Washington’s Emerald Forest Movie Night
The Emerald Forest Movie Night: the lobby is a forest and the seating is a perch with a lookout.
If you've ever spent 40 minutes scrolling for something real to watch since Netflix sold out and started pushing mediocrity on us all — this is the antidote: a private outdoor cinema hidden in an evergreen forest near Redmond, where the pre-show entertainment is a woodland walk and the ambiance is provided by several thousand trees doing their jobs quietly and with dignity.
This isn't “outdoor movie” as in parking lot + folding chair + wind attacking your snacks. This is a proper, climb-in, treehouse-adjacent setup — platforms, nets, pods, lights — like a cinema designed by people who asked, “What if a movie night also required mild adventure?”
The deal
3.5-hour private rental (May–September): $1,199 + tax. Maximum 35 guests — which is ideal, because more than that and the forest will start issuing stern looks.
What's included
- Outdoor theater + projector
- Any movie you choose
- 16-foot screen set among the trees
- BBQ + gazebo with a live-edge 10′ x 3′ pine table
- Concessions: popcorn, candy, filtered ice water
- Firepit + s'mores station
- Fleece blankets
- Venue attendant
- Restroom facilities
You watch under a canopy of trees with soft string lights and that particular forest hush that makes everyone whisper automatically — even the people who normally narrate everything they do. Seating isn't just rows of chairs: there are box seats, hanging loungers, swings, benches, and two “dream-nets” — giant hammock structures that will test your core strength, your grace, and, briefly, your pride.
Finding it: you get directions after booking, then walk in along an easy, flat half-mile trail, which adds just enough effort to make the popcorn feel deserved — a snack earned through grit and light cardio.
More info: emeraldforesttreehouse.com/movie-nights