The Park District’s beloved Movies in the Parks program is making its comeback this summer, kicking off its 21st season. The initiative aims to bring cinematic experiences closer to home, allowing Chicagoans to enjoy films under the stars.
Starting from June 10 and running until September 13, a wide array of films will be screened in parks across the city, featuring everything from timeless Hollywood classics to popular family-friendly hits. Moviegoers can look forward to recent blockbusters like “Mufasa: The Lion King,” “Moana 2,” and “Twisters,” alongside popular classics such as “The Goonies,” “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial,” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”
Each movie screening will commence at dusk, creating an inviting atmosphere for families and friends to gather. Chicagoans are encouraged to call 312-742-1134 for daily listings and updates regarding any weather-related cancellations.
While attending the screenings, it’s worth noting that park field houses and restrooms may not be accessible. Residents with questions or concerns are advised to reach out to their local park supervisor prior to the movie night.
For those residing or visiting Downtown, special movie screenings will occur at Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Millennium Park every Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. from July 1 to August 19. The specific movie lineup for these Downtown screenings has not yet been announced, but attendees can enjoy the pavilion seating or lounge on the grassy lawn area.
The following is a complete schedule of the summer 2025 Movies in the Parks program, starting with the June lineup:
**June**
– “Into the Woods”: June 10, Belmont Harbor, 3200 N. Lake Shore Drive
– “Smurfs: The Lost Village”: June 11, Scottsdale Playground Park, 4637 W. 83rd St.
– “Captain America: Brave New World”: June 11, Seward Park, 375 W. Elm St.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: June 12, Jackie Robinson Park, 10540 S. Morgan St.
– “Moana 2”: June 12, Oriole Park, 5430 N. Olcott Ave.
– “Moana 2”: June 12, Peterson Park, 5801 N. Pulaski Road
– “The Wild Robot”: June 13, Blackhawk Park, 2318 N. Lavergne Ave.
– “The Wild Robot”: June 13, Emmerson Park, 1820 W. Granville Ave.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: June 13, Jesse White Community Center, 412 W. Chicago Ave.
– “E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial”: June 14, Buttercup Park, 4901 N. Sheridan Road
– “Moana 2”: June 14, Jonquil Playlot Park, 1001 W. Wrightwood Ave.
– “Wonka”: June 14, Lake Shore Park, 808 N. Lake Shore Drive
– “Diary of a Wimpy Kid”: June 14, Winnemac Park, 5100 N. Leavitt St.
– “Raiders of the Lost Ark”: June 16, Mary Bartelme Park, 115 S. Sangamon St.
– “42: The Jackie Robinson Story”: June 16, Rainbow Beach & Park, 3111 East 77th St.
– “Encanto”: June 17, Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St.
– “Inside Out 2”: June 17, Washtenaw Park, 2521 S. Washtenaw Ave.
– “Black Panther”: June 18, Eckhart Park, 1330 W. Chicago Ave.
– “Sonic 3”: June 18, Kedvale Park, 4134 W. Hirsch St.
– “Jumanji”: June 20, Indian Boundary Park, 2500 W. Lunt Ave.
– “Coco before Chanel”: June 20, Osterman Beach, 5800 N. Lake Shore Drive
– “Inside Out 2”: June 20, Piotrowski Park, 4247 W. 31st St.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: June 21, Broadway Armory Park, 5917 N. Broadway
– “Inside Out 2”: June 21, Churchill Field Playlot Park, 1825 N. Damen Ave.
– “Moana 2”: June 21, Kosciuszko Park, 2732 N. Avers Ave.
– “Homeward Bound”: June 23, Mary Bartelme Park, 115 S. Sangamon St.
– “Twisters”: June 24, A. Montgomery Ward Park, 630 N. Kingsbury St.
– “Moana 2”: June 24, Wilson (Frank J.) Park, 4630 N. Milwaukee Ave.
– “Despicable Me 4”: June 25, Brooks Park, 7100 N. Harlem Ave.
– “Moana 2”: June 25, Gompers Park, 4222 W. Foster Ave.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: June 25, Lake Shore Park, 808 N. Lake Shore Drive
– “The Young Girls of Rochefort”: June 26, Belmont Harbor, 3200 N. Lake Shore Drive
– “Sonic 3”: June 26, Wentworth Park, 5625 S. Mobile Ave.
– “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”: June 26, Wicker Park, 1425 N. Damen Ave.
– “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”: June 27, Aug.a Park, 4433 W. Aug.a Blvd.
– “Captain America: Brave New World”: June 27, Gill Park, 825 W. Sheridan Road
– “Despicable Me 4”: June 27, Rutherford Sayre Park, 6871 W. Belden Ave.
– “Sister Act 2”: June 28, Burnham Park, 1410 S. Museum Campus Drive
– “Moana 2”: June 28, Humboldt Park, 1440 N. Sacramento Ave.
– “Moana 2”: June 28, Maggie Daley Park, 337 E. Randolph St.
**July**
– “Despicable Me 4”: July 1, Eugene Field Park, 5100 N. Ridgeway Ave.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: July 2, Hermitage Park, 5839 S. Wood St.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: July 2, Oakdale Park, 965 W. 95th St.
– “Sonic”: July 2, Smith (Joseph Higgins) Park, 2526 W. Grand Ave.
– “Haute Couture”: July 7, Lake Shore Park, 808 N. Lake Shore Dr.
– “Casablanca”: July 8, Beverly Park, 2460 W. 102nd St.
– “Moana 2”: July 8, Kenwood Community Park, 1330 E. 50th St.
– “The Fall Guy”: July 8, Lake Shore Park, 808 N. Lake Shore Drive
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: July 9, Calumet Park, 9801 S. Ave. G
– “Moana 2”: July 9, Mozart Park, 2036 N. Avers Ave.
– “23 Hours / 23 horas”: July 9, Riis Park, 6100 W. Fullerton Ave.
– “Moana 2”: July 10, Abbott Park, 49 E. 95th St.
– “Bob Marley: One Love”: July 10, Clarendon Park Community Center, 4501 N. Clarendon Ave.
– “The Lion King (2019)”: July 10, Clark (John) Park, 4615 W. Jackson Blvd.
– “Transformers One”: July 11, Dvorak Park, 1119 W. Cullerton St.
– “Inside Out 2”: July 11, Gladstone Park, 5421 N. Menard Ave.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: July 11, West Pullman Park, 401 W. 123rd St.
– “The Sandlot”: July 12, Churchill Field Playlot Park, 1825 N. Damen Ave.
– “Inside Out 2”: July 12, Loyola Park, 1230 W. Greenleaf Ave.
– “Moana 2”: July 14, Altgeld Park, 515 S. Washtenaw Ave.
– “Ratatouille”: July 14, Hollywood Park, 3312 W. Thorndale Ave.
– “Mean Girls”: July 14, Mary Bartelme Park, 115 S. Sangamon St.
– “How to be a Good Wife”: July 15, A. Montgomery Ward Park, 630 N. Kingsbury St.
– “Selena”: July 15, Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: July 15, Kells Playground Park, 3201 W. Chicago Ave.
– “Inside Out 2”: July 16, Brainerd Park, 1246 W. 92nd St.
– “Top Gun: Maverick”: July 16, Eckhart Park, 1330 W. Chicago Ave.
– “Damned Old People (Viejos malditos)”: July 16, Loyola Park, 1230 W. Greenleaf Ave.
– “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice”: July 17, Davis Square Park, 4430 S. Marshfield Ave.
– “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”: July 17, Normandy Playground Park, 6660 W. 52nd St.
– “Venom: The Last Dance”: July 17, Shedd Park, 3660 W. 23rd St.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: July 18, Bessemer Park, 8930 S. Muskegon Ave.
– “Moana 2”: July 18, Hermosa Park, 2240 N. Kilbourn Ave.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: July 18, Sumner Park, 4320 W. 5th Ave.
– “Captain America: Brave New World”: July 19, Commercial Club Playground, 1845 W. Rice St.
– “Patch Adams”: July 19, Jonquil Playlot Park, 1001 W. Wrightwood Ave.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: July 19, Paschen Park, 1932 W. Lunt Ave.
– “Respect”: July 21, Dunbar Park, 300 E. 31st St.
– “Moana 2”: July 22, Graver Park, 1518 W. 102nd Place
– “Captain America: Brave New World”: July 22, Lake Shore Park, 808 N. Lake Shore Drive
– “Moana 2”: July 22, Vittum Park, 5010 W. 50th St.
– “Tetanus (Tétano)”: July 23, Harrison Park, 1824 S. Wood St.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: July 23, La Follette Park, 1333 N. Laramie Ave.
– “The Goonies”: July 23, Norwood Park, 5801 N. Natoma Ave.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: July 24, Hamilton Park, 513 W. 72nd St.
– “The Forge”: July 24, Gwendolyn Brooks Park, 4542 S. Greenwood Ave.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: July 24, Schreiber Playground Park, 1552 W. Schreiber Ave.
– “The Princess and the Frog”: July 26, Burnham Park, 1410 S. Museum Campus Drive
– “The Wild Robot”: July 26, Buttercup Park, 4901 N. Sheridan Road
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: July 26, Oz Park, 2021 N. Burling St.
– “The Lion King” (1992): July 26, Skinner Park, 1331 W. Monroe St.
– “Inside Out 2”: July 28, Gill Park, 825 W. Sheridan Road
– “Rudy”: July 28, Kennedy Park, 11320 S. Western Ave.
– “The Princess Bride”: July 29, Juneway Beach Park, 7751 N. Eastlake Terrace
– “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory”: July 29, Mary Bartelme Park, 115 S. Sangamon St.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: July 29, Tuley Park, 501 E. 90th Place
– “Moana 2”: July 30, Donovan (George) Park, 3620 S. Lituanica Ave.
– “Seeds (Semillas)”: July 30, Kilbourn Park, 3501 N. Kilbourn Ave.
– “Sonic 3”: July 30, Washington Park Refectory, 5531 S. Martin Luther King Drive
– “Wicked”: July 31, A. Montgomery Ward Park, 630 N. Kingsbury St.
– “IF”: July 31, Armour Square Park, 3309 S. Shields Ave.
– “Sonic 3”: July 31, Woodhull Playground Park, 7340 S. East End Ave.
**August**
– “Captain America: Brave New World”: Aug. 1, Cooper Park, 11712 S. Ada St.
– “The Princess Bride”: Aug. 1, Lincoln Park, 500-5700 N. Lake Shore Drive
– “Wicked”: Aug. 1, Mann Park, 3035 E. 130st St.
– “Mary Poppins”: Aug. 2, Belmont Harbor, 3200 N. Lake Shore Drive
– “Mahogany”: Aug. 2, DuSable Museum of African American History, 740 E. 56th Place
– “Twisters”: Aug. 2, Wrightwood Park, 2534 N. Greenview Ave.
– “Wicked”: Aug. 4, Lake Shore Park, 808 N. Lake Shore Drive
– “Casablanca”: Aug. 4, Portage Park, 4100 N. Long Ave.
– “Barbie”: Aug. 5, Chicago Women’s Park and Gardens, 1801 S. Indiana Ave.
– “Wicked” (sing-a-long version): Aug. 5, Walsh Playground Park, 1722 N. Ashland Ave.
– “Despicable Me 4”: Aug. 5, West Lawn Park, 4233 W. 65th St.
– “The Wild Robot”: Aug. 6, Chippewa Park, 6748 N. Sacramento Ave.
– “101 Dalmatians”: Aug. 6, Jackson Park, 6401 S. Stony Island Ave.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: Aug. 6, Ken-Well Park, 2945 N. Kenosha Ave.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: Aug. 7, Hasan Playlot Park, 6855 S. Oglesby Ave.
– “Venom: The Last Dance”: Aug. 7, Metcalfe Park, 4134 S. State St.
– “Despicable Me 4”: Aug. 7, Wildwood Park, 6950 N. Hiawatha Ave.
– “The Wild Robot”: Aug. 8, Berger Park Cultural Center, 6205 N. Sheridan Road
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: Aug. 8, Mayfair Park, 4550 W. Sunnyside Ave.
– “Sonic 3”: Aug. 8, West Chatham Park, 8223 S. Princeton Ave.
– “Dreamgirls”: Aug. 9, Calumet Park, 9801 S. Ave. G
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: Aug. 9, Loyola Park, 1230 W. Greenleaf Ave.
– “Wonka”: Aug. 9, Olympia Park, 6566 N. Avondale Ave.
– “Sonic 3”: Aug. 11, Hamlin Park, 3035 N. Hoyne Ave.
– “Moana 2”: Aug. 12, A. Montgomery Ward Park, 630 N. Kingsbury St.
– “Moana 2”: Aug. 12, Sherwood Park, 5701 S. Shields Ave.
– “Sonic 3”: Aug. 12, Stanton Park, 618 W. Scott St.
– “We Bought A Zoo”: Aug. 13, Eckhart Park, 1330 W. Chicago Ave.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: Aug. 13, Ridge Park, 1817 W. 96th St.
– “Wicked”: Aug. 13, South Shore Cultural Center, 7059 S. South Shore Drive
– “Mean Girls”: Aug. 14, Gill Park, 825 W. Sheridan Road
– “The Wild Robot”: Aug. 14, Hollywood Park, 3312 W. Thorndale Ave.
– “Wicked”: Aug. 14, Wicker Park, 1425 N. Damen Ave.
– “Creed III”: Aug. 15, Austin Town Hall Park, 5610 W. Lake St.
– “Elemental”: Aug. 15, Marquette Park, 6743 S. Kedzie Ave.
– “Moana 2”: Aug. 15, Veteran’s Memorial Park, 2820 E. 98th St.
– “The Five Heartbeats”: Aug. 16, Burnham Park, 1410 S. Museum Campus Drive
– “The Fugitive”: Aug. 16, Jonquil Playlot Park, 1001 W. Wrightwood Ave.
– “Wicked”: Aug. 16, Palmer Park, 201 E. 111th St.
– “Wicked”: Aug. 18, Churchill Field Playlot Park, 1825 N. Damen Ave.
– “Bike Vessel”: Aug. 19, Dawes Park, 8052 S. Damen Ave.
– “Top Gun”: Aug. 19, Mary Bartelme Park, 115 S. Sangamon St.
– “Wicked”: Aug. 20, Kosciuszko Park, 2732 N. Avers Ave.
– “Casablanca”: Aug. 20, Lake Shore Park, 808 N. Lake Shore Drive
– “Moana 2”: Aug. 21, Chicago History Museum, 1601 N. Clark St.
– “Wicked”: Aug. 21, Commercial Club Playground, 1845 W. Rice St.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: Aug. 22, Bradley Park, 9729 S. Yates Ave.
– “Moana 2”: Aug. 22, Douglass Park, 1401 S. Sacramento Drive
– “Wicked”: Aug. 22, Edgebrook Park, 6525 N. Hiawatha Ave.
– “Mufasa: The Lion King”: Aug. 23, Lake Meadows Park, 3117 S. Rhodes Ave.
– “Mary Poppins Returns”: Aug. 23, Osterman Beach, 5800 N. Lake Shore Drive
– “The Wizard of Oz”: Aug. 23, Oz Park, 2021 N. Burling St.
**September**
– “Frankenstein”: Sept. 3, Gage Park, 2411 W. 55th St.
– “Encanto”: Sept. 4, Wrightwood Park, 2534 N. Greenview Ave.
– “A Minecraft Movie”: Sept. 5, Maplewood Playlot Park, 1640 N. Maplewood Ave.
– “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”: Sept. 6, Jonquil Playlot Park, 1001 W. Wrightwood Ave.
– “Wicked”: Sept. 6, Oz Park, 2021 N. Burling St.
– “Jaws”: Sept. 13, Buttercup Park, 4901 N. Sheridan Road.
The Movies in the Parks program not only highlights the love for cinema but also fosters community engagement, providing a memorable summer experience for residents of all ages.
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