Movies in the Park 2026

Next date: Friday, June 05, 2026 | 08:45 PM to 10:59 PM

Grab your blanket or a few chairs and come out for a free family-friendly movie in the park.

Bring lawn chairs or a blanket. No RSVP. No Tickets.

Movies will begin around 8:45-9:00 p.m., depending on sunset.

In the case of inclement weather, the movies will be moved inside the Recreation Center. Sponsored by Lincoln Parks and Recreation and the Lincoln Parks Foundation.

2026 Schedule

Friday, June 5: A Goofy Movie

Antelope Park Bandshell (1650 Memorial Drive) Indoor location: Auld

Standard Disney musical finds Goofy trying to bond with son Max on a cross-country excursion. Voices:  Goofy: Bill Farmer. Max: Jason Marsden. Pete: Jim Cummings. Roxanne: Kellie Martin. PJ: Rob Paulsen. Principal: Wallace Shawn. Directed by Kevin Lima.

Released:  1995

Rating: PG

Length:   78 minutes

Cast: Bill Farmer, Jason Marsden, Jim Cummings, Kellie Martin, Rob Paulsen

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Thursday, June 11:  Lilo and Stitch

Calvert Recreation Center (4500 Stockwell) Indoor location gym

A live-action reimagining of Disney’s 2002 animated classic, “Lilo & Stitch” is the wildly funny and touching story of a lonely Hawaiian girl and the fugitive alien who helps to mend her broken family.

Released:  2026

Rating: PG

Length:  108 minutes

Cast: Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders, Sydney Agudong, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen

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Thursday, June 18:  Hoppers

Irving Recreation Center Greenspace (2010 Van Dorn) Indoor location gym

A 19-year-old animal lover Mabel uses clever new technology designed to "hop" human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals to communicate with beavers, uncovering mysteries within the animal world beyond anything she could have imagined.

Released:  2026

Rating: PG

Length:  105 minutes

Cast: Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Meryl Streep, Melissa Villasenor

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Friday, July 10:  National Treasure

Antelope Park Bandshell (1650 Memorial Drive) Indoor location Auld

A modern-day fortune hunter races to find an ancient treasure hidden by the Founding Fathers.

Released:  2004

Rating: PG

Length:  131 minutes

Cast: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Jon Voight

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Friday, July 24: Zootopia 2

Belmont Recreation Center Playground (1234 Judson) Indoor location gym

Detectives Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a mysterious reptile who arrives in Zootopia and turns the mammal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.

Released:  2026

Rating: PG

Length:  108 minutes

Cast:  Jason Bateman, Quinta Brunson, Fortune Feimster, Ginnifer Goodwin

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Friday, July 31: Dolphin Tale

 F Street Community Center Gym (1225 F Street) Indoor location gym

Based on true events "Dolphin Tale" is a family film about Winter, a young dolphin who loses her tail in a crab trap and Sawyer, the introverted, 11-year old boy who befriends her. Sawyer meets the rescued dolphin at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a marine rehabilitation center where she lives. Sawyer rallies friends and family alike to save Winter by convincing a pioneering doctor to create a unique prosthetic attachment to restore the dolphin’s ability to swim. Winter the dolphin will play herself in the movie.

Released:  2011

Rating: PG

Length:  112 minutes

Cast: Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Nathan Gamble, Kris Kristofferson, Cozi Zuehlsdorff

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Friday, August 7th:  Wicked for Good  

Air Park Recreation Center (4900 Mike Scholl Drive) Air Park Community Center (4900 Mike Scholl St.)Indoor location gym

The second film in the two-part adaptation of the Broadway musical follows Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West, and her relationship with Glinda, the Good Witch of the North.

Released:  2025

Rating: PG

Length:  138 minutes

Cast: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Jeff Goldblum, Kristin Chenoweth

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Friday, August 14: Newsies

Antelope Park Bandshell (1650 Memorial Drive) Indoor location Auld

Musical about the 1899 strike of New York newsboys.

Released:  1992

Rating: PG

Length:  125 minutes

Cast: Christian Bale, David Moscow. Les: Luke Edwards. Denton: Bill Pullman. Medda: Ann-Margret. Joseph Pulitzer: Robert Duvall. Racetrack: Max Casella. Crutchy: Marty Belafsky.

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Friday, August 28:  The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

Easterday Recreation Center (6130 Adams Street) Indoor location gym

“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” is an upcoming American animated adventure film based on the 2007 video game Super Mario Galaxy and Nintendo’s broader Mario franchise.

Released:  2026

Rating: PG

Length: 

Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Pratt, Jack Black

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Friday, October 2: The Wild Robot

Pioneers Park Nature Center (3201 S. Coddington), Indoor location auditorium

After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.

Released:  2024

Rating: PG

Length:  101 Minutes

Cast:  Lupita Nyong'o, Pedro Pascal, Catherine O'Hara, Bill Nighy

 

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