Parents, if you need something to do on weekdays this summer with your kids, check out this indoor movie series. It’s a great value, and a nice way to get out of the sun. This information is updated for 2022!

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Paragon Theaters — Parkside

Paragon Theaters, at 1140 Parkside Main Street, Cary, is showing kids’ movies for FREE Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, through August 4th, 2022. The movies are at 10 a.m. First come, first served. Please note that the Fenton location is not participating.
Marquee Cinemas
Marquee Cinemas Wakefield 12, 10600 Common Oaks Drive, Raleigh, is showing family films for FREE on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. Their Summer Movies 2022 Program runs from June 21st to August 10th, 2022.
Each day you’ll have two movies to choose from.
- June 21st and 22nd: Spirit and Scoob!
- June 28th and 29th: Tom & Jerry and Peter Rabbit
- July 5th and 6th: Clifford and Peter Rabbit 2
- July 12th and 13th: Boss Baby and Detective Pikachu
- July 19th and 20th: Paw Patrol and The Addams Family
- July 26th and 27th: The Croods: A New Age and Hotel Transylvania
- August 2nd and 3rd: The Addams Family 2 and Space Jam: A New Legacy
- August 9th and 10th: Sing 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog
Regal Entertainment Group’s Summer Movie Express
Regal Entertainment Group’s Summer Movie Express program offers kids’ movies during the day for $2. They’ll take place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from June 14th to August 24th, 2022. Times vary. At some theaters they are shown in the morning and at others they’re shown in early afternoon.
There will be two choices for movies and they will both be shown both days. The schedule can vary per cinema, both the start and end date, and the movies. Check your cinema’s schedule here. Make sure to enter your location.
Some of the movies being shown in Regal Entertainment Group’s Summer Movie Express:
- Abominable
- The LEGO Batman Movie
- Despicable Me
- Pokemon Detective Pikachu
- Despicable Me 2
- Space Jam
- Sing
- Puss in Boots
- Sing 2
- Space Jam: A New Legacy
- Despicable Me 3
- Tom & Jerry
- Minions
- Trolls World Tour
- The Croods: A New Age
- The Boss Baby: Family Business
- Trolls
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
- The Secret Life of Pets
- Scoob!
- The Secret Life of Pets 2
- Hop
Participating Triangle theaters in 2022
- Regal Brier Creek, 8611 Brier Creek Parkway, Raleigh
- Regal Beaver Creek, 1441 Beaver Creek Commons Drive, Apex
- Regal North Hills, 4150 Main at North Hills Street, Raleigh
- Regal Crossroads Cary, 501 Caitboo Avenue, Cary
- Regal White Oak, 1205 Timber Drive East, Garner
Other Regal cinemas might be participating, but the ones above has the movies listed at this time, and you can purchase tickets.
Poppy’s Summer Movie Magic

Stone Theatres Millstone 14, 3400 Footbridge Lane, Fayetteville, NC, is showing $1 kids’ movies every Wednesday and Thursday from June 8th to July 28th, 2022, at 10 a.m.
In addition, on Monday of each week they be offering special sensory friendly screenings for guests who have sensory sensitivities.
Here’s the schedule:
- June 8th and 9th: Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (Sensory friendly screening: June 6th)
- June 15th and 16th: Boss Baby: Family Business (Sensory friendly screening: June 13th)
- June 22nd and 23rd: Hop (Sensory friendly screening: June 20th)
- June 29th and 30th: Secret Life of Pets 2 (Sensory friendly screening: June 27th)
- July 6th and 7th: Croods: New Age (Sensory friendly screening: July 4th)
- July 13th and 14th: How to Train Your Dragon: Hidden World (Sensory friendly screening: July 11th)
- July 20th and 21st: Sing 2 (Sensory friendly screening: July 18th)
- July 27th and 28th: Hotel Transylvania 4 (Sensory friendly screening: July 25th)
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