CAPA Summer Movie Series
The CAPA Summer Movie Series returns for its 57th season, running June 18–August 16 at the historic Ohio Theatre. This year’s series features 28 classic films and cult favorites, continuing a beloved Columbus tradition.
Tickets
10 Packs
10-packs of Summer Movie Series tickets are available for $40 (a savings of $2 per ticket off day-of-show prices). 10-pack tickets are valid for any film in any combination. They can be purchased through Friday, July 31.
Single Tickets
Single tickets to individual films are $6 and go on sale Monday, June 1. Single tickets may be purchased in advance, OR day-of-show at the CAPA Ticket Center beginning one hour prior to show time. Senior and student tickets are $5. Day-of-show tickets may be purchased with cash OR card!
Ohio Goes to the Movies
CAPA is proud to partner with Ohio Goes to the Movies to present two free films on this year’s Summer Movie Series. Ohio Goes to the Movies is a celebration of movies that showcase Ohioans in front of, and behind the camera (actors, directors, writers, composers) as well as Ohio locations and topics, all as part of Ohio’s statewide celebration of America’s 250th anniversary.
Ohio Goes to the Movies screenings during the Summer Movie Series include Lee Daniels’ The Butler (based on the book The Butler by Columbus native Wil Haygood) on Friday, June 19; and Coal Miner’s Daughter (starring Columbus native Beverly D’Angelo as Patsy Cline) on Wednesday, July 22.
Wil Haygood will be present on June 19 to introduce the film and hold a pre-show opportunity with attendees.
These movies are free of charge, and no ticket is required to attend.
Show Tunes and “Mighty Morton”
Now celebrating his 34th year as featured organist for the CAPA Summer Movie Series, Clark Wilson provides pre-show entertainment 30 minutes prior to each screening. A touring performer, recording artist, and renowned silent film scoring expert, he was called a “master of silent film and showman of the first order” by film critic/historian Leonard Maltin.
Also performing are associate organists David Fleisher and Richie Gregory. Fleisher, a central Ohio native, began piano at age seven, fell in love with the Ohio Theatre’s organ as a young audience member, and has served as associate organist since 2006. Gregory, a Capital University graduate, has played at the Ohio Theatre since 2025, developed a lifelong love of the theatre pipe organ beginning at age one, and has a strong interest in tower chimes and Conn electronic organs.
Fright Nite Friday with Fritz
While Fritz the Nite Owl will not be on-site for the screening, audiences can still return to the days of Nite Owl Theatre as Mike McGraner leads a special Fright Nite Friday screening of Gremlins (1984) on Friday, August 14. Fans will enjoy a full episode of Nite Owl Theatre complete with Fritz’s signature breaks loaded with trivia-tastic tomfoolery and campy special effects.
Special Services (Audio Description and ListenWIFI App)
Audio description is available with select films and an assistive listening app is available for all screenings.
ListenWIFI (formerly known as Listen Everywhere), an assistive listening app that patrons can download to their personal cell phones, is available at all screenings. When coupled with the patron’s headphones or ear buds, the app provides high-quality audio streamed directly to the patron and can be adjusted for volume preference.
Select films will be audio-described for visually impaired persons at no extra charge. Audio description allows patrons to hear a scene-by-scene narration of the on-screen action while they listen to the movie dialogue.
For more information visit our accessibility page.
Ohio Theatre Tours
As part of the CAPA Summer Movie Series, CAPA offers a revealing look at the historic Ohio Theatre with free, one-hour-long, guided tours, complete with a light show and organ demonstration by Clark Wilson on the “Mighty Morton” theatre organ presented by Ice Miller.
Free tickets are now available.
An audio-described tour will be available on Saturday, July 25 (audio-described version will begin at 3:30 pm). And first-floor-only tours are available on all dates – please register for that ticket type when signing up if you need a first-floor-only tour.
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
2026 Summer Movie Series Films
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
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
*Movies are subject to change without notice.
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