Free Outdoor Movies for Houston Families This Fall

10/3/18 - By Carrie Taylor

One of the great things about Houston's "fall" is that temperatures typically hover in the 70s and 80s in the evenings; it's the prime time for outdoor activities. And there's nothing better than stretching out on a blanket to watch a movie on the big screen (especially when it's FREE). Here are your options for free outdoor movies this fall around Houston.

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For more fun activities and things to do with the kids, check out our Fall Fun Guide for Houston Families.

Cinema Under the Stars - Katy
7 p.m. Oct. 18, 2018
Grab some lawn chairs or a blanket and head out to La Centerra for an evening showing of the Disney hit "Coco" presented by Alamo Drafthouse Rolling Roadshow. 

Saturday Family Movies - Webster
7 p.m. Oct. 6 and 20, 2018
The newly-renovated lawn space at Baybrook mall hosts family movie nights select Saturdays this fall. The lawn area is situated between multiple restaurants, making dinner and a movie a breeze. Showing in October is "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" on Oct. 6 and "Hocus Pocus" on Oct. 20. 

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2nd Saturday at the Depot - Tomball
4 p.m. Saturdays, 2018
On the second Saturday of every month, head to Tomball's Historic Depot for children's games, crafts, and more, and then at sundown catch a movie under the stars on a giant inflatable screen. You can bring your own snacks, blankets, and lawn chairs. (The event begins at 4 p.m., but the movie is at night.)

Movies Under the Moon - Sugar Land
8:30 p.m. Nov.10, 2018
Sugar Land Town Square's movie series concludes this fall with a showing of "The Star." Bring your chairs and blankets to pick a spot on the green space, and if you've never been to the development before, know there are several kid-friendly restaurants you can stop at for dinner, like GURU Burgers and Crepes, Cafe Express, Chipotle, and Jimmy Johns.

Screen on the Green - Discovery Green
7:30 p.m. Oct. 20 and 26, Nov. 3, 2018
Discovery Green offers three outdoor movies this fall - "Goosebumps" on Oct. 20, "E.T." on Oct. 26, and "Black Panther" on Nov. 3. Bring your chairs and blankets and come early to stake out a good spot on the green space.

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Movies in the Park - Deer Park
Dusk on the first Saturday of the month, 2018
Deer Park's beautiful Dow Park hosts a movie on the big screen on the first Saturday of the month through November. In October, the movie is "Frankenweenie," and "Coco" is showing in November.

Friday Fright Movie Series - West Houston
7 p.m. Fridays, 2018
The Square at Memorial City Mall - just outside the entrance near Ice Skate USA - hosts a free outdoor movie every Friday in October. Starting with Oct. 5 and ending Oct. 26, here is the lineup: "Hotel Transylvania," "Coco," "Goosebumps," and "Hotel Transylvania 3"

Movie Night on the Strand - Galveston
Oct. 6, 2018
Head out to Saengerfest Park on Galveston Island for a showing of the Halloween classic "Hocus Pocus" this fall. 

Top photo courtesy Central Green

This post originally published in October 2017.

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