Post updated for 2019
FREE Summer Movies
Looking for an inexpensive activity for your kids and grandkids? Check out our area’s family-friendly movie programs at local theaters and free outdoor movie events!
Each participating theater shows the same movie on Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:00 am. Admission is $1 per person.
Portland Summer Free for All: Movies in the Park
Enjoy a family-friendly movie in a local Portland park for FREE (bring your own snacks, chairs, and blankets). Pre-movie entertainment begins at 6:30pm, including live performances by local musicians and free popcorn. Movies begin at dusk and start Friday July 6th, 2018.
Find dates, movies, and park locations here.
Pioneer Courthouse Square Flicks on the Bricks
On five Friday evenings in July and August, the Square will be transformed into Portland’s largest outdoor movie theater for the entire community to enjoy! Movies begin at dusk with pre-movie entertainment starting at 7 PM.
Voting is open now. See movie selections and cast your vote here.
Did you know that other Portland-area communities host free outdoor family-friendly movies?
Beaverton — Flicks by the Fountain (August)
Gresham — Pictures in the Park (August, not updated as of posting time for 2019)
Clackamas (Milwaukie & Happy Valley)– Movies in the Park (July-August)
Lake Oswego — Movies in the Park (July-August)
Oregon City — Summer Movies in the Park (August)
Salem — Movies in the Park (July-August)
Sandy — Starlight Cinema (July – August)
West Linn — Movies in the Parks (July-August)
Wilsonville — Movies in the Park at Memorial Park (July-August)
Vancouver — Free Friday Movies in the Park (July – August)
Don’t forget to visit the 99W Drive-In Theater in Newberg, one of the last drive-in movie theaters in the area. If you live closer to Milton-Freewater, they also have an excellent family-friendly drive-in theater!
Looking for more Pacific Northwest fun? Check out these resources:
The Ultimate Guide to Portland Family Fun — A gigantic list of affordable, family-friendly activities, events, and attractions in Portland
Portland Staycation Ideas — Tons of ways to enjoy Portland this summer
For even more Portland-area fun with kids:
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I live in Eastern Oregon, and Milton Freewater has a drive in movie theater. They are open seasonally. It’s on a farm. And our local theater in town is having a once a week summer movie for 3 dollars a child. So people, google your local theater and see if they are having a similar thing that isn’t listed here. Also the libraries have more activities during the summer.
Also, many larger McMenamins venues offer movies on the lawn at dusk. Specifically, the grand lodge. Check their website/facebook for more info/details