{"id":777768,"date":"2026-05-06T17:45:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/777768\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T17:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T17:45:14","slug":"check-out-millennium-parks-free-summer-2026-movie-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/777768\/","title":{"rendered":"Check Out Millennium Park&#8217;s Free Summer 2026 Movie Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DOWNTOWN \u2014 Millennium Park is bringing back its summer programs, including free outdoor film screenings kicking off in June.<\/p>\n<p>The city released its movie lineup Wednesday, which features beloved classics, iconic blockbusters and family-friendly hits.<\/p>\n<p>The movie series kicks off June 30 with a screening of Roland Emmerich\u2019s \u201cIndependence Day\u201d in honor of the sci-fi blockbuster\u2019s 30th anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>It will run through Aug. 18 with screenings of \u201cRatatouille,\u201d \u201cHamilton,\u201d \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada\u201d and more. There will also be a special double feature tribute to the late Rob Reiner on July 14, featuring two iconic films he directed: \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally\u2026\u201d and \u201cThis is Spinal Tap.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The movies will be shown on a 40-foot LED screen at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion, 201 E. Randolph St., where the city also hosts its free summer music program.<\/p>\n<p>Film screenings begin at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays.<\/p>\n<p>Millennium Park will also host free music and workout series. Learn more about the city\u2019s summer programs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicago.gov\/city\/en\/depts\/dca\/supp_info\/mp_calendar.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener external nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Find the full schedule with dates and titles here:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>June 30: \u201cIndependence Day\u201d \u2014 30th anniversary<\/li>\n<li>July 7: \u201cRatatouille\u201d \u2014 Kickoff to Taste of Chicago<\/li>\n<li>July 14: \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally\u2026\u201d and \u201cThis is Spinal Tap\u201d \u2014 Tribute to<br \/>Rob Reiner Double Feature<\/li>\n<li>July 21: NO FILM SHOWING<\/li>\n<li>July 28: \u201cHamilton\u201d \u2014 America 250 celebration<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 4: \u201cThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring\u201d \u2014 25th<br \/>anniversary<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 11: \u201cThe Devil Wears Prada\u201d \u2014 20th anniversary<\/li>\n<li>Aug. 18: \u201cSinners\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>Support Freedom of the Press<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Independent journalism like this only exists because of readers like you.<\/strong> This World Press Freedom Day, help Block Club <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/donate\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>raise $20,000<\/strong><\/a> to fuel high-impact investigations that hold Chicago\u2019s institutions and leaders accountable. <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/donate\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Make your tax-deductible donation here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to the Block Club Chicago podcast:<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DOWNTOWN \u2014 Millennium Park is bringing back its summer programs, including free outdoor film screenings kicking off in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":777769,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5124],"tags":[648,960,5386,1818,1072],"class_list":{"0":"post-777768","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-chicago","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-chicago","10":"tag-il","11":"tag-illinois","12":"tag-things-to-do"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116528881892475375","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777768","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777768"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777768\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777769"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777768"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777768"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777768"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}