From Takaka to Victory Square, seven iconic movies will be doing the rounds at our favourite parks this summer.
The popular Summer Movies al Fresco kicks off on 3 January and finishes on 1 March.
There will be 15 screenings across eight locations, including the Tāhuna Beach Holiday Park, Fairfield Park, Junction Green in Takaka, Washbourn Gardens, Isel Park, Decks Reserve in Motueka, Victory Square, and Brightwater’s Village Green.
This season's movies are The Castle, The Secret Garden, Stop Making Sense, The Three Musketeers, Back to the Future, Love Me Tender, and Monsters Inc.
Summer Movies al Fresco began in 2002 and has become a tradition for many Nelsonians.
Organiser Antony Hodgson says selecting each season’s movies isn’t always an easy task.
“My daughter has always helped me pick the movies, but it’s mostly my take on all the past years. People make suggestions, too.”
Over the last few years, Anthony says there has been a shift to showing movies that “might bring in people that wouldn’t usually come to one”.
“We’ve made the effort to widen the appeal… to tempt people out of their houses and into the parks.”
Community connection is another important factor, and this year they will be bringing Monsters Inc. to Victory in conjunction with the Victory Community Centre’s ‘Lark in the Park’ event on 28 February.
The Brightwater screening of the same movie on 1 March at the Village Green will also serve as a community fundraiser.
Movies start at dusk, with mid-February movies starting at 8.30pm. The cost is $2 for an adult and $1 for a child. In case of rain, text ‘is it on’ to 0224061665 after 7.30 pm.
