Free Summer Movies a Blockbuster for Portland Parks

by Elisa Klein | Jun 13, 2018 | Events, Features

Portland, OR. This summer marks the 12th year of the Movies in the Park program for Portland Parks and Recreation and screenings will include hits like Black Panther and The Greatest Showman. The free program has grown from 13 movies to a run of over 40 during a 12-week period.

Most screenings feature a pre-movie concert by local musicians.

Here’s a list of the 2018 offerings:

DATE	LOCATION	CONCERTS AND MOVIES		PARTNERS	TRANSIT	DETAILS
Friday, July 6	Kenilworth Park, SE Holgate Boulevard and 32nd Avenue		Greydogz—New Orleans-style funk, blues, folk, and reggae	Creston-Kenilworth Neighborhood Association, Reed Neighborhood Association	9, 10, 17
			Moana (2016) PG—English with Spanish subtitles
	Fernhill Park, NE 37th Avenue and Ainsworth Street		Portland Interfaith Gospel Choir—Traditional and contemporary black gospel music	Fernhill Summer Concerts Committee	70, 72, 75
Saturday, July 7	Dickinson Park, SW 57th Place and Huddleston Street		Bottleneck Blues Band—Red-hot, funky dance blues	Crestwood Neighborhood Association	12, 43, 44, 96
			Ferdinand (2017) PG
Monday, July 9	Sellwood Riverfront Park, SE Spokane Street and Oaks Pkwy		Farnell Newton & The Othership Connection—Revitalizing funk and soul with a twist	Championed by Collage, Sellwood Riverfront Park Concerts Committee	19, 35, 36, 70, 99
Tuesday, July 10	Mt. Tabor Park, SE 69th Avenue and Taylor Street		Dina y los Rumberos—Vibrant, energetic Cuban and international	Mt. Tabor/Berrydale Concerts Committee	15, 71
Wednesday, July 11	Khunamokwst Park, 5200 NE Alberta Street		Matíces Latin Band—Andean pan pipes, Cuban son, and Latin jazz	Cully Association of Neighbors	24, 71, 72, 75
			Beauty and the Beast (2017) PG—English with Spanish subtitles
Thursday, July 12	George Park, 7240 N Fessenden Street		Colectivo de Son Jarocho de Portland—Deep Afro-Mexican roots	St. Johns Center for Opportunity	4, 11
			The Sandlot (1993) PG—English with Spanish subtitles
Friday, July 13	Wilshire Park, NE 33rd Avenue and Skidmore Street		Far Out West—Rootsy funk and blues rock	Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Association, Alameda Neighborhood Association	17, 24, 70, 75
			The Secret Life of Pets (2016) PG
	Fernhill Park, NE 37th Avenue and Ainsworth Street		Sonny Hess and Lady Kat—Modern blues and soulful rhythm and blues	Championed by Vacasa, Fernhill Summer Concerts Committee	70, 72, 75
Saturday, July 14	Glenhaven Park, 7900 NE Siskiyou Street		All Together Now—Beatles cover band	Madison South Neighborhood	12, 24, 72
			Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) PG-13—English with Spanish subtitles
Sunday, July 15	April Hill Park, SW 58th Avenue and Miles Street		Rogue Bluegrass Band—Acoustic bluegrass	Maplewood Neighborhood Association	1, 45
			Coco (2017) PG
Monday, July 16	Sellwood Riverfront Park, SE Spokane Street and Oaks Pkwy		Lloyd Jones Quartet with LaRhonda Steele—Spontaneous blues, jazz, and soul	Sellwood Riverfront Park Concerts Committee	19, 35, 36, 70, 99
Tuesday, July 17	Mt. Tabor Park, SE 69th Avenue and Taylor Street		Midnight Serenaders—Energetically entertaining swing-jazz sextet	Championed by Belmont Family Dentistry, Mt. Tabor/Berrydale Concerts Committee	15, 71
Thursday, July 19	McCoy Park, N Trenton Street and Newman Avenue		Oleada—Cumbia psicodelica, chicha, dub, and rock	New Columbia Campus Partners	4, 35, 75
			Coco (2017) PG
	Willamette Park, 6805 SW Macadam Avenue		Malea & The Tourists—Portland’s hottest swing and pop band	Championed by Oregon Health and Sciences University, Southwest Neighborhoods, Inc. (SWNI) Equity and Inclusion Committee	35, 36, 43
Friday, July 20	Harrison Park, SE 84th Avenue and Harrison Street		Joe Kye—Indie rock, classical, pop vocalist, and violinist looper	Asian Pacific American Network of Oregon (APANO)	4, 72
			Can (2011) NR—English and Vietnamese with English subtitles
	Fernhill Park, NE 37th Avenue and Ainsworth Street		Trujillo—Chicano/Mexican American rock ‘n’ roll	Fernhill Summer Concerts Committee	70, 72, 75
Saturday, July 21	Irving Park, NE Fremont Street and 7th Avenue		Greydogz—New Orleans-style funk, blues, folk, and reggae	Irving Community Association	6, 8, 24, 44
			Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) PG-13
Monday, July 23	Sellwood Riverfront Park, SE Spokane Street and Oaks Pkwy		Skybound Blue—Harmony-driven Americana	Sellwood Riverfront Park Concerts Committee	19, 35, 36, 70, 99
Thursday, July 26	Alberta Park, NE Ainsworth Street and 19th Avenue		JoyTribe—World-infused funk	Vernon Neighborhood Association	8, 17, 72, 75
			Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) PG
Friday, July 27	Brentwood Park, 6550 SE 60th Avenue		The Mars Rovers—Not your ordinary classic rock band	Brentwood-Darlington Neighborhood Association	19, 71
			Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) PG-13
	Fernhill Park, NE 37th Avenue and Ainsworth Street		The Slants—Chinatown dance rock	Championed by Concordia Neighborhood Association, Fernhill Summer Concerts Committee	70, 72, 75
	WASHINGTON PARK SUMMER FESTIVAL—Rose Garden Amphitheater, 410 SW Kingston Avenue, 6PM		Rejoice! Diaspora Dance Theater presents UPRISE—Dances of the African Diaspora, storytelling, and live music		20, 63,
Saturday, July 28	Earl Boyles Park, SE Center Street and 107th Avenue		Naked Luck—Dusty, melodic indie rock	Powellhurst-Gilbert Neighborhood Association	9, 17, 73,
			Ghostbusters (2016) PG-13—English with Spanish subtitles
	WASHINGTON PARK SUMMER FESTIVAL—Rose Garden Amphitheater, 410 SW Kingston Avenue, 6PM		Opera in the Park—Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, conducted by Keith Clark	Portland SummerFest	20, 63,
Sunday, July 29	Wilkes Park, NE 154th Avenue and Beech Street		Matíces Latin Band—Andean pan pipes, Cuban son, and Latin jazz	Wilkes Community Group	21, 23, 74
			Annie (2014) PG—English with Spanish subtitles
	WASHINGTON PARK SUMMER FESTIVAL—Rose Garden Amphitheater, 410 SW Kingston Avenue, 6PM		Orquestra Pacifico Tropical—Psychedelic cumbia orchestra		20, 63,
Monday, July 30	Sellwood Riverfront Park, SE Spokane Street and Oaks Pkwy		Sabroso—Passionate, acoustic Latin funk	Sellwood Riverfront Park Concerts Committee	19, 35, 36, 70, 99
Wednesday, August 1	Woodlawn Park, NE 11th Avenue and Oneonta Street		Mz. Etta’s World featuring Arietta Ward—Funk, soul, rhythm and blues	Woodlawn Neighborhood Association	6, 8, 75
			Hidden Figures (2016) PG
Thursday, August 2	Village Square Parking Lot, SE 162nd Avenue and Stark Street		Cody Andrews—Pacific Northwest hip-hop	Rosewood Initiative, Centennial Community Association	20,
			Coco (2017) PG—English with Spanish subtitles
	McCoy Park, N Trenton Street and Newman Avenue		Jujuba—Funky Afrobeat and Juju music	New Columbia Campus Partners	4, 35, 75
Friday, August 3	Fernhill Park, NE 37th Avenue and Ainsworth Street		Eric John Kaiser (Portland’s French Troubadour)—Parisian Americana	Concordia Neighborhood Association	70, 72, 75
			Isle of Dogs (2018) PG—English with Spanish subtitles
	Lovejoy Fountain Park, SW Harrison Street and 3rd Avenue		Tezeta Band—Ethiopian funk and soulful dance music	Halprin Landscape Conservancy	1, 8, 9, 12,17,35, 36, 38, 43, 44, 45, 54, 55, 56, 92, 94, 99, 291,
Saturday, August 4	North Park Blocks, NW Everett Street and 8th Avenue		Those Willows—Magnetic Pacific Northwest indie pop	Pearl District Neighborhood Association	8, 9, 12, 16, 17, 35, 44, 77, 99,
			Dead Poets Society (1989) PG
	Cathedral Park, N Crawford Street and Pittsburgh Avenue, 6PM		Portland Festival Symphony (Brass), music director Gregory Vajda	Portland Festival Symphony	16, 44
Sunday, August 5	Sellwood Park, SE 7th Avenue and Bidwell Street		Harvest Gold—Neil Young tribute band	Sellwood Moreland Business Alliance, Sellwood Moreland Improvement League (SMILE)	19, 35, 36, 70, 99
			Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) PG-13
	Glenfair Park, NE Couch Court and 154th Avenue, 6PM		Portland Festival Symphony (Strings), music director Gregory Vajda	Portland Festival Symphony	20, 25, 74,
Monday, August 6	Berrydale Park, SE Taylor Street and 92nd Avenue		Norman Sylvester—Portland’s original Boogie Cat	Mt. Tabor/Berrydale Concerts Committee	15, 20, 72,
Wednesday, August 8	Ventura Park, 460 SE 113th Avenue		Bloco Alegria—Portland’s own Rio-style samba band	Ventura Park Concerts Committee	20,
Thursday, August 9	Brooklyn Park, SE Milwaukie Avenue and Haig Street		CobraWolfShark—Globally-influenced tropidelic dance party	Brooklyn Neighborhood Association	19
			The Greatest Showman (2017) PG
	Dawson Park, 2926 N Williams Avenue		Eldon “T” Jones & N Touch—Groovy jazz	Black Parent Initiative, Inc. (BPI)	4, 44
Friday, August 10	Sewallcrest Park, SE 31st Avenue and Stephens Street		Chata Addy & Susuma—Afro-reggae and funky highlife dance music	Richmond Neighborhood Association	4, 14
			Kubo and the Two Strings (2016) PG
	Lovejoy Fountain Park, SW Harrison Street and 3rd Avenue		JT Trawick—Bluegrass, fiddle, and western swing	Halprin Landscape Conservancy	1, 8, 9, 12,17,35, 36, 38, 43, 44, 45, 54, 55, 56, 92, 94, 99, 291,
Saturday, August 11	FESTIVAL LATINO—Thomas Cully Park, NE 72nd Avenue and Killingsworth Street		Colectivo de Son Jarocho de Portland—Deep Afro-Mexican roots	Latino Network	70, 75
			Coco (2017) PG—Spanish with English subtitles
	Laurelhurst Park, SE Oak Street and 37th Avenue, 6PM		Portland Festival Symphony (Full orchestra), music director Gregory Vajda	Portland Festival Symphony	15, 19, 20, 75
Sunday, August 12	Essex Park, SE 79th Avenue and Center Street		Bodacious—Eclectic Cajun/zydeco, blues, and tango	Foster-Powell Neighborhood Association	9, 17, 72
			Ferdinand (2017) PG—English with Spanish subtitles
	Peninsula Park, 700 N Rosa Parks Way, 6PM		Portland Festival Symphony (Full orchestra), music director Gregory Vajda	Portland Festival Symphony	4, 6, 44
Monday, August 13	Berrydale Park, SE Taylor Street and 92nd Avenue		Misty Mamas—Heartfelt harmonies of bluegrass, folk, and gospel	Mt. Tabor/Berrydale Concerts Committee	15, 20, 72,
Wednesday, August 15	Laurelhurst Park, SE Oak Street and 37th Avenue		DJ Prashant & Jai Ho! Dance Troupe—Interactive Bollywood and Bhangra dance	Bollywood Dreams Entertainment	15, 19, 20, 75
			Chak de! India (2007) NR—Hindi with English subtitles
	Ventura Park, SE 460 113th Avenue		Ashleigh Flynn and The Riveters—early Stones, psychedelic country	Ventura Park Concerts Committee	20,
Thursday, August 16	Elizabeth Caruthers Park, SW Gaines Street and Bonds Avenue		Jellyroll Society—Blues, early jazz, and ragtime	South Waterfront Community Relations	35, 36, 44,
			Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) PG
	Dawson Park, 2926 N Williams Avenue		EMBRACE—Contemporary Christian and gospel	Black Parent Initiative, Inc. (BPI)	4, 44
Friday, August 17	Lents Park, SE 92nd Avenue and Pardee Street		Y.G.B Portland Showcase—Various artists and performers	Y.G.B. Portland	9, 10, 17, 72,
			Black Panther (2018) PG-13
Saturday, August 18	TONGA DAY 2018—Gateway Discovery Park, NE Halsey Street and 106th Avenue		Tongan 101—Tongan/Pacific Islander music and dance	Tongan Community	22, 23, 77,
			Moana (2016) PG
Wednesday, August 22	Ventura Park, 460 SE 113th Avenue		The Krebsic Orkestar—A bullfight meets a bar mitzvah	Championed by Generations LLC, Ventura Park Concerts Committee	20,
Thursday, August 23	Sellwood Riverfront Park, SE Spokane Street and Oaks Pkwy		REI Outdoor Movie Night	Recreation Equipment, Inc. (REI)	19, 35, 36, 70, 99
	Dawson Park, 2926 N Williams Avenue		Zoulful Muzic—Up-tempo rhythm and blues, jazz, neo-soul, and blues	Black Parent Initiative, Inc. (BPI)	4, 44
Friday, August 24	Denorval Unthank Park, 510 N Shaver Street		5 Grand—Family-friendly rhythm and blues dance music	Boise Neighborhood Association, Historic Mississippi Business Association	4, 24, 44
			Black Panther (2018) PG-13—English with Spanish subtitles
Saturday, August 25	Hamilton Park, SW 47th Drive and 44th Avenue		Red Yarn—High-energy folksongs and puppetry for families	Bridlemile Neighborhood Association	51, 54, 55, 56
			The Lego Batman Movie (2017) PG
Sunday, August 26	THE NEXT 100—Celebrating 100 years of Portland Parks Golf, Colwood Golf Center, 7313 NE Columbia Blvd		Speaker Minds—Hip-hop and funk	Portland Parks Golf	72
	Laurelhurst Park, SE Oak Street and 37th Avenue, 6PM		Providence Stage Band—Big band sounds from the 40s to 70s	Providence Portland Medical Foundation	15, 19, 20, 75
Friday, August 31	Luuwit View Park, NE 127th Avenue and Fremont Street		Portland Kora Project—West African harp meets soul and jazz	Argay Terrace Neighborhood Association	21, 22, 73
			Inside Out (2015) PG
Saturday, September 1	Montavilla Park, 8219 NE Glisan Street		The Alphabeticians—Family-friendly rock ‘n’ roll	Montavilla Neighborhood Association	19, 20, 72, 77,
			Paddington 2 (2018) PG
Sunday, September 2	Overlook Park, N Interstate Avenue and Fremont Street		Soul Vibrator—Power-funk and yacht rock	Overlook Park Neighborhood Association	4, 24, 85,
			Wonder Woman (2017) PG-13
Friday, September 7	Jackson Middle School, 10625 SW 35th Avenue		Supadupa Marimba Bros—Funky, hip, melodic, percussion ensemble	Markham Neighborhood Association	12, 43, 44, 96
			Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) PG-13

Kellie Torres, Development Manager
503-823-5589  |  [email protected]

Interested in becoming a neighborhood sponsor?
Contact our Summer Free For All production staff at [email protected].

Here are some things to remember:

	Concerts and entertainment begin at 6:30PM, unless otherwise noted alongside the concert listing.
	Movies begin after dusk, including live performances by local musicians and free popcorn.
	Accessible—Individuals may enter and exit the site and enjoy events from a paved pathway, unless otherwise noted.
	Held in conjunction with a community event
	Non-English language Film—with English subtitles
	Closed Captioning—To request additional closed captioning, call 503-823-5059 at least ten (10) days prior to movie date.
	Bike parking is available at event.
	Free Shuttle looping Washington Park attractions.
	TriMet MAX Light Rail Service Lines
	Alcoholic beverages for personal consumption are permitted only during concerts and movies.
	All dogs must be on a leash.
	All parks and natural areas are smoke and tobacco-free zones.

For more information:

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/69554

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