The magic of our property started in 1955, when the Frontier Drive-In first opened to the public. It was a hit.
Re-opened for the first time since 1985, our team has reinvented the Frontier as a Drive-Inn, welcoming overnight guests to enjoy our favorite place — the San Luis Valley. Visit us to:
“The Lure of the Local is the pull of place that operates on all of us, … It is the geographical component of the psychological need to belong somewhere...”
American writer, art critic, activist, and curator
ongoing
From classics to comedies to westerns, enjoy a movie under the stars. Film schedule available after booking.
aug 12
Films from the present-day US-Mexico border. Screenings begin at dusk and will be preceded by a short introduction from curator and author Michael Dear at 7:30pm. Friday night's movie, Sleep Dealer, is a public event: pay what you can (suggested $8), no one turned away for lack of funds.
aug 13
Films from the present-day US-Mexico border. Screenings begin at dusk and will be preceded by a short introduction from curator and author Michael Dear at 7:30pm. Saturday night's movie, La Misma Luna (Under the Same Moon), is a public event: $8 online / $10 at the door / $24 – 4pack
August
Award-winning architect Ron Rael and his team at Emerging Objects are the designers behind the Frontier's first structural commission - eight open-air adobe observatories, where guests can enjoy the San Luis Valley's stunning, unobstructed night sky.
sept 30 – Oct 2
Welcome to LOCAL! + SCENARIA celebrating the harvest of the San Luis Valley through art. The weekend of festivities taking place on September 30th and October 1st combines the San Luis Valley Local Food Coalition's annual Harvest Fest LOCAL! with a place and time-based art event SCENARIA in collaboration with the Frontier Drive-Inn, The Dish SLV and Black Cube Nomadic Museum. Click or tap here for more information.
