Summer + popcorn + movie is just the best combination whether you want to enjoy a show under the stars or get away from the heat inside a theater. Many theaters offer exciting family film lineups this summer with great deals for free and cheap movies. Check out the free movies offered at your local park district. Or maybe give your kids the taste of movie viewing from years ago with a classic drive-in experience! So many choices, you could be entertained all summer long.
Free Movies in the Parks | Various Locations
So many of our local park districts and city centers offer free and cheap movies throughout the summer. For full lineups and details, visit your local site below:
Bloomington / Burnsville / Champlin / Coon Rapids / Edina / Hastings / Maple Grove / Minneapolis / Minneapolis at the Commons / Minnetonka / New Hope / Osseo / Richfield / Robbinsdale / Rosemount / Roseville / Shakopee / Stillwater / St Paul / Woodbury
Alamo Drafthouse
9060 Hudson Rd, Woodbury, MN 55125
Kids’ tickets are always $2 off and this dinner and a movie concept has a great kids’ menu making it a fun afternoon. They also offer Kids’ Camp screenings during summer and winter breaks, for affordable moviegoing. All Kids Camp tickets are $5 for everyone – little kids, big kids, and grownup kids – and each week brings a new selection, ranging from recent animated favorites to timeless classics. See the website for updated screenings.
B&B Theaters – Mall of America
401 South Avenue, Bloomington, MN 55425
This summer movie series offers family-friendly movies at 10 am matinees Tuesday-Thursday each week. $5 each or $3 for Backstage Pass members (free to join):
2024 Film Lineup:
June 11-14: Minions: The Rise of Gru
June 18-20: Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
June 25-27: Migration
July 2-4: Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
July 9-11: Trolls Band Together
July 16-18: Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
July 23-25: Kung Fu Panda
July 30-August 1: The Angry Birds Movie 2
Emagine Summer Kids Series | Various Locations
This popular movie series features a new movie each week at participating Emagine movie theaters around the metro. Join in on Wednesday and Thursday mornings throughout the summer h at 10 am for your favorite kids’ movies.
Marcus Theaters | Various Locations
The Kids Dream Summer Family Film Series offer family-friendly movies all summer. Deals on refreshments are also available. Want FREE tickets to the show? It’s easy – click here to redeem vouchers courtesy of American Family Insurance!
The Film Series Lineup:
- Minions: The Rise of Gru – June 9- June 13: Tickets
- Sonic the Hedgehog – June 16-June 20: Tickets
- Under the Boardwalk – June 23-June 27: Tickets
- Trolls Band Together – June 30-July 4: Tickets
- The Spongebob Squarepants Movie – July 7-July 11: Tickets
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie – July 14-July 18: Tickets
- Migration – July 21-July 25: Tickets
- The Jungle Bunch: Operation Meltdown – July 28-August 1: Tickets
- Shrek – August 3-August 8: Tickets
- The Lego Movie – August 10-August 15: Tickets
- Wonder Park – August 17-August 22: Tickets
- Sing 2 – August 24-August 29: Tickets
Riverview Theater
3800 42nd Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55406
The beloved neighborhood vintage movie theater is back with another great series of kids’ movies this summer. Their Summer Kids Matinees are $1.00 for general admission seats. And of course, don’t forget their amazing and cheap popcorn.
Despicable Me (2010)
Playing the week of June 18th
The Land Before Time (1988)
Playing the week of June 25th
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Playing the week of July 2nd
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Playing the week of July 11th
Abominable (2019)
Playing the week of July 16th
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Playing the week of July 23th
Trolls Band Together (2023)
Playing the week of July 30th
Migration (2023)
Playing the week of August 6th
The Bad Guys (2022)
Playing the week of August 13th
Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (2022)
Playing the week of August 20th
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Playing the week of August 28th
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What fun!