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Have movie tickets gotten too expensive these days? Have you been chasing the high of seeing “Twilight” on the big screen since 2008?

We may have the event for you. 

Butler University is hosting a free movie series this fall starting Aug. 27 at Schrott Center for the Arts. 

The showings are open to the public and you don’t need to buy tickets to attend. Attendees will be able to purchase concessions.

If you go

All showings begin at 7 p.m. at the Schrott Center, located at 610 W. 46th St. on Butler’s campus.

Here’s the schedule:

• Aug. 27: Pitch Perfect
• Sept. 5: Barbie
• Sept. 12: Black Panther
• Sept. 19: Shrek
• Sept. 27: Back to the Future
• Oct. 3: Mean Girls
• Oct. 8: The Exorcist
• Oct. 15: Twilight
• Dec. 3: Elf

Claire Rafford covers higher education for Mirror Indy in partnership with Open Campus. Contact Claire at claire.rafford@mirrorindy.org or on social media @clairerafford.

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Butler to host free movie nights starting in August

by Claire Rafford, Mirror Indy
August 2, 2024

<h1>Butler to host free movie nights starting in August</h1> <p class="byline">by Claire Rafford, Mirror Indy <br />August 2, 2024</p> <p>Have movie tickets gotten too expensive these days? Have you been chasing the high of seeing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhDPJ7ozL6s">“Twilight”</a> on the big screen since 2008?</p> <p>We may have the event for you.&nbsp;</p> <p>Butler University is hosting a free movie series this fall starting Aug. 27 at Schrott Center for the Arts.&nbsp;</p> <p>The showings are open to the public and you don’t need to buy tickets to attend. Attendees will be able to purchase concessions.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-if-you-go">If you go</h2> <p>All showings begin at 7 p.m. at the Schrott Center, located at 610 W. 46th St. on Butler’s campus.</p> <p>Here’s the schedule:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>Aug. 27:</strong> <a href="https://butlerartscenter.org/performance/pitch-perfect/">Pitch Perfect</a></li> <li><strong>Sept. 5:</strong> <a href="https://butlerartscenter.org/performance/barbie/">Barbie</a></li> <li><strong>Sept. 12:</strong> <a href="https://butlerartscenter.org/performance/black-panther/">Black Panther</a></li> <li><strong>Sept. 19:</strong> <a href="https://butlerartscenter.org/performance/shrek/">Shrek</a></li> <li><strong>Sept. 27:</strong> <a href="https://butlerartscenter.org/performance/back-to-the-future/">Back to the Future</a></li> <li><strong>Oct. 3:</strong> <a href="https://butlerartscenter.org/performance/mean-girls/">Mean Girls</a></li> <li><strong>Oct. 8:</strong> <a href="https://butlerartscenter.org/performance/the-exorcist/">The Exorcist</a></li> <li><strong>Oct. 15:</strong> <a href="https://butlerartscenter.org/performance/twilight/">Twilight</a></li> <li><strong>Dec. 3:</strong> <a href="https://butlerartscenter.org/performance/elf-2/">Elf</a></li> </ul> <p><em>Claire Rafford covers higher education for Mirror Indy in partnership with Open Campus. Contact Claire at </em><a href="mailto:claire.rafford@mirrorindy.org"><em>claire.rafford@mirrorindy.org</em></a><em> </em><em>or on social media </em><a href="https://www.instagram.com/clairerafford/"><em>@clairerafford</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/butler-university-schrott-center-free-movies-indianapolis/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org&quot;&gt;Mirror Indy&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/cropped-Mirror-Indy-square-logo-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://mirrorindy.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=30632&amp;amp;ga4=G-X0R0QW371R&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://mirrorindy.org/butler-university-schrott-center-free-movies-indianapolis/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/mirrorindy.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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