Arts & Entertainment

Free Family Summer Movies Return In Newark’s Central Ward For 2023

Free movie screenings will take place this summer at CityPlex 12 in Newark. See this year's lineup of child-friendly blockbuster movies.

NEWARK, NJ — Free movie screenings will return this summer at CityPlex 12 in Newark.

The local movie theater at 360-394 Springfield Avenue will be bringing back its summer movie series, which is open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. Seating is limited. Learn more here.

Doors open at 9 a.m. and movies start at 10 a.m. on the following dates:

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  • July 4 and 5 – Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank
  • July 11 and 12 – Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  • July 18 and 19 – Puss In Boots: The Last Wish
  • July 25 and 26 – DC League of Super-Pets
  • Aug. 2 and 3 – Minions: The Rise of Gru
  • Aug. 9 and 10 – Hotel Transylvania: Transformania
  • Aug. 16 and 17 – Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile
  • Aug. 23 and 24 – The Bad Guys

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