Lord of the Rings plays outdoors at Ijams Park on Friday
Twelve dollars puts you on the grass with a projector, a beer garden and a very long walk to Mordor. It is the second-to-last Movie Under the Stars of the year.
Ijams Park and Central Cinema have been running Movies Under the Stars on the Visitor Center lawn since May, and Friday is the big one: Lord of the Rings, outdoors, on a screen, with the actual woods sitting right there behind it. The gate opens at seven and the movie starts when it gets dark, which the park puts at about 8:15.
- When
- Fri Sep 18 · gate 7 PM · movie at dark, about 8:15
- Where
- Visitor Center lawn, Ijams Park · 2915 Island Home Ave
- Tickets
- $12 · Ijams and Central Cinema members get a discount
- Bring
- Lawn chairs and blankets
- Don't bring
- Coolers or outside alcohol
- Dogs
- Welcome, on leash at all times
- Food & drink
- Food trucks and the Ijams beer garden
What to expect on the lawn
Twelve dollars a head, with a discount for Ijams and Central Cinema members. Food trucks and the beer garden handle dinner and drinks — no coolers and no outside alcohol, which the park is direct about. Bring a chair or a blanket. Dogs are allowed and have to be leashed the whole time, and on a Friday night with a crowd that is a rule worth taking seriously.
Two left after this
The series has one more date after Friday — Carrie on October 2, which tells you where the calendar is heading. Buy ahead if you can; the park does not promise walk-up tickets. Friday's forecast is mostly sunny and around 94 with a slight chance of an evening storm, so check the event page before you load the car.
