jefferson.
Keaton Chard, 15, and his sister, Eden, 9, work the drive-up ticket booth Thursday as customers arrive for opening night at the Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre. Schyler Wixom drove from of Madison to buy a ticket and watch the movies, the first of which started just before 9 p.m.
Alma Herrmann of Racine and Tommy Pethan, who lives in the Cross Plains area, met on Thursday at the Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre near Jefferson to take in two movies. As “The Greatest Showman,” began, the couple shared the back of a van. The second movie of the night was “Bohemian Rhapsody.” The drive-in is one of only eight remaining in Wisconsin.
After being closed for the 2025 season, the 73-year-old Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre west of Jefferson reopened Thursday. The 20-acre property has a new owner and is open Thursdays through Sundays.
Jason Fiege purchased the Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre last fall after the theatre was closed for the 2025 season. Over the past seven months he has made several improvements and has learned how to operate the digital projection system. He is seen here on Thursday night starting a Bugs Bunny cartoon that played before the double feature.
Keaton Chard, 15, and his sister, Eden, 9, work the drive-up ticket booth Thursday as customers arrive for opening night at the Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre. Schyler Wixom drove from of Madison to buy a ticket and watch the movies, the first of which started just before 9 p.m.
A 1995 Chevy Silverado became a movie lounge on Thursday at the Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre for a group of seniors from Lakeside Lutheran High School in Lake Mills. From left are Haylie Reese, of Delafield; Hunter Schwab, of Fort Atkinson; Kaelynn Gulczynski, Lake Mills; Katie Abel of Fort Atkinson, and Ashlyn Jones, of Johnson Creek.
Lily Falk, left, and Clara Davis, both 10 and from Edgerton, share the roof of Clara’s mother’s car on opening night of the Highway 18 Outdoor Theatre season near Jefferson.
