Your Outdoor Summer Movie Guide in Los Angeles

Last Updated: July 27th

It’s here, it’s here!! That special time of year when you drink copious amounts of wine with your friends in the park, enjoy some kick-ass local food and enjoy a classic movie with about 250 Angelenos. Despite the horrendous parking scene, I absolutely love this inexpensive summer activity. In honor of the first movie screening this Saturday, I’ve created an outdoor summer movie guide for your viewing pleasure.

Each screening is linked to the particular screening host (so click on the movie title to get to the link!). Some of these companies have amazing settings (like Cinespia at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery), others provide great bands and food trucks and some are even free (check out the Silver Lake Picture Show). Some locations even allow your pooches to join in on the festivities! Make sure to purchase your tickets early as these events usually fill up quickly. And don’t forget to bring your blanket, lawn chairs, and booze of choice!

**Also, check in for more movies and available dates as this post will be updated frequently.

April

Saturday, April 25th: The Godfather, Blazing Saddles

May

Friday, May 1st: Breakfast Club

Saturday, May 2nd: Breakfast Club

Friday, May 8th: Risky Business

Saturday, May 9th: Pitch Perfect, Animal House, Pretty Woman, Grease, Fight Club

Friday, May 15th: Desperately Seeking Susan

Saturday, May 16th: Beverly Hills Cop, Mulholland Dr, Pitch Perfect, Forrest Gump

Monday, May 18th: Speed

Friday, May 22nd: Pretty in Pink

Saturday, May 23rd: Almost Famous, Close Encounters of the 3rd Kind, Almost Famous, 500 Days of Summer, Rear Window

Sunday, May 24th: Dazed and Confused

Friday, May 29th: Back to the Future

Saturday, May 30th: Zoolander, Vertigo, Stand By Me, Thelma & Louise

June

Friday, June 5th: Hairspray

Saturday, June 6th: Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Donnie Darko, Jurassic Park, Harold and Maude

Sunday, June 7th: Fantasia + Fantasia 2000

Friday, June 12th: The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert

Saturday, June 13th: Rebel Without a Cause, American Beauty, Grand Budapest Hotel, 9 to 5, Do the Right Thing

Monday, June 15th: The Devil Wears Prada

Friday, June 19th: Grease

Saturday, June 20th: Ferris Bueller, The Interview, Edward Scissorhands, The Big Lebowski, Wizard of Oz

Thursday, June 25th: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure

Friday, June 26th: The Bird Cage

Saturday, June 27th: Annie Hall, Bridesmaids, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Showgirls

July

Friday, July 3rd: The Goonies + Fireworks

Saturday, July 4th: Jaws, Jaws, Top Gun + Fireworks

Thursday, July 9th: Amélie

Saturday, July 11th: Back to the Future, Old School, Purple Rain, ET, A Hard Day’s Night

Saturday, July 18th: Three Amigos!, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Clueless, Grindhouse, Clue

Monday, July 20th: Rocky

Thursday, July 23rd: Spaceballs

Saturday, July 25th: Love Actually, The Royal Tenenbaums, Election, Raising Arizona, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

August

Saturday, August 1st: Wet Hot American Summer, Dirty Dancing, Office Space, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Apocalypse Now

Thursday, August 6th: The Matrix

Saturday, August 8th: Clueless, The Sandlot, Heathers, It Happened One Night

Saturday, August 15th: The Breakfast Club, 16 Candles, The Big Lebowski, The Princess Bride, Can’t Hardly Wait + Scream + Cruel Intentions

Monday, August 17th: Mean Girls

Thursday, August 20th: Motorcycle Diaries

Saturday, August 22nd: The Karate Kid, Legally Blonde, The Shining, Pee Wee’s Big Adventure

Saturday, August 29th: Reservoir Dogs, Beetlejuice, Cruel Intentions, The Virgin Suicides

September

Thursday, September 3rd: Homeward Bound

Saturday, September 5th: Fight Club, True Romance, 10 Things I Hate About You, Psycho

Sunday, September 6th: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

Saturday, September 12th: The Princess Bride, SuperBad, ET, Fight Club

Thursday, September 17th: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

Saturday, September 19th: The Outsiders, The Goonies, Fight Club, Carrie

Monday, September 21st: Edward Scissorhands

Saturday, September 26th: Some Kind of Wonderful/Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Ghostbusters

October

Saturday, October 3rd: Mean Girls

Saturday, October 10th: Scarface

Saturday, October 17th: Back to the Future

Saturday, October 24th: A Nightmare on Elm Street, The Lost Boys

Saturday, October 31st: Shaun of the Dead