Time again to get outside for a movie!

Although no one has told Mother Nature, summer is just around the corner!  It's my favourite time in Toronto (probably the only time I recommend travellers come to visit Toronto - June to September) for a handful of reason, one of this is the start of a multitude of free outdoor movie screenings that start to happen around the city!

Seems much of my world starts with the Toronto International Film Festival, and their list of free screenings every Wednesday at David Pecault Square on King West (near John St. - aka the TIFF Bell Lightbox building) has been posted.  The theme this year is "A Summer of Romance"

July 3 - Moonstruck
July 10 - City Lights
July 17 - Sleepless in Seattle
July 24 - The Way We Were
July 31 - Clueless
August 7 - Sense and Sensibility
August 14 - Roman Holiday
August 21 - The Notebook



The Habourfront Centre is one of my favourite places to catch an outdoor flick, the Westjet Stage is covered so you're not instantly soaked in the event of a sudden torrential downpour (happened to me last year at Pecault Square).  Their theme this year is "Invented Worlds".

Little Shop of Horrors: The Director's Cut

July 03 | 9:00pm

Galaxy Quest

July 10 | 9:00pm

Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

July 17 | 9:00pm

Top Secret!

July 24 | 9:00pm

Streets of Fire

July 31 | 9:00pm

The Triplets of Belleville

August 7 | 9:00pm

That Thing You Do!

August 14 | 9:00pm

Josie and the Pussycats

August 21 | 9:00pm

Audience Choice

August 28 | 9:00pm

Dundas Square has always struck me as a bit of a distracting place to watch a movie, but that doesn't stop many others from enjoying a show when I walk by on Tuesdays.  More "cult classics" this year, including a double bill on August 13th & 20th!

CITY CINEMA: CULT CLASSICS
Outdoor Film Screenings, Tuesdays at Sunset, Free Admission

June 25 – August 27, 2013
June 25 Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985)
July 2 Army of Darkness (1992)
July 9 Edward Scissor Hands (1990)
July 16 Anchorman, The Legend of Ron Burgundy(2004)
July 23 Napoleon Dynamite (2004)
July 30 The Goonies (1985)
August 6 Miller’s Crossing (1990)
August 13* Strait Jacket (1964)/ Mommie Dearest (1981)
August 20* Spaceballs (1987)/Serenity (2005)
August 27 The Godfather (1972)

I don't know much about "Movies in the Park" in Riverdale, but they list the following:

July 7 - Top Gun

July 21 - Goonies

August 4 - ET The Extra Terrestrial

August 18 - Ferris Beuller's Day Off

The complete line-up for the Junction Movie Nights haven't been announcement yet, but they are kicking it off on June 22nd with Buster Keaton's Steamboat Bill Jr. which will feature live musical accompaniment!

Other free outdoor movie events that may surface later include St. James Park screenings (King St. East between Church & Jarvis), movies at Downsview Park, and perhaps something by the folks at the 519 Church Community Centre.

So put your money away, grab a blanket/lawn chair instead, and head out to the movies!