Free Flicks for Cool Summer Nights

The Portland metro has an abundance of summertime movies in local parks. Scroll through the list below to find Portland’s movies in the parks along with Hillsboro, Beaverton, Tigard, Lake Oswego, Milwaukie, Oregon City and Gresham movie series. 

Make the most out of your park movie by bringing all the outdoor movie essentials: 

• low back chairs
• blankets and pillows
• snacks and drinks
• bug repellent

Now that you’ve been briefed on your movie checklist, here are a few other summertime movie deals you should know about:

If you’re looking for some daytime movies for your family, check out Regal Cinemas Summer Movie Express. Tickets are just $1 each. 

Kids’ Movies for $1 All Summer Long

If you feel like you’re more interested in new releases, here’s a list of Portland theaters that show the latest films for $6 or less.

6 Places in Portland to See a Movie for $6

Free Summer Movies in the Parks

City of Portland’s Movies in the Park

Movie hop from one Portland Park to the next all summer long with the City of Portland’s Movies in the Park series. Live music and other fun festivities take place before the movies, starting at 6:30 p.m. Movies begin after dusk.

• Friday, June 21: Black Panther (PG-13) King School Park, NE Grand Avenue and Going Street
• Friday, July 5: Fantastic Beasts: Crimes Of Grindelwald (PG-13) Brooklyn Park, SE Milwaukie Avenue and Haig Street
• Saturday, July 6: Smurfs: The Lost Village (PG | in Arabic with English subtitles) Floyd Light Park, SE 111th Avenue and Alder Street
• Sunday, July 7: Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG) Kenilworth Park, SE 32nd Avenue and Holgate Boulevard
• Thursday, July 11: Solo: A Star Wars Story (PG-13) Khunamokwst Park, 5200 NE Alberta Street
• Friday, July 12: Black Panther (PG-13 | English with Spanish subtitles) Colonel Summers Park, SE 17th Avenue and Taylor Street
• Saturday, July 13: Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (PG) Pendleton Park, SW 55th Drive and Iowa Street
• Sunday, July 14: Aquaman (PG-13) Warner Pacific University, 2219 SE 68th Avenue
• Thursday, July 18: Approved For Adoption (NR | French with English subtitles) Harrison Park, SE 84th Avenue and Harrison Street
• Friday, July 19: Ready Player One (PG-13) Brentwood Park, 6550 SE 60th Avenue
• Saturday, July 20: Pelé: Birth Of A Legend (PG) North Park Blocks, NW 8th Avenue and Everett Street
• Thursday, July 25: Incredibles 2 (PG) McCoy Park, N Trenton Street and Newman Avenue
• Friday, July 26: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG | English with Spanish subtitles) Denorval Unthank Park, 510 N Shaver Street
• Saturday, July 27: Finding Nemo (G—Navajo with English subtitles) Cully Park, NE 72nd Avenue and Killingsworth Street
• Sunday, July 28: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (PG) Wellington Park, NE 66th Avenue and Skidmore Street
• Friday, August 2: Black Panther (PG-13 | English with Spanish subtitles) Village Square Parking Lot, SE 162nd Avenue and Stark Street
• Saturday, August 3: Moana (PG) Spring Garden Park, 3332 SW Spring Garden Street
• Thursday, August 8: Coco (PG) Woodlawn Park, NE 11th Avenue and Oneonta Street
• Friday, August 9: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG | English with Spanish subtitles) Ventura Park, 460 SE 113th Avenue
• Saturday, August 10: Incredibles 2 (PG | Spanish with English subtitles) Cully Park, NE 72nd Avenue and Killingsworth Street
• Sunday, August 11: How To Train Your Dragon: Hidden World (PG) Wilshire Park, NE 33rd Avenue and Skidmore Street
• Thursday, August 15: Slumdog Millionaire (PG) Laurelhurst Park, SE 37th Avenue and Oak Street
• Friday, August 16: Captain Marvel (PG-13) Dawson Park, 2926 N Williams Avenue
• Saturday, August 17: Bumblebee (PG-13) Gateway Discovery Park, NE 106th Avenue and Halsey Street
• Sunday, August 18: Incredibles 2 (PG) Hamilton Park, SW 47th Drive and 44th Avenue
• Thursday, August 22: Up (PG) Elizabeth Caruthers Park, SW Gaines Street and Bonds Avenue
• Friday, August 23: Mary Poppins Returns (PG) Luuwit View Park, NE 127th Avenue and Fremont Street
• Saturday, August 24: Missing Link (PG) April Hill Park, SW 58th Avenue and Miles Street
• Friday, August 30: Dumbo (PG) Montavilla Park, 8219 NE Glisan Street
• Saturday, August 31: Moana (PG) Overlook Park, N Interstate Avenue and Fremont Street
• Sunday, September 1: Pawn Sacrifice (PG-13) Gateway Discovery Park, NE 106th Avenue and Halsey Street

Flicks on the Bricks

On Fridays, Flicks on the Bricks at Pioneer Courthouse Square brings families and friends to Portland’s living room five nights each summer for live music starting at 7 p.m. and our community’s favorite movies.

• July 26: The Karate Kid (PG)
• August 2: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG)
• August 9: Crazy Rich Asians (PG-13)
• August 16: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) (PG)
• August 23: Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13)

City of Beaverton’s Flicks by the Foundation

Activities and music at City Park, SW 5th & Hall Blvd, start at 6:30 p.m. The movie begins at dusk. Stay tuned to the event site for more information.

• Friday, August 23: movie TBA, City Park, SW 5th & Hall Blvd

City of Oregon City’s Movies in the Park

Every Friday in August at 8:30 p.m., enjoy kid-friendly movies at Oregon City parks.

• August 2: Small Foot (PG) Wesley Lynn Park, 12901 Frontier Parkway
• August 9: Wonder (PG) Clackamas Community College, 19600 South Molalla Ave. at the field N.E. of Yellow Parking 3
• August 16: Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG) End of the Oregon Trail, 1726 Washington Street
• August 23: Mary Poppins Returns (PG) Wesley Lynn Park, 12901 Frontier Parkway

City of Tigard’s Movies in the Park

Travel to a new park on select Friday and Saturdays for the City of Tigard’s family-friendly movie series.

• Saturday, July 27: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) Dirksen Nature Park, 11130 SW Tiedeman Ave
• Friday, August 10: Mary Poppins Returns (PG) Cook Park, 17005 SW 92nd Ave
• Friday, August 16: The Lego Movie 2 (PG) Metzger Elementary Park, 8400 SW Hemlock St
• Saturday, August 24: Incredibles 2 (PG) Metzger Elementary Park, 8400 SW Hemlock St
• Friday, August 30: How to Train your Dragon: The Hidden World (PG) Cook Park, 17005 SW 92nd Ave

City of Hillsboro’s Pix in the Park

Hillsboro’s free movies are four Fridays in August at various parks throughout the city. Musical performances and activities begin at 7 p.m., followed by the movie at dusk.

• August 2: Moana (PG) Magnolia Park, 1810 NW 192nd Avenue
• August 9: How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (PG) Rood Bridge Park, 4000 SE Rood Bridge Rd
• August 16: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (PG) Shute Park, 750 SE 8th Avenue
• August 23: Mary Poppins Returns (PG) Orenco Woods Nature Park, 7100 NE Birch Street

City of Gresham’s Pictures in the Park

Head to the Gresham Center for the Arts Plaza, 488 NE 3rd Street, every Friday in August starting at 8 p.m. 

2019 schedule coming soon.

City of Milwaukie’s Movies in the Park

Take a tour of Milwaukie’s parks at 8:30 p.m. for the city’s fun after dark.

2019 schedule coming soon.

City of West Linn’s Movies in the Park

Movies are held at different parks around West Linn on select Fridays. Movies start at 7:30 p.m.

2019 schedule coming soon.

City of Lake Oswego’s Movies in the Park

Lake Oswego hosts its movie series at Millennium Plaza Park, 200 First Street, on Thursdays. Movies start at dusk (8:30-9 p.m.).

2019 schedule coming soon.

More cheap movie options in Portland:

Kids’ Movies for $1 All Summer Long

6 Places in Portland to See a Movie for $6

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