23-05-2025
Every movie you can watch for free in Minneapolis parks this summer
Few things feel as emblematic of summer in Minneapolis as watching movies in the park.
The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) has unveiled the full lineup of films parkgoers can drop into throughout the summer.
Each of the more than 60 movies will play at dusk and will be free for everyone.
This summer's lineup is heavy on recent family-friendly films, with a couple of 2025 releases — Captain America: Brave New World and A Minecraft Movie — as well as a whole lot of 2024 movies like Wicked, Wild Robot, Kung Fu Panda 4, Inside Out 2, Moana 2, and Paddington in Peru.
Where last summer had a couple of nights tucked away for older audiences, like Past Lives or, arguably, the latest Godzilla x Kong installment. This summer has a little less of that. The more adult-geared fare, which is still largely family-friendly-ish, includes Barbie, Mamma Mia!, Grease, Footloose, The Fall Guy, and The Fifth Element.
Also, for the second straight year, Cool Runnings is getting some love. It's bobsled time.
Here's the lineup for the MPRB's Movies in the Park series in 2025:
June 4: Footloose (2011) at The Commons
June 5: Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) at Brackett Field Park
June 6: The Garfield Movie (2024) at Webber Park
June 7: Forrest Gump (1994) at Lake Harriet Bandshell
June 10: Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024) at Bottineau Park
June 11: Twilight (2008) at The Commons
June 12: Wonka (2023) at Victory Memorial Drive
June 16: Cool Runnings (1993) at Sumner Field Park
June 17: IF (2024) at St. Anthony Park
June 18: Black Panther (2018) at The Commons
June 20: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) at Bohanon Park
June 21: Barbie (2023) at Lake Harriet Bandshell
June 23: Monsters, Inc. (2001) at Van Cleve Park
June 24: Inside Out 2 (2024) at Lyndale Farmstead Park
June 25: Barbie (2023) at The Commons
June 26: Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) at Beltrami Park
June 27: Wild Robot (2024) at Audubon Park
July 1: Captain America: Brave New World (2025) at Powderhorn Park
July 2: A League of Their Own (1992) at The Commons
July 7: Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) at Painter Park
July 8: Moana 2 (2024) at Hiawatha School Park
July 9: 10 Things I Hate About You (1999) at The Commons
July 10: The Fall Guy (2024) at Victory Park
July 11: Wicked (2024) at Armatage Park
July 12: Angels in the Outfield (1993) at McRae Park
July 14: Despicable Me 4 (2024) at Waite Park
July 15: Moana 2 (2024) at Windom Northeast Park
July 16: The Fifth Element (1997) at The Commons
July 17: Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) at East Phillips Park
July 18: Wild Robot (2024) at Lynnhurst Park
July 19: IF (2024) at Kenny Park
July 19: Soul (2020) at Lake Harriet Bandshell
July 21: Finding Nemo (2003) at Northeast Athletic Field Park
July 22: Elemental (2023) at Kenwood Park
July 23: Wicked (2024) sing-along at The Commons
July 24: Paddington in Peru (2024) at Powderhorn Park
July 25: Inside Out 2 (2024) at Matthews Park
July 26: Moana 2 (2024) at Fuller Park
July 29: Shrek (2001) at Dickman Park
July 30: Moana 2 (2024) at The Commons
July 31: Lady and the Tramp (2019) at Loring Park
Aug. 1: Remember the Titans (2000) at Lake Harriet Bandshell
Aug. 2: Wild Robot (2024) at Folwell Park
Aug. 4: Elemental (2023) at Linden Hills Park
Aug. 5: Inside Out 2 (2024) at Luxton Park
Aug. 6: Inside Out 2 (2024) at The Commons
Aug. 7: Wicked (2024) at Logan Park
Aug. 8: Aladdin (2019) at Lake Nokomis Park
Aug. 9: Piece by Piece (2024) at Pershing Park
Aug. 11: Barbie (2023) at Mueller Park
Aug. 12: Captain America: Brave New World (2025) at North Commons Park
Aug. 13: Mamma Mia! (2008) at The Commons
Aug. 14: Wicked (2024) at Creekview Park
Aug. 15: Kung Fu Panda 4 (2024) at Phelps Field Park
Aug. 16: Grease (1978) at Lake Harriet Bandshell
Aug. 18: Haunted Mansion (2023) at Loring Park
Aug. 19: A Minecraft Movie (2025) at 40th Street Park
Aug. 20: Mean Girls (2024) at The Commons
Aug. 21: Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken (2023) at North Mississippi Regional Park
Aug. 22: Wicked (2024) at Corcoran Park
Aug. 25: Migration (2023) at Pearl Park
Aug. 26: The Mighty Ducks (1992) at Jackson Square Park
Aug. 27: The Fall Guy (2024) at The Commons
Aug. 28: Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2024) at Bassett Creek Park
Aug. 29: Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) at Lake Hiawatha Park
Aug. 30: Thor: Ragnarok (2017) at Bryant Square Park
Films start at dusk, with tentative start times listed on the MPRB site. Be sure to check the Parks and Recreation Board website before heading out, as the schedule may change.
