Summer nights are the best! Especially when you can head to a local park and enjoy a movie night with your family. Bring dinner, snacks, drinks and even a blanket or chair to watch comfortably.
Chicago Park District has many family-friendly movie options, including Moana 2, Mufasa The Lion King, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, The Wild Robot and many more. Make sure to check the movie’s rating before heading out because some of the movies are rated PG-13 for older kids.
Read more: Free Outdoor Movies in the Park Events for Families in Chicagoland
Check out our map of Chicago Park District’s Movies in the Park events:
Note: Free screenings can change at the last minute, so ALWAYS check the location first before heading out. Looking for more fun things to do with kids in Chicagoland? Check out our summer fun guide!
This article was updated on June 23, 2025, by Chicago Parent Content Writer Kari Zaffarano. Her research included adding 2025 dates from the Chicago Park District’s movies in the park lineup and creating a map to find outdoor movies near you. Questions? Email her at kari@chicagoparent.com.
Movies in the Park events in Downtown Chicago
Maggie Daley Park
- June 28, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
Stanton Park
- Aug. 12, 2025: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (PG)
Wrightwood Park
- Aug. 2, 2025: Twisters (PG-13)
- Sept. 4, 2025: Encanto (PG)
Movies in the Park events in Chicago’s North Side
Belmont Harbor
- Aug. 2, 2025: Mary Poppins (G)
Berger Park
- Aug. 8, 2025: The Wild Robot (PG)
Brands Park
- July 25, 2025: A Minecraft Movie (PG)
Broadway Park
- June 21, 2025: Mufasa The Lion King (PG)
Brooks Park
- June 25, 2025: Despicable Me 4 (PG)
- July 25, 2025: The Forge (PG)
Buttercup Park
- July 26, 2025: The Wild Robot (PG)
- Sept. 13, 2025: Jaws (PG)
Chippewa Park
- Aug. 8, 2025: The Wild Robot (PG)
Churchill Field Park
- June 21, 2025: Inside Out 2 (PG)
- July 12, 2025: The Sandlot (PG)
- Aug. 18, 2025: Wicked (PG)
Clarendon Park
- July 10, 2025: Bob Marley One Love (PG-13)
Clark Park
- July 10, 2025: The Lion King (PG)
Eckhart Park
- July 16, 2025: Top Gun: Maverick (PG-13)
- Aug. 13, 2025: We Bought a Zoo (PG)
Edgebrook Park
- Aug. 22, 2025: Wicked (PG)
Eugene Field Park
- July 1, 2025: Despicable Me 4 (PG)
Gill Park
- June 27, 2025: Captain America Brave New World (PG-13)
- July 28, 2025: Inside Out 2 (PG)
- Aug. 14, 2025: Mean Girls (PG-13)
Gladstone Park
- July 11, 2025: Inside Out 2 (PG)
Gompers Park
- June 25, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
Hamlin Park
- Aug. 11, 2025: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (PG)
Hermosa Park
- July 18, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
Hollywood Park
- July 14, 2025: Ratatouille (G)
- Aug. 14, 2025: The Wild Robot (PG)
Indian Boundary Park
- June 20, 2025: Jumanji (PG)
Jonquil Park
- July 19, 2025: Patch Adams (PG-13)
- Aug. 16, 2025: The Fugitive (PG-13)
- Sept. 6, 2025: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PG)
Juneway Beach Park
- July 29, 2025: The Princess Bride (PG)
Ken-Well Park
- Aug. 6, ,2025: Mufasa The Lion King (PG)
Kosciuszko Park
- June 21, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
- Aug. 20, 2025: Wicked (PG)
Lake Shore Park
- June 25, 2025: Mufasa The Lion King (PG)
- July 8, 2025: The Fall Guy (PG-13)
- July 22, 2025: Captain America Brave New World (PG-13)
- Aug. 4, 2025: Wicked (PG)
Lincoln Park
- July 15, 2025: Selena (PG)
- Aug. 21, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
Loyola Park
- July 12, 2025: Inside Out 2 (PG)
- Aug. 9, 2025: Mufasa The Lion King (PG)
Maplewood Park
- Sept. 5, 2025: A Minecraft Moviet Movie (PG)
Mayfair Park
- Aug. 8, 2025: Mufasa: The Lion King (PG)
Mozart Park
- July 9, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
Norwood Park
- July 23, 2025: The Goonies (PG)
Olympia Park
- Aug. 9, 2025: Wonka (PG)
Osterman Beach
- June 20, 2025: Coco Before Chanel (PG-13)
- Aug. 23, 2025: Mary Poppins Returns (PG)
Oz Park
- July 26, 2025: Mufasa: The Lion King (PG)
- Aug. 23, 2025: The Wizard of Oz (G)
- Sept. 6, 2025: Wicked (PG)
Paschen Park
- July 19, 2025: Mufasa The Lion King (PG)
Schreiber Park
- July 25, 2025: Mufasa: The Lion King (PG)
Ward Park
- June 24, 2025: Twisters (PG-13)
- July 31, 2025: Wicked (PG)
- Aug. 12, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
Wicker Park
- June 26, 2025: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (PG-13)
- July 24, 2025: The Parent Trap (PG)
- Aug. 14, 2025: Wicked (PG)
Wildwood Park
- Aug. 7, 2025: Despicable Me 4 (PG)
Movies in the Park events in Chicago’s South Side
Abbott Park
- July 10, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
Bessemer Park
- July 18, 2025: Mufasa The Lion King (PG)
Bradley Park
- Aug. 22, 2025: Mufasa The Lion King (PG)
Calumet Park
- July 9, 2025: Mufasa The Lion King (PG)
- Aug. 9, 2025: Dream Girls (PG-13)
Chicago Women’s Park and Gardens
- Aug. 5, 2025: Barbie (PG-13)
Cooper Park
- Aug. 1, 2025: Captain America Brave New World (PG-13)
Douglass Park
- Aug. 22, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
Dvorak Park
- July 11, 2025: Transformers One (PG)
Dunbar Park
- June 21, 2025: RESPECT (PG-13)
Gage Park
- Sept. 3, 2025: Frankenstein (G)
Graver Park
- July 22, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
Hamilton Park
- July 24, 2025: Mufasa The Lion King (PG)
Hasan Park
- Aug. 7, 2025: Mufasa The Lion King (PG)
Hermitage Park
- July 2, 2025: Mufasa The Lion King (PG)
Jackson Park
- Aug. 6, 2025: 101 Dalmatians (G)
Kennedy Park
- July 28, 2025: Rudy (PG)
Kenwood Community Park
- July 8, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
Lake Meadows Park
- Aug. 23, 2025: Mufasa The Lion King (PG)
Mann Park
- Aug. 1, 2025: Wicked (PG
Marquette Park
- Aug. 15, 2025: Elemental (PG)
Metcalfe Park
- Aug. 7, 2025: Venom: The Last Dance (PG-13)
Normandy Park
- July 17, 2025: E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (PG)
Oakdale Park
- July 2, 2025: Mufasa: The Lion King (PG)
Oakwood Beach
- June 28, 2025: Sister Act 2 (PG)
- July 26, 2025: The Princess and the Frog (G)
- Aug. 16, 2025: The Five Heartbeats (PG-13)
Palmer Park
- Aug. 16, 2025: Wicked (PG)
Piotrowski Park
- June 20, 2025: Inside Out 2 (PG)
Ridge Park
- Aug. 13, 2025: Mufasa: The Lion King (PG)
Sherwood Park
- Aug. 12, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
Sumner Park
- July 18, 2025: Mufasa The Lion King (PG)
Taylor-Lauriden Park
- July 24, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
Tuley Park
- July 29, 2025: Mufasa: The Lion King (PG)
Vittum Park
- July 22, 2025: Moana 2 (PG
Washington Park
- July 30, 2025: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (PG)
- Aug. 2, 2025: Mahogany (PG)
Wentworth Park
- June 26, 2025: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (PG)
West Chatham Park
- Aug. 8, 2025: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (PG)
West Lawn Park
- Aug. 5, 2025: Despicable Me 4 (PG)
West Pullman Park
- July 11, 2025: Mufasa: The Lion King (PG)
Woodhull Park
- July 31, 2025: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (PG)
Movies in the Park events in Chicago’s West Side
Altgeld Park
- July 14, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
Armour Square Park
- July 31, 2025: IF (PG)
Augusta Park
- June 26, 2025: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (PG-13)
Austin Town Hall Park
- Aug. 15, 2025: Creed III (PG-13)
Bartelme Park
- June 23, 2025: Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (G)
- July 14, 2025: Mean Girls (PG-13)
- July 29, 2025: Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (PG)
- Aug. 19, 2025: Topgun (PG)
Brainerd Park
- July 16, 2025: Inside Out 2 (PG)
Commercial Club Playground
- Aug. 11, 2025: Captain America Brave New World (PG-13)
- Aug. 21, 2025: Wicked (PG)
Davis Square Park
- July 16, 2025: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (PG-13)
Donovan Park
- July 30, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
Humboldt Park
- June 28, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
Kells Park
- July 15, 2025: Mufasa The Lion King (PG)
La Foullette Park
- July 23, 2025: Mufasa The Lion King (PG)
Rutherford Sayre Park
- June 27, 2025: Despicable Me 4 (PG)
Shedd Park
- July 17, 2025: Venom: The Last Dance (PG-13)
Skinner Park
- July 26, 2025: The Lion King (G)
Smith (Joseph Higgins) Park
- July 2, 2025: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (PG)
Veteran’s Memorial Park
- Aug. 15, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
Wilson Park
- June 24, 2025: Moana 2 (PG)
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