Watch classic films with CAPA Summer Movie Series at Ohio Theatre

The CAPA Summer Movie Series is back! The 57th series of classic films and cult favorites will run at the Ohio Theatre, and feature 28 films over 8 weeks.

Don’t miss your chance to see these great films on the big screen in America’s longest running classic film series at the stunning Ohio Theatre.

2026 CAPA Summer Movie Series

The 2026 Series runs from June 18–August 16 at the historic Ohio Theatre (39 E. State Street).

Highlights include 28 films, including a silent film with live musical accompaniment, Fright Nite Friday, and two Saturday mornings of classic cartoons.

Arrive early to enjoy featured organist for the CAPA Summer Movie Series, Clark Wilson as he provides pre-show entertainment at the keys of the Ohio Theatre’s treasured “Mighty Morton” theatre organ 30 minutes prior to each screening.

CAPA Summer Movie Schedule

Victor/Victoria (1982)
Thursday, June 18, 7:30 pm
HAPPY PRIDE!
RATED PG

Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)
Friday, June 19, 7:30 pm
OHIO GOES TO THE MOVIES – FREE SCREENING
SERIES PREMIERE
RATED PG-13

Casablanca (1943)
Saturday, June 20, 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 21, 2 pm
RATED PG 35mm

Spaceballs (1987)
Wednesday, June 24, 7:30 pm
MEL BROOKS’ 100TH BIRTHDAY
RATED PG

Hitchcock’s Family Plot (1976)
Thursday, June 25, 7:30 pm
Friday, June 26, 7:30 pm
50TH ANNIVERSARY, SERIES PREMIERE, RATED PG

Cartoon Capers
Saturday, June 27, 10 am

An American in Paris (1951)
Saturday, June 27, 7:30 pm
Sunday, June 28, 2 pm
75TH ANNIVERSARY

Stand By Me (1986)
Wednesday, July 1, 7:30 pm
ROB REINER TRIBUTE
40TH ANNIVERSARY, SERIES PREMIERE, RATED R

Pretty Woman (1990)
Thursday, July 2, 7:30 pm
SERIES PREMIERE, RATED R

The Great Gatsby (1974)
Wednesday, July 8, 7:30 pm
ROBERT REDFORD TRIBUTE
RATED PG

The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Thursday, July 9, 7:30 pm
Friday, July 10, 7:30 pm
SERIES PREMIERE, RATED PG-13

Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
Saturday, July 11, 7:30 pm
Sunday, July 12, 2 pm
SERIES PREMIERE, RATED PG

Romancing the Stone (1984)
Wednesday, July 15, 7:30 pm
Thursday, July 16, 7:30 pm
SERIES PREMIERE, RATED PG

The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Friday, July 17, 7:30 pm
35TH ANNIVERSARY, SERIES PREMIERE, RATED R

South Pacific (1958)
Saturday, July 18, 7:30 pm
Sunday, July 19, 2 pm

Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980)
Wednesday, July 22, 7:30 pm
OHIO GOES TO THE MOVIES – FREE SCREENING
SERIES PREMIERE! RATED PG

Roman Holiday (1953)
Thursday, July 23, 7:30 pm
Friday, July 24, 7:30 pm

Some Like It Hot (1959)
Saturday, July 25, 7:30 pm
Sunday, July 26, 2 pm
35mm

Shall We Dance (1937)
Wednesday, July 29, 7:30 pm

Forbidden Planet (1956)
Thursday, July 30, 7:30 pm
70TH ANNIVERSARY

Sons of the Desert (1933) and Abbott & Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)
Friday, July 31, 7:30 pm
COMEDY DOUBLE FEATURE
75TH ANNIVERSARY
SERIES PREMIERE – ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET THE INVISIBLE MAN

Cartoon Capers
Saturday, August 1, 10 am

West Side Story (1961)
Saturday, August 1, 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 2, 2 pm
65TH ANNIVERSARY

Unforgiven (1992)
Wednesday, August 5, 7:30 pm
SERIES PREMIERE, RATED R

My Best Girl (1927)
plus a classic comedy short
Thursday, August 6, 7:30 pm
Friday, August 7, 7:30 pm
SILENT FILM, SERIES PREMIERE

Hitchcock’s To Catch a Thief (1955)
Saturday, August 8, 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 9, 2 pm

Another Thin Man (1939) 
Wednesday, August 12, 7:30 pm
Thursday, August 13, 7:30 pm

Gremlins (1984)
Friday, August 14, 7:30 pm
FRIGHT NITE FRIDAY WITH FRITZ, RATED PG

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)
Saturday, August 15, 7:30 pm
Sunday, August 16, 2 pm
35mm

CAPA Summer Movie Series Tickets

10 Packs of Summer Movie Series tickets are available for $40 (a savings of $2 per ticketing off day-of-show prices). Purchase 10 Packs through July 31. Ten Pack tickets are valid for any film in any combination.

Single tickets are $6, and on sale starting June 1. Single tickets may be purchased in advance, OR day-of-show at the CBUSArts Ticket Center beginning one hour prior to show time. Senior citizen tickets are $5. Day-of-show tickets can be purchased with cash OR card!

Ohio Theatre and Palace Theatre Tours

Tours are back for the 2025 Summer Movie Series!

Join CAPA for a behind-the-scenes look at the historic Ohio Theatre with free, one-hour, guided tours complete with a light show and organ demonstration by Clark Wilson on the “Mighty Morton” theatre organ presented by Ice Miller. Reservations are required and space is limited. 

To make a reservation, send an email to sms@capa.com with the number of people in your party and preferred tour date. Tours include stairs. Tours do not go on stage or backstage.

2026 Ohio Theatre Tour Dates:

• Saturday, June 20, at 4 pm
• Saturday, July 11, at 4 pm
• Saturday, July 25, at 4 pm (audio-described tour at 3:30pm)
• Saturday, August 8, at 4 pm

More details about movies, tours, and more on the website. 

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