Tuesday-Saturday, July 15-19 | 8:30pm
On the Beach at 29th Street
FREE, and open to the public
Bring the entire family to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront for adventures into realms of fantasy! Find your spot on the sand and enjoy. All films are free and open to the public. This year’s film festival includes:
- Tuesday, July 15: Jumanji (PG)
- Wednesday, July 16: Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG)
- Thursday, July 17: Enchanted (PG)
- Friday, July 18: Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them (PG-13)
- Saturday, July 19: Wicked (PG)
All films begin at 8:30pm.
PLEASE NOTE:
Before joining us, please take note of the following ratings guide for the films being presented throughout this series:
Jumanji
(1995)
July 15
Rated PG
Two kids discover an old board game and when they start playing it they are greeted by a man who has spent years trapped inside the game since playing it at age 12. His only hope for freedom involves finishing the dangerous game. This is the original 1995 film starring Robin Williams.
Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban
July 16
Rated PG
In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Harry Potter and his friends Ron and Hermione return as teenagers to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who seems to pose a dangerous threat to Harry.
Enchanted
July 17
Rated G
A princess dispatched from her fairy-tale realm by an evil queen resurfaces in modern-day Manhattan. She meets a divorced lawyer who takes her in while she awaits the arrival of her Prince Charming.
Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them
July 18
Rated PG-13
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” opens in 1926 as Newt Scamander has just completed a global excursion to find and document an extraordinary array of magical creatures. Arriving in New York for a brief stopover, he might have come and gone without incident…were it not for a No-Maj (American for Muggle) names Jacob, a misplaced magical case, and the escape of some of Newt’s fantastic beasts, which could spell trouble for both the wizarding and No-Maj worlds.
Wicked
July 19
Rated PG
Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misunderstood because of her unusual green skin, who has yet to discover her true power, and Grammy-winning, multi-platinum recording artist and global superstar Ariana Grande as Glinda, a popular young woman, gilded by privilege and ambition, who has yet to discover her true heart.