

East County News Service
May 21, 2024 (San Diego’s East County) -- The County of San Diego’s free “2024 Summer Movies in the Park” season starts at 6 p.m., Friday, May 24 with an event and sunset showing of the Oscar-winning blockbuster “Barbie” at the Waterfront Park downtown. The full season includes more than 100 movies at dozens of parks countywide, including many in East County.
To celebrate the opening, there will be a variety of features and free fun for kids and families, including music, games, bounce houses, themed crafts, and other free activities. Although the movie starts at dusk, about 15 minutes past sunset, a host of free activities are expected to begin at 6 p.m. Make sure to bring a chair and blankets to cozy up for a night under the stars.
The first East County showing will be on June 8, with “The Little Mermaid” 8 at Sweetwater Place Park Spring Valley and “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” at Dos Picos County Park in Ramona.
East County and inland San Diego locations for future movies now through August include Campo, El Cajon, Escondido, Flinn Springs, Julian, La Mesa, Lakeside, Lemon Grove, Pine Valley, Potrero, Poway, Ramona, Rancho Bernardo, Rolando, San Carlos, Skyline, and Spring Valley.
The line-up has something for everyone to enjoy. View the full list of movies and plan to attend movies near you as the Department of Parks and Recreation celebrates 17 years of taking back parks, after dark, through safe and fun nighttime activities. Movies, dates and locations are subject to change, so be sure to check Summer Movies in the Park.
All movies begin 15 minutes after sunset. Bring blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy movies under the stars.
The 2024 Summer Movies in the Park series is presented by Rose SD Realtor and sponsored by the County of San Diego Health and Human Services Agency, Child and Family Well-Being Department, Live Well San Diego, The Super Dentists, Project Clean Water, Bill Howe, First 5, ACANA Pet Food, and the San Diego County Parks Society.
For more information about all County of San Diego’s parks and events, go to sdparks.org.
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