Among the many not-to-miss summer experiences in NYC is a free outdoor movie in the park. If your kids are old enough to start a movie after sundown, make it a family affair (or date night)! Invite your friends, pack a picnic, and arrive early to catch the sunset! (Bonus: We recommend a packable legless chair for back support if you have one.)
Here's what on tap for free in Summer 2024:
Schedule includes Brooklyn Bridge Park Movie Under The Stars, Rooftop Films, FAB Fulton Flicks, Coney Island Flicks on the Beach, Paramount+ Movie Nights, NYC Parks Movies Under The Stars, Town Square presents Summer Starz, and Habana Outpost Movie Nights, and Red Hook Movies in the Park! Bookmark this article and check back!
Not sure if a movie is appropriate for your kiddo? Pro tip: check Common Sense Media for age recommendations.
FREE OUTDOOR MOVIE LINEUP
Brooklyn events bolded. All movies begin after sunset. Check back, we will continue adding film screenings as they are announced!
Wednesday, 7/24
- "Clueless" at Prospect Park (Paramount+ Movie Nights)
- "The Night Visitors" at Fort Greene Park (Rooftop Films)
- "Much Ado About Nothing" at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn Heights (NYC Parks)
- "Princess Bride" at Valentino Park in Red Hook (Red Hook Business Alliance)
Thursday, 7/25
- "Mean Girls" at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 (BK Bridge Park Conservancy)
- "West Side Story" at 4th Street Plaza in Park Slope (Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID, Brooklyn Arts Council, Old Stone House)
- "Everything Everywhere All At Once" at Coney Island (Paramount+ Movie Nights)
Friday, 7/26
- "Barbie" at Transmitter Park in Greenpoint (Town Square presents Summer Starz)
- Purple Rain 40th Anniversary Celebration at Brooklyn Bridge Park (Brooklyn Bridge Park)
- "New York Non-Fiction" at Green-Wood Cemetery (Rooftop Films)
Saturday, 7/27
- Purple Rain 40th Anniversary Celebration at Brooklyn Bridge Park (Brooklyn Bridge Park)
- "Wish" in Kaiser Park Parkhouse in Coney Island (NYC Parks)
- "Trapped: Mind-Altering Shorts" at Industry City, Sunset Park (Rooftop Films)
Sunday, 7/28
- "Jurassic Park" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
- "Barbie" at Seth Low Playground in Bensonhurst (NYC Parks)
Tuesday, 7/30
- "Photophobia" at Brooklyn Commons Park, Downtown Brooklyn (Rooftop Films)
Wednesday, 7/31
- "Sandlot" at Valentino Park in Red Hook (Red Hook Business Alliance)
Thursday, 8/1
- "Creed" at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 (BK Bridge Park Conservancy)
- "Love & Basketball" at Coney Island (Paramount+ Movie Nights)
Friday, 8/2
- "Purple Rain" at Transmitter Park in Greenpoint (Town Square presents Summer Starz)
Sunday, 8/4
- "Mars Attacks" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
Wednesday, 8/7
- "Big" at Valentino Park in Red Hook (Red Hook Business Alliance)
Thursday, 8/8
- "But I'm a Cheerleader" at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 (BK Bridge Park Conservancy)
- "Swipe NYC" and "Gray Matters" at 4th Street Plaza in Park Slope (Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID, Brooklyn Arts Council, Old Stone House)
- "Daughters" at Brooklyn Army Terminal, Sunset Park (Rooftop Films)
- "The Warriors" at Coney Island (Paramount+ Movie Nights)
Friday, 8/9
- "Top Gun: Maverick" at Transmitter Park in Greenpoint (Town Square presents Summer Starz)
Sunday, 8/11
- "Poetic Justice" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
Wednesday, 8/14
- "Three Promises" at Brooklyn Commons Park, Downtown Brooklyn (Rooftop Films)
- "Summer of Soul" at Valentino Park in Red Hook (Red Hook Business Alliance)
Thursday, 8/15
- "Bram Stoker's Dracula" at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 (BK Bridge Park Conservancy)
- "Past Lives" at Fort Greene Park (Paramount+ Movie Nights)
- "Notorious" at Jitu Weusi Plaza, Clinton Hill (FAB Fulton)
Friday, 8/16
- "Look Into My Eyes" at Green-Wood Cemetery (Rooftop Films)
Saturday, 8/17
- "Bob Marley: One Love" at Brower Park (Rooftop Films)
Sunday, 8/18
- "Wizard of Oz" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
Wednesday, 8/21
- "Bend it Like Beckham" at Valentino Park in Red Hook (Red Hook Business Alliance)
Thursday, 8/22
- "The American President" at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 (BK Bridge Park Conservancy)
- "School Daze" at Fort Greene Park (Paramount+ Movie Nights)
Thursday, 8/22
- "The American President" at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 (BK Bridge Park Conservancy)
Friday, 8/23
- "Rooftop Shots: Closing Night 2024" at Green-Wood Cemetery (Rooftop Films)
Sunday, 8/25
- "Do the Right Thing" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
Thursday, 8/29
- "School Daze" at Fort Greene Park (Paramount+ Movie Nights)
- Public Choice Vote: "Spy Kids" or "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" or "School of Rock" at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 (BK Bridge Park Conservancy)
Sunday, 9/1
- "Cool Runnings" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
Thursday, 9/5
- "Sherlock Holmes" at Jitu Weusi Plaza, Clinton Hill (FAB Fulton)
- "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" at Fort Greene Park (Paramount+ Movie Nights)
Friday, 9/6
- "Paw Patrol: The Movie" in Asser Levy Park in Coney Island (NYC Parks)
- "Racetime" ("La Course des Tuques") (Films on the Green)
Sunday, 9/8
- "The Jungle Book" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
Sunday, 9/15
- "Purple Rain" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
Saturday, 9/21
- "Luther: Never Too Much" at Brower Park (Rooftop Films)
Sunday, 9/22
- "School Daze" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
Sunday, 9/29
- "The Fifth Element" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
Sunday, 10/6
- "Game of Death" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
Sunday, 10/13
- "Billy Elliot" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
Sunday, 10/20
- "Goodfellas" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
Sunday, 10/27
- "Ghostbusters" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
More outdoor movie destinations – with a fee:
Rooftop Films
NYC's beloved summer film series finally returns with live music, immersive performances, and filmmaker Q&As at 40 outdoor events throughout NYC. Beyond the free programs above, check out their ticketed events here. Tickets are $20.
The Rooftop Cinema Club
The schedule for this summer's Rooftop Cinema Club in midtown—at 60 West 37th Street, on the third floor of the Embassy Suites by Hilton New York Manhattan Times Square—is officially out and it looks amazing. In addition to the range of productions that will be screened, attendees will get to order from a full food and bar menu while enjoying the show on a state-of-the-art LED screen that allows for multiple movie times a day (family-friendly screenings happen before 4:30pm!). Check out the full schedule here. Tickets range from $13.75 for a kids chair to $28.50 for an adult lounge chair.
Past Film Screenings:
Friday, 6/7
- "Zoolander" at McCarren Park, Williamsburg (Paramount+ Movie Nights)
- "Caribbean Queen" on 4th Street in Park Slope (Brooklyn Pride)
- "Creed III" in Brevoort Playground in Ocean Hill (NYC Parks)
Sunday, June 9
- "Salsa" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
- "Space is the Place" at Brower Park in Crown Heights (NYC Parks)
Tuesday, 6/11
Wednesday, 6/12
- "Vidas Vibrantes: Shorts en Español" at Fort Greene Park (Rooftop Films)
Thursday, 6/13
Friday, 6/14
- "Empire Records" at McCarren Park, Williamsburg (Paramount+ Movie Nights)
Saturday, 6/15
Sunday, 6/16
- "Coming to America" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
Thursday, 6/20
- "My First Film" at Old American Can Factory in Gowanus (Rooftop Films)
- "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem" at Canarsie Park (NYC Parks)
Friday, 6/21
- "The Right to Read" at Herbert Von King Cultural Arts Center in Bed-Stuy (ImageNation and NYC Parks)
- "The Little Mermaid" (2023) at McGolrick Park in Greenpoint (Lincoln Restler and Friends of McGolrick Park)
- "My Donkey, My Lover & I" ("Antoinette dans les Cévennes") at WNYC Transmitter Park in Greenpoint (Films on the Green)
Saturday, 6/22
- "Ferdinand" at Brooklyn Army Terminal, Sunset Park (Rooftop Films)
Sunday, 6/23
- "The Karate Kid" (2010) at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
Tuesday, 6/25
- "Queerly Beloved: Pride Shorts in the Park" at Fort Greene Park (Rooftop Films)
Wednesday, 6/26
- "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark" at Prospect Park (Paramount+ Movie Nights)
- "Blue Beetle" at Irving Square Park in Bushwick (NYC Parks)
Thursday, 6/27
- "Wonka" at Mellett Playground in Gravesend (NYC Parks)
Friday, 6/28
- "But I'm a Cheerleader" at McCarren Park, Williamsburg (Paramount+ Movie Nights)
Saturday, 6/29
- "Toy Story" on Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights (Little Golden Light & NYPD 84th Precinct)
- "Under the Boardwalk" at Sunset Park (NYC Parks)
Sunday, 6/30
- "The Birdcage" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
Wednesday, 7/3
- "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider" at Prospect Park (Paramount+ Movie Nights)
Saturday, 7/6
- "Do The Right Thing" at Prospect Park Bandshell (BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn)
Sunday, 7/7
- "Independence Day" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
Tuesday, 7/9
- "Aladdin" (2013) at Amersfort Park in Flatlands (Rooftop Films)
Wednesday, 7/10
- "School of Rock" at Prospect Park (Paramount+ Movie Nights)
- "Barbie" at Transmitter Park in Greenpoint (Lincoln Restler)
- "Home Alone 2" at Valentino Park in Red Hook (Red Hook Business Alliance)
Thursday, 7/11
- "Past Lives" at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 (BK Bridge Park Conservancy)
- "The Taking of Pelham 123" at Brooklyn Plaza Medical Center, Fort Greene (FAB Fulton)
- "Summer of Soul" at 4th Street Plaza in Park Slope (Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID, Brooklyn Arts Council, Old Stone House)
- "Rooftop Selects: Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted" at Industry City in Sunset Park (Rooftop Films)
- "IF" at Coney Island (Paramount+ Movie Nights)
Friday, 7/12
- "Growing Pains: Coming-of-Age Stories" at Fort Greene Park (Rooftop Films)
Saturday, 7/13
- "Genre in Translation" at Brooklyn Army Terminal, Sunset Park (Rooftop Films)
Sunday, 7/14
- "Fame" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
Wednesday, 7/17
Thursday, 7/18
- "Pulp Fiction" at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1 (BK Bridge Park Conservancy)
- "Little Miss Sunshine" at Fort Greene Park (Rooftop Films)
- "Yesterday" at 4th Street Plaza in Park Slope (Park Slope Fifth Avenue BID, Brooklyn Arts Council, Old Stone House)
Friday, 7/19
- "Wonka" at Transmitter Park in Greenpoint (Town Square presents Summer Starz)
- "Poetic Portraits" at Old American Can Factory in Gowanus (Rooftop Films)
Saturday, 7/20
- "The Little Mermaid" (2023) at Brower Park in Crown Heights (Rooftop Films)
Sunday, 7/21
- "Finding Nemo" in Mellett Playground in Gravesend (NYC Parks)
- "West Side Story" at Habana Outpost in Fort Greene (Habana Outpost)
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