2025 Top of the Park Movies By Moonlight Lineup

The 2025 Ann Arbor Top of the Park Movie Lineup is out! It has a nice mix of classic movies and newer movies – plenty of which are family-favorites.

My family loves attending Top of the Park, particularly when we can meet up with friends. My daughter and I particularly enjoy seeing the movies. On the other hand, my husband doesn’t like the late hour of the movies since he has to work the next day.

Top of the Park 2025 runs from June 13 through June 29. Movies start on Sunday, June 15 and are held on Sundays, and Tusdays-Thursdays.

Table Of Contents

About the Top of the Park Movies by Moonlight Series
2025 Top of the Park Movies
- 2025 Top of the Park Movies by Moonlight Series
Our Experiences at Top of the Park
- 2024 Movies by Moonlight
Frequently Asked Questions About Ann Arbor Summer Festival Movies
More Top of the Park Events

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About the Top of the Park Movies by Moonlight Series

Movies by Moonlight are shown on a screen in front of UM’s Rackham Auditroium with seating on Washington St, and the Ingalls Mall.

Last year saw a continuation of the shortened season of Top of the Park at 2 weeks instead of 3 weeks. For 2024, Ann Arbor Summer Festival started on June 14 and ended on June 30. For families, I am glad that Top of the Park didn’t start until school was over. I hope that trend continues for 2025.

The 2024 year saw some changes with most movies moving up to a 9:30p start time to better accommodate families. Unfortunately, Sunday night movies were also dropped on the first 2 Sundays of the Summer Festival.

2025 Top of the Park Movies

This year’s movies stay at the earlier 9:30p time that was introduced last year with the exception of the last movie – Wicked on June 29 that is at 10p.

The 2024 Movies by Moonlight series included both recent films like Wild Robot and Wicked. It also includes 30th anniversary showings of Toy Story and the 40th anniversary of Goonies.

2025 Top of the Park Movies by Moonlight Series

The 2025 movie lineup is below:

Sunday, June 15 – Toy Story – 30th Anniversary – PG
Tuesday, June 17 – Inside Out 2 – PG
Wednesday, June 18 – Office Space – R
Thursday, June 19 – Summer of Soul – PG-13
Sunday, June 22 – The Wild Robot – PG
Tuesday, June 24 – Rebel Without a Cause – 70th Anniversary – PG-13
Wednesday, June 25 – Beetlejuice Beetleuice – PG-13
Thursday, June 26 – The Goonies – 30th Anniversary – PG
Sunday, June 29 – 10p Start Time – Wicked – PG-13

Our Experiences at Top of the Park

We love attending Top of the Park. On nights that we plan to see the movie, we typically have dinner at home and arrive around 9p. Even if we don’t stay for the entire movie, my daughter enjoys watching part of the movie. Since we have many of these movies accessible via streaming or DVD for the older movies, we’ll continue watching the movie the next day.

I’m hoping we can attend a few Top of the Park events this year as a family. We’ll just have to juggle my teen’s social life and job. Or make it a date night.

Snacks are available at Culinary Row.

The movies are also listed on the Ann Arbor Summer Festival Calendar.

2024 Movies by Moonlight

🎞🍿 Tuesday, June 18, 2024 Napoleon Dynamite 20th Anniversary - Top of the Park Movie
🎞🍿 Wednesday, June 19, 2024 The Color Purple Musical - Top of the Park Movie
🎞🍿 Thursday, June 20, 2024 Sing - Top of the Park Movie
🎞🍿 Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Little Shop of Horrors - Top of the Park Movie
🎞🍿 Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - 20th Anniversary - Top of the Park Movie
🎞🍿 Thursday, June 27, 2024 Turning Red - Top of the Park Movie
🎞🍿 Sunday, June 30, 2024 Barbie - Top of the Park Movie

Frequently Asked Questions About Ann Arbor Summer Festival Movies

What time do the movies start?

This year they are moving the start time up until 9:30p except for Barbie which will still be at the traditional 10p start time.

Any tips for my kids to stay up late?

I suggest choosing a shorter movie. For example Napoleon Dynamite is 1hr 26 minutes vs The Color Purple at 2hr 21minutes, That extra hour make a big difference.
It took several tries for my daughter to make it through a Top of the Park movies. We would try to rest the afternoon before, but I have not been able to get my daughter to actually take a nap since kindergarten. She is naturally a night owl and would typically be up until 10:30p anyway.

Should I have a Backup Plan?

Yes! Be prepared that some of your family may want to leave early. The first time my daughter tried a Top of the Park movie was a Harry Potter movie. We brought two cars because my husband only planned to stay until 11:30, my daughter gave up about 20 minutes after him. We were sitting with friends, and half their family gave up and got a ride home with us.
As a consolation, the next afternoon we reunited to watch the rest of the movie. This made it easier for our girls to leave. I definitely suggest trying with a movie they can finish watching at home via streaming or DVD.

What should we bring?

Seating. There are usually folding chairs setup in front of the screen, but they are not very comfortable for an entire movie.
We usually bring a blanket and some chairs and setup off to the side in the grassy areas. If using chairs we try to setup so we don’t block people behind us – setting up near trees or towards the back. If you have blankets, consider some cushioning like pillows or rolled blankets.
Warm apparel. Summer nights in Ann Arbor can get chilly. It isn’t a bad idea to bring sweatshirts or hoodies. If you don’t need to wear it, it can be used as a pillow.

Are bugs an issue at Top of the Park?

It seems like everywhere we go on summer evenings, bugs are an issue. We have never had an issue with mosquitos at Top of the Park. We usually prepare by bringing some bug spray and ThermaCell lanterns, but never use them.

Can I bring snacks?

You can bring your own snacks, but Ann Arbor Summer Festival encourages you to buy snacks at Culinary Row. These stands help to support the free programming. The Festival tent usually has popcorn, sno-cones, and water/sodas. There is usually ice cream and coffee beverages available on Culinary Row.

More Top of the Park Events

Our Top of the Park Kids Guide will be updated for 2023 as new announcements are made. We are still waiting on announcements of Culinary Row participants, any additional main stage shows. Kids Zone, Retreat, Spectacles, and other activities.