Free (and Cheap) Summer Movies in Kansas City

2016 Edition

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This summer, enjoy a Free (or Cheap) Movie at one of several area locations! We have your Guide to Free (and Cheap) Summer Movies in Kansas City!

Note: Parents are advised to review movies before attending. Not all movies are appropriate for all ages. Also, this list was compiled by the staff of KC Parent Magazine and may not be reproduced in print or online without permission. Please email kristina@kcparent.com if you have an addition to this list.

Host your Own Outdoor Summer Movie

Plan a movie in your own backyard! Movies2U is Kansas City’s premier provider and facilitator of outdoor and indoor cinema events. From beginning to end, they deliver a 5-star experience that creates lasting memories. Movies2U will deliver crystal clear projection and superior quality audio on industry leader Epic Outdoor Cinema’s cutting edge inflatable screens. Visit http://movies2u.com/ for info.

Discounted Summer Movies in Kansas City

Cinemark Theatres Summer Movie Clubhouse: Two local Cinemark locations: the Country Club Plaza 526 Nichols Rd, KC, MO and Merriam 5500 Antioch, Merriam, KS. Shows run Mon-Thursday at 10am and Noon.  Purchase 10 Movies Passes for $5.00, or tickets can be purchased separately at the box office for $1.00 per show. Admission with a series punch card is limited to one person per card per movie, and valid only at the theatre where purchased. All films that have been selected are rated either G or PG. For more information, visit Cinemark Summer Movie Clubhouse.

B & B Theaters Summer Movies: Locations: Overland Park 16 (formerly Palazzo 16 Theatre) 8601 W. 135th St., OP, KS. 913.814.7469, Shawnee 18 (formerly Westglen 18) 16301 Midland Dr., Shawnee, KS. 816-333.FILM.,Harrisonville Cineplex 2727 Cantrell Rd. Harrisonville, MO. 816.380.2500, KC Northland 14 (formerly Northglen 14) 4900 NE 80th St., KC, MO. 816.468.1100, Lee's Summit 16 (formerly Eastglen 16)1451 Northeast Douglas St., Lee's Summit, MO. 816.554.3386, Liberty Cinema 12 (Liberty Commons Sears Grand Shopping Center) 2101 West Kansas Liberty, MO. 816.781.1700, Grain Valley Marketplace 8 & GS  1131 North East McQuerry Rd. Grain Valley, MO. 816.559.7001, KC Extreme Screen Union Station 30 West Pershing KC, MO. 816.460.2020 Summer Kids Series Tues-Thurs at 10am and 12:30pm, $3/ticket or $2 for those with Backstage Pass. www.bbtheatres.com

Alamo Kids Camp: Alamo Drafthouse Main Street Cinema 1400 Main St., KC, MO. Alamo Drafthouse Kids Camp is an affordable way for families to watch great films together all summer.  Choose your own ticket price - $1-$3 and buy your tickets online to reserve your seats in advance.  100% of ticket sales are donated to local nonprofits working to make our community a better place.  For more information visit Alamo Kids Camp. 

Sand Cinema: Longview Lake Beach at 9:00 p.m. $5 per car. 816.503.4800. This is family fun at its best!  Load the kids in the car and head to the movies on the big screen at Longview Lake Beach! Concessions available. Please no outside food or drinks. June 3: Good Dinosaur. June 17: Cinderella.  July 15: Inside Out. 

Summer Movie Series Blue Springs 8 (1901 MO-7, Blue Springs, MO. 816.224.0551). Mon - Thurs 10am & 12:30pm. $1 movies and $4 Kid Combos (soda, popcorn & candy).  http://www.bluesprings8theatre.com/

Movies in the Park  At Shawnee Mission Theatre in the Park. $1/person. Gates open at 7:30, Movies start at 8:30 - 8:45 (depending on sunset). 2016 Schedule June 7: Frozen Sing-Along. June 21: Cinderella. July 5: Minions. July 19: Inside Out. August 2: E.T. August 13: Up. August 20: Ferris Buehler's Day Off. August 27: Tangled

Dive-in Movie: Roeland Park Aquatic Center 4850 Rosewood Drive, Roeland Park, KS. July 16, 8:45 pm to 10:30 pm. $3 per person ($4 nonresidents). Spend some time with the family in the water watching Minions.  

FREE Summer Movies in Kansas City 2016

FREE Moonlight Movies on the Square: Independence Moonlight Movies are shown every Thursday at 9pm throughout the summer. The movies are projected onto the side of the Pharaoh Theatre on the Independence Square. 2016 Schedule June 9: Finding Nemo. June 16: Shaun the Sheep. June 23: Minions. June 30: Hotel Transylvania 2. July 7: Open Season. July 14: Norm of the North. July 21: Frozen. July 28: Inside Out. August 4: Zootopia. Note: This is an outdoor event and will cancel in bad weather. www.freemoonlightmovies.com

FREE Movie Night: Home Home is showing June 4 at  8pm at Providence Community Church, 10113 Lenexa Dr., Lenexa, KS. Bring the family, some chairs and enjoy the movie and popcorn under the stars.

Popcorn in the Park: Liberty Bennett Park in Liberty, MO. Presented by Liberty Parks and Recreation, Popcorn in the Park is a FREE, fun, family friendly outdoor movie screening. Enjoy free popcorn while you watch the movie. You may also bring your own snacks and beverages. Please remember, alcohol is strictly prohibited. Don't forget to bring your blankets and lawn chairs. 2016 Schedule June 3: Inside Out. 

Movies Under the Stars: Gladstone Starts at 8:30pm Linden Square, 602 NE 70th St, Gladstone. 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Grab your lawn chair or bring your blanket and a pillow and enjoy a movie on the big screen under the stars at Linden Square. Come out early to visit with friends and family and enjoy some leisure games and other activities before the movie. Concessions will be available. 2016 Schedule June 25: Goonies. July 23: Up. July 30: RV. August 27: Raiders of the Lost Ark. 

Night Out in North Kansas City June 24 from 6-10:30pm at Macken Park Festival Shelter, Corner of Clark Ferguson and Howell, North Kansas City. There will be a variety of emergency and construction vehicles on site for kiddo’s to check out up close. There will be inflatables and other kids activities for all to enjoy. You can purchase dinner from one of Kansas Cities food trucks and then you can stay for our movie in the park. We will be showing Muppets Most Wanted at approximately 8:45pm. 

FREE Movies in the Park: Blue Springs  Rotary Park, 600 NW Vesper St., Blue Springs, MO. Grab a blanket or bring your lawn chair and head to Rotary park for a FREE outdoor movie and popcorn under the stars. 2016 Schedule: June 3: Minions. August 26: The Good Dinosaur.

Movie Night at the Barn July 30 9-10:30pm at Shawnee Town 1929, 11501 W. 57th Street, Shawnee. Admission just 5 cents. Bring your lawn chairs or sit on the grass as we watch one of the highest grossing and most hilarious silent films of all times, The Circus. Charlie Chaplin wrote, directed and starred in the film which was nominated for four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor. We’ll be serving popcorn as we watch this 1928 classic homage to one of the all-time greats of the motion picture industry. The film is 1 hour and 10 minutes. It will be shown on the side of our farmstead barn. Bring your lawn chairs or blankets! Admission 1 nickel (just like the good ol’ days!). 

Movie in the Park: North KC Movies begin at dusk at Macken Park Festival Shelter, Corner of Clark Ferguson and Howell, North Kansas City, MO. 2016 Schedule July 22: Tomorrowland. August 26: Inside Out.

Weekender at Crown Center Festivities begin at 5 p.m., music at 6 p.m., movie at approximately 9 p.m. Cap off your work week with top local bands and favorite food trucks. Shop the wares of KC artisans and finish the evening with a famous flick under the stars. 2016 Schedule July 8: Goonies. July 15: Clueless. July 22: Avengers July 29: Trouble with the Curve . August 5: Up.  816.274.8444 http://www.crowncenter.com/

KC Library Off the Wall Series The Library’s annual Off-the-Wall film series presents a Bard-themed batch of films with a slightly offbeat take on William Shakespeare’s plays in Sorta Shakespeare: Offbeat Films Inspired by the Bard. Bring ye olde blankets and folding chairs to the Rooftop Terrace of the Central Library and enjoy an evening of downtown KC skyline cinema. Movies are shown on third Fridays, May through September, at 8:45 p.m. on the Central Library’s Rooftop Terrace. Admission is free. 2016 Schedule: May 20: Strange Brew  (Rated R, 90 min, 1983). June 17: Warm Bodies  (Rated PG-13, 98 min, 2013). July 15: She's the Man  (Rated PG-13, 105 min, 2006). August 19: 10 Things I Hate About You  (Rated PG-13, 97 min, 1999). September 16: West Side Story  (Rated G, 153 min, 1961)

Hyde Park Children's film Festival Hyde Park, 36th and Gillham, Kansas City, Missouri.  Bring a blanket or lawn chair to this fun, free evening in the park for the entire city. Featuring great movies, stunning entertainment, neat prizes and fantastic refreshments! Come out and enjoy the vibe! For more information, call 816.753.6719. 2016 Schedule: June 3: Inside Out. June 10: The Never-Ending Story, June 17: Minions, and June 24: Star Wars: The Force Awakens. 

Inside Out Movie Night July 15 from 8-11pm at Grace Christian Fellowship Church, 7230 Quivira Road, Shawnee, KS. Bring a blanket or chair and enjoy a movie under the stars. 

FREE Saturday Night Summer Movies: Briarcliff Village Briarcliff Trails of our Community proudly presented free outdoor movies for the whole family to enjoy! Movies are shown on Saturday nights during the summer at approx. 8:45 p.m./dusk at Mulberry Lake across from The Village at Briarcliff. Guests are encouraged to bring blankets, lawn chairs and snacks! The summer lineup includes a variety of movies. 2016 Schedule June 4: Jurassic World. June 11: Finding Nemo. June 18: Grease. June 25: Minions.July 9: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2. July 16: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. July 23: Frozen. July 30: Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Movies and Music in the Park: Gardner The Gardner Parks and Recreation Department for an entertainment filled summer.  We are excited to announce our newly combined Music and Movies in the Park Series for Summer 2016!  Come for the Music- stay for the Movie!! Grab your blankets and lawn chairs and head out to the Parks.  Get there early to save your spot!  Polar Oasis and Coffee Cake KC will be onsite selling concessions! 2016 Schedule: FREE June 18  6:30- 8:00 p.m.- Cornerstone Park Band: Soca Juke Box 9:00 p.m. - Cornerstone Park Movie: Goosebumps. $3/ea July 21  8:45 p.m. - Gardner Aquatic Center Movie: Teen Beach Movie $3 per person. FREE July 23  6:30 p.m- 8:00 p.m.- Cornerstone Park Band: Rattle & Hum (U2 Tribute Band). FREE August 20  6:30 p.m.- 8:00 p.m.- Celebration Park Band: Rusty Laffoon  8:15 p.m. - Celebration Park Movie: Field of Dreams and See the KC T-Bones Mascot Sizzle at the movie!! FREE September 10  7:30 p.m. - Celebration Park TBA (You get to pick this one!Stay tuned for Free

more information on the September movie.) Location Cornerstone Park, 215 N. Center. Gardner Aquatic Center, 215 N. Center

FREE Movies in the Park: Harrisonville Join Harrisonville Parks & Recreation for FREE Summer Movies at the City Park Amphitheater! Bring your families, blankets & lawn chairs and enjoy a fun-filled evening watching a free movie under the stars in your very own Harrisonville City Park! Movies start at dusk! Concessions will also be available to enjoy! 2016 Schedule June 24: Peanuts. July 22: Inside Out. 

FREE Movie Night in the Park: Oak Grove Bring the whole family out to Webb Park to enjoy some time together!  There will be a movie shown outdoors on the big screen.  So bring your blankets and chairs and settle in for a night under the stars. If there is bad weather, the movie will be rescheduled.  Movies will be announced closer to event dates. 2016 Schedule Movies shown June 10 and July 15.

FREE Movies in the Park: Grain Valley Summer movies continue in 2016!  The Armstrong Park Pavilion is the venue to catch some FREE family-friendly flicks.  Bring your blanket or lawn chairs, kids, and friends!  Movie titles are TBD and concession stand will be open. 2016 Schedule: June 3: The Good Dinosaur. July 8 and August 5 (Films TBD)

Free Movie in the Park: Grandview Grandview Amphitheatre, 13500 Byars Road, Grandview, MO. 2016 Schedule August 26: Toy Story. Movie will start at dusk.

Free Family Movie at the Olathe Downtown Library Olathe Downtown Library, 201 E. Park, Olathe. Kids. No registration is necessary, but space is limited. Tickets will be distributed on a first come, first served basis starting 30 minutes before each show. The whole family is welcome, but kindergartners and younger must be accompanied by a responsible adult. 2016 Schedule June 6 1:30-3pm: Surf’s Up. June 8 9:30-11am: Surf’s Up. June 13 1:30-3pm: Peanuts. June 15: 9:30-11am: Peanuts.

 

Drive-In Theaters in the Kansas City Area

For more Summer Movie fun, trade in stadium seating for a bit of novelty this summer and take in a movie under the open sky. This summer, enjoy the nearly extinct novelty of the Drive-In Theater. Make it a family night and treat the kids to an evening they won't forget!

Find Even MORE Free fun on our KC Calendar!

Do you know of more great summer movies to add to our list? Comment below!