Jurassic Park
OPAC Outdoor Summer Movie Series
- July 18, 2026 | Saturday 8:00PM
Event Details
The 2026 OPAC Outdoor Summer Movie Series is proudly presented by R&R Travel Service & Sandals | Beaches Resorts
Location & Time
All movies take place on the lawn at 200 Choccolocco Street, Oxford, AL 36203. Showings begin at 8:00 PM, late enough for it to be dark enough for the projector to shine through.
Seating
Bring your own blankets or outdoor chairs. No seating is provided.
Food & Drink
Food trucks have been invited, and you're welcome to bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks. No glass containers, and no alcohol.
Pets
Leashed, well-behaved pets are welcome. Please bring bags and clean up after them.
General Rules
- Children under 18 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
- No smoking.
- Be respectful of those around you — find your spot and keep noise to a minimum.
Weather
Check oxfordpac.org/movies before heading out. Cancellations will be posted by noon on the day of the showing. Movies may be canceled for rain or high winds due to the size of the screen. Canceled showings may be rescheduled later in the year based on availability and licensing.
About The Movie
There are blockbusters, and then there is Jurassic Park. Steven Spielberg's 1993 masterpiece didn't just change what summer movies could be — it changed what movies could be, period. Even now, over thirty years later, the T-Rex scene in the rain is as terrifying as the first time. The velociraptors in the kitchen still make you hold your breath.
The moment John Williams' score swells as those dinosaurs crest the hillside for the first time still gives you chills you didn't know you had. Watching it outside, under an open sky, with the summer night stretched out around you adds a dimension that even Spielberg couldn't have planned for — because you'll be looking up at the dark beyond the screen and wondering, just for a second, what might be out there.
Bring everyone. Bring the kids who've never seen it and the adults who've seen it twenty times. Bring snacks you're willing to share, because nothing brings people together quite like collective terror. This is cinema at its most powerful, most thrilling, and most alive.
Welcome to Jurassic Park.