Outdoor movies let you watch the stars under the stars

Baymax and Hiro will be jetting around the Spokane area as outdoor movie season opens.

Families can watch “Big Hero 6,” the adventures of the oversized robot and the young genius, at two different locations this week – first, on Tuesday at Drive-In Movies – North Spokane, then on Wednesday at Riverfront Park.

Also screening this week: “Talladega Nights” on Wednesday at Spokane County Raceway.

Here’s a look at some of the movies you can watch under the stars this summer.

Riverfront Park: Movies show Wednesdays through July 15. There’s preshow entertainment (the Northwest Hula Company will perform before Wednesday’s screening of “Big Hero 6”), as well as activities, raffles and food trucks. Bring a blanket or low-back chair.

Entry is $5 per person; children 5 and younger are admitted free.

On the schedule: “Jurassic Park” (June 17), “Space Jam (June 24), “Back to the Future” (July 1), “10 Things I Hate About You” (July 8) and “The Princess Bride” (July 15).

Spokane Outdoor and Drive-in Movies: Drive up and tune in on your car radio at two locations with a portable screen.

On the North Side, movies will show every other Tuesday at 4307 E. Mt. Spokane Park Drive.

“Big Hero 6” will be followed by “Footloose” (June 23), “Man of Steel” (July 7), “Top Gun” (July 21), “The Sandlot” (Aug. 4) and “Dirty Dancing” (Aug. 18).

In Airway Heights, mostly car-themed movies will screen at Spokane Raceway, 750 N. Hayford Road, every other Wednesday.

After “Talladega Nights” comes “Days of Thunder” (June 24), “Fast & Furious” (July 8), “Monsters University” (July 22), “Grease” (Aug. 5) and “American Graffiti” (Aug. 19).

Gates open at 7 p.m., and shows start at dusk. Admission for outdoor seating is $5 for adults, $4 for children (6 to 12) and free for those 5 and younger. Bringing a carload? It’s $20 for four or more people, or $5 a person for three or fewer.

For information, visit www.facebook.com/outdoormoviesspokane or call (509) 928-9664.

Liberty Lake: The 18th annual summer festival kicks off July 3 with a screening of “Rio 2” at Pavillion Park.

Also screening, at Pavillion Park unless otherwise noted: “Epic” (July 17 at Half Moon Park), “How to Train Your Dragon 2” (July 18), “Cinema Paradiso” (July 24 at Rocky Hill Park), “Big Hero 6” (July 25), “Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb” (Aug. 1), “Rise of the Guardians” (Aug. 8), “McFarland, USA” (Aug. 14 at Half Moon Park), “Big Fish” (Aug. 28), “Charlotte’s Web” (Aug. 29), and “Return of the Jedi” (Sept. 4).

The movies are free and start at dusk. For more information, visit www.pavillionpark.org.

The Shop: South Perry Summer Theater is back with free movies on Saturdays at dusk, July 11 through Aug. 22, at the Shop, 924 S. Perry St.

This year’s movies are “Maleficent” (July 11), “Guardians of the Galaxy” (July 18), “The Princess Bride” (July 25), “Big Hero 6” (Aug. 1), “The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies” (Aug. 8), “Ghostbusters” (Aug. 15) and “Interstellar” (Aug. 22).

There will be a fundraiser for a local charity before each show. For more information, visit www.theshopsouthperry.com.

Mirabeau Meadows Park in Spokane Valley: “Paddington” screens at 8:50 p.m. July 24; “Big Hero 6” at 8:10 on Aug. 21.

The movies are free. There will be movie-related crafts for children an hour before show time at the park.

Kimberly Lusk