{"id":11151,"date":"2026-04-23T02:38:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:38:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/free-movies-coming-to-rockfords-coronado-theatre-this-summer-q98-5\/"},"modified":"2026-04-23T02:38:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T02:38:46","slug":"free-movies-coming-to-rockfords-coronado-theatre-this-summer-q98-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/04\/23\/free-movies-coming-to-rockfords-coronado-theatre-this-summer-q98-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Free Movies Coming to Rockford\u2019s Coronado Theatre This Summer &#8211; Q98.5"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Until the construction and upgrades at Davis Park in downtown Rockford are complete, there will be free summer movies at the historic Coronado Theatre,&#xA0;but on a different day.<br \/>Rockford residents will soon have a new reason to head downtown this summer for the launch of the first-ever Coronado Summer Cinema. This event promises free, family-friendly entertainment.<br \/>According to the announcement, this event is more than a movie screening, but an effort to expand access to cultural experiences, especially for families who may not otherwise afford traditional ticketed events.<br \/>The Coronado will open its doors free of charge, an increasingly rare move as entertainment costs rise across Illinois and the country.<br \/>Two major films are scheduled for the inaugural Coronado Summer Cinema series, with <strong><em>Wicked: For Good<\/em><\/strong> screening on Saturday, June 13.<br \/>On Saturday, July 11, <strong><em>Zootopia 2<\/em> <\/strong>will be featured at the historic Coronado.<br \/>Doors will open at 1:30 p.m, with both movies beginning at 3 p.m. Admission is free, and attendees should expect a mix of paid and free experiences during the event.<br \/>Food vendors will be on-site, and some activities may carry additional costs. Guests are encouraged to bring both cash and cards, as well as limited outside snacks and non-alcoholic beverages allowed inside the theatre.<br \/>Officials say additional announcements will be coming soon, including parking logistics, sponsorships, and pre-movie programming.<br \/><strong>To find out the latest information about Coronado Summer Cinema, <a href=\"https:\/\/coronado.rockfordlive.com\/events-tickets\/coronado-summer-cinema\/\">CLICK HERE<\/a>.<\/strong><br \/>Gallery Credit: Aine Givens<br \/>Gallery Credit: Erin Joslyn<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMia0FVX3lxTE16Tzl6enVTM0VZUTdDY3A1NldYR3RUSThrU1NPb0NhMmRpNjBXNGxaV2FzNDFpVHdZTS1vNHJQTldnT3pId2p3M0JvM1I3ZnVTQmRLNFRRZ2JQRkhTMFdDZWpjcS1XTk1QaVAw?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Until the construction and upgrades at Davis Park in downtown Rockford are complete, there will be free summer movies at the historic Coronado Theatre,&#xA0;but on a different day.Rockford residents will soon have a new reason to head downtown this summer for the launch of the first-ever Coronado Summer Cinema. This event promises free, family-friendly entertainment.According [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11152,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-11151","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11151","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11151"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11151\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11152"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11151"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11151"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11151"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}