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 30, followed by indoor screenings at The Loft Cinema every Saturday and Sunday morning, Saturday, May 31 - Sunday, June 29!

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 and Dildred Toy Store, and best of all, everything is FREE! 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 2025!

Schedule of Events:

Friday, May 30, 2025

6:00 pm: Looney Tunes Outdoor Movie Party!

1 HR 10 MIN - NR

Outdoors at Himmel Park

Festivities Begin at 6:00pm, Movie Begins at 8:00pm (SUNDOWN)

To celebrate the kick-off of this year's Loft Kids Fest, we're taking over Himmel Park with free festivities, games and an outdoor screening of our zany Kids Fest tradition, Looney Tunes! The fun starts at 6:00pm, and the film starts at 8:00pm. Get ready for a Looney good time under the stars with Bugs Bunny and the whole Looney Tunes gang! This event will be held on the North side of Himmel Park, 1000 N. Tucson Boulevard.

Relive the Saturday mornings of yesteryear with your favorite Warner Brothers characters in a zany collection of vintage Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies cartoons on the big screen! See Bugs, Daffy, Roadrunner, Porky, Elmer, Tweety and the whole Looney Tunes gang up to their old "waskaly" tricks. Filled with fun, laughs and more wacky antics than you can shake a carrot at, this is a hilarious movie treat you just can't beat. Beep, Beep! (Various directors, various years, USA, approximately 70 mins., Not Rated - Suitable for all ages)

Saturday, May 31, 2025

10:00 am: Inside Out - (Doors open at 9:15am)

1 HR 35 MIN - PG

0th Anniversary!

Free small Eegees will be served after the screening, while supplies last!

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature.

In this funny and heartfelt Oscar-winner for Best Animated Feature, Riley is a happy, hockey-loving 11-year-old Midwestern girl, but her world turns upside-down when she and her parents move to San Francisco.  Riley's emotions – led by Joy – try to guide her through the difficult, life-changing event.  However, the stress of the move brings Sadness to the forefront. When Joy and Sadness are inadvertently swept into the far reaches of Riley's mind, the only emotions left in Headquarters are Anger, Fear and Disgust, and that's causing some major problems! (Dir. by Pete Docter and Ronnie Del Carmen, 2015, USA, 95 mins., Rated PG)

Sunday, June 1, 2025

10:00 am: The Goonies - (Doors open at 9:15am)

1 HR 54 MIN - PG

Thanks to our Film Sponsors, Claire Scheuren and Alea and Grace!

40th Anniversary!

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature.

Hey you guuuuyyyssss! In this totally awesome ‘80s action comedy from producer Steven Spielberg, a group of pre-teen misfits called The Goonies band together to find the long-lost fortune of a 17th century pirate named One-Eyed Willie, but first they're going to have to survive an onslaught of wacked-out booby traps as they get ever closer to Willie's fabled treasure. The Goonies is a rip-roaring, rollercoaster ride of movie that delivers the fun no matter how many times you've seen it! (Dir. by Richard Donner, 1985, USA, 114 min., Rated PG)

Saturday, June 7, 2025

10:00 am: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids - (Doors open at 9:15am)

1 HR 33 MIN - PG

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature.

An incredible shrinking ray leads to big fun in this wild fantasy-comedy from Walt Disney Studios! Rick Moranis stars as an absent-minded inventor who just can't seem to get his electro- magnetic shrinking machine to work. But when he accidentally shrinks his kids down to one- quarter-inch tall and tosses them out in the trash, the real adventure begins! Now the newly-tiny kids face incredible dangers as they try to make their way home through the giant jungle of their own backyard. Hurricane sprinklers! Dive-bombing bees! A runaway lawn mower! And those are just a few of the nonstop surprises in store for our miniaturized heroes in this crazed classic filled with amazing special effects! (Dir. by Joe Johnston, 1989, USA, 93 mins., Rated PG)

Sunday, June 8, 2025

10:00 am: Wolfwalkers - (Doors open at 9:15am)

1 HR 43 MIN - PG

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature.

In this thrilling, Celtic-inspired fantasy adventure from the producers of The Secret of the Kells, a young apprentice hunter, Robyn Goodfellowe, journeys to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last wolf pack.  But everything changes when she befriends a free-spirited girl, Mebh, from a mysterious tribe rumored to transform into wolves by night.  As they search for Mebh's missing mother, Robyn uncovers a secret that draws her further into the enchanted world of the "Wolfwalkers" and risks turning into the very thing her father is trying to destroy. A 2021 Oscar-nominee for Best Animated Feature. (Dir. by Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart, 2020, Ireland, 103 mins., Rated PG)

Saturday, June 14, 2025

10:00 am: Babe - (Doors open at 9:15am)

1 HR 32 MIN - G

Thanks to our Film Sponsors, Jerry Parker and Anonymous!

30th Anniversary!

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature.

This Oscar-winning family classic tells the hilarious and heartwarming story of a shy Yorkshire piglet who doesn't quite know his place in the world. But when Farmer Hoggett (James Cromwell) wins him at the county fair, Babe discovers that he can be anything he wants to be – even an award-winning sheepdog! With the help of a delightful assortment of talking barnyard friends and a chorus of singing mice, the heroic little pig is headed for the challenge of his life in this endearing and fun-filled tale. "That'll do pig, that'll do."  (Dir. by Chris Noonan, 1995, Australia, 91 mins., Rated G)

Sunday, June 15, 2025

10:00 am: Fantastic Mr. Fox - (Doors open at 9:15am)

1 HR 27 MIN - PG

Fantastic Father's Day Screening!

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature.

Based on Roald Dahl's classic children's novel, Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox is a hilarious and heartwarming stop-motion animated adventure about a clever, quick and exceptionally well-dressed fox with a hunger for adventure and a plan to join forces with his neighboring animals to take down the meanest famers in town, all while trying to be a good husband, father, and fellow animal.  But it's not going to be easy! (Dir. Wes Anderson, 2009, USA, 87 mins, Rated PG)

Saturday, June 21, 2025

10:00 am: Shrek 2 - (Doors open at 9:15am)

1 HR 32 MIN - PG

Before the movie, enjoy a live musical performance from the cast of Saguaro City Music Theatre's production of Shrek: The Musical, running June 27-29 at the Berger Performing Arts Center!

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature.

The great green ogre is back! After returning from their honeymoon, Shrek and Fiona learn that her parents, The King and Queen, have heard that she has married her true love and wish to invite him to their kingdom of Far Far Away. The catch is: Fiona's parents are unaware of the curse that struck their daughter and have assumed she married Prince Charming, not a 700-pound ogre with horrible hygiene and a talking donkey pal! As the over-zealous Fairy Godmother plots to destroy Shrek and Fiona's marriage, Shrek and Donkey team up with the sword-wielding Puss in Boots to foil her plans. True love is never easy! (Dir. by Andrew Adamson-Kelly Asbury-Conrad Vernon, 2004, USA, 92 mins., Rated PG)

Sunday, June 22, 2025

10:00 am: Casper - (Doors open at 9:15am)

1 HR 40 MIN - PG

30th Anniversary!

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature.

In this live-action fun house ride based on the beloved cartoon character and filled with laugher, excitement and ghostly surprises, "Ghost Therapist" Dr. James Harvey (Bill {Pullman) and his teen daughter Kat (Christina Ricci) arrive at spooky old Whipstaff Manor. It's greedy owner, Carrigan Crittendon, has hired Dr. Harvey to exorcise the house's apparitions: a friendly but lonely young ghost named Casper, who's just looking for a friend, and his three outrageous, troublemaking apparition uncles. If their plan works, Crittendon and her partner-in-crime, Dibs, can get their hands on the manor's fabled treasure. Meanwhile, Casper has found a kindred spirit in Kat, but the Ghostly Trio will not tolerate "fleshies" in their house, leading to a lot of high-spirited hijinks! (Dir. by Brad Siberling, 1995, USA, 90 mins., Rated PG)

Saturday, June 28, 2025

10:00 am: Pee-wee's Big Adventure - (Doors open at 9:15am)

1 HR 31 MIN - PG

Thanks to our Film Sponsor, Coffee Times!

40th Anniversary!

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature.

In this hilariously zany tale of a rebel and his bike, fun-loving Pee-Wee Herman (the great Paul Reubens) discovers that his beloved red bicycle has been stolen, which turns his world upside down.  Determined to reunite with his super-cool set of wheels, Pee-Wee sets off on a wild and wacky journey to find his bike, hitting the road and having lots of big adventures along the way, including tangling with a tough biker gang, meeting a ghostly trucker named Large Marge, and even starring in his own movie!  Beetlejuice director Tim Burton's debut feature film is a colorfully crazed comedy of epic, and Pee-Wee sized, proportions!  (Dir. by Tim Burton, 1985, USA, 91 mins., Rated PG)

Sunday, June 29, 2025

10:00 am: Moana Sing-A-Long! - (Doors open at 9:15am)

1 HR 47 MIN - PG

Thanks to our Film Sponsor, Joe Tarver, P.C.!

Free small Eegees and free movie-themed cupcakes (courtesy of Cakes for Causes) will be served after the screening, while supplies last!

Featuring a new animated short film before the feature.

Dive into a world of music, adventure and laughs, and see "How Far You'll Go," as Loft Kids Fest presents a special subtitled sing-a-long screening of the original fun-tastic Disney classic, MOANA!

Join adventurous teenager Moana Waialiki (voiced by Auli'i Cravalho) as she sails out on a daring, action-packed mission to save her people, with a little help from the once-mighty demi- god (and "just an ordinary demi-guy") Maui (Dwayne Johnson), who guides her on her quest to become a master wayfinder and discover her own identity. All your favorite Moana songs, like "How Far I'll Go,' "You're Welcome" and "Shiny" will be subtitled so you can sing-a-long and be a part of all the Moana magic! (Dir. by Ron Clements and John Musker, 2016, USA, 107 mins., Rated PG)

Date:
May 30 - June 29, 2025

Location:
The Loft Cinema,
3233 E Speedway Blvd,
Tucson, AZ 85716

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