Coming this summer: Free (or real cheap) kids movies

Open up those calendars, parents! Here’s a nice little round-up of where you and your kids can soak up some free (or close to it) cinematic entertainment this summer.

May 13, 2016; 8:41 AM • by Valerie Catrow

Once the final day of school starts to feel uncomfortably close, there two things I start scouring the internet for: summer days camps and summer movie series. Since we’ve got those summer camps covered, let’s get looped in on the free/super cheap cinematic offerings Richmond has for you and yours over the next few months. Trust me: this is good information to have in your back pocket should you find yourself staring at some empty spaces on your calendar.

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Movieland’s Summer Kids Series

1301 N. Boulevard
Tuesdays and Wednesdays • 10:00 AM
Free

Movies & dates

June 21st and 22nd: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
June 28th and 29th: How to Train Your Dragon 2
July 5th and 6th: Big
July 12th and 13th: Mr. Peabody and Sherman
July 19th and 20th: The Sandlot
July 26th and 27th: The Peanuts Movie
August 2nd and 3rd: Ramona and Beezus
August 9th and 10th: Home
August 16th and 17th: Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

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Movies in the Park

Richmond City Parks (locations and addresses included below)
Fridays • 8:30 PM¹
Free

Movies & dates

June 17th: Minions (Byrd Park, 600 S. Boulevard)
June 24th: Hotel Transylvania 2 (Blackwell Playground, 1450 Maury Street)
July 1st: Creed (Southside Community Center, 6225 Old Warick Road)
July 8th: Pixels (Jefferson Park, 1921 Princess Anne Avenue)
July 15th: Jurassic World (Hotchkiss Field, 701 E. Brookland Park Boulevard)
July 22nd: The Good Dinosaur (Humphrey Calder Park, 414 N. Thompson Street)
July 29th: Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Abner Clay Park, Leigh and Clay Streets)
August 5th: Inside Out (Battery Park, 2405 Hawthorne Avenue)
August 12th: Zootopia (Forest Hill Park, 41st Street and Forest Hill Avenue)
August 19th: Pan (Bryan Park, 4308 Hermitage Road)