Dutchtown Main Streets and Allies of Marquette Park host family-friendly Movie Nights at Marquette Park and the Neighborhood Innovation Center during the summer. You, your family, your neighbors, and everyone else is invited! These events are free to the community.
Neighbors and community organizations usually start gathering around 7pm, and the show begins as soon as it’s dark.
Upcoming Movie Nights
2023’s Dutchtown Movie Night schedule is set!
Saturday, May 27th: Puss in Boots: The Last Wish
At Marquette Park
Saturday, June 24th: Minions: The Rise of Gru
At Gravois Park, in partnership with Gravois Park Neighborhood Association
Saturday, July 22nd: Top Gun: Maverick
At Marquette Park
Saturday, August 12th: The Super Mario Bros. Movie
At the Marquette Park Pool
Saturday, September 23rd: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
At the Neighborhood Innovation Center
Saturday, October 28th: Ghostbusters
At the Neighborhood Innovation Center
Thank You to Our Sponsors!
2023’s Dutchtown Movie Nights are sponsored by DeSales Community Development, Dutchtown Opportunity Coalition for Youth, Employment Connection, Gene Slay’s Girls and Boys Club, Habitat for Humanity St. Louis ReStore, Incarnate Word Foundation, Lutheran Development Group, St. Joseph Housing Initiative, Tower Grove Community Development Corporation, and the Health Communication Research Laboratory at Washington University in St. Louis–Brown School.
Past Movie Nights
2022 Movie Nights
Saturday, June 4th: Space Jam 2: A New Legacy at Marquette Park
Saturday, June 25th: Back to the Future at the Neighborhood Innovation Center
Saturday, July 30th: The Lego Batman Movie at Marquette Park
Saturday, August 13th: Encanto at Marquette Park Pool
Saturday, September 24th: Spider-Man: No Way Home at the Neighborhood Innovation Center
2021 Movie Nights
Jurassic Park
Neighbors gathered in front of the Marquette Park Field House after Dutchtown Summer Vibes for Jurassic Park on the big screen, joined by Mia’s Treats Delight with tasty cookies to snack on during the event. Our first Movie Night of 2021 was a big success!
The Incredibles
On a scorching hot summer night in July, the community still came out to Marquette Park for The Incredibles on the lawn in front of the Field House. We were joined by our friends from Dutchtown South Community Corporation and the Dutchtown Cure Violence team.
Coco
Moviegoers took to the Marquette Park Pool on August 14th for our showing of Coco! This was the final evening the pool was open for the season, and many neighbors took advantage of the opportunity for one last summer swim.
2020 Movie Nights
The 2020 Downtown Dutchtown Summer Movie Series was sponsored by DT2 • Downtown Dutchtown, Dutchtown Community Improvement District, Dutchtown South Community Corporation, Gene Slay’s Girls and Boys Club of St. Louis, Habitat for Humanity St. Louis, Lutheran Development Group, Original Crusoe’s Restaurant, St. Anthony of Padua, Thomas Dunn Learning Center, and Tower Grove Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation
Drive-In Movie: Independence Day
DT2 and Habitat for Humanity St. Louis hosted our first drive-in movie on June 26th, 2020.
Over 60 cars attended the drive-in, with Independence Day projected on the side of Habitat’s building. In addition to the movie, the event featured food trucks, community information, and the premiere of our Dutchtown Proud video. Read more about the Dutchtown Drive-In Movie.
Marquette Park Movie Night: Spies in Disguise
On July 25th, the 22-foot inflatable returned to the hill in front of the Marquette Park Field House for a Movie Night featuring the animated adventure Spies in Disguise. We also had food trucks, voter registration, and 2020 Census information. Read more about the July 2020 Dutchtown Movie Night.
Marquette Park Movie Night: Into the Spiderverse
Viewers gathered at the Marquette Park Field House on August 22nd, 2020 for Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse for the last Marquette Park Movie Night of the summer. We had a great turnout of neighbors and community organizations. Read more about our Movie Night in August 2020.
Movie Night at the NIC: 42
Neighbors gathered in the parking lot at the Neighborhood Innovation Center for a screening of 42 starring the late Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson on September 26th, 2020. Read more about our September 2020 Movie Night.
2019 Movie Nights
Youth Movie Night: Black Panther
Our first movie night at Marquette Park was a huge success! Over 100 neighbors turned out to watch Marvel’s Black Panther on the big screen, and dozens of kids got to enjoy free pizza, popcorn, and Ted Drewes Frozen Custard.
Dive-In Movie Fundraiser: Splash
It may have rained on our Dive-In Movie Fundraiser, but donors still made a big splash raising over $7,000 for improvements at the pool! Read all about it here.
Dive-In Movie: Moana
The poolside showing of Disney’s Moana on August 10th, 2019 drew quite a crowd to the Marquette Park Pool for late-night swimming and entertainment.
Top photo by Ben Robinson.
