After taking a year off, we brought back Skyway Outdoor Cinema for a 2026 season that was bigger, better, and funner than ever before.
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Skyway Outdoor Cinema: Wicked For Good
Fri, August 21 @ 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Skyway Outdoor Cinema is back! Bring something comfy to sit on and meet us at the Skyway fire station training yard for free family films and fun.
Fun activities, food options, and entertainment start at 6:30 p.m. and Wicked: For Good starts at 8:30 p.m.
About Wicked: For Good: “Now demonized as the Wicked Witch of the West, Elphaba lives in exile in the Ozian forest, while Glinda resides at the palace in Emerald City, reveling in the perks of fame and popularity. As an angry mob rises against the Wicked Witch, she’ll need to reunite with Glinda to transform herself, and all of Oz, for good.” Rated PG, runs two hours and 17 minutes.
Thank you to 4Culture, King County Parks, Motiv Real Estate Group, and all of our donors for helping make this possible, and to our wonderful hosts, King County Fire District 20!
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Skyway Outdoor Cinema: Hoppers
Fri, August 14 @ 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Skyway Outdoor Cinema is back! Bring something comfy to sit on and meet us at the Skyway fire station training yard for free family films and fun.
Fun activities, food options, and entertainment start at 6:30 p.m. and Hoppers starts at 8:30 p.m.
About Hoppers: “When scientists discover a way to transform human consciousness into robotic animals, Mabel uses the new technology to uncover mysteries of the animal world that are beyond anything she could have ever imagined.” Rated PG, runs one hour and 44 minutes.
Thank you to 4Culture, King County Parks, Motiv Real Estate Group, and all of our donors for helping make this possible, and to our wonderful hosts, King County Fire District 20!
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Skyway Outdoor Cinema: Inside Out 2
Fri, August 7 @ 6:30 pm – 11:00 pm
Skyway Outdoor Cinema is back! Bring something comfy to sit on and meet us at the Skyway fire station training yard for free family films and fun.
Fun activities, food options, and entertainment start at 6:30 p.m. and Inside Out 2 starts at 8:30 p.m.
About Inside Out 2: “Thirteen-year-old Riley tackles high school with her personified emotions guiding her decisions. Soon her newfound feelings cause turmoil and force her to redefine her sense of self.” Rated PG, runs one hour and 36 minutes.
Thank you to 4Culture, King County Parks, Motiv Real Estate Group, and all of our donors for helping make this possible, and to our wonderful hosts, King County Fire District 20!
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A Look Back at WHCA’s 2024
by Devin Chicras
What a year! We brought movies to the park for the first time, took over multiple blocks with a Halloween festival for the second time, painted a mural, restored precious green space, helped get out the vote and vital information, and so much more. Let’s take a look at some of the highlights!
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Skyway Outdoor Cinema Premieres in Skyway Park for 2024
For the first time since 2003, Skyway Outdoor Cinema (SOC) moved to a new location: Skyway Park! While our regular parking lot location at the former U.S. Bank remains a construction zone as the new Skyway Resource Center is built, we heard loud and clear from neighbors that they couldn’t wait another season for this annual tradition.
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“Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” at Skyway Outdoor Cinema
Fri, August 30, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Skyway Outdoor Cinema will return in a NEW VENUE this summer while our traditional venue (the parking lot of the Skyway Resource Center, former U.S. Bank) is under construction.
We’ll have 23 acres of Skyway Park to stretch out under the stars and fill up with food vendors, preshow entertainment, and fun activities.
Join us on Friday, August 30 (NEW DATE, rescheduled from 8/23) for “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever”!
“Queen Ramonda, Shuri, M’Baku, Okoye and the Dora Milaje fight to protect their nation from intervening world powers in the wake of King T’Challa’s death. As the Wakandans strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together with Nakia and Everett Ross to forge a new path for their beloved kingdom.”
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7-9 p.m. Preshow Fun includes:
- Live performance from 8-Bit Brass Band
- Bike Works FREE/sliding-scale bike repair
- Taco Cortes Food Truck
- A&M Sweet Treats Ice Cream Truck
- Seattle Majestics Women’s Tackle Football
- Hatter Mike Balloons
- Concessions and Skyway Outdoor Cinema t-shirts for sale
- Game zone from King County Parks Mobile Engagement Team
- Skyway United FC
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“Barbie” at Skyway Outdoor Cinema
Fri, August 16, 2024 @ 7:00 pm – 11:30 pm
Skyway Outdoor Cinema will return in a NEW VENUE this summer while our traditional venue (the parking lot of the Skyway Resource Center, former U.S. Bank) is under construction.
We’ll have 23 acres of Skyway Park to stretch out under the stars and fill up with food vendors, preshow entertainment, and fun activities.
Join us on Friday, August 16 for “Barbie”!
“Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.”
Follow us on social media or jump on our email list for updates!
7-9 p.m. Preshow Fun includes:
- Live performance from Filthy FemCorps
- Double Dutch Divas
- Taco Cortes Food Truck
- A&M Sweet Treats Ice Cream Truck
- Seattle Majestics Women’s Tackle Football
- Hatter Mike Balloons
- Concessions and Skyway Outdoor Cinema t-shirts for sale
- Game zone from King County Parks Mobile Engagement Team
- Skyway United FC
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A Look Back at WHCA’s 2022
By Devin Chicras
After a couple years of pivoting to virtual everything, we finally busted through the screens and celebrated the return of our annual traditions in 2022.
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Skyway Outdoor Cinema Stays Virtual for 2021 (Mostly)
by Devin Chicras
While Skyway Outdoor Cinema is staying virtual for 2021, you can pick up a FREE Cinema Pack full of snacks and fun stuff every Thursday.
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Tiny Homes, Budget Wins, Message Boards: WHCA’s Fall Quarterly Meeting Recap
by Devin Chicras
On Thursday, December 10, West Hill Community Association (WHCA) held its Fall Community Quarterly Meeting (rescheduled from October) via Zoom and Facebook Live. We heard about some big projects in the works, from a new tiny home village and community message boards to planning for recreational and multiservice community centers.
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Skyway Virtual Cinema: Halloween Edition
By WHCA Events Committee
We missed being with everyone for Skyway Outdoor Cinema this August, but we had such a good time bringing you Skyway Virtual Cinema that we’re hosting TWO events for October!
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2020 Skyway Outdoor Cinema: Online Only, Friends!
by Devin Chicras
Hey SOC fans. We were really hoping for a different outcome, but in order to prioritize our community’s safety, we have no choice but to cancel this month’s Skyway Outdoor Cinema festival – at least in person.
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WHCA Presents: Some Things We Did in 2019
by Devin Chicras
WHEW, it’s been a YEAR. We’ve been super busy, and we’re glad to have been able to enjoy all the fun events and fight all the hard battles right alongside you, neighbor. We put together this roundup for you to chronologically lay out just what 2019 looked like for your all-volunteer nonprofit West Hill Community Association (WHCA).
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Skyway Outdoor Cinema’s Sensational Season Seventeen
by Devin Chicras
Spiders, princesses, and epic adventures helped make Skyway Outdoor Cinema’s seventeenth summer unforgettable, but the folks who showed up made it truly magical.
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