Cheap Date’s 2012 Guide to Summer Screenings!

In addition to compiling a list of this summer’s free street fairs and festivals, Cheap Date Philadelphia is also your go-to guide to summer screenings. Why summer screenings make a great cheap date is a no-brainer! Now the question of what’s showing where this summer is a no-brainer, too!

All movies are FEE and begin at dusk, unless otherwise noted. Check back often for updates, and as always, if I’ve missed something, let me know at cheapdatephiladelphia@gmail.com.

  • Saturday, June 9 at Race Street Pier for Awesome Fest: NO ROOM FOR ROCKSTARS: THE VANS WARPED TOUR
  • Sunday, June 10 at The Piazza: Finding Nemo (5-7pm)
  • Thursday, June 14 on the Schuylkill Banks by the Walnut Street Bridge: The Muppets 
  • Saturday, June 16 at Race Street Pier for Awesome Fest: THE SHEIK AND I
  • Saturday, June 23 at Race Street Pier for Awesome Fest: JEFF
  • Thursday, June 28 on the Schuylkill Banks by the Walnut Street Bridge: King Kong (1933 version)
  • Saturday, June 30 at Race Street Pier for Awesome Fest: PILGRIM SONG
  • Thursday, July 5 at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing: Mission Impossible
  • Thursday, July 12 on the Schuylkill Banks by the Walnut Street Bridge: Footloose (1984 version)
  • Thursday, July 12 at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing: Moneyball
  • Thursday, July 19 at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing: Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn
  • Wednesday, July 25 at International House: WILDNESS (7pm)
  • Thursday, July 26 on the Schuylkill Banks by the Walnut Street Bridge: O Brother, Where Art Thou?
  • Thursday, July 26 at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing: The Help
  • Tuesday, July 31st at Gorgas Park: We Bought A Zoo (dusk)
  • Wednesday, August 1 at International House: Bowie/Banham (7pm)
  • Wednesday, August 1 at Jefferson Square Park: The Artist (8:30pm)
  • Thursday, August 2 at Liberty Lands Park: Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (8:30pm)
  • Friday, August 3 at the  the Lovett Library Park in Mt. Airy: West Side Story (8:30pm) (6945 Germantown Ave)
  • Wednesday, August 8 at International House: The Outer Limits: Silent Running (8pm – Must RSVP)
  • Thursday, August 9 on the Schuylkill Banks by the Walnut Street Bridge: The Incredibles
  • Thursday, August 9 at Liberty Lands Park: Top Gun (8:30pm)
  • Friday, August 10 at the  the Lovett Library Park in Mt. Airy: Up (8:30pm) (6945 Germantown Ave)
  • Saturday, August 11th Moonlit Movie in Rittenhouse Square: Midnight in Paris (8:30pm)
  • Thursday, August 9 at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing: The Muppets
  • Tuesday, August 14th at Gorgas Park: A Dolphin Tale (dusk)
  • Thursday, August 16 at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing: Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
  • Thursday, August 16 at Liberty Lands Park: Predator (8:30pm)
  • Friday, August 27 at the  the Lovett Library Park in Mt. Airy: Ghostbusters (8:30pm) (6945 Germantown Ave)
  • Wednesday, August 22 at International House: The Outer Limits: Dark Star (8pm – Must RSVP)
  • Thursday, August 23 on the Schuylkill Banks by the Walnut Street Bridge: Moneyball
  • Thursday, August 23 at Liberty Lands Park: Beetlejuice (8:30pm)
  • Thursday, August 23 at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing: Dolphin Tale
  • Thursday, August 30 at Liberty Lands Park: The Wizard (8:30pm – With Game Tournament!)
  • Thursday, August 30 at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing: The Descendants
  • Tuesday, September 11 at Gorgas Park: The Hooligans (dusk)


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2 Responses to Cheap Date’s 2012 Guide to Summer Screenings!

  1. June 14, 2012 at 3:55 pm

    Thanks for posting this list. Here’s a google calendar with all the Philly Outdoor Movies I’ve found–I try to update it as I find more. http://bit.ly/PhillyOutdoorMovie Have fun!

    • July 16, 2012 at 12:05 am

      My pleasure! I’ve added a few more recently. There are also a few at Clark Park but they don’t always have much notice. Enjoy!