Each day of Loft Kids Fest, we're bringing the supersized fun with big screen presentations of some of the best family-friendly films of all-time, along with games, activities, giveaways, prize raffles, tons of popcorn and more! Each screening also includes a brand-new animated short film from around the world! Daily pre-show activities will be hosted by the staff of Mildred & Dildred Toy Store, and best of all, everything is Fee! Doors open and activities begin each day at 9:15am, and films begin at 10:00am.

We're super excited to welcome Tucson's kid community to The Loft Cinema for all the movies, magic and fun of Loft Kids Fest 2024!

It's back! Loft Kids Fest returns to The Loft Cinema this summer for 11 days of free entertainment and excitement, starting with a Looney Tunes Outdoor Movie Party at Himmel Park on Friday, May 31, followed by indoor screenings at The Loft Cinema every Saturday and Sunday morning, Saturday, June 1 - Sunday, June 30!

Schedule of Events

June 8, 2024

10am: Mary and the Witch's Flower - Free Admission

9:15am: Doors Open

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature!

This film will be screening in the English dubbed version.

Presented by Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pima Federal Credit Union

Co-Presented by Long Realty Cares Foundation, With support from: Bisbee Breakfast Club, Bookmans and Children's Museum of Tucson/Oro Valley

A lonely young girl named Mary is stuck in the country with her Great Aunt and seemingly no adventures or friends in sight, until she discovers a flower that grants her magical powers, but only for one night. Soon, Mary and her mysterious new cat companion are whisked away on a flying broomstick to Endor College, a school of magic, where danger lurks and Mary must risk her life to try and set things right. Based on Mary Stewart's 1971 classic children's book The Little Broomstick, this is a dazzling tale, filled with action and magic, of a young girl trying to find a place in the world. From Hirosama Yonebayashi, Oscar-nominated animator on such Studio Ghibli classics as Spirited Away and Ponyo, and featuring the voices of Ruby Barnhill, Kate Winslet and Jim Broadbent. (Dir. by Hirosama Yonebayashi, 2017, Japan, dubbed in English, 102 mins., Rated PG)

June 9, 2024

10am: Wonka

9:15am: Doors Open

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature!

Presented by Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pima Federal Credit Union

Co-Presented by Long Realty Cares Foundation, With support from: Bisbee Breakfast Club, Bookmans and Children's Museum of Tucson/Oro Valley

Special Thanks to our Film Sponsor Bear Essential News!

Based on Roald Dahl's classic book Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Wonka tells the wondrous origin story of how the world's greatest inventor, magician and candy man chocolate-maker became the beloved Willy Wonka we know today. This irresistibly inventive big screen spectacle introduces us to a young Willy Wonka (Timothée Chalamet), chock-full of ideas and determined to change the world one delectable bite at a time—proving that the best things in life begin with a dream, and if you're lucky enough to meet Willy Wonka, anything is possible. (Dir. by Paul King, 2023, USA/UK, 116 mins., Rated PG)

June 15, 2024

10am: The Land Before Time

9:15am: Doors Open

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature!

Presented by Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pima Federal Credit Union

Co-Presented by Long Realty Cares Foundation, With support from: Bisbee Breakfast Club, Bookmans and Children's Museum of Tucson/Oro Valley

This dazzling Jurassic adventure, from director Don Bluth and producers Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, introduces us to an orphaned Brontosaurus named Littlefoot, as he embarks on an exciting quest to escape a catastrophic disaster and find sanctuary in the lush, legendary Great Valley. Luckily, Littlefoot makes a few friends along the way, including Cera, a Triceratops, Spike, a Stegosaurus, Ducky, a Saurolophus and Petrie, a Pteranodon. On their journey, the prehistoric pals encounter many challenges and dangers (including a villainous T-Rex named Sharptooth) and learn the value of teamwork and friendship. (Dir. by Don Bluth, 1988, USA, 70 mins., Rated G)

June 16, 2024

10am: The Neverending Story

9:15am: Doors Open

40th Anniversary!

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature!

Presented by Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pima Federal Credit Union

Co-Presented by Long Realty Cares Foundation, With support from: Bisbee Breakfast Club, Bookmans and Children's Museum of Tucson/Oro Valley

Special Thanks to our Film Sponsors Grace and Alea!

This wondrous fantasy film is a grand adventure set in a magical world where the greatest power is imagination. One day while playing hooky, shy schoolboy Bastian Bux wanders into a strange bookstore and discovers a novel called The Neverending Story. As he reads the book, he becomes so consumed in the unfolding tale that he escapes reality (and the bullies who torment him) when he finds himself catapulted into the land of Fantasia himself. Soon he's drawn into an incredible world of Rock Biters and Luck Dragons, Swamps of Sadness and a destructive force called The Nothing that threatens to destroy the entire kingdom of Fantasia. Delving into the story of the brave young warrior Atreyu, the timid Bastian discovers that he may actually hold the key to rescuing Fantasia. Can Bastian save his new friends and return to his own world? Based on the classic novel by Michael Ende, this is an out-of-this-world adventure tale fueled by the power of reading and dreaming. (Dir. by Wolfgang Peterson, 1984, USA/Germany, 102 mins., Rated PG)

June 22, 2024

10am: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

9:15am: Doors Open

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature!

Presented by Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pima Federal Credit Union

Co-Presented by Long Realty Cares Foundation, With support from: Bisbee Breakfast Club, Bookmans and Children's Museum of Tucson/Oro Valley

Special Thanks to our Film Sponsor Bear Essential News!

Special Thanks to our Film Co-Sponsor Speedway Veterinary Hospital!

Ready for some web-slinging action and excitement?  Then get your spidey sense tingling for this spectacular Best Animated Feature Oscar winner! Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse introduces Miles Morales (Shamelik Moore), a smart teenager from Brooklyn who is bitten by a strange spider in the subway and starts developing super powers that transform him into the one and only Spider-Man. When he meets Peter Parker, he soon realizes that there are many others who share his special, high-flying talents. Miles must now use his newfound skills to battle the evil Kingpin, a hulking madman who can open portals to other universes and pull different versions of Spider-Man into our world. (Dir. by Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey & Rodney Rothman, 2018, USA, 117 mins., Rated PG)

June 23, 2024

10am: The Wizard of Oz

9:15am: Doors Open

85th Anniversary!

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature!

Presented by Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pima Federal Credit Union

Co-Presented by Long Realty Cares Foundation, With support from: Bisbee Breakfast Club, Bookmans and Children's Museum of Tucson/Oro Valley

Judy Garland is Dorothy, a Kansas farm girl who dreams of going “over the rainbow,” in this magically sublime adaptation of the L. Frank Baum novel that's become one of the most beloved film classics of all time. Swept away by a tornado to the wonderful Land of Oz, young Dorothy Gale embarks on a strange and thrilling quest to find the Wizard, joined along the way by a Scarecrow (Ray Bolger), a Tin Man (Jack Haley) and a Cowardly Lion (Bert Lahr), and pursued by the vengeful Wicked Witch of the West (the amazing Margaret Sullivan) and her evil flying monkeys!  Will Dorothy ever return to Kansas and discover that there's truly “no place like home?” Filled with brilliant performances, memorable musical numbers and eye-popping visuals, The Wizard of Oz is sheer movie enchantment that casts a spell on children and adults of all ages. (Dir. by Victor Fleming, 1939, USA, 101 mins., Rated G)

June 29, 2024

10am: Pokemon Detective Pikachu

9:15am: Doors Open

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature!

Presented by Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pima Federal Credit Union

Co-Presented by Long Realty Cares Foundation, With support from: Bisbee Breakfast Club, Bookmans and Children's Museum of Tucson/Oro Valley

In this fun live-action/animated adventure, ace detective Harry Goodman mysteriously goes missing, prompting his 21-year-old son, Tim (Justice Smith), to travel to Pokemon-friendly Ryme City to find out what happened.  Aiding in the investigation is Harry's former Pokémon partner – wise-cracking, adorable super-sleuth Pikachu (voiced by Ryan Reynolds). Finding out that they are uniquely equipped to work together, as Tim is the only human who can talk with Pikachu, they join forces to break Harry's unresolved last case...if some powerful villains don't break them first! (Dir. by Rob Letterman, 2019, USA/Japan, 104 mins., Rated PG)

June 30, 2024

10am: The Little Mermaid (1989)

9:15am: Doors Open

35th Anniversary!

Free small Eegees drinks and free movie-themed cupcakes (courtesy of Cakes for Causes) following the screening, while supplies last!

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature!

Presented by Tucson Parks and Recreation and Pima Federal Credit Union

Co-Presented by Long Realty Cares Foundation, With support from: Bisbee Breakfast Club, Bookmans and Children’s Museum of Tucson/Oro Valley

Take a magical journey under the sea with Disney's original animated classic, The Little Mermaid!  Rebellious, free-spirited mermaid Ariel is fascinated with life on land and longs to be part of the human world. After Ariel strikes a dangerous bargain with the sneaky sea witch, Ursula, to temporarily become human, she embarks on the adventure of a lifetime. With her pals Flounder and Sebastian at her side, Ariel will need all of her courage and determination (not to mention a few toe-tapping tunes) to make things right in both her worlds. (Dir. by Ron Clements & John Musker, 1988, USA, 83 mins., Rated G)

Date:
May 31-June 30, 2024

Hours: 10am
9:15am: Doors Open

Location:
The Loft Cinema, 3233 East Speedway Boulevard
Tucson, AZ 85716

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