Newfields' Summer Nights movie series returns with 'Mulan,' 'A Knight's Tale' and more
Highlights include "Mulan," "Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back," "Love and Basketball," "The Wizard of Oz" and "Breakfast at Tiffany's." Here's the full lineup:
Newfields Summer Nights schedule for 2025
Doors open at 7 p.m., and the screening will start at twilight. In case of rain, films will move to the Tobias theater and begin at 9 p.m. Check discovernewfields.org for any changes to the dates or lineup.
More information on the films' subjects and any potential trigger warnings are at commonsensemedia.org.
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June 6: " Dangerous Liaisons" (1988. R)
June 13: " The Wizard of Oz" (1939. G)
June 20: " Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back" (1980. PG)
June 28: " Rogers & Hammerstein's Cinderella" (1997. G)
July 3: " Captain America: The First Avenger" (2011. PG-13)
July 11: " Breakfast at Tiffany's" (1961. NR)
July 12: " Robin Hood" (1973. G)
July 18: " Love & Basketball"(2000. PG-13)
July 25 and July 26: Indy Shorts International Film Festival
Aug. 1: " Get Out" (2017. R)
Aug. 8: " The Emperor's New Groove" (2000. G)
Aug. 15: " Planet of the Apes" (1968. G)
Aug. 22: " A Knight's Tale" (2001. PG-13)
Aug. 29: " Mulan" (1998. G)
Aug. 30: " To Catch a Thief" (1955. PG)
Ticket prices and what you can bring
Tickets cost $13 for the general public and $10 for members. Kids ages 5 and under are free, but a ticket must be reserved for them. Patrons can upgrade to a low-profile chair on the middle tier for $8, with a limit of 50 for each film. Tickets will go on sale at 11 a.m. May 6 for the public and and 11 a.m. May 1 for members.
Chairs, blankets, food and nonalcoholic drinks are allowed on site. People cannot bring alcoholic beverages, pets, knives, candles taller than 12 inches and anything not easily carried down the stairs.
Patrons can buy beer, wine, non-alcoholic beverages and snacks on site until 30 minutes after the film begins. Find more information and buy tickets at discovernewfields.org/SummerNights.
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