A master list of (almost) all the free outdoor movies playing in NYC this summer

Image via tfcornerstone.comOne of my favorite things to do in the summer is see outdoor free movies. I love getting together with a bunch of friends, cramming onto a picnic blanket, eating junk food, and watching some movie we’ve seen 100 times before.  It’s one of those summertime essential activities for me – if I don’t get to at least one, I feel like I’ve missed out on truly experiencing summer in the city.

But I can’t tell you how many movies I’ve missed due to simply not placing the goddamn movie schedule on my calendar. It happens to me every year! I’ll remember a certain movie was playing at Brooklyn Bridge Park that I wanted to see, and I’ll check the date and it’ll have played the week before. Or I’ll see on Twitter that everyone is talking about the movie at Coney Island I wanted to go see. Meanwhile, I’m sitting in my office, working late to take advantage of the free air-conditioning.

So this year, I’m being a bit proactive. I searched the internet high and low and put together a master schedule of (most of) the free movies playing in the city this year. (Sorry Queens – as cool as your Socrates Sculpture Park films sound, I’m never going up there).

Below, you’ll find the monthly grids, organized by date, title, and location. Links to the individual sites (with their official program names) can be found below too, so be sure to peruse those for times and cancellations and whatnot. Oh, and some of the festivals (Central Park Conservatory Film Festival, SummerScreen, etc) actually allow you to vote for what film you want to see. I’ve listed all the options, but you’ll want to check which one makes the cut eventually (or vote yourself if you give a shit).

Hope this helps!

Central Park Conservancy Film Festival: Landscape between Sheep Meadow and the 72^nd Street Cross Drive. Voting ends June 23.

Coney Island Flicks on the Beach: Coney Island, W. 10^th Street

East River State Park: Williamsburg

Films on the Green: Various Parks

Films in Tompkins: Tompkins Square Park

HBO Bryant Park Summer Film Festival: Bryant Park

Intrepid Summer Movie Series: Pier 86

Movies Under the Stars: Pier 1 in Riverside Park South

Red Hook Flicks: Valentino Pier

RiverFlicks for Grown-Ups: Pier 63 Lawn in Chelsea

RiverFlicks for Kids: Pier 46 in Greenwich Village

SummerScreen: McCarren Park, Williamsburg

Syfy Movies With A View: Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1