Movies Under the Stars

Pack up the picnic chair, and watch a flick in the great outdoors! Through Movies Under the Stars, the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and NYC Parks bring more than 150 film screenings to parks throughout the five boroughs. Enjoy family-friendly entertainment in the city's parks and playgrounds, ranging from great new movies to all-time classics.

Our movies have chairs reserved for seniors and people with disabilities, so that everyone can enjoy a good movie. Bring some food, find a great spot, and enjoy the show!

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from September 30, 2021 (x) to October 24, 2025

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    Friday, July 12, 2024

    Jul12

    Movie Night at Alley Pond Park: Kung Fu Panda 4

    at 76th Avenue and Springfield Boulevard (in Alley Pond Park)Queens 
    This is an Accessible location

    8:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
    Come and enjoy a movie under the stars at Alley Springfield Park! Bring a friend, a neighbor, your family and a blanket or low chair to enjoy Kung Fu Panda 4.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids

    Saturday, July 13, 2024

    Jul13

    Movie Night: Barbie

    at Field 62 - 63 (in Randall's Island Park)Manhattan

    7:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
    Bring a blanket and enjoy a movie under the stars overlooking the Hell Gate Bridge and city skyline! Barbie will begin at sunset.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids

    Monday, July 22, 2024

    Jul22

    Movies at Bryant Park: Cinema Paradiso

    at Bryant Park Lawn (in Bryant Park)Manhattan 
    This is an Accessible location

    8:00 p.m.10:40 p.m.
    Welcome to the 31st season of summer movies in Bryant Park! Bring a blanket and a friend, and snag your spot on the lawn to watch a feature film on the big screen under the stars.
    Free!

    Thursday, July 25, 2024

    Jul25

    Movies Under the Stars: Kung Fu Panda 4

    at Behind Bleachers - Lawn Behind the Track and Field Area (in Pelham Bay Park)Bronx 
    This is an Accessible location

    8:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
    The panda Po must train a new Dragon Warrior, but trouble lurks in the form of a shape-shifting sorceress. Can he save the day?
    Free!

    Friday, August 9, 2024

    Aug 9

    Movie Night - Elemental

    at Field 62 - 63 (in Randall's Island Park)Manhattan

    7:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
    Bring a blanket and enjoy a movie under the stars overlooking the Hell Gate Bridge and city skyline! Elemental will begin at sunset.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids

    Friday, May 30, 2025

    May30

    Films on the Green: Coco Before Chanel

    at Cedar Hill (in Central Park)Manhattan 
    This is an Accessible location

    8:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
    Come enjoy a French movie night with 'Çoco Before Chanel' starring Audrey Tautou ('Amelie') at Central Park on May 30! Film in French with English subtitles. Free!
    Free!

    Saturday, May 31, 2025

    May31

    Movies in St. Nicholas: Sadrack + Shorts

    at West 135th Street Plaza (in St. Nicholas Park)Manhattan

    7:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
    Bayo, 70, and his son, Franck, navigate the challenges of memory loss in Yaoundé. When Rachel, a student with health issues, is hired to help, an unexpected bond forms between them all.
    Free!

    Tuesday, July 22, 2025

    Jul22

    Movies Under the Stars: Moana 2

    at Play Area (in Lieutenant John H. Martinson Playground)Staten Island

    9:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
    “Moana 2” reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers.
    Free!

    Must See
    Event

    Wednesday, July 23, 2025

    Jul23

    Movies Under the Stars: A Minecraft Movie (PG)

    at White PlaygroundManhattan

    8:15 p.m.10:15 p.m.
    Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master this world while emba
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids
    Jul23

    Movies Under The Stars: Despicable Me 4

    at Basketball Court (in Cedar Playground)Bronx

    8:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
    Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina.......
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids
    Jul23

    Movies Under the Stars: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

    at Central Lawn (in Sunset Park)Brooklyn

    8:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
    Peter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own.
    Free!

    Jul23

    Movies Under the Stars: Moana 2

    at Basketball Courts (in Corona Golf Playground)Queens 
    This is an Accessible location

    9:00 p.m.10:45 p.m.
    Moana 2 reunites Moana and Maui for a daring new voyage into uncharted waters after a mysterious call from her ancestors.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids

    Thursday, July 24, 2025

    Jul24

    Movies Under the Stars: Wicked

    at Vincent F. Albano Jr Playground (in Vincent F. Albano Jr. Playground)Manhattan

    8:15 p.m.10:45 p.m.
    Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba, a young woman, misundersto
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids
    Jul24

    Movies Under the Stars: Moana 2 (2024)

    at Wilson Avenue and Weirfield Street (in Irving Square Park)Brooklyn

    8:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
    “Moana 2” reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids
    Jul24

    Movies Under the Stars: Elf

    at Austin J. McDonald PlaygroundStaten Island

    8:45 p.m.11:00 p.m.
    After accidentally falling into Santa Claus' gift sack, a human baby is raised at the North Pole, growing up to believe he is an elf.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids
    Jul24

    Movies Under the Stars: Sonic the Hedgehog 3

    at Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park)Queens 
    This is an Accessible location

    9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
    Sonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids

    Friday, July 25, 2025

    Jul25

    CANCELED: Movies Under the Stars: Paddington in Peru

    at Lawn Area (in Bensonhurst Park)Brooklyn

    8:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
    PADDINGTON IN PERU follows Paddington and the Brown family as they visit Aunt Lucy in Peru.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids
    Jul25

    CANCELED: Movies Under the Stars: IF

    at Lawn Area

    9:00 p.m.10:45 p.m.
    From John Krasinski, IF follows a girl who can see imaginary friends and sets off on a magical mission to reunite them with the kids who need them.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids
    Jul25

    CANCELED: Movies Under the Stars: Transformers One (2024)

    at Playground (in Bloomingdale Park)Staten Island

    9:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
    TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron...
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids

    Saturday, July 26, 2025

    Jul26

    Movies Under the Stars: Coming To America

    at Soccer Field (in St. James Park)Bronx

    8:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
    A wealthy African prince who rebels against an arranged marriage travels to Queens, New York City. Once....
    Free!

    Jul26

    Movies Under the Stars: Moana 2 (PG)

    at Poor Richard's PlaygroundManhattan

    8:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
    “Moana 2” reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers. After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors.
    Free!

    Must See
    Event
    Jul26

    Movies Under the Stars: The Fall Guy (2024)

    at Ballfield (in Father Macris Park)Staten Island

    8:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
    He’s a stuntman, and like everyone in the stunt community, he gets blown up, shot, crashed, thrown through windows and dropped from the highest of heights, all for our entertainment.
    Free!

    Jul26

    Movies Under the Stars: The Fire Inside (2024)

    at Kaiser Park Baseball Field (in Kaiser Park)Brooklyn

    8:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
    The Fire Inside is the inspirational true story of Claressa Shields, arguably the greatest female boxer of all time.
    Free!

    Jul26

    Movies Under the Stars: Transformers One

    at Brookville Boulevard and 144 Avenue (in Brookville Park)Queens

    9:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
    TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of OPTIMUS PRIME and MEGATRON, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids

    Sunday, July 27, 2025

    Jul27

    Movies Under the Stars: Mufasa: The Lion King

    at Beach 94th St. Amphitheater (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk)Queens

    9:00 p.m.11:00 p.m.
    “Mufasa: The Lion King” enlists Rafiki to relay the legend of Mufasa to young lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala, with Timon and Pumbaa lending their signature schtick.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids

    Wednesday, July 30, 2025

    Jul30

    Movies Under the Stars: Kung Fu Panda 4

    at Avenue A and St. Marks Place (in Tompkins Square Park)Manhattan

    8:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
    After three death-defying adventures defeating world-class villains with his unmatched courage and mad martial arts skills, Po, the Dragon Warrior, is called upon by destiny to...give i
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids
    Jul30

    Movies Under the Stars: The Princess and the Frog

    at Lawn (in Naples Playground)Staten Island 
    This is an Accessible location

    8:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
    A prince is transformed into a frog and accidentally curses a beautiful princess with an amphibian form as well when he kisses her in an attempt to break the spell.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids
    Jul30

    Movies Under the Stars: Captain America: Brave New World

    at Lawn Area (in Rainey Park)Queens

    8:45 p.m.10:45 p.m.
    Anthony Mackie returns as Captain America, caught in a global conspiracy after meeting President Ross, and must uncover the truth before the world spirals into chaos.
    Free!

    Thursday, July 31, 2025

    Jul31

    Movies Under the Stars: A Minecraft Movie

    at Multi-Purpose Athletic Field (in Tanahey Playground)Manhattan

    8:15 p.m.10:15 p.m.
    Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination. To get back home, they'll have to master this world while emba
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids
    Jul31

    Movies Under the Stars: A Minecraft Movie

    at Multipurpose Hard Top Area (in Pontiac Playground)Bronx

    8:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
    Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on.....
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids
    Jul31

    Movies Under the Stars: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

    at Lawn Area (in Harris Brothers Park)Staten Island 
    This is an Accessible location

    8:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
    Adaptation of the first of J.K. Rowling's popular children's novels about Harry Potter, a boy who learns on his eleventh birthday that he is the orphaned son of two powerful wizards...
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids
    Jul31

    Movies Under the Stars: IF

    at Multipurpose Hard Top Area (in Evergreen Park)Queens

    8:45 p.m.10:30 p.m.
    IF is about a girl who discovers that she can see everyone’s imaginary friends — and what she does with that superpower — as she embarks on a magical adventure.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids

    Friday, August 1, 2025

    Aug 1

    Movies Under the Stars: Moana 2 (PG)

    at Play Area (in Twenty-Four Sycamores Park)Manhattan

    8:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
    “Moana 2” reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of unlikely seafarers.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids

    Saturday, August 2, 2025

    Aug 2

    Movies Under the Stars: The day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)

    at Multipurpose Ballfield (in Carroll Park)Brooklyn

    8:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
    Daffy Duck and Porky the Pig find themselves in another larger-than-life situation when they accidentally uncover a secret alien plot hidden in their local bubblegum factory.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids

    Monday, August 4, 2025

    Aug 4

    Movies Under the Stars: Mufasa: The Lion King

    at Union Turnpike and 196th Street (in Cunningham Park)Queens

    8:45 p.m.10:45 p.m.
    Mufasa: The Lion King tells the origin story of Mufasa through Rafiki’s tale to young Kiara, revealing his rise from orphaned cub to legend in a journey of friendship, fate, and danger.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids

    Tuesday, August 5, 2025

    Aug 5

    August Movie Nights at Bella Abzug Park: Love & Basketball

    at Bella Abzug Park Fountains (in Bella Abzug Park)Manhattan

    8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
    Enjoy free outdoor movies every week in Bella Abzug Park! Every Thursday in August, 8-10 pm. Movies will be screened in the park by the entrance closest to W34th St and Hudson Blvd East.
    Free!

    Wednesday, August 6, 2025

    Aug 6

    Movies Under The Stars: A Minecraft Movie

    at Fort Independence Park House (in Fort Independence Playground)Bronx

    8:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
    Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on....
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids
    Aug 6

    Movies Under the Stars: A Minecraft Movie (2025)

    at Central Lawn (in Sunset Park)Brooklyn

    8:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
    Four misfits are suddenly pulled through a mysterious portal into a bizarre, cubic wonderland that thrives on imagination.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids

    Friday, August 8, 2025

    Aug 8

    Movies Under The Stars: The Warriors

    at Gil Scott-Heron Amphitheater (in St. Mary's Park)Bronx

    8:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
    The Warriors must fight their way from the Bronx to their home turf ......
    Free!

    Aug 8

    Movies Under the Stars: A Minecraft Movie

    at Entrance - 76th Ave & Springfield Blvd (in Alley Pond Park)Queens

    8:45 p.m.10:30 p.m.
    Four misfits are transported to a wild, blocky world of imagination—and must team up with an expert crafter to find their way home.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids

    Saturday, August 9, 2025

    Aug 9

    Movies Under The Stars: Moana 2

    at Loreto PlaygroundBronx 
    This is an Accessible location

    8:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
    “Moana 2” reunites Moana and Maui three years later for an expansive new voyage alongside a crew of
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids
    Aug 9

    Movies Under the Stars: Sonic the Hedgehog

    at P.S. 155 PlaygroundManhattan

    8:30 p.m.11:00 p.m.
    Powered with incredible speed, Sonic The Hedgehog, aka The Blue Blur, embraces his new home on Earth.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids
    Aug 9

    Movies Under the Stars: The Warriors

    at West 12th St. & Boardwalk (in Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk)Brooklyn

    8:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
    The Warriors follows a street gang falsely accused of the murder of a respected gang leader. They must fight their way through rival gang territory and return to their home turf on Cone
    Free!

    Aug 9

    Movies Under the Stars: Mufasa: The Lion King

    at Lawn Area (in Springfield Park)Queens

    8:45 p.m.10:45 p.m.
    Mufasa: The Lion King tells the origin story of Mufasa through Rafiki’s tale to young Kiara, revealing his rise from orphaned cub to legend in a journey of friendship, fate, and danger.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids

    Monday, August 11, 2025

    Aug11

    Movies Under the Stars: Wicked

    at Union Turnpike and 196th Street (in Cunningham Park)Queens

    8:30 p.m.11:15 p.m.
    Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba and Ariana Grande as Glinda in a dazzling reimagining of Oz’s untold story of power, friendship, and self-discovery.
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids

    Tuesday, August 12, 2025

    Aug12

    August Movie Nights at Bella Abzug Park: The Hunger Games Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

    at Bella Abzug Park Fountains (in Bella Abzug Park)Manhattan

    8:00 p.m.10:00 p.m.
    Enjoy free outdoor movies every week in Bella Abzug Park! Every Thursday in August, 8-10 pm. Movies will be screened in the park by the entrance closest to W34th St and Hudson Blvd East.
    Free!

    Wednesday, August 13, 2025

    Aug13

    Movies Under The Stars: Despicable Me 4

    at Open Area (in Yolanda García Park)Bronx

    8:30 p.m.10:00 p.m.
    Gru faces a new nemesis in Maxime Le Mal and his femme fatale girlfriend Valentina........
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids

    Thursday, August 14, 2025

    Aug14

    Movies Under the Stars: Wicked (PG)

    at Multi-Purpose Athletic Field (in Tanahey Playground)Manhattan

    8:15 p.m.11:00 p.m.
    Wicked, the untold story of the witches of Oz, stars Emmy, Grammy and Tony winning powerhouse Cynthia Erivo (Harriet, Broadway’s The Color Purple) as Elphaba...
    Free!

    Best For
    Kids
    Aug14

    Movies Under the Stars: Captain America: Brave New World

    at Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park)Queens 
    This is an Accessible location

    8:30 p.m.10:30 p.m.
    Anthony Mackie returns as the high-flying hero Sam Wilson, who’s officially taken up the mantle of Captain America.
    Free!

    Friday, August 15, 2025

    Aug15

    Movies Under the Stars: Captain America: Brave New World

    at Harlem River ParkManhattan 
    This is an Accessible location

    8:00 p.m.10:30 p.m.
    Anthony Mackie returns as the high-flying hero Sam Wilson, who’s officially taken up the mantle of Captain America.
    Free!

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