Summer vacation is now officially in full swing, and so is the 2026 Summer Movies in the Parks season.
The family-fun event will feature showings in two County parks this weekend and will host a special sing-along showing of Sony Pictures wildly acclaimed “KPop Demon Hunters” on Saturday, June 20 at the County’s Waterfront Park downtown.
This Saturday, June 6, Walt Disney’s 2025 animated film, “Zootopia 2” will be shown at Dos Picos County Park in Ramona. On Sunday, June 7, the Universal Pictures musical fantasy-musical, “Wicked: For Good,” will entertain at Potrero County Park.
This year, the Summer Movies in the Park’s current lineup is scheduled to show about 130 movies in parks all around the county through October. A current list of this summer’s movies can be found here.
Movies typically begin about 15 minutes after the sun sets, which is expected to be about 8:10 p.m. this weekend. Families and folk are encouraged to wear warm clothes and bring blankets as the weather can turn chilly when the sun goes down. Pre-show activities begin before dark.
The Summer Movies in the Parks program, now in its nineteenth year, started in 2007 as part of a “take back our parks” initiative and has given residents the opportunity to see great movies in great local recreation destinations, under starry skies.
As always, this year’s list of movies includes something for just about everyone ─ animated and live-action films that include comedies, musicals, action adventure, science fiction and romance.
There are older classics like “Beauty and the Beast,” “Goonies,” “Shrek” “Ghostbusters,” and “Ratatouille.” And there are numerous recent releases, from “The Wild Robot,” to “A Minecraft Movie,” “Hoppers,” and 2025’s “Superman.”
So, live it up this summer! Head to the movies ─ under the stars in the great outdoors.
For more information about the County of San Diego Parks and Recreation Department, its parks and events, go to sdparks.org.
