The Shore Blog

What better way to end your fun day in the sun than by watching a movie under the stars, by the sea? Here are the beach movie events planned for each town this summer. Don’t forget to bring a chair, blanket and your favorite movie treats!

Monday
Sea Isle hosts their Free Family Movies Under the Stars every Monday night from July 1-August 26. The movies are projected on a big screen in Excursion Park located at JFK Boulevard and Landis Avenue, with plenty of room to set up your beach chairs and blankets while you enjoy a family-friendly movie by the sea. Here is their movie schedule for the summer:

July 1 – The Little Mermaid
July 8 – Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation
July 15 – Zoo
July 22 – Wreck-it Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet
July 29 – How to Train your Dragon: The Hidden World
August 5 – The House with a Clock in its Walls
August 12 – Christopher Robin
August 19 – The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part
August 26 – Mary Poppins Returns

Tuesday
Avalon’s Beach Movies are shown at dusk on the 30th Street beach from June 25 – August 27. In the event of inclement weather, beach movie will be moved to following night (Wednesday). Here is their movie schedule for the summer:

June 25 Christopher Robin
July 2 Hotel Transylvania 3
July 9 Mamma Mia!
July 16 Grease
July 23 Elf
July 30 Incredibles 2
August 6 Jaws 2
August 13 Beauty and the Beast
August 20 Top Gun
August 27 Peter Rabbit

Wildwood also hosts a free Movie Night in the Plaza every Tuesday through August 27. The movies are shown at dusk at the Byrne Plaza, Oak and Pacific Avenue, Wildwood. Bring a blanket or beach chair. Rain date is scheduled for Wednesdays. Here is their movie schedule for the summer:

6/25 – Teen Titans Go! To The Movies
7/2 – Smallfoot
7/9 – Early Man
7/16 – Paddington 2
7/23 – The Star
7/30 – Finding Nemo
8/13 – Incredibles 2
8/20 – Ralph Breaks the Internet

Wednesday
There are no free movies on Wednesday nights, but make sure you check out our Free Weekly Events in Each Town for Summer 2019 for other great ideas on what to do. Or, you can always show your own movie on your deck or backyard with a Portable Projector and Movie Screen, compatible with your smart phone, laptop and other devices.

Thursday
Free Movies on the Beach are held in Cape May on the Stockton Beach next to Convention Hall on Thursday nights. Live Music & Children’s Activities begin at 8:00 pm and the featured movie begins at 8:30 pm. Here is their movie schedule for the summer:

July 11 – Ferdinand
July 18 – Avengers: Infinity War
July 25 – Young Frankenstein
August 1 – The Wizard of Oz (sing-a-long)
August 8 – JAWS
August 15 – The Secret Life of Pets
August 22 – Sherlock Gnomes
August 29 – Mary Poppins Returns

Friday
Sea Isle City hosts a Free Classic Movies Under the Stars every Friday night from July 5 – August 30. Movies start at dusk at Excursion Park, JFK Boulevard and Landis Avenue. Bring your beach chairs and blankets and go back in time with a classic movie by the sea. Here is their movie schedule for the summer:

July 5 – E.T the Extra-Terrestrial
July 12 – Back to the Future
July 19 – Raiders of the Lost Ark
July 26 – Tootsie
August 2 – Field of Dreams
August 9 – Ghostbusters (1984)
August 16 – Driving Miss Daisy
August 23 – Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
August 30 – Moonstruck