Indie cinema Bexley $$
Drexel Theatre
Bexley Art Deco cinema opened in 1937, with $12 adult tickets and a new membership program.
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Why Drexel Theatre why was this picked
The Drexel Theatre on East Main Street in Bexley opened on Christmas Day 1937, designed by architect Robert Royce to blend Art Deco luxury with Art Moderne motion. After a renovation, it reopened on October 27, 1981, with Ginger Rogers introducing Top Hat. Adult tickets are $12, and shows before 3 p.m., seniors 60 and up, children 12 and under and students pay $10. A new membership program offers free tickets, soda and popcorn for a year at its top level.
- Opened Christmas Day 1937
- Reopened in 1981 with Ginger Rogers
- $10 matinees before 3 p.m.
Know before you go
The Drexel Theatre is the Bexley indie palace we book for neon, repertory series, and Cinema Columbus festival weekends. Classic seats trade powered recliners for a room that still reads as a neighborhood movie house on East Main Street. Membership tiers cut popcorn and ticket costs if you return for repertory months.
Weekly schedules often concentrate Thursday through Monday unless a special series expands the calendar. Street parking and nearby lots are the default, and festival nights fill the curb earlier. Pair it with a walkable Bexley dinner when the marquee is the whole point of the night. The theater maps to Near East Side on our neighborhood pages. Build the rest of the night with our cheap date night guide.
- Parking
- Street parking and nearby Bexley and East Main lots. Festival and repertory nights fill the curb earlier.
- Reservations
- Tickets online or at the box office. Membership tiers add discounts or all-access benefits.
- Tip
- Check the repertory and Cinema Columbus festival calendar before booking a generic multiplex night.
