2025: Color Our World

The Library’s annual summer film series returns with a fresh lineup of FREE outdoor movies. The Young Friends of the Library will provide free popcorn (while supplies last).

To celebrate this year's Summer Reading theme, Color Our World, the 2025 Off the Wall rooftop series features films that embrace the power of joy and creativity in different hues.

illustration of Central Library with movie projected

Whether it’s Chicago high school outcasts getting harassed by popular kids, a housewife who gains confidence from a nursing home resident's stories of the past, a research facility where the sharks get loose, or a king's efforts to defeat rivals and keep his people safe, these stories will remind you how vivid every color of the rainbow can be.

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

Pretty in Pink box art next to illustrated Central Library

Pretty in Pink

Friday, June 20

Fried Green Tomatoes box art next to illustrated Central Library

Fried Green Tomatoes

Friday, July 18

Deep Blue Sea box art next to illustrated Central Library

Deep Blue Sea

Friday, August 22

Black Panther box art next to illustrated Central Library

Black Panther

Friday, September 26

Tips & Notes

How best to enjoy an evening of downtown KC skyline cinema on the Central Library's Rooftop Terrace

  • Bring your own blankets or folding chairs for seating. Seating not provided.
  • The Young Friends of the Library will provide free popcorn (while supplies last). Feel free to bring your own food, snacks, and non-alcoholic drinks. 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 9th / 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.