Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Gives Families a Summer of Fun With $5 Tickets Supporting Children’s Nonprofits

Alamo Drafthouse Cinema's Family Summer Fun program has entertainment for all the family, including the summer's biggest films

The acclaimed cinema-eatery’s annual Kids Camp returns with $5 tickets to beloved films for the whole family, all supporting St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Shoes That Fit, and Big Brothers Big Sisters.

Austin, TX ( May 22, 2024 ) -

“Summer’s here, school’s out, and parents wanting memorable and affordable entertainment for their families need look no further than Alamo Drafthouse Cinema. Its Alamo Family Summer Fun program features everything families need to make lifelong memories, including $5 Alamo Kids Camp tickets supporting nonprofits, interactive Family Parties for some of the summer’s biggest releases, exclusive new merch for kids and adults, and a menu filled with kid-approved favorites.

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. 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. Every $5 ticket will support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in June, Shoes That Fit in July, and Big Brothers Big Sisters in August. Guests can also give to the organizations directly by adding a $1, $3, or $5 donation to their online ticket order. Tickets and showtimes for Alamo Kids Camp can be found at drafthouse.com/movies/alamo-kids-camp.

“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,” said Michael Kustermann, Alamo Drafthouse CEO.

Alamo Drafthouse is also the premier destination for the summer’s biggest family films. 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”. Tickets and showtimes for these unique events can be found at drafthouse.com/movies/family-party.

Along with its exclusive programming, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is also releasing two new must-have shirts for summer, available in adult and kid sizes. Now guests of all ages can show off both their love for Alamo Drafthouse and their good taste. The new shirts – along with many other custom-designed collectibles – are available for purchase online at AlamoMart.

About Alamo Drafthouse
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema was founded in 1997 as a single-screen mom and pop repertory theater in Austin, TX. Twenty-seven years later, with 41 locations and counting, Alamo Drafthouse has been called “the best theater in America” by Entertainment Weekly and “the best theater in the world” by Wired. Alamo Drafthouse has built a reputation as a movie lover’s oasis not only by combining best-in-class food and drink service with the movie-going experience, but also introducing unique programming and high-profile, star-studded special events. Alamo Drafthouse created Fantastic Fest, a world-renowned genre film festival dubbed “The Geek Telluride” by Variety featuring independents, international filmmakers, and major Hollywood studios. Alamo Drafthouse continues to expand its brand in new and exciting ways, including the American Genre Film Archive, a non-profit film archive dedicated to preserving, restoring and sharing film, and with eight new theaters announced for this year and beyond.

About St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Its purpose is clear: Finding cures. Saving children.® It is the only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center devoted solely to children. When St. Jude opened in 1962, childhood cancer was largely considered incurable. Since then, St. Jude has helped push the overall survival rate from 20% to more than 80%, and it won’t stop until no child dies from cancer. St. Jude shares the breakthroughs it makes to help doctors and researchers at local hospitals and cancer centers around the world improve the quality of treatment and care for even more children. Because of generous donors, families never receive a bill from St. Jude for treatment, travel, housing or food, so they can focus on helping their child live. Visit St. Jude Inspire to discover powerful St. Jude stories of hope, strength, love and kindness. Support the St. Jude mission by donating at stjude.org, liking St. Jude on Facebook, following St. Jude on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok, and subscribing to its YouTube channel.

About Shoes That Fit
A national 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Shoes That Fit tackles one of the most visible signs of poverty in America by giving children in need new athletic shoes to attend school with dignity and joy, prepared to learn, play and thrive. Named a California Nonprofit of the Year, Shoes That Fit delivered new athletic shoes to 165,000 children in more than 1,500 schools across all 50 states last year alone. Help ensure that no child misses school because they don’t have shoes that fit by visiting our website: http://www.shoesthatfit.org.

About Big Brothers Big Sisters
Founded in 1904, Big Brothers Big Sisters is the largest and most experienced youth mentoring organization in the United States. The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters is to create and support one-to-one mentoring relationships that ignite the power and promise of youth. Big Brothers Big Sisters’ evidence-based approach is designed to create positive youth outcomes, including educational success, avoidance of risky behaviors, higher aspirations, greater confidence, and improved relationships. Big Brothers Big Sisters has over 230 local agencies serving more than 5,000 communities across all 50 states. For more information, visit www.bbbs.org.