This summer, enjoy a Free (or Cheap) Movie at one of several area locations!
Note: Parents are advised to review movies before attending. Not all movies are appropriate for all ages. Also, all events are subject to change due to weather or circumstances. Please verify with each individual event before heading out to enjoy the movie.
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Host your Own Outdoor Summer Movie
Plan a movie in your own backyard! Movies2U is Kansas City’s premier provider and facilitator of outdoor and indoor cinema events. From beginning to end, they deliver a 5-star experience that creates lasting memories. Movies2U will deliver crystal clear projection and superior quality audio on industry leader Epic Outdoor Cinema’s cutting-edge inflatable screens. Visit Movies2u.com for info.
Indoor Theaters in offering Summer Movie Series for Kids
- Summer Movie Madness at Extreme Screen at Union Station: Catch NEW releases and documentaries at Union Station. Their Summer Movie Madness Deal is the best bargain in town! extremescreen.unionstation.org
- Cinemark in Merriam: Summer Movie Clubhouse is back at Cinemark with 8 weeks (Wednesdays June 15 - Aug. 3) of kid-approved movies for $1.50/ticket. Save even more with $1 OFF deals on kids’ snack packs or any size popcorn and drink combo during Summer Movie Clubhouse showtimes. www.cinemark.com/series-events-info-pages/summer-movie-clubhouse
- Miller Theaters in Blue Springs: Get your tickets the week of from millertheatres.com or through our mobile app. Films showing Mon-Thurs June 6 - Aug. 11 for $2.50/ticket.
- B & B Theaters (multiple locations): Summer movies for kids showing Tues-Thurs June 7 - July 28 for $5/ticket. www.bbtheatres.com/events/kids-summer-series
Drive-In Theaters in the Kansas City Area
What could be more fun than a Summer Movie and a box of popcorn? Watching under the stars of course! Trade in stadium seating for a bit of novelty this summer and take in a movie under the open sky. This summer, enjoy the nearly extinct novelty of the Drive-In Theater!
- Boulevard Drive-In Theatre: 1051 Merriam Lane, Kansas City, KS. 913.262.0392
- Twin Drive-In Theatres: 1320 North 291Mo.Hwy & 291 E. Kentucky Rd. Independence, MO. 816.257.2234
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May 27, 2022 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Lenexa Movies in the Park: Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park (1993, Rated PG-13). Genetically engineered dinosaurs run amok on a remote island. It's up to a paleontologist, a paleobotanist and a mathematician to outmaneuver the deadly beasts and find their way back to civilization.
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Aug 27, 2022 5:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m.
Movie Night: Deanna Rose
Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead
Grab a blanket and enjoy an outdoor movie on Movie2U's big screen as you sit on the Farmstead lawn. Activities will be held prior to the movie, which will begin around 8:30 p.m.
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Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Jun 3, 2022 8:40 p.m. - 10:25 p.m.
Tivoli Under the Stars: Coco
Join us for a screening of Coco in the outdoor cinema! A boy named Miguel dreams of becoming a famous guitar player, despite the misgiving of his close-knit family. When his lofty ambitions cause him to run afoul of a curse, he must journey into ...
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Jun 4, 2022 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Greenwood Movies in the Park: Sing 2
Bring lawn chairs and snacks and enjoy a free OUTDOOR showing of SING 2!
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Jun 4, 2022 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Movie Night on The Lawn
Starting June 4th, family-friendly movies will be screened on The Lawn every Saturday throughout the summer.
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Jun 5, 2022
The Wizard of Oz at Cinemark
The Wizard of Oz is coming BACK to theatres to celebrate Judy Garland's 100th birthday THIS Sunday and Monday! 🌪️🦁
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Jun 1, 2022 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Ocean Movie Series
Olathe Public Library - Indian Creek Branch
Bring the whole family for ocean-themed movies every Wednesday from June 1 through July 13. Feel free to bring blankets and pillows for floor seating. June 1: Finding Nemo (G) June 8: Moana (PG) June 15: Shark Tale (PG) June 22: Chipwrecke...
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Jun 10, 2022 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Movie at the Amp: Fast 9
We will be showing Fast 9 as our first Movie at the Amp of the season on Friday, June 10! Grab your family & friends, lawn chairs or blankets and head over to the Grandview Amphitheater - gates open at 8:00p and movie will begin at dusk. FREE!
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Jun 16, 2022 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Kids SLP Family Movie Night: Luca
Mid-Continent Public Library - Liberty
Come explore Oceans of Possibilities with our aquatic-themed movie night at the library.
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Jun 17, 2022
Outdoor Movies in North Park: Zona Rosa
Grab a blanket or lawn chair and find a spot in North Park (green space South of Dillard’s)! We will be showing new movies and classic summer flicks. This is a free community event that will start after Summer Concerts at Central Park.
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Jun 17, 2022 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Belton Theater in the Park - Shrek the Musical
Make room for ogre-sized family fun as the greatest fairy tale ever told comes to life in the park in a whole new way in this musical adaptation of the hit movie Shrek!
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Jun 17, 2022 9:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Lenexa Movies in the Park:Flight of the Navigator
Flight of the Navigator (1986, Rated PG) A boy, David, goes missing in the woods and returns 8 years later without having aged, baffling the police, scientists and his family. NASA concludes he was taken by aliens.
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Jun 17, 2022 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Raymore Movies in the Park: Sing 2
Free movie Sing 2 begins at dusk!
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Jun 25, 2022 7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Drive-in On the Square: Spiderman No Way Home
Bring your lawn chair and enjoy a film under the stars! This year's film: Spiderman No Way Home
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Jul 8, 2022 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
WeekEnder at Crown Center: "Jungle Cruise"
Cap off Friday night with top local bands and favorite food trucks on Crown Center Square. Finish the evening with a famous flick under the stars. Plenty of space to enjoy a movie, music, food and drinks. The festivities begin at 6 PM with the lo...
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Jul 8, 2022 8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Friday Film Series: Sergeant Stubby
National WWI Museum and Memorial
On the battlefields of France, soldiers come in all shapes and sizes. One of the smallest and most famous soldiers of World War I was the young dog that came to be known as Sergeant Stubby.
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Jul 8, 2022 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Movies at the Amp: July 8
Grab your family & friends, lawn chairs or blankets and head over to the Grandview Amphitheater - gates open at 8:00p and movie will begin at dusk. FREE!
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Shawnee Town 1929
Jul 13, 2022 2:00 p.m.
Movie at the Aztec Shawnee Theater: The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)
Swashbuckling heroes who enjoy camping in the forest – it’s The Adventures of Robin Hood! Cool off with an epic Hollywood Technicolor classic about the regal outlaw hero and his merry men of Sherwood Forest who take on usurping traitor Prince Joh...
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Courtesy of Crown Center
Jul 15, 2022 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
WeekEnder at Crown Center: "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade"
Cap off Friday night with top local bands and favorite food trucks on Crown Center Square. Finish the evening with a famous flick under the stars. Plenty of space to enjoy a movie, music, food and drinks. The festivities begin at 6 PM with the lo...
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Aug 26, 2022 6:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.
Liberty's Popcorn in the Park 2022
Capitol Federal Sports Complex of Liberty
Bring your family and friends, along with your blankets and lawn chairs, and head out to one of Liberty's parks to enjoy a FREE movie on the big screen, under the stars.
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