Alamo Drafthouse Bring Back Summer Kids Camp with $5 Tickets

For many, summer means getting outside, hittin’ the beach or the pool, and taking in some rays, but on those truly blazing-hot days, there’s nothing quite like the cool embrace of an air-conditioned movie theater with drinks and snacks delivered right to your seat. Alamo Drafthouse knows this. It also knows that taking your family to the theater nowadays isn’t cheap, so the theater chain is bringing back their $5 Alamo Kids Camp tickets. All proceeds will support nonprofits like St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

“Created to provide maximum fun with maximum value, Alamo Kids Camp combines family favorite films with $5 tickets for everyone — little kids, big kids, and grown-up kids,” a statement from Alamo Drafthouse reads. “From June through August, guests can enjoy recent animated hits like the ‘Spider-Verse’ movies and ‘Minions’, live-action adventures like ‘Matilda’ and ‘Peter Pan,’ and timeless classics like ‘E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial’ and ‘The Land Before Time.’ While Alamo Kids Camp is an annual tradition, this year marks the first time that all of the ticket proceeds will go directly to nonprofits supporting kids.”

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“Alamo Drafthouse is also the premier destination for the summer’s biggest family films,” the statement continues. “Not only does it offer a tasty Kids Menu and My First Movie certificates for first-time moviegoers, it’s throwing interactive Family Parties that turn movies with the family into unforgettable events. These Alamo-exclusive screenings pair themed props and take-home crafts with some of the most anticipated family films of the season, such as Disney and Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’ and Illumination’s ‘Despicable Me 4.’”

Adding to the statement, Alamo’s CEO Michael Kustermann said, “Kids Camp has always been about giving families an affordable place to experience the magic of cinema, and the fact that we get to support these amazing organizations while doing that is exactly what Alamo Drafthouse is all about.”

Tickets and showtimes for Alamo Kids Camp can be found here.

Alama Drafthouse isn’t just bringing back ticket prices reminiscent of the 1990s — it’s also been bringing back films of the era. Find the full lineup of films for the Alamo Time Capsules 1994 series here.

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