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Summer in Milwaukee means we take everything outside — including the movies.
Here’s a guide to the free outdoor movie events in the Milwaukee area this summer and fall.
Unless otherwise noted, movies all begin at dusk. Dates and titles are subject to change. (You know about rain and Milwaukee weekends.)
Bayside
The village’s Fall Fest, held outside the Village Hall at 9075 N. Regent Road, includes a Movie on the Hill (title to be announced) at 7:15 Sept. 20. Info: baysidewi.gov.
Brookfield/The Corners of Brookfield
The Corners, the shopping/apartment complex at 20111 W. Blue Mound Road, is showing family-friendly movies at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays in August. Info: thecornersofbrookfield.com.
Aug. 5: “Wicked”
Aug. 12: “Mufasa: The Lion King”
Aug. 19: “Moana 2”
Aug. 26: “Inside Out 2”
Brown Deer
The village’s Summer Scenes: Movies in the Park program shows movies at Village Park & Pond, 4920 W. Green Brook Drive. Info: browndeerwi.org.
June 20: “Migration”
July 18: “Hook”
Aug. 15: “Moana 2”
Elm Grove
Elm Grove’s Friday Flicks are showing at 8:30 p.m. on Fridays at the Elm Grove Village Park Pavilion, 13600 Juneau Blvd. Info: elmgrovewi.org.
Glendale/Bayshore
The Glendale retail complex at 5800 N. Bayshore Drive brings its Bayshore Family Flicks series back to The Yard, the center’s outdoor expanse with a large digital screen. The movies, showing on Wednesday nights, start at 5:30 p.m.; pre-movie entertainment and activities start at 4:30 p.m. Info: thebayshorelife.com/events.
June 11: “Wicked”
June 18: “Moana 2”
June 25: “Sonic the Hedgehog 3”
July 2: “Mufasa: The Lion King”
July 9: “Despicable Me 4”
July 16: “Inside Out 2”
July 23: “The Wild Robot”
July 30: “Paddington in Peru”
Aug. 6: “Snow White” (2025)
Aug. 13: “IF”
Aug. 20: “The Garfield Movie”
Aug. 27: “Dog Man”
Greendale
The village’s movie series, organized by Gift of Wings, screens in Greendale Gazebo Park, 5710 Broad St. Info: giftofwingslanding.com.
Greenfield
The city’s Movies in the Park program returns to The Amp in Konkel Park, 5151 W. Layton Ave. Info: ci.greenfield.wi.us.
Menomonee Falls
Menomonee Falls Events hosts Falls Family Movie Nights in Village Park, N87-W16749 Garfield Drive. Info: Menomonee Falls Events Facebook page.
May 30: “Elemental” (rescheduled from May 16)
July 31: “The Goonies”
Sept. 6: “High School Musical”
Milwaukee/Davidson Park
The park carved out of the Harley-Davidson campus at 3725 W. Juneau Ave. hosts several Movie Nights this summer. The movies start at 6:30 p.m. Info: h-d.com/davidsonpark.
June 20: Singalong version of “Encanto”
July 25: “Moana 2”
Aug. 15: To be announced
Sept. 12: To be announced.
Milwaukee/Deer District
Deer District, the plaza outside Fiserv Forum at 1111 N. Phillips Ave., is joining forces with Milwaukee Film for a series of family-friendly movies in the plaza’s Beer Garden. The movies start at 6 p.m. Info: deerdistrict.com/events.
Milwaukee/Lake Park
Lake Park Friends is showing cult movies on select Friday nights this summer at the park’s Summer Stage, 2975 N. Lake Park Road. Info: lakeparkfriends.org/visit/events.
Milwaukee/Martin Drive Neighborhood
The west side neighborhood association holds its screenings in the neighborhood’s Community Gardens, 1345 N. 46th St. (unless otherwise noted). Info: martin-drive.org.
Milwaukee/Veterans Park
The Summer Night Movies series returns to the park on Lake Michigan, at 1010 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive. Info: giftofwingslandings.com.
Oak Creek
Oak Creek’s Fare in the Square — held in Drexel Town Square, 361 W. Town Square Way — includes movies as well as a parade of food trucks. Info: oakcreekwi.gov.
Oconomowoc/Moonlit Movies
The Moonlit Movies series takes place in Fowler Park. Info: moonlitmovies.org.
June 12: “Moana 2”
July 10: “The Wild Robot”
Aug. 14: “A Minecraft Movie”
Port Washington
The city’s Parks and Recreation Department has a pair of Friday Night Flicks planned this summer, in Veteran’s Memorial Park, 410 N. Lake St., but the dates shifted because of bad weather. Info: Port Washington Parks, Recreation, & Forestry Facebook page.
Aug. 15: To be announced
Sept. 5: “The Wild Robot”
Sussex
The village’s Outdoor Movie Night takes place in the Civic Center Plaza, N64 W23760 Main St. Info: villagesussex.org.
Waukesha
The city of Waukesha’s Monday Nights at the Movies returns to Cutler Park’s Les Paul Performance Center, 321 Wisconsin Ave. Pre-movie activities start at 6 p.m.; the movies start at 7:15 p.m. Info: waukesha-wi.gov.
West Allis / LaFollette Park
The Friends of LaFollette Park host their annual Movie Night in the Park in the West Allis park, 9418 W. Washington St., on June 13. The title of the family-friendly movie will be unveiled closer to the date. Info: Movie Night at the Park Facebook event page.
West Milwaukee / West Allis
The West Allis/West Milwaukee Recreation & Community Services Department is running its Summer Movie Nights in several locations this summer, with titles to be announced. The movies start at 6:30 p.m. at West Milwaukee Park, 5000 W. Burnham St., on June 12; on Becher Street between 68th and 69th streets on July 3 (dubbed “Feature on Becher”), where they’re showing “The Sandlot”; and “National Treasure,” outside the WAWM Activity & Fitness Center, 1300 S. 109th St., on July 17. Info: West Allis-West Milwaukee Recreation & Community Services Facebook page.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Where you can find free outdoor movies in the Milwaukee area this summer
Reporting by Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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