What could be more fun than a Summer Movie and a box of popcorn? Watching it under the stars of course! Trade in stadium seating for a bit of novelty this summer and take in a movie under the open sky.
This summer, enjoy a Free Movie at one of several area locations, or enjoy in the nearly extinct novelty of the Drive-In Theater! We have your complete Guide to Summer Movies in Kansas City 2010!
Drive-In Theaters in the Kansas City Area
Boulevard Drive-In Theatre
Where: 1051 Merriam Lane, Kansas City, KS 66103 Phone: (913) 262-0392 Ticket Prices: $8/adult, $2/children 5-11, Free/ Children 4 and under (cash only) Web: www.boulevarddrivein.com/
I-70 Drive-In Theatre
Where: 8701 East 40 Highway Kansas City, Missouri Phone: (816) 861-0501 Ticket Prices: $8/adult, $2/children 5-11, Free/ Children 4 and under Web: www.globecinemas.com/Cinemas/i-70_drive_in.htm
Twin Drive-In Theatres
Where: 1320 North 291Mo.Hwy & 291 E. Kentucky Rd. Independence, Missouri 64050 Phone: (816) 257-2234 Ticket Prices: $8/adult, $2/children 5-11, Free/ Children 4 and under Web: www.globecinemas.com/Cinemas/twin_drive_in.htm
Free Summer Movies in KC:
Note: Parents are advised to review movies before attending. Not all movies are appropriate for all ages.
FREE Outdoor Summer Movies:
June 4: Movie Night in the Park: Monsters Vs. Aliens at Sunset, Webb Park (basketball court area) 1800 SE Oak Ridge Dr in Oak Grove, MO. Bring your blankets and chairs to the park and settle in for a night under the stars. If there is bad weather, the movie will be shown at the Civic Center. 816.690.4003 ext. 12 www.CityOfOakGrove.com
June 5: FREE Movie: Shrek 8:45 PM, Mulberry Lake at US 169 Hwy & Briarcliff Pkwy in Kansas City, MO. PG. Beautiful princesses, handsome princes, witches, ogres and fire-breathing dragons turn up in this fun adaptation. Bring your chairs, blankets & picnic. Hot dogs, candy, chips & drinks for sale.www.BriarCliffVillageKC.com
June 6: FREE Movie:Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 9:05 PM, Kearney Amphitheater. The most delicious event since macaroni met cheese. Inspired by the beloved children's book, the film focuses on a town where food falls from the sky like rain.www.kearneyamphitheater.com
June 8 & 9: FREE Movies at The Legends 10:00AM every Tuesday & Wednesday, Inside at the Legends 14 Theatre. Doors open at 9am and special Kid's Meals are served. This week's showing: Doogal (Rated G) and Monsters vs Aliens (Rated PG). www.phoenixtheatres.com/summerkids.html
June 10: FREE Movie: Kung Fu Panda 8:30PM, Independence Square at Liberty and Maple. Bring your own lawn chairs.
June 11: Family Movies in the Park 7:00 PM, Paradise Park at 1021 Northeast Colbern Road in Lee’s Summit, MO. Enjoy fun family films. 816.246.5224 www.LSChamber.com
June 12: FREE Movie: City Slickers 8:45 PM, Mulberry Lake at US 169 Hwy & Briarcliff Pkwy in Kansas City, MO. PG13. Billy Crystal and friends exchange business meetings for cattle roundups and ties for lassoes in this contemporary western comedy. Bring your chairs, blankets & picnic. Hot dogs, candy, chips & drinks for sale. www.BriarCliffVillageKC.com
June 15 & 16: FREE Movies at The Legends 10:00AM every Tuesday & Wednesday, Inside at the Legends 14 Theatre. Doors open at 9am and special Kid's Meals are served. This week's showing: Clifford the Big Red Dogl (Rated G) and Hotel For Dogs (Rated PG). www.phoenixtheatres.com/summerkids.html
June 18: Family Movies in the Park 7:00 PM, Paradise Park at 1021 Northeast Colbern Road in Lee’s Summit, MO. Enjoy fun family films. 816.246.5224 www.LSChamber.com
June 18: FREE Movie: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 9:00 PM, Gladstone Amphitheater at 76th and N. Troost in Gladstone, MO. 816.437.2489 www.Gladstone.mo.us
June 19: FREE Movie: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory 8:45 PM, Mulberry Lake at US 169 Hwy & Briarcliff Pkwy in Kansas City, MO. G. Enjoy the most fabulous, magical candy factory in the world! A young child who tours this tasty factory finds out there is more to it than a supply of chocolate! Bring your chairs, blankets & picnic. Hot dogs, candy, chips & drinks for sale. www.BriarCliffVillageKC.com
June 22 & 23: FREE Movies at The Legends 10:00AM every Tuesday & Wednesday, Inside at the Legends 14 Theatre. Doors open at 9am and special Kid's Meals are served. This week's showing: Kit Kittredge (Rated G) and Imagine That (Rated PG). www.phoenixtheatres.com/summerkids.html
June 25: Ferris Buehler's Day Off 9:00 PM, The City Market Kansas City, MO. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets.www.thecitymarket.org/upcoming_citymarket.html
June 25: Street Flicks 7:15 PM, Downtown Blue Springs at 12th and Main in Blue Springs, MO. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. Activities for kids begin at 7:15. 816.228.0137
June 26: FREE Movie: The Muppet Movie 8:45 PM, Mulberry Lake at US 169 Hwy & Briarcliff Pkwy in Kansas City, MO. The debut film of the famous Muppets in a charming, musical fable that follows Kermit and Fozzie Bear to Hollywood to seek stardom! Bring your chairs, blankets & picnic. Hot dogs, candy, chips & drinks for sale. www.BriarCliffVillageKC.com
June 29 & 30: FREE Movies at The Legends 10:00AM every Tuesday & Wednesday, Inside at the Legends 14 Theatre. Doors open at 9am and special Kid's Meals are served. This week's showing:Charlotte's Web (Rated G) and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Rated PG). www.phoenixtheatres.com/summerkids.html
July2: FREE Movie: Pretty in Pink 9:00 PM, Crown Center 2500 Grand in Kansas City, MO. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and take in a classic movie on a huge outdoor screen. Visitors are welcome to bring food and drinks, but glass containers are prohibited. 816.274.8444 www.CrownCenter.com
July 3: FREE Movie: Raiders of the Lost Ark 9:00 PM, Mulberry Lake at US 169 Hwy & Briarcliff Pkwy in Kansas City, MO. Enjoy this movie after the performance of the U.S. Air Force Band at 7:00pm. Bring your chairs, blankets & picnic. Hot dogs, candy, chips & drinks for sale. www.BriarCliffVillageKC.com
July 6 & 7: FREE Movies at The Legends 10:00AM every Tuesday & Wednesday, Inside at the Legends 14 Theatre. Doors open at 9am and special Kid's Meals are served. This week's showing:The Wizard of Oz (Rated G) and Planet 51 (Rated PG). www.phoenixtheatres.com/summerkids.html
July 9: FREE Movie: Where the Wild Things Are Concert at 7:30pm, Movie at 8:30pm, Hyde Park 36th & Gillham in Kansas City, MO. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and as you enjoy a movie and concert in the Park! 816.531.8116 www.KCMO.org
July 9: FREE Movie: Jurassic Park 9:00 PM, Crown Center 2500 Grand in Kansas City, MO. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and take in a classic movie on a huge outdoor screen. Visitors are welcome to bring food and drinks, but glass containers are prohibited. 816.274.8444 www.CrownCenter.com
July 10: FREE Movie: Polar Express 8:45 PM, Mulberry Lake at US 169 Hwy & Briarcliff Pkwy in Kansas City, MO. This magical tale tells of a young boy who still wants to believe in Santa even though his friends have "grown out of it". Bring your chairs, blankets & picnic. Hot dogs, candy, chips & drinks for sale. www.briarcliffvillagekc.com
July 13 & 14: FREE Movies at The Legends 10:00AM every Tuesday & Wednesday, Inside at the Legends 14 Theatre. Doors open at 9am and special Kid's Meals are served. This week's showing: Curious George (Rated G) and Aliens in the Attic (Rated PG). www.phoenixtheatres.com/summerkids.html
July 16: Street Flicks 7:15 PM, Downtown Blue Springs at 12th and Main in Blue Springs, MO. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets. Activities for kids begin at 7:15. 816.228.0137
July 16: FREE Movie: The Nightmare Before Christmas Concert at 7:30pm, Movie at 8:30pm, Hyde Park 36th & Gillham in Kansas City, MO. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and as you enjoy a movie and concert in the Park! 816.531.8116 www.KCMO.org
July 16: FREE Movie: Hairspray 9:00PM, Crown Center 2500 Grand in Kansas City, MO. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and take in a classic movie on a huge outdoor screen. Visitors are welcome to bring food and drinks, but glass containers are prohibited. 816.274.8444 www.CrownCenter.com
July 17: FREE Movie: Ghostbusters 8:45 PM, Mulberry Lake at US 169 Hwy & Briarcliff Pkwy in Kansas City, MO. Unemployed parapsychologists set themselves up to rid New York of evil monstrous apparitions that are taking over the city. Bring your chairs, blankets & picnic. Hot dogs, candy, chips & drinks for sale. www.briarcliffvillagekc.com
July 20 & 21: FREE Movies at The Legends 10:00AM every Tuesday & Wednesday, Inside at the Legends 14 Theatre. Doors open at 9am and special Kid's Meals are served. This week's showing: March of the Penguins (Rated G) and Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 (Rated PG). www.phoenixtheatres.com/summerkids.html
July 23: FREE Movie: Planet 51 9:00 PM, Gladstone Amphitheater at 76th and N. Troost in Gladstone, MO. 816.437.2489 www.Gladstone.Mo.us
July 23: FREE Movie: Coraline Concert at 7:30pm, Movie at 8:30pm, Hyde Park 36th & Gillham in Kansas City, MO. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and as you enjoy a movie and concert in the Park! 816.531.8116 www.KCMO.org
July 23: FREE Movie: Julie and Julia 9:00 PM, Crown Center 2500 Grand in Kansas City, MO. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and take in a classic movie on a huge outdoor screen. Visitors are welcome to bring food and drinks, but glass containers are prohibited. 816.274.8444 www.CrownCenter.com
July 24: FREE Movie: Free Willy 8:45 PM, Mulberry Lake at US 169 Hwy & Briarcliff Pkwy in Kansas City, MO. 12 year old, Jessie, befriends Willy, an orca whale recently captured by the sea aquarium. Jesse risks his life to Free Willy in this touching family adventure. Bring your chairs, blankets & picnic. Hot dogs, candy, chips & drinks for sale. www.briarcliffvillagekc.com
July 27 & 28: FREE Movies at The Legends 10:00AM every Tuesday & Wednesday, Inside at the Legends 14 Theatre. Doors open at 9am and special Kid's Meals are served. This week's showing: Polar Express (Rated G) and Tooth Fairy (Rated PG). www.phoenixtheatres.com/summerkids.html
July 30: FREE Movie: Karate Kid Concert at 7:30pm, Movie at 8:30pm, Hyde Park 36th & Gillham in Kansas City, MO. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and as you enjoy a movie and concert in the Park! 816.531.8116 www.KCMO.org
July 30: FREE Movie: Groundhog Day 9:00 PM, Crown Center 2500 Grand in Kansas City, MO. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and take in a classic movie on a huge outdoor screen. Visitors are welcome to bring food and drinks, but glass containers are prohibited. 816.274.8444 www.CrownCenter.com
July 30: The Birds 9:00 PM, The City Market Kansas City, MO. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets.www.thecitymarket.org/upcoming_citymarket.html
July 31: FREE Movie: Back to the Future 8:45 PM, Mulberry Lake at US 169 Hwy & Briarcliff Pkwy in Kansas City, MO. A teenager is transported back in time to 1955 where he accidentally changes the course of history through a series of comic misadventures. Bring your chairs, blankets & picnic. Hot dogs, candy, chips & drinks for sale. www.briarcliffvillagekc.com
August 6: Movie Night in the Park 8:00 PM, Webb Park (basketball court area) 1800 SE Oak Ridge Dr in Oak Grove, MO. Bring your blankets and chairs to the park and settle in for a night under the stars. If there is bad weather, the movie will be shown at the Civic Center. 816.690.4003 ext. 12
August 6: FREE Movie: Ocean's Eleven 9:00 PM, Crown Center 2500 Grand in Kansas City, MO. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and take in a classic movie on a huge outdoor screen. Visitors are welcome to bring food and drinks, but glass containers are prohibited. 816.274.8444 www.CrownCenter.com
August 6: Family Night Dive In Movie 9:00 PM, Merriam Aquatic Center. Watch "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" on the Big Screen while floating in a swimming pool under the stars! www.Merriam.org/Park
August 7: FREE Movie: Curious George 8:45 PM, Mulberry Lake at US 169 Hwy & Briarcliff Pkwy in Kansas City, MO. The man in the yellow hat travels to Africa where he adopts an adorable chimpanzee named George. George might be cute, but his curiosity gets him into a series of predicaments! Bring your chairs, blankets & picnic. Hot dogs, candy, chips & drinks for sale. www.BriarCliffVillageKC.com
August 13: FREE Movie: The Goonies 8:30 PM, Amphitheater at Ironwoods Park. Bring your blankets, lawn chairs, family and friends and join Leawood Parks and Rec for a Movie Night! Buy concessions on site. No coolers or alcoholic beverages allowed. In case of inclement weather, call 913.982.2433 to verify. 913.982.2433 www.Leawood.org
August 13: FREE Movie: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 9:00 PM, Crown Center 2500 Grand in Kansas City, MO. Bring your blanket and lawn chairs, sit under the stars and take in a classic movie on a huge outdoor screen. Visitors are welcome to bring food and drinks, but glass containers are prohibited. 816.274.8444 www.CrownCenter.com
August 14: FREE Movie: Men in Black 8:45 PM, Mulberry Lake at US 169 Hwy & Briarcliff Pkwy in Kansas City, MO. K. and J. are members of a top secret organization that monitors alien activity on earth. The MIB must prevent the destruction of mankind. Bring your chairs, blankets & picnic. Hot dogs, candy, chips & drinks for sale. www.briarcliffvillagekc.com
August 21: FREE Movie: Enchanted 8:45 PM, Mulberry Lake at US 169 Hwy & Briarcliff Pkwy in Kansas City, MO. A classic Disney Fairy Tale lands in New York City when a storybook princess is sent into present day Manhattan by an evil queen. Her journey causes her to change her views on life and love! Bring your chairs, blankets & picnic. Hot dogs, candy, chips & drinks for sale. www.briarcliffvillagekc.com
August 27: Rocky Horror Picture Show 9:00 PM, The City Market Kansas City, MO. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets.www.thecitymarket.org/upcoming_citymarket.html
August 28: FREE Movie: Finding Nemo 8:45 PM, Mulberry Lake at US 169 Hwy & Briarcliff Pkwy in Kansas City, MO. Clownfish Nemo leaves his dad and gets captured and stuck in a fishbowl in a dentist office. His dad, Marlin, and his wacky friend, Dory, embark on a journey to find Nemo! Bring your chairs, blankets & picnic. Hot dogs, candy, chips & drinks for sale. www.briarcliffvillagekc.com