Movies on the Common are back for 2026!  On select summer Thursday nights families are treated to a movie on the Worcester Common Oval.  Food trucks will be on hand for movie snacks and beverage purchases. .Refreshments can also be purchased on-site, at one of many Downtown restaurants just steps away from the Common, or you’re welcome to bring your own.

The first 100 Movies on the Common attendees at each event will receive FREE popcorn from Minuteman Kettle Corn, and the first 50 attendees will also receive a free food/drink voucher to use at one of the on-site food vendors!

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Movie Lineup

June 11 Wicked: For Good” (2025) – PG; 2 hours 18 minutes

The epic conclusion to the untold story of the witches of Oz begins. Elphaba (Cynthia Erivo), demonized as The Wicked Witch of the West, lives in exile, fighting for truth. Glinda (Ariana Grande), the symbol of Goodness, reigns in Emerald City. But when the angry citizens of Oz rise up against the Wicked Witch, the two must reunite and truly see each other to change themselves, and all of Oz, for good.

July 9  “Zootopia 2″ (2025) – PG-13; 1 hour 48 minutes

Rookie cops Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman) find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De’Snake (voice of Academy Award® winner Ke Huy Quan) arrives in Zootopia and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.

August 13  “Superman” (2025) – PG-13; 2 hours 9 minutes

Superman must reconcile his alien Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as reporter Clark Kent. As the embodiment of truth, justice and the American way he soon finds himself in a world that views these as old-fashioned.

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