Top Picks for Watching Movies Under the Stars

This summer, grab your family, spouse, or neighbors, and trade your small screens for the best big screens under the stars. For these fantastic flick-watching locations the night sky is a requirement but the popcorn is optional.

Showtime: Dusk-8:00

1. OC Parks Sunset Cinema

Carbon Canyon Regional Park
4442 Carbon Canyon Road, Brea

• June 16 presents The Jungle Book (2016)
• June 23 presents The Lion King (1994)

2. Craig Regional Park

3300 North State College Blvd., Fullerton

• June 30 presents Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

3. Segerstrom Center, Costa Mesa, Julianne and George Argyros Plaza

600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa

• July 9 presents Back to the Future (1985)
• July 16 presents The Princess Bride (1987)
• July 23 presents Moonrise Kingdom (2012)
• July 30 presents The Mask of Zorro (1998)
• August 6 presents Star Trek (2009)

Movies on the Beach Schedule 2018

Newport Dunes
1131 Back Bay Drive, Newport Beach

May

• 25 – Willy Wonka
• 26 – Transformers: The Last Knight

June

• 1 – Honey I shrunk the kids
• 2 – The Boss Baby
• 8 – Cars 3
• 9 – Moana
• 15 – Holes
• 16 – Sand Lot
• 22 – The Greatest Showman
• 23 – Indiana Jones: Last Crusade
• 29 – Spiderman: Homecoming
• 30 – Tomorrow Land

July

• 6 – Thor: Ragnarok
• 7 – Avengers: Age of Ultron
• 13 – Ant Man
• 14 – Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle
• 20 – La La Land
• 21 – Star Wars: Force Awakens
• 27 – Wonder Woman
• 28 – How to Train Your Dragon 2

August

• 3 – Emoji Movie
• 4 – Coco
• 10 – Inside Out
• 11 – Wall-E
• 17 – Ghost Busters
• 18 – Blade Runner
• 24 – Despicable Me 3
• 25 – Shrek
• 31 – UP

September

• 1 – The Peanut Movie
• 7 – Lilo & Stich
• 8 – Frozen
• 14 – Iron Giant
• 15 – The Goonies
• 21 – Flubber
• 22 – Wizard of Oz
• 28 – Chicken Run
• 29 – Space Jam

OC Great Park

6950 Marine Way, Irvine

• June 22 – Stagecoach
• June 23 – Ferdinand
• June 29 – Brigadoon
• June 30 – Lego-Ninjago Movie
• July 6 – Clambake
• July 7 – Peter Rabbit
• July 14 – The Greatest Showman

Lake Forest Sports Park

28000 Rancho Pkwy, Lake Forest

• June 15 – Lorax
• July 6 – Lego Ninjago Movie
• July 20 – Cars 3
• August 10 – Despicable Me 3
• August 24 -Lion King

Lantern Bay Park

25111 Park Lantern, Dana Point

• June 1- Lego Batman Movie
• June 8 – Beauty and the Beast
• June 15 – Guardians of the Galaxy
• June 22 – Little Mermaid

By Linda Vujnov

Author: Kevin Yoshimasu