Outdoor Movie Series
  1. Parks and Recreation
  2. Events and Calendar

Harris Center

425 Perry St

  1. Email: webparksrec@auburnalabama.org
  2. Phone: (334) 501-2930
  3. Hours:  M-F: 8AM-5PM

Ann Bergman

Public Relations Specialist

  1. Phone: (334) 501-2936
  2. Email: abergman@auburnalabama.org

Auburn Parks and Recreation hosts several options for outdoor movies throughout the year.

Fright Nights Series at the Arboretum

Something wicked this way comes...

Fright Nights at the Arboretum is back for our 2018 season! Join us on Friday nights in October for the Fright Nights Movie Series, with headlining films by Alfred Hitchcock! From music, kid's activities and an evening of spooky movies to get you in the mood for Halloween, there's plenty for everyone! A screening schedule will be published by September 14, 2018.

October 5, 2018
6:30 p.m. - Looney Tunes Halloween
7 p.m. - "Vertigo" (PG, 1958)

October 12, 2018
6:30 p.m. - "Halloween is Grinch Night"
7 p.m. - "Psycho" (R, 1960)
9:15 p.m. - "The Blair Witch Project" (1999)
October 19, 2018
6:30 p.m. - Scooby Doo Where Are You?
7 p.m. - "Rear Window" (PG, 1954)

October 26, 2018
6:30 p.m. - "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown"
7 p.m. - "The Birds" (PG-13, 1963)
9:15 p.m. - "The Exorcist" (R, 1973)

Gates open and activities begin at 5:30 p.m. A kid-friendly Halloween short film will be shown at 6:30 p.m., followed by our headlining Hitchcock film at 7 p.m. On nights when a double feature is shown, the second film will begin by 9:15 p.m. (select Fridays).

Patrons are encouraged to bring blankets, chairs and picnic dinners to enjoy the movies. Parking is available near the entrances on three sides: along Lem Morrison and the Poultry Science parking lot, along Garden Drive and in the Arboretum parking lot off Garden Drive. Patrons are encouraged to carpool or walk. This event is FREE and open to the public.

National Parks and Recreation Month Movie Madness Tournament and End-of-Summer Movie

Beginning in 2017, Auburn Parks and Recreation hosted the National Parks and Recreation Month Movie Madness Tournament, a 4-week tournament on Facebook that presents Auburn residents with a 16-movie pool. Through weekly voting and a bracket, Auburn residents vote to choose the End-of-Summer Movie.

The National Parks and Recreation Month Movie Madness Tournament is held during the month of July and will return in 2019.