Upcoming free outdoor movie nights and film screenings under the stars across New York.
19 picks · checked Aug 12
Lawn Near 79th Street Entrance, Shore Park and Parkway, Bay Ridge, BrooklynElphaba and Glinda's second act plays free on the lawn by the Shore Parkway waterfront, with the Verrazzano lit up behind the screen.
Lawn Near 79th Street Entrance, Shore Park and Parkway, Bay Ridge, BrooklynElphaba and Glinda's second act plays free on the lawn by the Shore Parkway waterfront, with the Verrazzano lit up behind the screen.
Brower Park, Crown Heights, BrooklynRooftop Films screens the 1978 reggae classic Rockers under the trees in Crown Heights — a free outdoor movie with Burning Spear on the soundtrack.
Brower Park, Crown Heights, BrooklynRooftop Films screens the 1978 reggae classic Rockers under the trees in Crown Heights — a free outdoor movie with Burning Spear on the soundtrack.
St. Nicholas Park, Harlem, ManhattanImageNation projects Black cinema onto a screen in St. Nicholas Park after dark — bring a blanket, admission is free.
St. Nicholas Park, Harlem, ManhattanImageNation projects Black cinema onto a screen in St. Nicholas Park after dark — bring a blanket, admission is free.
Pier 35, East River Waterfront Esplanade, Two Bridges, ManhattanA disaster sequel screened free on Pier 35, with the Manhattan Bridge overhead and the East River doing the atmosphere for you.
Pier 35, East River Waterfront Esplanade, Two Bridges, ManhattanA disaster sequel screened free on Pier 35, with the Manhattan Bridge overhead and the East River doing the atmosphere for you.
Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, Flushing, QueensCrazy Rich Asians screens outdoors at Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing - lawn chairs, blankets and a garden that stays open past sunset.
Queens Botanical Garden, 43-50 Main Street, Flushing, Flushing, QueensCrazy Rich Asians screens outdoors at Queens Botanical Garden in Flushing - lawn chairs, blankets and a garden that stays open past sunset.
Bryant Park Lawn, Midtown, ManhattanAnother Believer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFernando Meirelles' favela epic hits the big screen on Bryant Park's lawn — free, blankets down at 5pm, skyline behind the screen.
Bryant Park Lawn, Midtown, ManhattanAnother Believer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsFernando Meirelles' favela epic hits the big screen on Bryant Park's lawn — free, blankets down at 5pm, skyline behind the screen.
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Loreto Playground, Morris Park, BronxBerk's vikings-and-dragons truce plays free on the grass at Loreto Playground — a proper Bronx neighborhood outdoor movie night.
Loreto Playground, Morris Park, BronxBerk's vikings-and-dragons truce plays free on the grass at Loreto Playground — a proper Bronx neighborhood outdoor movie night.
Bowne Park Playground, Bowne Park, Flushing, QueensRockyman2021 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe He-Man Woman Haters Club takes over Bowne Park's lawn for a free dusk screening of the 1994 Little Rascals.
Bowne Park Playground, Bowne Park, Flushing, QueensRockyman2021 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsThe He-Man Woman Haters Club takes over Bowne Park's lawn for a free dusk screening of the 1994 Little Rascals.
Loreto Playground: Softball-01, BronxTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free outdoor movie on the Loreto Playground ballfield in Morris Park, screened on the diamond after dark.
Loreto Playground: Softball-01, BronxTdorante10 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsA free outdoor movie on the Loreto Playground ballfield in Morris Park, screened on the diamond after dark.
Brower Park (PS 289 - Playground Only): Lawn Area, BrooklynA free summer film screening lights up Brower Park's lawn in Crown Heights — an open-air movie night beside the Brooklyn Children's Museum.
Brower Park (PS 289 - Playground Only): Lawn Area, BrooklynA free summer film screening lights up Brower Park's lawn in Crown Heights — an open-air movie night beside the Brooklyn Children's Museum.
Rooftop Cinema Club Midtown, Midtown, ManhattanWireless headphones, deck chairs and the Midtown skyline behind the screen — five outdoor movies a day on a 37th Street hotel terrace.
Rooftop Cinema Club Midtown, Midtown, ManhattanWireless headphones, deck chairs and the Midtown skyline behind the screen — five outdoor movies a day on a 37th Street hotel terrace.
Basketball Courts, Grover Cleveland Playground, Ridgewood, QueensAn animated underdog sports comedy screened free on the basketball courts at Grover Cleveland Playground in Ridgewood.
Basketball Courts, Grover Cleveland Playground, Ridgewood, QueensAn animated underdog sports comedy screened free on the basketball courts at Grover Cleveland Playground in Ridgewood.
Rainey Park, Astoria, QueensJurassic World Rebirth on an outdoor screen in Astoria, with Rainey Park's lawn running down to the East River behind the audience.
Rainey Park, Astoria, QueensJurassic World Rebirth on an outdoor screen in Astoria, with Rainey Park's lawn running down to the East River behind the audience.
Brookville Park, Rosedale, QueensNYC Parks screens Michael, the King of Pop biopic, on the grass at Brookville Park in Rosedale at dusk — free, PG-13, bring a blanket.
Brookville Park, Rosedale, QueensNYC Parks screens Michael, the King of Pop biopic, on the grass at Brookville Park in Rosedale at dusk — free, PG-13, bring a blanket.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensA free lawn screening of Spirit on a 47-acre working farm in Floral Park, with free parking, snacks for sale and the film starting at sundown.
Queens County Farm Museum, Floral Park, QueensA free lawn screening of Spirit on a 47-acre working farm in Floral Park, with free parking, snacks for sale and the film starting at sundown.
Mill Pond Park, Concourse, BronxA Pop Warner underdog story with Keke Palmer at quarterback, projected at dusk on a South Bronx playground a few blocks from Yankee Stadium.
Mill Pond Park, Concourse, BronxA Pop Warner underdog story with Keke Palmer at quarterback, projected at dusk on a South Bronx playground a few blocks from Yankee Stadium.
Seth Low Playground (in Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square), Bensonhurst, BrooklynA girl hops her consciousness into robot animals to talk to beavers in Hoppers, screening free on the grass at Seth Low Playground in Bensonhurst.
Seth Low Playground (in Seth Low Playground/ Bealin Square), Bensonhurst, BrooklynA girl hops her consciousness into robot animals to talk to beavers in Hoppers, screening free on the grass at Seth Low Playground in Bensonhurst.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTrombonist Craig Harris plays a live set on Snug Harbor's South Meadow before an outdoor screening of the Oscar-nominated Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat.
Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden, Livingston, Staten IslandAude · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia CommonsTrombonist Craig Harris plays a live set on Snug Harbor's South Meadow before an outdoor screening of the Oscar-nominated Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat.
Moore Homestead Playground, Elmhurst, QueensA free outdoor screening of How to Train Your Dragon on a Broadway playground in Elmhurst, one of the season's last park movies.
Moore Homestead Playground, Elmhurst, QueensA free outdoor screening of How to Train Your Dragon on a Broadway playground in Elmhurst, one of the season's last park movies.
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