MECCA – Children and their families are invited to free family movie nights at the Mecca Community Center Park as part of the Desert Recreation District’s Movies in the Park series, taking place on Thursday nights through Aug. 8.

The first screening, sponsored by Supervisor John J. Benoit, is “Madagascar 3” this Thursday, July 11. Children’s activities start at 6 p.m. The movie will be shown at dusk.

The Mecca Community Park is at 65-250 Coahuilla St.

Other films will be “The Hunger Games” on July 18, “Kicking & Screaming” July 25, “Oz The Great and Powerful” Aug. 1 and “The Amazing Spider-Man” Aug. 8.

For more information, call Desert Recreation District at (760)342-7305.