{"id":184717,"date":"2026-05-05T21:50:12","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/184717\/"},"modified":"2026-05-05T21:50:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T21:50:12","slug":"free-movies-in-allegheny-county-parks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/184717\/","title":{"rendered":"Free movies in Allegheny County parks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Free movies are returning to Allegheny County parks in May 2026<\/p>\n<p>Superman, Jurassic World: Rebirth, Song Sung Blue and Solo Mio<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTHRIVED FOR GENERATIONS. BUT THIS IS WHAT THEY WERE PRINTED ON. IF YOU\u2019VE BEEN TO THE MOVIES IN RECENT YEARS, YOU\u2019VE PROBABLY SEEN SOME CHANGES. FOR ONE, FILM IS A THING OF THE PAST. THIS IS WHAT THE MOVIES COME ON. BUT IN MOON TOWNSHIP SHIP ONE AFTER DARK, MOVIEGOERS TRADITION CONTINUES FOR ALLEGHENY COUNTY. IT\u2019S US AT THE DEPENDABLE DRIVE-IN, MOVIEGOERS GET TO SEE THE LATEST MOVIES ON THE BIG SCREEN. EVEN IN THE COLD WINTER MONTHS, THERE\u2019S A LOT OF EXPERIENCES YOU CAN\u2019T GET AT AN INDOOR THEATER. YOU\u2019RE NOT GOING TO CUDDLE UP WITH A BLANKET. YOU\u2019RE NOT GOING TO SEE SNOW. THE DRIVE-IN OPENED IN 1950, AND FOR MOST OF ITS RUN HAS BEEN OWNED BY THE J. GLOSS FAMILY. THE BUSINESS IS OPEN YEAR ROUND, SERVING REGULAR CUSTOMERS. I\u2019D RATHER COME HERE THAN THE INDOOR MOVIE THEATER, AND FAMILIES KEEP THEIR OWN TRADITIONS ALIVE. I REMEMBER ONE OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD FROM MISSISSIPPI. THEY USED TO LIVE HERE. THEY HAD FAMILY HERE, AND EVERY TIME THEY COME BACK TO VISIT THEIR FAMILY, THEY COME TO THE DRIVE-IN WITH THEM. EVEN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS, SOME CUSTOMERS KEEP SHOWING UP. THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE THAT JUST LIKE THE EXPERIENCE AND LIKE BEING OUTSIDE. UM, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I\u2019VE SEEN NIGHTS HERE WHERE IT\u2019S TEN DEGREES AND THERE IS STILL A COUPLE PEOPLE SITTING OUTSIDE ON CHAIRS. AN ADDED BENEFIT OF THE WINTER. YOU KNOW, YOU COME HERE WITH YOUR DATE, YOU\u2019RE CUDDLING UNDER A BLANKET, YOU KNOW, IT\u2019S COLD IN THE CAR. FOR PEOPLE LIKE THAT INTIMACY, I GUESS, MORE THAN 50 MILES AWAY IN PARKS TOWNSHIP, ARMSTRONG COUNTY, CHRONICLE PAYS A VISIT TO THE RIVERSIDE DRIVE IN NOSTALGICS. WHEN YOU PLAY THERE. OLDER MOVIES, UH, THE FIRST RUN STUFF FOR THE KIDS AND THE FAMILIES, THEY THEY COME OUT. IT\u2019S A GREAT NIGHT OUT. IT INTRODUCES A NEW GENERATION. THAT DRIVE IN IS ALSO THE ONLY ONE IN ITS COUNTY, AND ONE THAT FOUGHT TO SURVIVE DURING THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC. WE HAVE CHURCH SERVICES HERE, EASTER WEEKEND FOR COVID, UM, A COUPLE OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATIONS WERE HELD HERE AND THE KIDS ALL SAID THEY WOULD WISH THEY COULD DO THAT AGAIN. COVID WAS BASICALLY, UH, MOSTLY RETRO MOVIES. WE DID RUN SEVEN NIGHTS A WEEK, AND WE FLIPPED THEM TWICE A WEEK JUST FOR THE FOLKS AT BOTH RIVERSIDE AND DEPENDABLE. THE MISSION SEEMS TO BE THE SAME. UM, GREAT MOVIES UNDER THE STARS, BRINGING FAMILIES TOGETHER AND KEEPING MEM\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Free movies are returning to Allegheny County parks in May 2026<\/p>\n<p>Superman, Jurassic World: Rebirth, Song Sung Blue and Solo Mio<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1769019068_844_wtae.png\" class=\"lazyload lazyload-in-view branding\" alt=\"WTAE logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\tUpdated: 10:38 AM EDT May 5, 2026\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtae.com\/article\/hearst-television-news-policy-statements\/14471973\" class=\"editorial-standards border-left\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tYou can enjoy free outdoor movies in the park again this year.Allegheny County has announced the &#8220;Movies Under the Stars&#8221; series, starting Friday.All movies are free. Bring your own blanket or chair.Movies start at dusk, following a pre-movie activity at 7 p.m.Here is the schedule of movies. Visit the Special Events page on the county&#8217;s website for more information.Friday, May 8 &#8211; Superman (2025) (PG-13)Boyce ParkActivity: Superman meet-and-greet for photos and autographsSaturday, May 9 &#8211; Jurassic World: Rebirth (PG-13)Settlers Cabin ParkActivity: Mini-museum from Carnegie Museums of Natural HistoryFriday, May 15 &#8211; Song Sung Blue (PG-13)South ParkActivity: Live acoustic performance of Neil Diamond songs by Nick GuckertSaturday, May 16 &#8211; Solo Mio (PG)North Park\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tPITTSBURGH \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>You can enjoy free outdoor movies in the park again this year.<\/p>\n<p>Allegheny County has announced the &#8220;Movies Under the Stars&#8221; series, starting Friday.<\/p>\n<p>All movies are free. Bring your own blanket or chair.<\/p>\n<p>Movies start at dusk, following a pre-movie activity at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the schedule of movies. Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alleghenycounty.us\/special-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Special Events page on the county&#8217;s website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>Friday, May 8 &#8211; Superman (2025) (PG-13)<br \/>Boyce Park<br \/>Activity: Superman meet-and-greet for photos and autographs<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, May 9 &#8211; Jurassic World: Rebirth (PG-13)<br \/>Settlers Cabin Park<br \/>Activity: Mini-museum from Carnegie Museums of Natural History<\/p>\n<p>Friday, May 15 &#8211; Song Sung Blue (PG-13)<br \/>South Park<br \/>Activity: Live acoustic performance of Neil Diamond songs by Nick Guckert<\/p>\n<p>Saturday, May 16 &#8211; Solo Mio (PG)<br \/>North Park<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Free movies are returning to Allegheny County parks in May 2026 Superman, Jurassic World: Rebirth, Song Sung Blue&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":184718,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[82444,82447,82438,70080,82445,82443,4327,82439,17728,8377,18905,47015,82446,11520,73,75,74,82448,82440,82441,82442,61661,30810,5696],"class_list":["post-184717","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-allegheny-county-park","tag-autographssaturday","tag-boyce-park","tag-carnegie-museums","tag-free-movie","tag-free-movies","tag-friday","tag-jurassic-world","tag-may","tag-more-information","tag-movie","tag-north-park","tag-pg-13settlers-cabin-parkactivity","tag-photo","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-rebirth","tag-settlers-cabin-park","tag-solo-mio","tag-song-sung-blue","tag-south-park","tag-superman","tag-website"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184717","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=184717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/184717\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/184718"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=184717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=184717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=184717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}