Summer in Nashville brings to mind lazy days, ice cream treats, pools and water play, camps — both day and overnight, fishing, and some truly fantastic farmers markets. Our greater Nashville area offers some truly incredible summer kids movies — fun for the whole family! We’re back with this year’s round up of all those fun (and inexpensive!) opportunities to catch a flick with your littles.
Summer Kids Movies in the Nashville Area
Regal Cinemas
Locations: Regal Hollywood Stadium 27 & RPX (Nashville), Regal Green Hills, Regal Opry Mills Stadium 20 IMAX & RPX (Nashville), Regal Providence Stadium 14 (Mt. Juliet), Regal Streets of Indian Lake Stadium 16 & IMAX (Hendersonville)
Summer is here, school is out, and this is your chance to spend some extra time with your kids. If you’re looking for affordable family activities, don’t miss Regal’s Summer Movie Express. During summer break, enjoy a series of great family movies returning to the big screen. Each week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 11AM, get Summer Movie Express tickets for just $1. And save even more by joining Regal’s Crown Club to get 50% off of popcorn every Tuesday!
Week 1— June 11 & 12
- Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
Week 2 — June 18 & 19
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem
- The Angry Birds Movie 2
Week 3- June 25 & 26
- Despicable Me 3
- Migration
Week 4 — July 2 & 3
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
- Paw Patrol: The Movie
Week 5 — July 9 & 10
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
- Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Week 6— July 16 & 17
- Sonic the Hedgehog
- Clifford the Big Red Dog
Week 7— July 23 & 24
- Trolls Band Together
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Week 8— July 18 & 19
- The Bad Guys
- Playing with Fire
Week 9 — July 30 & 31
- Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
- King Fu Panda 3
Week 10— August 6 & 7
- The Minions: Rise of Gru
- Sing 2
AMC is back! Tickets are $3+ tax. In the Nashville area, AMC Bellevue 12, Murfreesboro Classic 16, Franklin Dine-in Thoroughbred 20, and Spring Hill 12 are participating.
Week 1— June 24-26
- Minions: The Rise of Gru
Week 2 — July 1-2
- The Lorax
Week 3- July 8-10
- Sing
Week 4 — July 15-17
- Sing 2
Week 5 — July 22-24
- The Secret Life of Pets
Week 6— July 29-31
- Migration
Week 7— August 5-7
- Despicable Me 2
Week 8— August 12-14
- Despicable Me 3
Nashville Scene’s Movies in the Park
Location: Elmington Park (3531 West End Avenue, Nashville, TN 37205)
Movies in the Park, presented by Amazon, is FREE to attend and family-friendly, so bring the whole crew out for food trucks, games, activities and of course, a movie under the stars! All films will be shown in open caption. Fun starts at 5pm and movies start at sundown.
- June 6- The Super Mario Bros Movie
- June 13 – 13 Going 30
- June 20- The Barbie Movie
- June 27- Shrek
City of Franklin Movie Nights
Locations: Pinkerton Park, 405 Murfreesboro Rd, Franklin, TN 37064
Fieldstone Park, 1377 Hillsboro Rd, Franklin, TN 37069
Eastern Flank Event Facility, 1368 Eastern Flank Cir, Franklin, TN 37064
The Park at Harlinsdale Farm, 239 Franklin Rd, Franklin, TN 37064
Bring a chair or pack a blanket for a free outdoor movie! Movies will begin at 8PM or sunset. Food trucks will be available.
- Friday, June 14- Sandlot- Fieldstone Park
- Friday June 21- Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark- Pinkerton Park
- Friday June 28- Forrest Gump- Eastern Flank Event Center
- Friday, July 12- Secondhand Lions- The Park at Harlinsdale Farm
- Friday, July 19- Back to the Future- Pinkerton Park
Nashville Public Library
Location: various branches—check the web site!
FREE! Some branches provide snacks and drinks. Often bringing your own snacks is welcome.
Schedule: Check your local branch.
Murfreesboro Movies Under the Stars
Free for all ages! Concessions will be available to purchase. Bring your blankets and/or lawn chairs. Text MOVIES to 38276 to be notified of cancelations.
- June 3-8 : Cars
- June 10-15: Monsters, Inc.
- June 17-22: Hook
- June 24-29 : Finding Nemo
- July 1-6: Paw Patrol
- July 8-13: Kung Fu Panda
- July 15-20: The Little Mermaid
- July 22-27: Brave
LOCATIONS
Mondays
Barfield Crescent Park near Blue Cross Blue Shield Playground
697 Veterans Pkwy
Thursdays
Richard Siegel Neighborhood Park- near playground
515 Cherry Lane
Fridays
Patterson Park, in the field or inside if inclement weather
521 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Saturdays
Fountains at Gateway
1500 Medical Center Pkwy
Premiere 6 Theater – Murfreesboro
$5 Summer Classics- Wednesday mornings, doors open at 9:30 and movies start at 10 and 10:30 am
May 29- The Goonies
June 5- Wizard of Oz
June 12- Despicable Me
June 19- Despicable Me 2
June 26-Despicable Me 3
July 3- An American Tail
July 10- Curious George
July 17- E.T.
July 24- Sing
July 31- Sing 2
Have a great summer with all these wonderful movie options and read below for more fun summer activities!
