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Where to Watch Outdoor Movies in the Seattle Area This Summer

On a warm summer evening as the stars begin to shimmer, pack your blanket and attend one of Seattle’s outdoor movie nights, showcasing classics and new releases

Powerful projector
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Crossroads Movies at the Park 
Crossroads Community Park (Bellevue), Free, parks.bellevuewa.gov 

Aug 1: Christopher Robin
August 8: Ralph Breaks the Internet
August 15: Incredibles 2
August 22: Mary Poppins Returns

Downtown Movies at the Park 
Bellevue Downtown Park (Bellevue), Free, parks.bellevuewa.gov 

July 9: Hotel Transylvania 3
July 16: A Dog’s Way Home
July 23: Small Foot
July 31: Goodbye Christopher Robin
Aug 7: Paddington 2
August 14: The Greatest Showman
August 21: Ferdinand
August 28: Ghostbusters (1984)

Films in the Field 
Park Ridge Community Church (Bothell), Free, parkridgeonline.org 

July 24: Toy Story 2
July 31: Jumanji
August 7: The Lion King
August 14: Breakthrough

LeMay Car Museum’s Drive-In Movie Series 
LeMay Car Museum, Free, americascarmuseum.org 

July 6:  Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
July 27: The Goonies
Aug 10: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
Aug 24:  Captain Marvel

Bite of Seattle 
Seattle Center, Free, biteofseattle.com 

July 19: Wayne’s World

Movies at Marymoor 
Marymoor Park (Redmond), $5, epiceap.com 

July 10: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
July 17: Bohemian Rhapsody
July 24: Spiderman: Into the Spider-Verse
July 31: Top Gun
August 7: Incredibles 2
August 13: The Sandlot
August 22: Grease
August 28: The Princess Bride

Movies at the Mural 
Seattle Center, Free, seattlecenter.com 

July 27: The Princess Bride
August 4: Crazy Rich Asians
August 10: Bohemian Rhapsody
August 17: Dirty Dancing
August 24: Black Panther

Movies in the Plaza 
Carillon Point Plaza (Kirkland), $5, carillon-point.com

July 6: Mean Girls
July 20: Crazy Rich Asians
August 3: Incredibles 2
August 17: Solo: A Star Wars Story

Peddler Brewing Company Outdoor Movie Nights 
Peddler Brewing Company, Free, peddlerbrewing.com 

May 30: The Goonies
June 6: Bridesmaids
June 13: Super Troopers
June 20: Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark
June 27: Mean Girls
July 11: The Hangover
July 18: The Princess Bride
July 25: 10 Things I Hate About You
August 1: Back to the Future
August 8: Point Break
August 15: Pitch Perfect
August 22: The Sandlot
August 29: The Big Lebowski

Summer Sounds and Cinema 
Lea Hill Park (Auburn), Free, auburnwa.gov

July 26: Incredibles 2
August 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet
August 9: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Skyway Outdoor Cinema 
12610 76th Ave. S., Free, mywesthill.org 

August 2: Incredibles 2
August 9: The Princess Bride
August 16: Aquaman
August 23: Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse

Center City Cinema

Free, seatle.gov/parks

Cascade Playground

July 12: Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse
July 19: Up
July 26: Shrek

Westlake Park

July 12: Aquaman
July 19: Christopher Robin
August 2: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (original)
August 9: Jurassic Park
August 16: Captain Marvel
August 23: Incredibles 2

Freeway Park

August 2: Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse
August 9: Best in Show
August 16: Won’t You Be My Neighbor
August 23: Crazy Rich Asians
August 30: Labyrinth

Hing Hay Park

August 3: Crazy Rich Asians
August 10: Iron Monkey (Cantonese)
August 17: Mirai
August 24: Up

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