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Enjoy movies under the stars
Mark your calendars for the first movie night on June 27th!
Thursday nights throughout the summer, Springer Market Square is transformed into an outdoor movie theatre, with films projected on a giant inflatable screen. Bring your friends and family, grab a blanket or lawn chairs, and settle in for an unforgettable movie experience.
The Movies in the Square start time is not exact. We wait for dusk for optimal viewing.
Make sure to grab your spot early!
- June
- July
- August
Thursday, June 20
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In partnership with ReelOut & Kingston Pride
2022 · 1 h 32 min
Coming soon! Stay tuned for more details...
- Director: Gail Maurice
- Producer: Jamie Manning, Gail Maurice, Mélanie Bray
- Writer: Gail Maurice
Thursday, June 22
Midnight in Paris
2011 · 1 h 34 min
Comedy
Romance
Gil Pender (Owen Wilson) is a screenwriter and aspiring novelist. Vacationing in Paris with his fiancee (Rachel McAdams), he has taken to touring the city alone. On one such late-night excursion, Gil encounters a group of strange -- yet familiar -- revelers, who sweep him along, apparently back in time, for a night with some of the Jazz Age's icons of art and literature. The more time Gil spends with these cultural heroes of the past, the more dissatisfied he becomes with the present.
- Director: Woody Allen
- Producer: Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum, Jaume Roures
- Writer: Woody Allen
Thursday, June 29
Sherlock Holmes
+ Special Event
2009 · 2 h 8 min
Action
Adventure
When a string of brutal murders terrorizes London, it doesn't take long for legendary detective Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) and his crime-solving partner, Dr. Watson (Jude Law), to find the killer, Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong). A devotee of the dark arts, Blackwood has a bigger scheme in mind, and his execution plays right into his plans. The game is afoot when Blackwood seems to rise from the grave, plunging Holmes and Watson into the world of the occult and strange technologies.
- Director: Guy Ritchie
- Producer: Joel Silver, Lionel Wigram, Susan Downey, Dan Lin
- Writer: Michael Robert Johnson, Anthony Peckham, Simon Kinberg
Special Event
Details coming soon.
Thursday, July 13
13 Going on 30
+ Special Event
2004 · 1 h 37 min
Romance
Comedy
A girl who's sick of the social strictures of junior high is transformed into a grownup overnight. In this feel-good fairy tale, teenager Jenna (Christa B. Allen) wants a boyfriend, and when she's unable to find one, she fantasizes about being a well-adjusted adult. Suddenly, her secret desire becomes a reality, and she is transformed into a 30-year-old (Jennifer Garner). But adulthood, with its own set of male-female challenges, isn't as easy as it looks.
- Director: Gary Winick
- Producer: Susan Arnold, Gina Matthews, Donna Arkoff Roth
- Writer: Susan Arnold, Gina Matthews, Donna Arkoff Roth
Special Event
Learn how to dance Thriller by Michael Jackson with our partner Kingston School of Dance. They will teach the movements of the horeography.
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Teaching.- From 7:30 pm to 8:45pm.
- Movie will start at dusk
Thursday, July 20
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
+ Special Event
2021 · 2 h 4 min
Fantasy
Comedy
In Ghostbusters: Afterlife, when a single mom and her two kids arrive in a small town, they begin to discover their connection to the original ghostbusters and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.
- Director: Jason Reitman
- Producer: Ivan Reitman
- Writer: Gil Kenan, Jason Reitman
Special Event
Play the famous "Two truths and a lie" game with the Haunted Walk tours. They would invite you to participate by answering fairly easy trivia questions about Kingston's ghost stories and/or the film itself.
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- Two truths and a lie game.- From 8:30 pm to 9:00 pm.
- Movie will start at dusk
Come and get a chance of win one of the five Haunted Walk Prize Packages:
- 1 pass for up to 4 guests to join them on one of their ghost tours in Kingston
- 1 copy of their book, Ghosts of Kington
- 1 copy of The Haunting at Home
Thursday, July 27
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
2022 · 2 h 41 min
Action
Adventure
In Marvel Studios' "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," Queen Ramonda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M'Baku (Winston Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Florence Kasumba) fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T'Challa's death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o) and Everett Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of Wakanda.
- Director: Ryan Coogler
- Producer: Kevin Feige, Nate Moore
- Writer: Ryan Coogler, Joe Robert Cole
Thursday, August 3
Mary Poppins Returns
2018 · 2 h 10 min
Comedy
Adventure
Now an adult with three children, bank teller Michael Banks learns that his house will be repossessed in five days unless he can pay back a loan. His only hope is to find a missing certificate that shows proof of valuable shares that his father left him years earlier. Just as all seems lost, Michael and his sister receive the surprise of a lifetime when Mary Poppins -- the beloved nanny from their childhood -- arrives to save the day and take the Banks family on a magical, fun-filled adventure.
- Director: Rob Marshall
- Producer: Rob Marshall, John DeLuca, Marc Platt
- Writer: David Magee
Thursday, August 10
Harry Potter
and the Philosopher’s Stone
+ Special Event
2001 · 2 h 32 min
Adventure
Fantasy
Adaptation of the first of J.K. Rowling's popular children's novels about Harry Potter, a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards and possesses unique magical powers of his own. He is summoned from his life as an unwanted child to become a student at Hogwarts, an English boarding school for wizards. There, he meets several friends who become his closest allies and help him discover the truth about his parents' mysterious deaths.
- Director: Chris Columbus
- Producer: David Heyman
- Writer: Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling
Special Event
Step through to Platform 9 ¾, and enter the magical world of Movies in the Square for Thursday’s FREE screening of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
- Dress up as your favourite character from Harry Potter, and you could win great prizes from Midori Gifts and Haunted Walk.
- Our friends at KCAD have taken notes from Olivanders and will be hosting a wand-making workshop for young wizards and witches.
Maybe best of all- the Movies in the Square concession stand has ordered-in from Honeyduke’s Sweet Shop. Shipped straight from Hogsmeade, we’ll have Chocolate Frogs, Bertie Botts Every Flavour Beans, Sorcerer’s Candy Bars, Gilly Water, Fairy Floss, and Potter Corn available for purchase while quantities last.
Thursday, August 17
The Book of Life
+ Special Event
2014 · 1 h 35 min
Comedy
Adventure
In the Mexican town of San Angel, Manolo (Diego Luna), Maria (Zoë Saldana) and Joaquin (Channing Tatum) have been friends ever since childhood. Although their lives have taken different paths -- Maria was sent to Europe, Joaquin joined the military, and Manolo studied to become a bullfighter -- one thing remains the same: Manolo and Joaquin both want to marry Maria. Little does the trio know that battling husband-and-wife deities have made a high-stakes wager on the love triangle's outcome.
- Director: Jorge R. Gutierrez
- Producer: Guillermo del Toro, Aaron D. Berger, Brad Booker, Carina Schulze
- Writer: Jorge R. Gutierrez, Doug Langdale
Special Event
Details coming soon.
Thursday, August 24
Grease 2
1982 · 1 h 55 min
Comedy
Musical
Stephanie Zinone (Michelle Pfeiffer) is the leader of Rydell High School's Pink Ladies, a gang of girls who are counterparts of the school's group of greasers called the T-Birds. Stephanie is tired of her relationship with top T-Bird Johnny Nogerelli (Adrian Zmed), so she breaks up with him and quickly catches the eye of English exchange student Michael Carrington (Maxwell Caulfield). Hoping to win her over, Michael tries to overcome his nerdy ways while holding off the jealous Johnny.
- Director: Patricia Birch
- Producer: Robert Stigwood, Allan Carr
- Writer: Ken Finkleman
Thursday, August 31
Minions:
The Rise of Gru
+ Special Event
2022 · 1 h 27 min
Comedy
Adventure
In the heart of the 1970s, amidst a flurry of feathered hair and flared jeans, Gru (Steve Carell) is growing up in the suburbs. A fanboy of a supervillain supergroup known as the Vicious 6, Gru hatches a plan to become evil enough to join them. Luckily, he gets some mayhem-making back-up from his loyal followers, the Minions. Together, Kevin, Stuart, Bob, and Otto - a new Minion sporting braces and a desperate need to please - deploy their skills as they and Gru build their first lair, experiment with their first weapons, and pull off their first missions.
- Director: Kyle Balda
- Producer: Christopher Meledandri, Janet Healy, Chris Renaud
- Writer: Matthew Fogel
Special Event
Churn Small Batch Ice Cream has whipped up a delicious Minions-themed ice cream, Bannoffee Pie! They’ll be handing out free samples in the Square only while supplies last.
Also, a couple of mischievous Minions will be causing trouble in the Square and posing for photos with the kids and kids at heart.
- 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
May 16
2024 Lineup reveal
Relax and enjoy the beautiful scenery and fresh air!
Picnic in the Square
Grab & Go.
Downtown Kingston has a wide range of restaurants, cafes, bakeries, pubs, and grocery stores to grab food, snacks, or drinks. Whether you are in the mood for something light or something hearty, we've got you covered. Movies in the Square is the perfect way to unwind and spend quality time with friends and family. So, pack a basket, grab a blanket, and join us for a fun-filled night.
Enjoy a movie under the stars
Relive it
Produced by
Downtown Kingston BIA, representing +700 Downtown property and business owners.
