It’s last call. Time to get that final drink and say your goodbyes. The Library wraps up the 2024 Off the Wall rooftop film series, Party Central, with Happy Death Day (PG-13, 96 min.).

A college student (played by Jessica Rothe) is stuck in a time loop; she wakes up on her birthday in an unfamiliar boy’s dorm room, and that night, she is the victim of a murder. She relives the same day – again and again – until she can solve the mystery of who is trying to kill her and why.

RogerEbert.com calls the film “a horror riff on the Groundhog Day model.” The Guardian describes it as a “joyous, punchy throwback to the teen slasher movies of the 1990s and early 2000s.”

© Universal Pictures

Series Details

Co-presented by the Kansas City Public Library and Young Friends of the Kansas City Public Library.

Attending Off the Wall

• Bring your own blankets or folding chairs for seating. Seating not provided.
• Bring your own food, snacks, and non-alcoholic beverages. No glass containers, please.
• Doors open at 8 p.m. The Central Library closes at 5 p.m. on Fridays, but the doors reopen at 8 p.m. for Off the Wall audiences.
• All movies begin at dusk, approximately 8:45 p.m.
• Parking: Enter the Library District parking garage via Baltimore Ave. Bring your parking ticket to the event for complimentary validation.
• Transit options: take KC Streetcar to the Library stop at 9^th / Main or Ride KC bus routes.
• In case of bad weather, the event may be moved indoors or canceled. Watch event pages or the Library’s social media feeds for updates.