Georgetown to Host Outdoor Movie Series at Waterfront Park This Summer

Attention, cinephiles: Georgetown's 2nd Annual Sunset Cinema outdoor movie series is about to kick off, so grab your blankets and head to the Georgetown Waterfront Park starting this Tuesday.

The Georgetown Business Improvement District will be hosting these movies at sunset -- around 8:30 to 8:45 p.m. -- every Tuesday starting July 5 and running through Aug. 2, according to a statement from the Georgetown BID.

Be sure to bring a picnic (but no alcohol) to snack on while you're enjoying the warm evening air along the Potomac River. This year, the outdoor film series will honor the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service by showing a movie featuring a different national park area. Each evening will be from a different decade, starting with the 1960s this Tuesday, July 5 and ending with the 2000s on Aug 2.

Here's the list of films:

TUESDAY, JULY 5: 1960s
Planet of the Apes (1968) – rated G
National Park: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Arizona/Utah

TUESDAY, JULY 12: 1970s
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) – rated PG
National Park: Devil’s Tower National Monument and Black Hills National Forest, Wyoming

TUESDAY, JULY 19: 1980s
E.T. the Extraterrestrial (1982) – rated PG
National Park: Redwood National and State Parks, California

TUESDAY, JULY 26: 1990s
Thelma & Louise (1991) – rated R
National Park: Canyonlands and Arches National Parks, Utah

TUESDAY, AUGUST 2: 2000s
Into the Wild (2007) – rated R
National Park: Denali National Park, Alaska

Movies are free and open to the public. Be sure to arrive early for the best seating. Don't bring chairs -- only blankets are allowed.

The exact location is Georgetown Waterfront Park at the intersection of K/Water Street and Cecil Place NW.

Image via Georgetown BID