Find Movies in the Park All Summer Long: Puss In Boots, The Bad Guys, Wakanda Forever, & More

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Pack your picnic blanket and your popcorn: summer is outdoor movie season! Larger-than-life movie screens throughout the western suburbs will fill with new family-friendly favorites like The Bad Guys or DC League of Super Pets, as well as classics such as The Sandlot or Singing in the Rain.

While many offer concessions, check in advance to make sure you’re prepared with all your favorite movie snacks.

Pro tip: many of these start times are approximate, as outdoor movie viewing is optimal as the sun has gone down. Make sure to arrive with plenty of time to find your spot and get your snacks ready before the show officially begins.

Be sure to check websites/social media or give a call prior to going to confirm the date and location.

Outdoor Movies in May

Movies in the Park: Happy Gilmore (White Pines Golf Course, Bensenville)
May 13, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movies in the Park: Puss in Boots (Oak Park)
May 19, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movie in the Park: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Glen Ellyn)
May 31, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Outdoor Movies in June

The Summer of Movies: DC League of Super-Pets (Darien)
June 1, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Moonlit Movies in the Park: A League of Their Own (Cantigny Park, Wheaton)
June 2, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Movies and Food Trucks: Minions: The Rise of Gru (Geneva Commons)
June 2, 2023 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Movies in the Park: The Bad Guys (Lemont)
June 6, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movies in the Park: Lightyear (Geneva)
June 6, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movies and Concerts in Lilacia Park: Up (Lombard)
June 8, 2023 | 6:30pm – 10:00pm

Neighborhood Movie Series: Wakanda Forever (Bolingbrook)
June 8, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movies and Food Trucks: DC League of Super-Pets (Geneva Commons)
June 9, 2023 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Movies in the Park: Sing 2 (Forest Park)
June 9, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Outdoor Movie Night: Toy Story (Western Springs Baptist Church)
June 9, 2023 | 8:00pm start

Movies in the Park: Encanto (St. Charles)
June 9, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movies Under the Stars: Shrek (Downtown Wheaton)
June 9, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Summer Movies in the Park: Sing 2 (Oak Park)
June 9, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Moonlit Movies in the Park: DC League of Super-Pets (Cantigny Park, Wheaton)
June 9, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Movies Under the Stars: The Bad Guys (Westmont)
June 9, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movies Under the Moon: Minions the Rise of Gru (Woodridge)
June 9, 2023 | 8:45pm – 10:45pm

Movie in the Park: DC League of Super-Pets (Bloomingdale)
June 9, 2023 | 8:45pm – 11:00pm

Movies in the Park: Encanto (Bensenville)
June 10, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movies on the Lawn: Vivo (Oak Brook)
June 14, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Free Movies in the Park: Surf’s Up (Northlake)
June 14, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movie in the Park: Minions: The Rise of Gru (Glen Ellyn)
June 14, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

The Summer of Movies: Free Willy (Darien)
June 15, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movie in the Park: Encanto (North Berwyn)
June 15, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Summer Movies in the Park: Minions: Rise of Gru (Warrenville)
June 15, 2023 | 8:30pm

Dive-In Movie (Wood Dale)
June 16, 2023 | 6:45pm – 8:45pm

Movies and Food Trucks: Princess Diaries (Geneva Commons)
June 16, 2023 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Movie in the Park: Sing 2 (Elmhurst)
June 16, 2023 | 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Dive In Movie (Roselle)
June 16, 2023 | 7:45pm – 9:45pm
Register in advance

Flick N’ Float: Turning Red (Sunset Pool, Geneva)
June 16, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Pool admission rates apply.

Moonlit Movies in the Park: Singing in the Rain (Cantigny Park, Wheaton)
June 16, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Movies in the Park: Dr. Dolittle (Berwyn)
June 16, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Movies in the Park: Encanto (Hinsdale)
June 16, 2023 | 8:30pm

Movie in the Park: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Lisle)
June 20, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movies on the Lawn: Lyle, Lyle Crocodile (Oak Brook)
June 21, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Neighborhood Movie Series: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Bolingbrook)
June 22, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movies and Food Trucks: Thor Love and Thunder (Geneva Commons)
June 23, 2023 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Poolside Movie: Luca (Butterfield Park District, Lombard)
June 23, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm
Pool admission rates apply.

Moonlit Movies in the Park: Twilight (Cantigny Park, Wheaton)
June 23, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Movie in the Park (La Grange Park)
June 26, 2023 | 8:30pm

Movies in the Park: Top Gun: Maverick (Lemont)
June 27, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Summer Movie Nights: Surf’s Up (Westchester)
June 27, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movies on the Lawn: Top Gun Maverick (Oak Brook)
June 28, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Free Movies in the Park: Vivo (Northlake)
June 28, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

The Summer of Movies: Encanto (Darien)
June 29, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movies and Food Trucks: Moana (Geneva Commons)
June 30, 2023 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Moonlit Movies in the Park: National Treasure (Cantigny Park, Wheaton)
June 30, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Outdoor Movies in July

Movies on the Lawn: Puss in Boots, The Last Wish (Oak Brook)
July 5, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Neighborhood Movie Series: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Bolingbrook)
July 6, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movies in the Park: Jurassic World Dominion (Oak Park)
July 6, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movies and Food Trucks: Guardians of the Galaxy (Geneva Commons)
July 7, 2023 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Movie Night: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Blackberry Farm, Aurora)
July 7, 2023 | 7:30pm – 10:30pm
Purchase tickets in advance to ensure admission.

Moonlit Movies in the Park: The Goonies (Cantigny Park, Wheaton)
July 7, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Movies in the Park: Sonic (Berwyn)
July 7, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Poolside Movie: The Bad Guys (Butterfield Park District, Lombard)
July 7, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm
Pool admission rates apply.

Movies Under the Moon: E.T. (Woodridge)
July 7, 2023 | 8:45pm – 10:45pm

Movies in the Park: Top Gun: Maverick (Geneva)
July 11, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movies in the Park: Lyle, Lyle Crocodile (Lemont)
July 11, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movies on the Lawn: Wakanda Forever (Oak Brook)
July 12, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Midweek Movies: The Grinch (Burr Ridge Village Center)
July 12, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Movies in the Park: The Sandlot (La Grange)
July 12, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:30pm

Movie in the Park: Strange World (Glen Ellyn)
July 12, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movies and Concerts in Lilacia Park: DC League of Superpets (Lombard)
July 13, 2023 | 6:30pm – 10:00pm

The Summer of Movies: Spider-Man: No Way Home (Darien)
July 13, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movie in the Park and Mini Dance-A-Thon: Minions: Rise of Gru (Clarendon Hills)
July 13, 2023 | 8:15pm – 10:45pm

Movies and Food Trucks: Monsters, Inc. (Geneva Commons)
July 14, 2023 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Movie in the Park: Lightyear (Elmhurst)
July 14, 2023 | 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Dive-In Movie: Frozen (Aurora)
July 14, 2023 | 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Flick N’ Float: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Geneva)
July 14, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Pool admission rates apply.

Movies in the Park: Mitchells vs. the Machines (St. Charles)
July 14, 2023 | 8:15pm – 10:15pm

Movies Under the Stars: Field of Dreams (Westmont)
July 14, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Movies in the Park: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Bensenville)
July 15, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movies on the Lawn: Super Pets (Oak Brook)
July 19, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Free Movie and Music in the Park: Grease (Northlake)
July 19, 2023 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Midweek Movies: Ghostbusters (Burr Ridge Village Center)
July 19, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Movie in the Park: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Batavia)
July 19, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Movie in the Park (North Berwyn)
July 20, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movie Night With the Cops: Toy Story (Wheaton)
July 20, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Neighborhood Movie Series: Minions: The Rise of Gru (Bolingbrook)
July 20, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Summer Movies in the Park: Top Gun Maverick (Warrenville)
July 20, 2023 | 8:30pm

Movies and Food Trucks: Freaky Friday (Geneva Commons)
July 21, 2023 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Summer Movies in the Park: The Bad Guys (Oak Park)
July 21, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movie in the Park: Finding Nemo (North Aurora)
July 21, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movies in the Park: The Bad Guys (Forest Park)
July 21, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Moonlit Movies in the Park: The Princess and the Frog (Cantigny Park, Wheaton)
July 21, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Movies in the Park: The Santa Clause (Hinsdale)
July 21, 2023 | 8:30pm

Movies in the Park: Wakanda Forever (Oak Park)
July 21, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movies Under the Moon: Moana (Woodridge)
July 21, 2023 | 8:45pm – 10:45pm

Summer Movie Nights: Camp Nowhere (Westchester)
July 25, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movies on the Lawn: Uncharted (Oak Brook)
July 26, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Midweek Movies: School of Rock (Burr Ridge Village Center)
July 26, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Free Movie and Music in the Park: Moana (Northlake)
July 26, 2023 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Movies and Concerts in Lilacia Park: Encanto (Lombard)
July 27, 2023 | 6:30pm – 10:00pm

The Summer of Movies: Finding Nemo (Darien)
July 27, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movie Nights at Mundy: Men in Black (Aurora)
July 27, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movies and Food Trucks: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Geneva Commons)
July 28, 2023 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Movies Under the Stars: Toy Story 2 (Wheaton)
July 28, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

A Night at the Movies: Minions: Rise of Gru (Naperville)
July 28, 2023 | 8:30pm

Moonlit Movies in the Park: School of Rock (Cantigny Park, Wheaton)
July 28, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Outdoor Movies in August

Movies in the Park: The Goonies (Geneva)
August 1, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movies on the Lawn: Spider-Man, No Way Home (Oak Brook)
August 2, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Midweek Movies: The Wedding Planner (Burr Ridge Village Center)
August 2, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Free Movies in the Park: Little Rascals (Northlake)
August 2, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movie in the Park: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Glen Ellyn)
August 2, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movie in the Park: Minions: The Rise of Gru (Batavia)
August 2, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Movie in the Park: Moana (Carol Stream)
August 3, 2023 | 6:00pm – 10:00pm

Neighborhood Movie Series: Turning Red (Bolingbrook)
August 3, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movies and Food Trucks: Footloose (Geneva Commons)
August 4, 2023 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Movie in the Park: Sonic the Hedgehog (Elmhurst)
August 4, 2023 | 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Flick N’ Float: Luca (Geneva)
August 4, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm
Pool admission rates apply.

Poolside Movie: LEGO Batman Movie (Butterfield Park District, Lombard)
August 4, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm
Pool admission rates apply.

Moonlit Movies in the Park: North by Northwest (Cantigny Park, Wheaton)
August 4, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Dive-In Movie: Jaws (Bensenville)
August 5, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movies on the Lawn: Lightyear (Oak Brook)
August 9, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Movies in the Park: Minions: The Rise of Gru (Villa Park)
August 9, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

The Summer of Movies: The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Darien)
August 10, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movie in the Park (North Berwyn)
August 10, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movies and Food Trucks: Toy Story 2 (Geneva Commons)
August 11, 2023 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm

A Night at the Movies: School of Rock (Naperville)
August 11, 2023 | 8:15pm – 10:15pm

Movies in the Park: Think Like a Dog (Berwyn)
August 11, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Movies Under the Stars: Minions: The Rise of Gru (Westmont)
August 11, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Movies in the Park: Paws of Fury The Legend of Hank (Bloomingdale)
August 11, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movies in the Park: Despicable Me (Hinsdale)
August 11, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Moonlit Movies in the Park: Big Hero Six (Cantigny Park, Wheaton)
August 11, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Movie in the Park: Paws of Fury (Bloomingdale)
August 11, 2023 | 8:45pm – 11:00pm

Movies on the Lawn: Knives Out (Oak Brook)
August 16, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Summer Movies in the Park: Luca (Warrenville)
August 17, 2023 | 8:30pm

Movies and Food Trucks: Trolls (Geneva Commons)
August 18, 2023 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm

Movie Night: Princess and the Frog (Blackberry Farm, Aurora)
August 18, 2023 | 7:30pm – 10:30pm
Purchase tickets in advance to ensure admission.

Movies in the Park: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Oak Park)
August 18, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movies in the Park: Elvis (Oak Park)
August 18, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Moonlit Movies in the Park: Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (Cantigny Park, Wheaton)
August 18, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Movies on the Lawn: A Man Called Otto (Oak Brook)
August 23, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Movie Nights at Mundy: Almost Famous (Aurora)
August 24, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Movies and Food Trucks (Geneva Commons)
August 25, 2023 | 7:00pm – 10:00pm

A Night at the Movies: Strange World (Naperville)
August 25, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Moonlit Movies in the Park: Super Mario Brothers (Cantigny Park, Wheaton)
August 25, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:00pm

Movie in the Park: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (Bensenville)
August 26, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Summer Movie Nights: The Bad Guys (Westchester)
August 29, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

Outdoor Movies in September

A Night at the Movies: Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile (Naperville)
September 8, 2023 | 7:30pm – 9:30pm

Movies in the Park: Hotel Transylvania: Transformania (Villa Park)
September 8, 2023 | 8:00pm – 10:00pm

Movies in the Park: Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (Oak Park)
September 15, 2023 | 8:30pm – 10:30pm

A Night at the Movies: The Little Mermaid (live action) (Naperville)
September 22, 2023 | 7:00pm – 9:00pm

Outdoor Movies in October

Movies Under the Stars: Coco and Hocus Pocus (Downtown Wheaton)
October 13, 2023 | Coco starts at 6:00pm, followed by Hocus Pocus at 8:00pm

Want more outdoor movie options? Drive-in movies are making a comeback, too!

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