24-06-2025
Here's when you can watch a movie under the stars in downtown Barrie
Downtown Barrie BIA's Lawn Chair Luminata Movie Series and Open Air Dunlop which brings together a variety of programming to the core. (Supplied)
Gather your friends, pack your popcorn, lawn chairs and blankets - open-air cinema under the stars returns to the heart of Barrie.
Starting on Wed., June 25 locals can gather at the downtown core for 'Lawn Chair Luminata,' 10 weeks of heartwarming films playing at Meridian Place.
'There's something magical about watching a movie under the stars in the heart of your city,' says Ali Oakes, director of the Downtown Barrie BIA and owner of Oh Bee Hive. 'This series brings people together from across the community to experience downtown in a totally unique way. It's summer at its best!'
This year's lineup features a variety of different movies in collaboration with the Downtown BIA's Lawn Chair Luminata Movie Series and Open Air Dunlop.
Here are 10 films playing from now until August.
Lawn Chair Luminata Lineup
June 25 – Smoke Signals (1998, PG-13)
(1998, PG-13) July 2 – Beetlejuice (1988, PG-13)
(1988, PG-13) July 9 - Paddington in Peru (2024, G)
(2024, G) July 16 - School of Rock (2003, PG)
(2003, PG) July 23 – Moana (2016, G)
(2016, G) July 30 – Free Solo (2018, PG)
(2018, PG) August 6 – Flow (2024, G)
(2024, G) August 13 – Jaws (1975, PG-13)
(1975, PG-13) August 20 – The Wild Robot (2024, G)
(2024, G) August 27 – Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989, PG)
For more information on the annual summer event, click here.
