Where you can find free outdoor movies in the Milwaukee area this summer
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. (Watch the forecasts for rain.)
Brookfield/The Corners of Brookfield
The Corners, the shopping/apartment complex at 20111 W. Blue Mound Road, is holding its Movie Series in the Market Square on Tuesdays in August. Movies start at 7 p.m. Info: thecornersofbrookfield.com.
Aug. 6: "Sing"
Aug. 13: "Luca"
Aug. 20: "Finding Nemo"
Aug. 27: "PAW Patrol: The Movie"
Elm Grove
Elm Grove's Friday Flicks are showing at the Elm Grove Village Park Pavilion, 13600 Juneau Blvd. The movies start at 8:30 p.m. Info: elmgrovewi.org.
June 7: “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”
June 21: “Wonka”
July 12: “Elemental”
July 26: “Kung Fu Panda 4”
Aug. 9: “Migration”
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, including activities and animal meet-and-greets, starts at 4:30 p.m. Info: thebayshorelife.com/events.
June 12: “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”
June 19: “Rock Dog 3: Battle the Beat”
June 26: “Puss in Boots: The Last Wish”
July 3: “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
July 10: “Trolls Band Together”
July 17: “Wish”
July 24: “Migration”
July 31: “The Little Mermaid” (2023)
Aug. 7: “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie”
Aug. 14: “Wonka”
Aug. 21: “Elemental”
Aug. 28: “Kung Fu Panda 4”
Greendale
The village's movie series, organized by Gift of Wings, screens in Greendale Gazebo Park, 5710 Broad St. Info: giftofwingslanding.com.
June 8: “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”
July 12: “Trolls Band Together”
Aug. 2: “Kung Fu Panda 4”
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.
May 26: “Trolls Band Together” (during Jansen Fest, in Konkel Park’s softball fields)
June 8: “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”
July 20: “The Little Mermaid” (2023)
Aug. 10: “The Incredibles”
Sept. 21: “Wish”
Milwaukee/Martin Drive Neighborhood
The west side neighborhood association holds its screenings in the neighborhood's Community Gardens, 1345 N. 46th St. Info: martin-drive.org.
June 7: “Jungle Cruise”
June 14: “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”
June 21: “The Bad Guys”
June 28: “Mary Poppins Returns”
Milwaukee/Veterans Park
The Summer Night Movies series returns to the park on Lake Michigan, at 1010 N. Lincoln Memorial Drive. Info: giftofwingslandings.com.
June 15: “Trolls Band Together”
July 6: “Kung Fu Panda 4”
Aug. 17: “Barbie”
Aug. 24: “Wonka”
Aug. 31: “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire”
Oak Creek
Oak Creek is holding its Outdoor Movie Nights during its Fare in the Square Food Truck Nights in Drexel Town Square, 361 W. Town Square Way. Info: oakcreekwi.gov.
June 26: "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest"
Aug. 21: "Monsters, Inc."
Oconomowoc/Moonlit Movies
The Moonlit Movies series takes place in Fowler Park and downtown Oconomowoc; the titles, set for June 13, July 11 and Aug. 15, chosen via votes on the group's Facebook page. Info: moonlitmovies.org.
Port Washington
The city's Parks and Recreation Department has a pair of Friday Night Flicks planned this summer, at the Veteran's Memorial Park Bandshell, 410 N. Lake St., on June 14, and in Upper Lake Park Area 4, 554 N. Lake St. Port, on Aug. 9. Titles have yet to be announced. Info: portwashingtonwi.gov.
Sussex
The village's Outdoor Movie Night takes place Aug. 9 in the Civic Center Plaza, N64-W23760 Main St. The title has yet to be announced. 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.
June 17: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem”
July 15: “The Polar Express”
July 29: “Wonka”
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Free outdoor movies across Milwaukee area in summer 2024
