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    Outdoor Movies to Watch This Summer

    Watching movies under the stars is back this summer!

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    There are plenty of places to have a fun and free date night, or family night. Grab a picnic and some popcorn, a blanket and a pillow, and plan to attend a free outdoor movie this summer.

    Encanto and Sing 2 look to be pretty popular in this summer’s outdoor movie lineups.

    East Market has added a summer movie lineup.

    The Wex Drive-In will not be returning this summer. Reynoldsburg has not scheduled any movie nights yet.

    Land Grant will have movies and trivia every Tuesday starting May 31 and going through October 25.

    Gateway Picture Show is back with a Tom Cruise theme.

    May 28 at Columbus Commons Movie Nights showing Encanto

    June 1 at Land Grant Brewing Co – Pride Kick-off showing To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

    June 2 at NightLight at Genoa Park showing The Big Lebowski

    June 3 at Green Lawn Abbey’s Movies Under the Stars showing Beetlejuice

    June 3 at Bexley’s The Main Event showing Luca

    June 3 at Glacier Ridge Metro Park showing Croods: A New Age

    June 7 at Movies by Moonlight at Easton showing Encanto

    June 9 at East Market showing Sing 2

    June 10 at Pickerington’s Friday Night Flicks showing Encanto

    June 10 at Upper Arlington’s Movies in the Parks (Drive-In) showing Sing 2

    June 10 at Village Green Park in Powell showing Sing 2

    June 11 at Columbus Commons Movie Nights showing Frozen 2

    June 11 at Lancaster’s Saturday Cinema showing The Incredibles

    June 11 at Whetstone Park showing Encanto

    June 14 at Movies by Moonlight at Easton showing Inside Out

    June 17 at the Columbus Museum of Art Sculpture Garden showing The Incredibles

    June 17 at Green Lawn Abbey’s Movies Under the Stars showing Tremors

    June 21 at Movies by Moonlight at Easton showing Trolls World Tour

    June 22 at Grove City Outdoor Movie Nights showing Luca

    June 23 at NightLight at Genoa Park showing Miss Congeniality

    June 23 at East Market showing Bad Guys

    June 24 at Columbus Commons Movie Nights showing The Lion King

    June 24 at Upper Arlington’s Movies in the Parks showing Free Willy

    June 25 at New Albany’s Summer Movie Series showing Encanto

    June 28 at Movies by Moonlight at Easton showing Wizard of Oz

    June 29 at Grove City Outdoor Movie Nights showing Tom and Jerry (2021)

    Encanto is showing at quite a few free summer movie nights this season.

    July 1 at Zoombezi Bay showing Incredibles 2

    July 6 at Grove City Outdoor Movie Nights showing Encanto

    July 7 at NightLight at Genoa Park showing Deadpool

    July 7 at East Market showing Space Jam: A New Legacy

    July 8 at Zoombezi Bay showing Iron Man 2

    July 8 at Upper Arlington’s Movies in the Parks showing Raya and the Last Dragon

    July 8 at Pickerington’s Friday Night Flicks showing Luca

    July 8 at Canal Winchester’s Movies in the Park showing The Little Rascals

    July 9 at Lancaster’s Saturday Cinema showing Encanto

    July 13 at Grove City Outdoor Movie Nights showing Space Jam, A New Legacy

    July 15 at Zoombezi Bay showing Sing 2

    July 15 at New Albany’s Summer Movie Series showing Sing 2

    July 15 at the Columbus Museum of Art Sculpture Garden showing The Karate Kid

    July 15 at Screen on the Green in Goodale Park showing Labyrinth

    July 15 at Green Lawn Abbey’s Movies Under the Stars showing Labyrinth

    July 15 at Battelle Darby Creek Metro Park showing How to Train Your Dragon

    July 20 at Grove City Outdoor Movie Nights showing Spider-Man No Way Home

    July 21 at Upper Arlington’s Movies in the Parks showing Space Jam, A New Legacy

    July 21 at East Market showing Clifford the Big Red Dog

    July 21 at Gateway University District showing Top Gun

    July 22 at Zoombezi Bay showing The Santa Clause 2 (in honor of Christmas in July)

    July 22 at Columbus Commons Movie Nights showing Sing 2

    July 27 at Grove City Outdoor Movie Nights showing Sing 2

    July 28 at NightLight at Genoa Park showing Forgetting Sarah Marshall

    July 29 at Zoombezi Bay showing Frozen 2

    July 29 at Bexley’s Main Event showing Mitchells vs. the Machines

    July 29 at Green Lawn Abbey’s Movies Under the Stars showing Goonies

    Sycamore Creek Park Amphitheater, site of Pickerington’s Friday Night Flicks

    August 4 at NightLight at Genoa Park showing Grand Budapest Hotel

    August 4 at East Market showing The Mitchells vs. The Machines

    August 5 at the Columbus Museum of Art Sculpture Garden showing Black Panther

    August 12 at Pickerington’s Friday Night Flicks showing Sing 2

    August 12 at New Albany’s Summer Movie Series showing Jungle Cruise

    August 12 at Upper Arlington’s Movies in the Parks showing The Greatest Showman

    August 12 at Green Lawn Abbey’s Movies Under the Stars showing Edward Scissorhands

    August 12 at Canal Winchester’s Movies in the Park showing TBD

    August 13 at Lancaster’s Saturday Cinema showing Space Jam, A New Legacy

    August 18 at East Market showing The Croods: A New Age

    August 18 at Gateway University District showing Cocktail

    August 19 at Screen on the Green at Goodale Park showing Moulin Rouge

    August 19 at Sharon Woods Metro Park showing Encanto

    August 25 at NightLight at Genoa Park showing Remember the Titans

    August 26 at Green Lawn Abbey’s Movies Under the Stars showing The Lost Boys

    August 27 at Blendon Woods Metro Park showing Spider Man: No Way Home

    September 1 at NightLight at Genoa Park showing Crazy, Stupid, Love

    September 9 at Green Lawn Abbey’s Movies Under the Stars showing Howard the Duck

    September 9 at Blacklick Woods Golf Course showing Luca

    September 15 at NightLight at Genoa Park showing Pulp Fiction

    September 15 at Gateway University District showing Jerry Maguire

    September 16 at Screen on the Green at Goodale Park showing Coco

    September 17 at HighBanks Metro Park showing Top Gun

    September 22 at NightLight at Genoa Park showing The Hangover

    September 30 at Green Lawn Abbey’s Movies Under the Stars showing Silver Bullet

    September 30 at Bexley’s Main Event showing Encanto

    October 6 at NightLight at Genoa Park showing Inception

    October 14 at NightLight at Genoa Park showing Scream

    October 14 at Green Lawn Abbey’s Movies Under the Stars showing Rocky Horror Picture Show (fundraiser night)

    October 20 at Gateway University District showing Risky Business

    October 21 at Sharon Woods Metro Park showing Ghostbusters

    Don’t forget the traditional Drive-In, at South Drive-in Theater at 3050 S. High St. Admission is $9.50 per ages 12 and up (Fridays, Saturdays, Holiday Eves), $7.50 per ages 12 and up (Sunday through Thursday) $2 for ages 5 to 11 every night, and ages 4 and under are free. Movies usually change on Fridays.

    Enjoy the free From Book to Film Series at the Gateway Film Center from June 3 through July 31.

    Enjoy CAPA’s Summer Movie Series at the Ohio Theatre, June 16 through August 14.

    Enjoy the summer outdoor movie season!

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    Anne Evans is the Co-Founder and Director of Operations for The Metropreneur and Columbus Underground. She regularly contributes feature stories on both sites, as well as Mega Weekend each week. She has started and grown businesses, created experiences, forged community partnerships, and worked to create opportunities for others. She loves meeting new neighbors and those making an impact in our community. Want to connect?
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