LEWISTON — The Summer Fun and Films midweek movie night with the Lewiston police has been moved to Thursday.

Community Resource Officer Joe Philippon said Wednesday the event will be held at the Pettingill School park on College Street.

Typically, the outdoor movies and family activities are held Wednesdays, but stormy weather prompted the event to be moved one day.

The family activities begin at 6 p.m. Thursday. The movie, “Black Panther,” will be shown at dusk.

Thursday is the last fun movie night of the summer, Philippon said. This summer is the third year Lewiston police officers have hosted the event, which is an example of what national experts recommend police try to do: Get to know their communities in nonofficial ways.

Philippon said the movie nights have had great attendance this year.

“We’ve averaged 500 or more per showing,” he said. “There’s free popcorn and water. Everything’s free.”

Other movies shown this summer: “The Lion King,” “Coco,” “A Wrinkle in Time” and “Jumanji.”

The movie nights are held at different neighborhoods in Lewiston.

Activities offered before the movie begins are arts and crafts by Community Partnerships for Protecting Children; a jump house by Funtimes Kids Entertainment; a 10-person photo booth by Celebration Corporation; sporting games; hockey puck shooting accuracy; and an animal social with Greater Androscoggin Humane Society.

The event is sponsored by the Gendron Franco Center, in partnership with the Lewiston Police. 

“Black Panther” will be shown at dusk Thursday, with family fun beginning at 6 p.m. at the Pettingill School park The movie night was called off Wednesday because of weather.