Movies in the park are one of my favorite things about summer. I love bringing treats and settling down on blankets in the park to enjoy a movie with all of my friends and family. I used to go to movies in the park every week before we got married. It's harder to do now that we have kids, and even harder to justify paying a babysitter to stay with them while they're sleeping at home and we're out on a free date. I can't wait for the days when our kids are older and we can keep them up late for movies in the park without the consequences that we'd have doing that now. Until then, I'm hoping we can catch one or two of these this summer and plan on enjoying outdoor movies in our own backyard.

Davis County Movies in the Park Locations

Bountiful Movies in the Park

The South Davis Recreation Center has hosted outdoor summer movies at Bountiful Town Square (75 E 200 S, Bountiful) the last few summers. Below are this year’s listed shows. There will be activities at 8:30 PM with the movie starting at 9 PM.

• Saturday, June 8 - Trolls Band Together

• Saturday, July 13 - Wonka

• Saturday, August 10 - Kung Fu Panda 4

Centerville City Movies in the Park

I have a particular fondness for Centerville's movies in the park because they're the ones that I enjoyed so much the summers before I met my husband. These events will occur at Smith Park (300 N 100 E, Centerville) and start at dusk, around 9:00-9:30 PM. In case of inclement weather, movies will be shown inside the city offices. Note that this year, there are fun activities associated with each movie, taking place starting at 7:30 PM.

• Friday, June 14 - Onward - Preshow: Lawn Games

• Friday, June 28 - Migration - Preshow: Bird Demonstration

• Friday, July 12 - 50 First Dates - Preshow: Couples Trivia

• Friday, July 28 - Beauty & the Beast - Preshow: Princess Party in the Park

• Friday, August 9 - Marcel the Shell with Shoes On - Preshow: Make your own Marcel

Kaysville City Movies in the Park

These movies in the park accompany a fun city-planned event. June includes a Children’s Entrepreneur Market. July’s movie will take place alongside Kaysville 4th of July celebrations. Make a full date of it by attending the entire event, ending with the movie in the park! Each movie starts at dusk, after the event before it completes at 8:30 pm

• Saturday, June 15 - Wonka! @ Heritage Park (250 N Fairfield Road, Kaysville) - Children’s Entrepreneur Market @ 5:30 PM

• Wednesday, July 3 - Moana (Liston Field) and National Treasure (southeast corner of the park) @ Barnes Park (950 W 200 N, Kaysville)

• Saturday, August 19 - Cars @ Heritage Park (250 N Fairfield Road, Kaysville)

Free Friday Family Film Series from the Davis Arts Council

This popular series is held at the Kenley Centennial Amphitheater and is located in Layton City Park (403 N Wasatch Drive, Layton). Free Friday movies are from 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm.

• Friday, June 7 - Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl

• Friday, June 14 - Vivo

• Friday, June 21 - Shrek

• Friday, June 28 - Miracle

• Friday, July 5 - Mary Poppins Returns

• Friday, July 12 - The Goonies

• Friday, July 19 - Top Gun: Maverick

• Friday, July 26 - Zootopia

• Friday, August 2 - Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile

• Friday, August 9 - Raiders of the Lost Ark

• Friday, August 16 - The Super Mario Bros. Movie

• Friday, August 23 - The Bad Guys

• Friday, August 30 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

Which outdoor movies are you most excited to see?!