Nothing is better than a summer evening in New York City. And on weekdays after work my favorite thing to do is pack a picnic and head to the park to watch a free outdoor movie. There is something about watching the sunset over the city that makes me happy.
If you're looking for something free and cheap to do in NYC then check out this list of free outdoor movies in New York City.
Looking for more ideas of things to do this summer in NYC. Check out our NYC Summer Bucket List with ideas that will keep you busy all summer (and on budget)
The great news is that you can find an outdoor movie for free almost every night of the week. It makes for a cheap date night or a night out with friends. To make it easier for you I went ahead and put together a list of all the Free Outdoor Movies being offered in and around New York City this summer. I will try to update this list on a rolling basis so bookmark and be sure to come back to see any updates.
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Before we get to the list of movies here are some of my tips in order to make the best of your movie night.
- Double Check the schedules before heading out as schedules posted below are subject to change or cancellation. I have done my best to include links where available.
- Get there early. Locations like Bryant Park and the Intrepid Fill up Quick so if you want a spot make sure to get there early.
- Bring a Blanket and/or something comfy to sit on.
- Movies usually start at Sundown so pack a picnic, a good book or a deck of playing cards.
- No Glass. Some of you may want wine. Technically Alcohol is not permitted however if you must decant into a non glass container. I like to use my S'well bottle.
- Clean Up After yourself. This is one of my favorite things to do in NYC. Don't ruin it for your neighbors.
- Unplug. Instagram and Facebook will be there when the movie is over. This is a great time to just live in the moment.

NYC Outdoor Movies for Summer 2022
Week of July 4th
Monday, July 4, 2022
Mission Impossible-Rogue Nation, Bryant Park, Manhattan
Tuesday, July 5, 2022
Cars, Harris Brothers Park, Staten Island
Wednesday, July 6, 2022
Sing 2, Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
Sullivan's Travels, Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Open Area (in Kelly Park Playground), Brooklyn
Rigoletto, Lawn Area (in Westerleigh Park), Staten Island
Thursday, July 7, 2022
Before Sunrise, Harbor View Lawn (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
Astro Boy, Play Area (in Dr. Ronald E. McNair Playground), Manhattan
Encanto,103rd Street and 41st Avenue (in Corona Plaza), Queens
Dirty Dancing, Entrance – 68th Street and Colonial Road (in Owl's Head Park), Brooklyn
The Nowhere Inn,50 Kent Pop-Up Park (in Bushwick Inlet Park), Brooklyn
Ghostbusters: Afterlife,Section 2 Orchard Beach (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
Top Gun, Table Tennis Room (in Greenbelt Recreation Center), Staten Island
Friday, July 8, 2022
Balzac and The Little Chinese Seamstress, Volleyball Courts (in Seward Park), Manhattan
Space Jam: A New Legacy, Roof (in Hansborough Recreation Center), Manhattan
Spider-Man: No Way Home,Basketball Courts (in Playground Ninety), Queens
Encanto, Great Lawn (in Conference House Park), Staten Island
A Journal for Jordan,Lawn Area (in Herbert Von King Park), Brooklyn
House of Gucci,Lawn Area (in John Paul Jones Park), Brooklyn
Venom: Let There Be Carnage, Play Area (in Brigadier General Charles Young Playground), Manhattan
Cruella, Track & Field (in Kwame Ture Recreation Center), Bronx
Saturday, July 9, 2022
Raya and The Last Dragon,Lawn Area (in McKinley Park), Brooklyn
Soul, Moore Playground, Manhattan
Dog, Forest Avenue and Silver Lake Park Road (in Silver Lake Park), Staten Island
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Encanto,Field 39/40 (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
Spider-Man: No Way Home, Sunset Park Playground (in Sunset Park), Brooklyn
Week of July 11th
Monday, July 11, 2022
Wayne’s World 2, Bryant Park, Manhattan
Spider-Man: No Way Home, On the beach between W. 10th Street and W. 12th Street (in Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk), Brooklyn
Tuesday, July 12, 2022
Paw Patrol: The Movie, Play Area (in Arrochar Playground), Staten Island
Wednesday, July 13, 2022
The Artist, Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
Sullivan's Travels, Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
Here Today, Play Area (in Playground Eighty Nine LXXXIX), Manhattan
Thursday, July 14, 2022
The Bourne Identity, Harbor View Lawn (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
Sing 2, Entrance – Baisley Blvd. & 157th Street (in Baisley Pond Park), Queens
Dog,Basketball Court, Manhattan
Lilo & Stitch, Outdoors at Faber Park Recreation Center (in Faber Park Recreation Center), Staten Island
A League Of Their Own,Garfield Lawn
Little Shop Of Horrors,Van Cortlandt Park Running Track (in Van Cortlandt Park), Bronx
Friday, July 15, 2022
The Class,Volleyball Courts (in Seward Park), Manhattan
Spider-Man: No Way Home, Entrance – 215th Place and 33rd Road (in Crocheron Park), Queens
King Richard,Roof (in Hansborough Recreation Center), Manhattan
Clifford the Big Red Dog, Play Area (in McCaffrey Playground), Manhattan
Knives Out,Driggs Avenue and Lorimer Street (in McCarren Park), Brooklyn
Reminiscence,Ballfield (in Father Macris Park), Staten Island
Encanto,Playground (in Grant Park), Bronx
Saturday, July 16, 2022
Space Jam,Beach 17th Street Playground (in Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk), Queens
Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Pier 35 (in East River Waterfront Esplanade), Manhattan
Encanto,Brooklyn War Memorial (in Cadman Plaza Park), Brooklyn
The Addams Family 2, Bayview Avenue and Johnston Terrace (in Lemon Creek Park)
Luca,Entrance – 68th Street and Colonial Road (in Owl's Head Park), Brooklyn
Spider-Man: No Way Home,Gil Scott-Heron Amphitheater (in St. Mary's Park), Bronx
Sunday, July 17, 2022
Dune,Icahn Stadium (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
Clifford the Big Red Dog,Lawn Area (in Bensonhurst Park), Brooklyn
Week of July 18th
Monday, July 18, 2022
Scream 2, Bryant Park, Manhattan
Wednesday, July 20, 2022
State and Main, Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
Marry Me,Playground (in First Park), Manhattan
Spider-Man: No Way Home, Game Room (in Williamsbridge Oval Recreation Center), Bronx
Thursday, July 21, 2022
Crazy Rich Asians, Harbor View Lawn (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
The Good Dinosaur, Playground (in Bloomingdale Park), Staten Island
Jumanji: The Next Level,Aileen Ryan Rec. Complex (in Pelham Bay Park), Bronx
Friday, July 22, 2022
Mandabi,Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
Sing 2, Athletic Fields (in Paerdegat Park), Brooklyn
Spider-Man: No Way Home,East 161st Street and Grand Concourse, Bronx
Saturday, July 23, 2022
The Mitchells vs. The Machines,Playground (in Seward Park), Manhattan
Respect, Rochester Avenue and President Street (in Lincoln Terrace / Arthur S. Somers Park), Brooklyn
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Dear Evan Hansen,50 Kent Pop-Up Park (in Bushwick Inlet Park), Brooklyn
Week of July 25th
Monday, July 25, 2022
Beverly Hill Cops II, Bryant Park, Manhattan
King Richard, On the beach between W. 10th Street and W. 12th Street (in Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk), Brooklyn
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Singin’ in the Rain, Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
Brave, Play Area (in Samuel N. Bennerson 2nd Playground), Manhattan
Thursday, July 28, 2022
How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Harbor View Lawn (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
Sing 2, Entrance – Beach 35th Street and Beach Channel Drive (in Bayswater Park), Queens
Secret Life of Pets,Schmul Park Comfort Station (in Schmul Park), Staten Island
Friday, July 29, 2022
Delicacy,Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
Sing 2, Play Area (in Penn South Playground), Manhattan
Week of August 1st
Monday, Aug 1, 2022
Star Trek VIII: First Contact, Bryant Park, Manhattan
Ailey, Richard Rodgers Amphitheater (in Marcus Garvey Park), Manhattan
Sing 2, Union Turnpike and 196th Street, Queens
Wednesday, Aug 3, 2022
Mija, Rumsey Playfield (in Central Park), Manhattan
Hail, Caesar!, Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
Thursday, Aug 4, 2022
Jurassic Park, Harbor View Lawn (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
Week of August 8th
Monday, Aug 8, 2022
Grease 2, Bryant Park, Manhattan
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, On the beach between W. 10th Street and W. 12th Street (in Coney Island Beach & Boardwalk), Brooklyn
Spider-Man: No Way Home, Union Turnpike and 196th Street, Queens
Tuesday, Aug 9, 2022
Spider-Man: No Way Home, Unisphere (in Flushing Meadows Corona Park), Queens
Wednesday, Aug 10, 2022
Sunset Boulevard, Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
Thursday, Aug 11, 2022
Thelma and Louise, Harbor View Lawn (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
Friday, Aug 12, 2022
Clifford the Big Red Dog, Entrance – 76th Ave & Springfield Blvd (in Alley Pond Park), Queens
Week of August 15th
Monday, Aug 15, 2022
The Godfather Part II, Bryant Park, Manhattan
Tuesday, Aug 16, 2022
Encanto,Union Turnpike and 196th Street, Queens
Wednesday, Aug 17, 2022
La La Land, Pier I (in Riverside Park South), Manhattan
Thursday, Aug 18, 2022
The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Harbor View Lawn (in Brooklyn Bridge Park), Brooklyn
Sunday, Aug 21, 2022
Zootopia,Field 39/40 (in Randall's Island Park), Manhattan
Week of August 22nd
Friday, Aug 26, 2022
Encanto,Entrance – 76th Ave & Springfield Blvd (in Alley Pond Park), Queens
Week of September 5th
Friday, Sept 9, 2022
Eleanor’s Secret,Monsignor McGolrick Park (in Msgr. McGolrick Park), Brooklyn
Free Outdoor Movies in New York City
We hope you enjoyed this list of free outdoor movies in New York City. This list will be updated on a rolling basis so be sure to come back and check out what is new.
In the meantime.
Pack and picnic and join me in one of the many parks in New York City for a free movie night. Hope to see you around.
Kevin Newcombe says
Solid
Cate says
Omg I wish we had outdoor movies here! But it’s too cold in Edmonton haha
Taima says
Ahhh..Not even in the summer.. Booo.
Eunice Tan says
Such a diverse list! Hope to get the chance to experience this in the future 🙂
Taima says
Oh. They have an amazing line up every year. Definitely the highlight of the summer.