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
By Chris Robinson June 17, 2019
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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