While you might be more inclined to head to an air-conditioned movie theater on a hot summer day, there are several great (and free!) outdoor movie options in Brooklyn.
How to enjoy an alfresco film? Bring your own treats to eat, make sure you've got something to sit on, and arrive early: These popular movies are guaranteed to draw big crowds. Note that movies begin at dusk.
Celebrate Brooklyn
Prospect Park Bandshell
- Saturday, June 20: La Nave de lost Monstruos with live score by Ethel + Gutbucket
- Thursday, August 6: Purple Rain Sing-a-Long with Escort
Movies with a View
Brooklyn Bridge Park at Empire-Fulton State Park (DUMBO)
Thursday nights through August 27- Thursday, July 9: Raising Arizona
- Thursday, July 16: The Maltese Falcon
- Thursday, July 23: Paper Moon
- Thursday, July 30: To Catch a Thief
- Thursday, August 6: The Return of the Pink Panther
- Thursday, August 13: Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
- Thursday, August 20: Catch Me If You Can
- Thursday, August 27: Edward Scissorhands
Outdoor Movies at Habana Outpost
Habana Outpost, 757 Fulton Street
Sunday nights through October 25
Note: No outside food or drink allowed. - Sunday, May 10: The Warriors
- Sunday, May 17: Crooklyn
- Sunday, May 24: Coming To America
- Sunday, May 31: Krush Groove
- Sunday, June 7: Way of the Dragon
- Sunday, June 14: Salsa
- Sunday, June 21: Saturday Night Fever
- Sunday, June 28: Do The Right Thing
- Sunday, July 5: Jaws
- Sunday, July 12: Scarface
- Sunday, July 19: Drunken Master
- Sunday, July 26: Friday
- Sunday, August 2: Beat Street
- Sunday, August 9: Star Wars
- Sunday, August 16: School Daze
- Sunday, August 23: Purple Rain
- Sunday, August 30: See No Evil, Hear No Evil
- Sunday, September 6: Moonwalker
- Sunday, September 13: The Pest
- Sunday, September 20: Kings of New York
- Sunday, September 27: City of God
- Sunday, October 4: Flash Gordon
- Sunday, October 11: The Untouchables
- Sunday, October 18: Batman
- Sunday, October 25: Chucky: Child’s Play
SummerScreen
McCarren Park Ball Fields (Williamsburg)
Wednesday nights through August 12
- Wednesday, July 8: Reality Bites
- Wednesday, July 15: Evil Dead 2
- Wednesday, July 22: 24 Hour Party People
- Wednesday, July 29: Wild at Heart
- Wednesday, August 5: Fame
- Wednesday, August 12: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
SummerStarz
East River State Park (Williamsburg)
Thursday nights through August 20
- Thursday, July 16: Babe
- Thursday, July 23: Nim's Island
- Thursday, July 30: The Incredibles
- Thursday, August 6: Bend It Like Beckham
- Thursday, August 13: Fly Away Home
- Thursday, August 20: WALL-E
